Here are a few ideas:
* Animated Shield (animate the shield then go beast form)
* Bag of Holding (your party will thank you later)
* Dancing Sword (4 free bonus action attacks)
* Eyes of the Eagle (be the Perception King)
* Ioun Stones (lots of good effects)
* Pearl of Power (free spell slot of...
I like the build. It's fun, unique and pretty good power wise. I don't think you'll have any problems holding your own in a normal party. However, here a few tweaks to consider:
* I'd consider starting with fighter for the first five levels. You can take Survival as a Fighter skill and...
I highly recommend a Paladin (any)/Sorcerer (Favored Soul) for mid level versatility. At P-3/S-6 you get the following:
- Two attacks a round with a fighting style (3 with Haste)
- Great AC, a decent HP pool and immunity to disease (and Defense spells like Shield/Blink)
- Lots of spell...