lol - you're as bad as me for speculating on characters
character would be fine - you'll end up being most powerful in melee i'd have thought although with some solid buffs, healing and summons - the insect spells will help a lot against mages
my guess is that once you're a decent fighter you'll stop doing much shapechanging but you never know
Illumina famously soloed an avenger - see here (many spoilers of course)
http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...2;t=023201;p=1