Check this thread for crusader/paladin suggestions:
Something else to sift thru:
A skills color con is like the color con for armor stats,
An orange con piece of armor's stats will get better over time, white con'd armor being the "best" maximum for that piece of armor.....skills/spells work the same way
when a skill gets green, it'll be replaced soon with it's upgrade (like Charge for Kick).
Upgrading from apprentice 1 only improves the skill's strength (by increasing dmg/pwr used/healed amount, etc.), but doesnt change the color con.