Also some interesting facts from the new community update:
https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images//35190511/9846d1a69b5524b8b88d64011772b48469bf36f5.jpg
Interesting! I think the companion classes affect the player class choice a lot. Paladin, Bard, and Sorc are all classes that no companion has, which also make good face characters. And nobody needs two Clerics, Shadowheart has you covered.
It turns out that there is a paladin option. But you have to do some evil stuff to recruit her.