nrv: gear recommendation;
level 25»hell plague/razortine/blood crescent,centurion/grey leather armor/blood leather armor,war bonnet,lava/forest/arctic boots

(this list will be completed later)

nrv: don't take them on unless you have high armor.
now,for the star class of this round,assassins.yes they have high attack with two weapons.but they'll have less armor due to their inability to equip a shield.if you have high dex and armor,I don't think they'll be much trouble.
and I'm winding up.I tried to give an overview on the paladin class and hope it helped

nrv: whenever you get a good drop(ms,recipes,runes or gems) immediately teleport to a city and store it.if you lose in pvp,you may lose that item! (if you're beaten in pvp,you lose item from inventory.if killed,you lose item from equipped gear) (buying a magic mushroom beforehand will save you from losing an item).try to get in to a good clan (if you are killed by a mob,you lose an equipped item.if your clanmate kills the mob,it will be returned to you.if someone else kills it,it will go to marketplace).
now,we must know about the other char.s too.druids have some good spells,but only 'weakness' as a spell that lowers attributes.their weapons focus mainly on wisdom,and rarely on strength(the salamander) or dex (venoms ward).barbarians have just one spell that raises their damage. (a well built barbarian is injurious to health).necro gear has 'life leach' that'll help them last longer against mobs but not much against other players.canyons have shot bonus (that is gonna hurt).

nrv: On being a paladin,your greatest specialties are the spells 'slow' and 'haste'.while slow lowers the enemie's dexterity,haste increases your dexterity. (I always use the spell set with weakness-slow-haste when hunting and it gives much exp from a single mob).while building your char,emphasise on dexterity.the other attributes can be gained by your equipments.When hunting,choose places that are less crowded (might be helpful in avoiding a lot of pvp).don't give up on your wisdom;it increases the effect and damage of your spells.
PETS are a real help.of course,they are a bit tough to bring up at first,but in the end,it would be worth it (paladin class pets are jaguar,gryphon-lvl20,panther-lvl40,stone worm-lvl60 and gryphonotiger-lvl80).when choosing your equipment,try to use something with high dex & wis.try not to fill both keepers from the start as you'll be in trouble if you're out of keeper space (original space is just 50.but you'll get 500 in the first week as you'll have premium.)