I started playing a Melandru's Accord character but it got to the point where it felt like playing any other character.
I made a new Melandru's Accord character that is limited to not being able to choose a secondary profession. This means no elite skills from other professions and no skills from other professions apart from a hero's default skills.
I have chosen to start as a monk, thinking this will end up giving me the best balance between damage and heals. Current goal is to work on unlocking as many heroes as possible and capping skills to play around with builds. So far I have landed on petway/MM. Capped my first elite, Healing Light from Blood Washes Blood.
Not sure how viable this is in the long run, but it has been enjoyable so far! Also started as Dhuum's Covenant but do not expect this to last long.