Thank you Boeroer, the Ranger Build sounds interesting so I'll give that a go.
From what I understand, Ranger has had some good buffs I'm hoping a melee orientated one will be able to handle themselves in comparison to the rest of the group.
Thanks Lampros, but I tend to stay away from casters and the typical "Holy Knights" for a main character when I can (simply for RP purposes).
As mentioned above, I hope a Melee Ranger will be able to keep up with the others for my first playthrough.