[Nixtar]

My first character was a Paladin. I could not stand the idea to invest time in a character I don't want to play to gear up a character I want to play.

Started my journey in Qeynos and hunted many beetles. Then gathered a lot of pelts off rabid animals. Did this till lvl16 or 17. Earned me about 400 plat. Got some hp rings, banded, baton of faith. At lvl15 you are able to split with lull, so I did bandits in WK. Lot all the sashes and earn even moar money and kill any rabid animal that roams by (you have cure disease now so rabies won't bother you anymore). You can kill Scarecrows as well if Bandits are busy. Cleanse the UNDEAD!!!!

After that I journeyed to Mistmore (at lvl22) got to lvl30. By this time you should know if the Paladin is for you since you know have your stun, root, and FoL. A toolset which will make you the best snap aggro tank of them all. You can CC, you can save anyone who ends up getting attention, you will not plague chanters/bards with dots, and you can heal (which is useful for getting heal aggro if adds join the fight or after a stun).

Plenty of dungeons out there (especially kunark) house undead. Unrest, Kaesora, CoM, HS, etc.

If you keep at it and end up raiding you should accept you are a support tank. Control adds till enchanters sort them out, save them when charms break, spot heal DPS and the MT when things tense and you have a raid saving ability called Lay Hands. Meanwhile do as much damage as you can and step up if asked to tank trash.

Today I have some more solo friendly characters for a change of pace but the Paladin is the one I keep returning to. Like others have said Paladin (and cleric for that matter) is a social class. So find a party and inspire them with your righteous wrath and purge Norrath of evil! RAWR! (I even have a druid to act as taxi to get people moving :P ).