I've got a character concept I like a lot, but I'm not sure on the class and feats I've chosen; there's probably a more efficient way to realize it. Hopefully y'all have ideas!
Some background. One, I picked up Inner Sea Races, which piqued my interest in Golarion's elves. Two, I started poking around the Cavalier stuff on the SRD and found the Emissary archetype. Those gave me the idea to make a "traditional" elf: lithe, fast, maneuverable, attuned to the wilderness, and using elven weapons.
The core concept is a lone Elven sentinel or envoy with his mount companion, at home in the forest.
Elven Curved Blade and Elven Branched Spear, supported by Weapon Finesse
Maneuverable, supported by an Emissary Cavalier's mount, medium armor changes, and bonus feats
High enough AC to be in melee
A wilderness/forest flavor, supported by skills and mount choice
20 point buy would be something like 14, 18, 12, 10, 12, 10
Traits would be Silent Hunter for Stealth as a class skill, then probably Elven Reflexes for +2 Initiative
Feats would be Weapon Finesse (1st), Power Attack or Combat Reflexes (3rd), Monstrous Mount (5th), Monstrous Mount Mastery (7th)
Mount feats would build towards Greater Overrun, past that I'm not sure.
I'd start with a riding elk (probably just horse stats, reskinned) and work up to a griffon or a hippogriff to cement that feel of being one with the environment. The Emissary's bonus feats would let me tear around the battlefield on a mount pretty well, but I'd still be capable on foot. The mount could also flank or provoke AoOs. High Dex would hopefully offset lack of heavy armor, and Weapon Finesse and Elven weapons would take advantage of that and add to the overall feel.
My first thought is that something like a Ranger or Hunter might accomplish this better, but I don't know much about those classes. Plus the Emissary Cavalier really caught my eye, I haven't come across anything that removes the speed penalty for medium armor before and I like the idea of a mount.
Oh right, orders - Green looks perfect, thanks!