I am preparing to run CotCT and I'd like to paint some minis for it. I know there's no way I'm going to paint a mini for every npc in the story but I'd like to compile a list of all mini's made by paizo for the adventure path anyways. I mostly interested in official minis, but suggestions for substitutions are welcome as well.
Official
Blackjack
Cleric of Urgathoa
Gray Maiden
Plague Doctor
Queen Ileosa
Red Mantis Assassin
Trinia Sabor
Substitutions
Jolistina Susperio
Zellara
I've just started reading Escape from Old Korvosa so you may notice a lack of suggestions for the later modules.
You'll need several Red Mantis and Grey Maidens. A few shoanti type, some gargoyles, a black dragon, maybe a few soldier types, several skeletons/zombies, etc.
If you want some good campaign related npc/non-npc types, a great resource would be the CotCT Paper Minis. You just need a printer, cardstock, scissors, and stick glue. I haven't gotten my pictures up but I used the minis for EfOK and having the plethora of needed thugs was SO helpful. I just printed off Ch4&5 to start cutting/assembling. Theres some pretty big monsters represented so I'm glad not to have to get a unique pewter or plastic mini for it.
My players have plastic or pewter minis for themselves, and then most of the bad guys/npcs are all in paper format so its easy to tell who is who etc. And they don't look too bad mixed together, either!
I really need to post my pictures.....