Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler

(Class)

Region

Common in Andoran, Galt, Taldor, the Shackles, the Sodden Lands, Mediogalti Island, and the River Kingdoms

Races

Any

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Iconic character

Jirelle

Images of swashbucklers

Source: Advanced Class Guide, pg(s). 56ff. (1E)
Player Core 2, pg(s). 158 (2E)

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Swashbucklers are lightly armored combatants with a flair for intricate combat styles and agile attacks. If a swashbuckler has to do something, it will be done with style. Deeply committed to a technical mastery of combat, swashbucklers combine discipline and daring to commit feats of advanced martial prowess, dancing around the battlefield, and carefully setting up their foes for powerful—and spectacular—final blows.

On Golarion

A swashbuckler.

Following their flair for dramatics, most swashbucklers tend to be either noble fighters or lawless pirates and bandits. They are often found in Absalom, Andoran, Galt, and the River Kingdoms, as well as numerous other places. The Aldori Academy in Brevoy is full of swashbucklers learning to adapt their unique styles to incorporate the fabled Aldori dueling sword; in Qadira, whirling dervishes of Sarenrae combine dazzling swordplay with sacred hyperkinetic dancing and a merciful philosophy; Taldor is home to many schools dedicated to training swashbucklers; on Mediogalti Island, members of the Bloodwatch and Blood Circus performers count many swashbucklers in their ranks; and, finally, the Shackles together with the Sodden Lands have always been home to the most daring and flamboyant of Golarion's swashbucklers.

Notable swashbucklers

See also: Category:Swashbucklers

• Sardan Six Steps, master of a swordplay school in Ilizmagorti's Mainmast District
• Eras the Needle, a skilled swashbuckler and Pathfinder Society venture-captain
• Florian Gale, captain of the Absalom Mint's Precious Guard and renowned as one of Absalom's finest fencers
• Lord Jaren of House Wycomb, who teaches the arts of sword and song at the White Grotto, a legendary bardic college
• Trelliun, captain of the Blakros fleet flagship Sterling Sapphire adept in both martial and arcane skills

Ancestries

There are no restrictions on the ancestry of a swashbuckler, but catfolk, tengu, dhampir, fetchling, and ganzi adventurers often become swashbucklers.

Religions

Swashbucklers are free to follow any deity or philosophy they want, and are not known to favor any one of them.