1: Weapon Proficiency (Basic)
2: Wards III (Armored Cloak, Mystic Shield)
3: Spirit III (Heal Limb, Combat Raise Dead)
4: Spirit II (Raise Dead x3)
5: Spirit III (Combat Raise Dead, Call the Soul)
6: Spirit II (Raise Dead, Group Healing x2)

With this build you could use a 3'8" with an 18" shield. You also have 20 Raises, 6 Combats, 2 Group Healing, Heal Limb, and Call the Soul.