Chllenging class/race that has rewards

[Ishio]

Hey y'all. So I started up playing again and was looking at my main, a 26 Druid and remembered how I wasn't having fun with her. Now I started looking at the wiki but I can't seem to choose a class that's challenging, fun, and rewarding. Then i looked at Iksars. That race alone is rewarding nd challenging as they are hated everywhere. So I narrowed my choices down. Necromancer, shaman, shadowknight, and monk.

Can anyone offer and advice or insight? Also did they bring in newbie armor?