In my opinion the best way to play in Rook is to play as a knight, so I'll list the items with meelee weapons
Helmet: Legion Helmet (Arm 4)
Armor: Chain Armor (Arm 6)
Legs: Studded Legs (Arm 2)
Boots Leather Boots (Arm 1)
Shield:: Copper Shield (Def 19)
Weapons: Mace or Katana (both 16 Atk, Mace is Def 11 and Katana is Def 12+1)
Amulets: Silver Amulet (+10% earth protection with 200 charges) (Even though you can have Bronze Amulet and Garlic Necklace, they are useless in Rookgaard once that no creature deals Mana Drain and Life Drain)
Rings: Star Ring (Life regeneration for 10 minutes when your not hungry)
All these items you can obtain through quests except Mace and Leather Boots, but you can drop these easily killing Trolls and Skeletons/Minotaurs