Ranger

PRIMARY Long Blade, Axe, Climbing No Tower Shield
MAJOR Swimming, Archery, Critical Strike
MINOR Blunt Weapon, Hand-to-Hand, Short Blade, Running, Dodging, Spriggan
MAX HP/LEVEL:
18
Increased: STR, AGI
Decreased: INT, WIL, PER
Starting Spells: none

Have you hugged your tree or kissed a Spriggan today? I rather like the Ranger as a class. The lack of a Tower Shield is not much of a disadvantage and he starts out with excellent combat skills. Don't know that I've ever had much use for Spriggan, though. The Health Points of 18 per level are not fully offset by the shield restriction, so it is more difficult than average for the Ranger to gain levels. But on the other hand, the Ranger has a few good weapons to choose from and as long as he pursues combat-intensive quests, the Critical Strike and Dodging skills will develop quite nicely. Keep Healing potions handy and join a temple (Julianos would be my preference) to compensate for the lack of magica.