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| - When darkness rises, when necromancers threaten to envelop the world in shadow, when demons walk the lands, sowing mayhem and destruction, or when evil arises in the hearts of mortals and leads them to the destruction of others, a few are called to defend the weak and innocent against them. These Paladins are the front-line warriors of the forces of Good, righting wrongs wherever they may be found. Paladins are imbued with phenomenal courage and heartiness, and given magic to heal and protect.
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| - When darkness rises, when necromancers threaten to envelop the world in shadow, when demons walk the lands, sowing mayhem and destruction, or when evil arises in the hearts of mortals and leads them to the destruction of others, a few are called to defend the weak and innocent against them. These Paladins are the front-line warriors of the forces of Good, righting wrongs wherever they may be found. Paladins are imbued with phenomenal courage and heartiness, and given magic to heal and protect. Paladins are always of Good alignment. Under Word is Bond ethics, Paladins must also be Lawful, although other ethical systems do not compel this of them. Under flag-based alignments, Paladins must be aligned with a plane that sponsors Paladins (Mount Celestia under the core cosmology). Depending on the moral system of the setting, Paladins may or may not have a deific preference. Under flag-based morality, Paladins often have patrons from their sponsoring plane. On the other hand, if the planes of Good are Good because of what they do, rather than what they are, then Paladins are often not dedicated followers of any specific deity; their dedication to overall Good often interferes with their ability to maintain any other allegience, even a deific one.
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