You're right about Dwarves having some trouble with the Lull line due to their low charisma. It's the closest thing they have to a weakness as a Paladin or Cleric. As a rule it doesn't matter too terribly much. Paladins aren't really ideal pullers. Even if you "only" aggro 1/4 or 1/5 of the time on a resist, that in practice feels like a lot when you're trying to lull a room with 4 mobs in it and each of them resists 2 or 3 times. When I use the Lull line, I do so expecting it not to work and think of it as a bonus if it does.
You may wish to consider a Human or Half Elf if you're determined to make a serious investment in charisma at creation. Either of them starts with only 5 less charisma than a High Elf but with significantly better melee stats. Don't worry about lower Wisdom too much; outside raids Paladins aren't ordinarily all that mana-intensive to play.
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