Melee Cleric Help(ish)

[McClintock]

First of all I would like to say thanks in advance, you guys(gals) have been extremely helpful throughout the years. I have been using this website for years now and am continually amazed at how quick and efficient the responses are.

Now to my question:

Campaign: Age of Worms (no spoilers please)

Human, LG, Cleric of Heironeous. 32 point buy
S:10
D:10
C:14
I: 10
W:16
Ch:16

FEATS: Flaw: Frail, Extra Turning, Extend, DMM: Extend
Domains: Courage, Nobility

Books allowed: ALL Core, All Completes, BoED, BoVD, All Races, ToB, Spell Compendium, others at DM approval

Changes I will not make: Frail has to stay, it plays into the background. Courage and Nobility are not optimized, but also play into his background. Everything else is adjustable.

Limitations via house rules: 3 Total Classes (as of right now its 2 base and 1 prestige, but we are trying to get that changed to 3 of any) And all classes must mesh well thematically as wall as with character background.

Background: IN a nut shell he was found by a noble, raised as her own, but his health kept him from following his dream (that of a paladin), became a cleric. He chose to "prove himself" so he asked to be placed in the roughest parish (Diamond Lake) to make a difference. Has just joined with a few others trying to establish themselves in the area. (rest of Party: Elf Witch, Human Bard, Human Barbarian, Human Wizard(going into Mystic Theurge with Pelor Cleric))

I like Ordained Champion and Sacred Exorcist, and I want to get Persist and DMM: Persist. Suggestions???

[Kuulvheysoon]

Suck the cost for Extend and don't bother with DMM: Extend - a single level isn't too harsh. Take Persist right away instead, following up with DMM: Persist later.

[Anium]

Planning and spell domains would be the best (IMO) for a DMM build.
What level are you? I guess one but you didnt say.
About the prc, you want to be melee, but keep the full spellcasting or you don't care?. I had a pc that was fun in a long campaign that was 7 cleric/2 pal and 7 Gray ward(he died here) and was kind of fun, evolving the character to suddenly start bluffing, intimidating and acting cheap, after being an uptight paladin most of the time...

[McClintock]

1: Paladin is out for background reasons. He tried and failed to become a paladin, and was asked to become a cleric because of his devotion to Heironeous.

2:Yes we are presently first level.

3: Was thinking about switching the DMM to persist thanks for the validation.

4: I would like as high spell casting as possible, but not entirely necessary.

5: Courage and Nobility are probably not going to get changed. I'll try to get a better work up on his background up later today.