civis paul bullion or kristofer hivju as a barbarian for something with deets, tessa thompson or gwendoline christie as a paladin for another thing, an elven druid that knew his mentor with some different plot options depending on pb/history, a cleric or non-druid healer to supply with tinctures and tonics, a traveling merchant to haggle with, someone who's seen him turn from his wild shape back to human in the forest outside of dreimas.