So, I have the Pathfinder Chronicles Faction guide right next to me as I type this.
I don't know if I'll ever get the chance to play this AP, but if I do, would an Ulfen Barbarian be a good character choice?
My reasoning is that the Grand Prince of Taldor relies on Ulfen bodyguards for protection, a kind of "foreign legion/secret service" if you will. This is because they are perceived as not having any obligations to the various feuding families that comprise Taldor's political infrastructure. In the faction guide, it says all I need to do is have Ulfen blood in order to join. I don't know if level 1 is considered too weak an inexperienced to join them, but if that's the can be the son of an Ulfen guard who lives in Heldren and serves the Taldor army at the nearby fort. The other reason I would be in this faction (which I wouldn't be able to cash in any TPA rewards on but would be cool flavor) is because the Ulfen hate Baba Yaga for taking their lands. Which would make it very awkward when he and the other PCs need to save her.
So my barbarian, Olaf Ironsworn, would be doing his own thing in Heldren; maybe spending time there after protecting the Grand Prince in Oppara. All the sudden, winter magic stuff starts happening and he's thrust into action against the witches of Irrisen. Now, at last...Olaf can avenge his people.
There's a few other things to consider to, like how he would react when he starts getting shot at by Russians.
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Personally, I think an Ulfen Guard would be a perfect character choice. It's an excellent backstory as to (1) why he's all the way down Avistan in Taldor and (2) as a perfect reason form him to go Northward against the hated Winter Witches.
And by the way, at the end of the campaign, your character will be quite powerful and probably will have gained no shortage of renown amongst his own people. I think your character would very likely have Ulfen clans rallying around him, rather than the other way around.