Best way to advance an Axiomite cohort

[SOLDIER-1st]

Per the title, what would be the best way to advance my axiomite cohort? I was thinking something like the Soul Forger Magus, since that seems both thematic and useful, but are there any other good options?

[Sir Jerden]

It depends on what you want. Soul Forger Magus looks good, although a full BAB class could be better if you want it mainly to deal a lot of damage. Unchained Monk or even just fighter would both work well.
The key thing to remember is that it will have the spellcasting of a first level character and so it won't be very good when it comes to saves or overcoming spell resistance. That doesn't rule out magus, but it does mean you need to choose spells carefully. The 1st level spells a first level character should choose are very different to the spells an (effectively) 8th level character should choose.

[SOLDIER-1st]

I'm really mostly looking for a crafter. I know that a full casting class would be pointless at this level, but I still wanted something with magic.

I probably should have just asked if I could apply the resolute template to a regular race...