For the Avian mercs - a master of the kennels with a hound in a sitting position (rather than a running position, like the packmaster unit presumably is) would be a nice touch for the chef's retinue. Kind of emphasise that this is a unit that's probably sitting back and commanding the force rather than being in the thick of it.

Sure you've got something planned for the shamans already, but if it were 4 dancing shaman and a totem pole/sacred relic, you could mount them on a square base and have them dancing around it. The magic effect coming from them performing some mystic ritual, rather than being wizards or psychics like other forces might have.

I like em too - the totem pole might be odd though...If the stand is mobile, people would wonder how they are carrying it around - or should it be a "coolness over reality" thing?