Commius (Lvl 16 Warrior)
After completing the game on Hard with a wand mage and a melee rogue, I tried a cleric, but got bored. The 2-H warrior just feels right. At level 16 Commius is destroying everything he meets. He has nine of the shards, and will get the last three very fast now. His stats are:
STR 6 (8), END 4, AGI 1, INT 3, AWA 2 (4), PER 3
2-H Expert III, Fury III, Cleave II, Resilience II, Charge I, Whirlwind I, Battle Rage I, Body Development II, Duel II, Magical Training III, Massive Criticals I, Precision Strikes I
He cleared out the Mercian Royal Crypt, and then went onto the Mausoleum, garnering a lot of Large Emeralds while getting fire resistance gear (five on one run!). Next it was the Golden Cove Bank and then the Crypt again for that key. Remarkably he had 30 Large Emeralds!
This necessitated a visit to the Maze of Lamth. After getting a pretty ring for Hirge, Commius had an unfortunate argument with the Priest. One thing led to another, and in all innocence when he tried to clear up the misunderstanding with High Priestess Br'mee he was assaulted by an angry guard — more bloodshed! But surely he could clear things up with King M'dmoo… such refreshing innocence. The upshot is that he now has an awesome axe and a lovely cape, while Hirge glories in his old +2 STR belt.
In all honesty, it's not the most honourable episode in his career, but then the choices made around the Amulet of Dark Whispers aren't exactly noble either!