Ok, let me try an Overseer variant.
Elite Ranger
Seasoned Veteran - Attacks against lower-level enemies are granted the First Strike attribute.
Scavenger - Uncovering an unexplored tile restores 1 health per level and 1 mana.
Prudence - Begins the dungeon run situated near a convenient escape route. Items and a small amount of gold are returned to the kingdom's lockers and treasury.
Bonus round: New race!
Half-Elf
The half-elf is exactly 50% elf and roughly 3-8% each of anything else vaguely humanoid you might think of. Used to laying low due to various "one drop" rules adopted by most races when deciding whether to accept outsiders, the half-elf has had to make a habit of secretly "borrowing" items and returning them before their absence has been noticed, gently placing unwanted items back on the ground, fully intact and in working condition. ("Converted" items grant 0 CP, but the item is placed nearby on the ground)
Ok, so I'd totally prepare Martyr Wraps or Plate Mail, or maybe Really Big Sword. All glyphs are good, and any item that grants a benefit on level-up can also be juggled. The free items subdungeon would be nice, too. (I thought about calling the class Third-Elf for the lulz...)
EDIT: Also, Half-Elf/Third-Elf is an ART CHALLENGE. Mwa ha ha.