Go for an 13th level Avenger, if you want my opinion. Avengers are solid creatures on their own, and fighters help them out quite well. Use Fire Elementals. They are joyous creatures. Once you turn into a fighter, either grab sword and shield style or two handed weapon style. A good combo is Fireseed + GDB.
I'm sort of torn as to whether to advise you to go for spears and staves, or clubs and scimitars. Either route would go well, as long as you also hold onto a sling and throwing dagger.
I may be wrong, but I was under the impression that an imported Avenger (wrongly) does not have the same stat losses as a newly created one, at least not without Baldurdash-Weidu.
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