What you want to do is to take a level of ranger (boost fortitude, HP´s, Attack bonus, get some fighter skills, dual fighting) then choose weapon finesse and boost your dexterity, amulette of the elf, ring of the rouge and with a nice dexterity you can get some really nice scores. My wizard7, rouge3, ranger2 has the attack of 17/12 or 15/10 - 15 Namarra rapier and shield. Namarra rapier/Feyduster shortsword.
Stun them and then cast that mean magic on them! :D

With the greater swordsman belt and a stoneskin, adventurers robe and protector.. Few people are a hazard in melee except thoose mean one that uses hammers and clibs ;)

Given though that she can swing about the place chopping mostly grass small rats and rodents, rabbits or frogs, when they are stunned, cast mean vampiric touch or something nice, then sneak attack them and voila.. hey all that XP to me?? :D