Quote Originally Posted by Talakeal View Post
I wanted to RP an attractive and strong willed character so CHA should obviously be my high stat and healing and melee are what I enjoy doing mechanically. Simple as that.
The Inspiring Warlord does exactly everything you mentioned, but uses CHA as a secondary stat instead of primary. You can also consider rolling a Protecting Paladin and simply taking a big 2-handed weapon instead of a shield.