Advice on a Peasant Revolutionary

[Sumutherguy]

So im looking to make a character for an upcoming Pathfinder campaign, and have up to this point generally played LG or LN nobility types. I'd like to mix this up a bit and make a bit of an antithesis to these.

Enter the character concept: A yeoman farmer and war veteran of Brevoy who has struggled under the bullying and domineering of nearby lords and knights, and has gotten ahold of some books of Galtian philosophy. Now having stirred his resentment into outright hatred of all aristocracy, he desires to overthrow feudal structures and exterminate nobility both as people and as an insitution. The planned alignment is CN, as he's very against the prevailing political order of the land, resents the law, and while he has lofty ideals of equality lets his hatred of nobles rule him too much to be good. So, my question is, how do I mechanically construct this guy in a way to fit the concept as well as possible?

The most obvious choices are of course fighter or ranger, but these seem to lack the sort of rabble-rousing leadership/symbol capabilities that im looking for, at least so far as given class features. Therefore, I'm looking to go for a cavalier, and am particularly interested in the Order of the Land.

My question, then, is what sort of archetype would fit both thematically and be effective in combat, or if another class would be better suited in general. Right now im waffling between a ranged-focused luring cavalier and a vanilla or huntmaster cavalier focused on the improvised weapon ablities of order of the land with either a pitchfork or a combat scabbard, depending on DM ruling regarding enchanting improvised weapons. It should be noted that I don't want to be a "knight in shining armor" type, so i'd prefer not to focus on charging and whatnot. Additionally, relevant feats and traits that would strengthen this build/concept would be welcome.

[Claxon]

Eh, the word extermination reeks of Evil. He can want to other throw the government, and accept that this may require killing some people, but if his whole goal is too kill all the nobles in Brevoy he's evil.

Further, he doesn't necessarily have to be chaotic. A lawful person can very well resent unjust and unfair laws that do more harm to the people than good. In fact, someone who cares about equality strikes me as a very lawful minded person. So to me your character comes off as lawful evil (remember lawful doesn't mean you obey laws necessarily, it means you have a code of conduct or set of beliefs that are very important to you and that you wouldn't willingly violate).

However, digressing from issues of alignment which is always an argument, I would say that a bard might fit. Such acts will probably require bluffing and diplomacy, not just outright aggression. You will need people to rally around you cause. You need to be a leader. A cavalier would fit well except for the mounted combat schtick. Paladin would work well, but you aren't good. Rogue is traditional sneak, and that just doesn't seem like this character. Inquisitor is tied too much to their god.

Just my 2 coppers.

[The black raven]

Cleric (or Inquisitor) of Milani might suit you.

A Bard/Cavalier going into Battle Herald might be interesting.

Agreed on the "killing every noble" (ie, including the innocent ones) being Evil.

[ChainsawSam]

The Guisarme is probably the weapon you're looking for.

The weapon evolved from peasants attaching hand tools to the end of a pole, notably pruning hooks in the case of the Guisarme itself.

Solid weapon, reach, trip feature, and peasant roots.

Doing a similarly themed build currently. Escaped slave turned Oracle of Battle. Scary trip maneuvers combined with a damn fine spell list and the Charisma to lead an uprising. I was poking around at the Reach Cleric and Trip Oracle from each respective guide and used them as a sort of foundation.

Though I went Chaotic Good with more of a de oppresso liber vibe.

[pennywit]

As I see it, you're trying to build a rabble-rouser who wants revenge against the nobility for wrongs they inflicted on him and on other common people. I think there are a couple possibilities.

Bard (demagogue). This fellow is Chaoric Neutral. With the demagogue's Gather Crowd, Incite Violence, and Righteous Cause abilities, you're going to be able to create havoc in any realm you run to. As far as skills go, this fellow ought to have Knowledge (nobility) and (local). Also, max out your Perform skills, particularly oratory and comedy. In addition to subbing in for social skills via Versatile Performance, these represent stirring speeches and well-timed japes aimed at the existing power structure. For spells, Enthrall is a nice choice. You'll also want to Spell Focus enchantment out the yinyang. Also, I'd make sure to pack the Spellsong feat so that people don't notice that you're bewitching them at the same time you rail against the nobles. As far as spells, I'd have some dual-purpose spells like the save-or-suck enchantments along with a smattering of buffs.

Key mentality: The world is divided into players and pawns. You are a player. Most everyone else, even your fellow PCs are pawns. Use your spells to manipulate these pawns, often for their own good. Gamingwise, you should definitely contribute in combat. But you contribute by inspiring the others and by using your magic to assist them.

Inquisitor. Inquisitors are tied to their gods, but I don't think that means they run around going, "Have you remained loyal to the One True God? No? Then BURN!!" Inquisitors can also inspire others to serve their deities by serving those deities' portfolio. In that vein, I think an inquisitor of Calistria is an excellent choice. He serves Calistria not by culling her flock of the non-vengeance minded or even by spreading word of her ways. He serves Calistria by enacting vengeance against the nobles of Brevoy. In this example, I think you have two directions: open and sneaky. For the open approach, you build in the same direction as the bard demagogue. For the sneaky approach, you can take the Infiltrator archetype. There, you're not a demagogue leading the revolution. Instead, you're a quiet clerk or scribe who feeds information to rebels on the sly, or arranges for certain proclamations to "appear" when they should not.

[Ciaran Barnes]

Urban ranger?

[AndIMustMask]

read Red Son (the superman what-if), look at that rendition of batman.