Experience Points and Advancement

[Selina Parcellus]

Battle Blessing is exceptional, but he needs spells for it to be of any use, as you said. Improved Critical (Scimitar) if you get him a scimitar (which you really should, IMHO). If you plan to make him mounted for long periods, Mounted Combat isn't bad down the road. Stand Still is excellent if you want to add a bit of control into him without reaching for MAD and extra feats. On that note, Goad isn't a bad option as well for a defender.

HP: [1d8]=6 So that's 6+3 is 9 HP.