Knightly Sorcerer Sor(6),Pal(4),EK(10),ASC(10)

Description
The Knightly Sorcerer is essentially a full-fledged Sorcerer (he's only missing 1 level) with some Divine assistance in the form of Paladin Feats and considerably more melee and Metamagic power than any single class arcane caster. He's closely related to the Eldritch Paladin of Candlekeep, but don't be misled -- the class and level distributions are identical, but the builds are not (anything other than 6/4/10/10 costs you something, so this is a pretty popular distribution).

Pros


 * Full Sorcerer spellcasting and DC with effectively Medium BAB progression


 * Very high saves due to Divine Grace; even higher against Spells (add 8 to all) because of ASoC and Spellcraft


 * Metamagic specialist: Metamagic on-the-fly is even better when combined with ASoC's Improved versions


 * Meets Feat prerequisites in a neat way that saves some Feats


 * Divine Might with high CHA

Cons


 * Slow to develop. Two levels behind a pure Sorcerer in spell progression (until level 22) in addition to +1 ECL


 * Low AC. Must rely on buffs and special items (e.g. EK Chain Shirt from the OC, Mithril Shields, etc.)

Character Creation
The race is Aasimar because of the +2 to Charisma and Favored Class: Paladin. If you wanted to, you could also use a Human and have an extra Skill at the cost of 1 Feat (take 3 Great Charisma Feats instead of 1; Humans get 1 extra). Persistent Spell and Epic Prowess are nice, but neither one is really essential.