Ah-ha. I didn't communicate that very well. Being the noob that I am, I was leaning away from Swordsage because he/she wouldn't be getting Wis to AC in his/her plate.
All things considered, looks like probably Warblade or Swordsage. Warblade gives that nice d12 for the poor Kobold and beefs up the THF-ness, but Swordsage is, honestly, the better complement.