1. Long swords (gee, I wonder why
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2. Gnome, because of this cool helmet thingy.
3. Because of the dual class druid, try a multiclass, perhaps a cleric/mage?
4. Good enough.
5. Bards are cool in this game
6. Ditch it for a mage, F/M/T's are only useful when soloing.
Clerics can buff your party, prepare for the hard fights and all that.
Paladin: Long Sword/anything
Fighter: Try flails and axes, it'll work.
Cleric: whatever the rest isn't using.