Ertai:
Swashbucklers can specialize in any thief weapon EXCEPT, for no apparent reason, Katanas. Two points in Long Sword and two points in Short Bow (and later one point in Single Weapon Style) makes for a very effective thief.
The game designers seem a bit conflicted about thieves and katanas. Yoshimo has no trouble backstabbing with his, but Valygar's is "inappropriate for backstabbing". I haven't tried with other katanas in the game. And the "katana => great warrior of HONOR!" thing conflicts just a wee tad with the "katana => weapon of choice for thief" thing as personified by Yoshimo.
My pick for best thief armour is Aeger's Hide. It's not the best AC, but it's available very early and the confusion protection is very valuable, especially when running away from Umber Hulks (to lure them into your traps or just because your backstab didn't quite take one out).
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