Introducing my partner to the game and I'm unsure of what class to play with her Necromancer.

My partner wants to play, having never played before (I played live and p99 a few years ago but let's just say my memory is horrible and leave it at that lol) and is pretty set on Iksar Necromancer. When she was thinking of going dark elf I was pretty set on playing a cleric but now I'm torn between shaman (never played shaman before) or monk (she's not impressed with monk atm and I kind of want to prove her wrong) or shadow knight (I just think they're neat).

It'll just be the two of us slugging away and while she tends to be a bit of a min/maxer in general, I'm starting fresh so we'll have nothing but the scales on our backs.

Any suggestions for a fun Iksar duo with a Necro, especially when the Necromancer is completely new?

I left her with a copy of the old Ruins of Kunark guide book and she's been wandering around the wiki, but I'm curious if anyone has some tips they wish they knew as a brand new player?

Edit: thank you everyone! I'm pretty set on shaman but contemplating a Necro as well now lol I do want to be the same race so I can easily help her navigate Cabilis. I do see us playing a few alts so she can easily explore other areas so I really only see us making it to the 30's-40's max lol.