Questions about starting a casual warrior.

[WarpathEQ]

I think technically CHA is the big brain min/max starting stat for warriors. Not really sure what advice to give when you are clearly an end game min/maxxer but building a toon that you don't plan to use that way.

Obvious melee twink gear to get started. Only thing I haven't seen mentioned is the venomous axe is a no-brainer cheap twink weapon that procs at lvl 1. Pair it with a frost bringer for some solid dps/agro. Probably wait until 30 to swap to a 2hander if you do.

I personally would roll Ogre but I did find myself thinking Gnome based on the details OP provided. If you can get some of that tinkering gear its pretty nice for solo stuff.