Order of the Winded Steed

Members of this order bond with a flying steed. Cavaliers do not have to select this order to obtain a winged mount, but most of them favor it. These cavaliers value excellence in aerial combat above all. This order complements the Flamboyant Challenger multiclass archetype.

Edicts: The cavalier must choose a winged steed and respect it as a friend and an equal. He must choose to fight airborne if possible. He must protect his homeland or charges from flying menaces and monsters.

Challenge: Whenever an order of the winged steed cavalier issues a challenge, he and his mount receive a +1 circumstance bonus on attack rolls against the target of his challenge as long as the cavalier is mounted or airborne. This bonus increases by +1 for every four levels the cavalier possesses.

Skills: An order of the winged steed cavalier adds Fly and Knowledge (nature) to his list of class skills and can make Fly checks untrained. In addition, whenever an order of the winged steed cavalier uses Ride to guide his mount to a soft fall or spur it to a greater fly speed, he receives a bonus on the check equal to 1/2 his cavalier level (minimum +1).

Order Abilities: A cavalier