Hello.
I've played a lot of D&D 3.5, but never actually played Pathfinder. This is to be my first PF character, and I've selected Tengu for my character race because they are unique to PF. Besides, I like crows. That said, I'm not sure how to set up this character. I dislike playing spell casters, and I've played too many rogues and barbarians so I'd like to avoid those. I'm leaning towards playing a fighter, but not married to the idea.
A Tengu fighter would have to be a Dex build. Also, I want to take advantage of the Tengu's automatic proficiency with exotic swords. Initially, I liked the Elven Curve Blade, but it is a two-handed weapon and it is my understanding that a Dex fighter needs to dual wield in order to be effective.
This leaves me in a quandary. Is there a better class that I'm not seeing? What sword(s) should I be giving this guy? Is there another Dex fighter build besides dual wielding that works? Any advice (that's not trying to convince me to play a different race or one of the pre-excluded classes) is appreciated.