What is better than a Pirate!?
Not a ninja to be sure.
But rather, a drunken-foaming-at-the-mouth-dwarven-cursing-volatile-armored-viking!
Meet Valgarm Sunlocks, a ferocity upon the world. Limb-chopping Axe in one hand, face-bruiser Shield in the other. A young man with his father's reputation to live up to, the man revels in both battle and the rewards of it, and seeks to make a fortune for himself upon the open seas. How he's going to do it? Well...Plans are overrated. He figures if you shout at something and beat it enough times, everything will work out.
...Probably.
This character is not a healer, but but does fit the "Damage Soaker" desired. This guy wants to get into melee. He wants to be in the thick of things, and if you're lucky, he'll even lend you his shield if ya happening to be nearby. He's incredibly self-interested and likely to be the one shouting loudest in an argument, and likely the first to start a brawl. But if you need a man for spilling blood, Valgarm will fit your needs.
Shield fighter build, has multiple ways of granting AC to his allies while remaining durable himself. Great as a flanking partner. And then he gets rage at 4th level. He. Will. Tear. Them. Apart. All of them. :3 Understand that healers will probably get more consideration, and fine with it. Just had inspiration, wanted to put it into reality. Oh. And I used a drawback, since Reijo's character had one.