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<blockquote data-quote="Jürgen Hubert" data-source="post: 1182512" data-attributes="member: 7177"><p>I'd say the best fictional example of behaviour worthy of a paladin that I have come across is Captain Carrot from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.</p><p></p><p>He is idealistic, despite living in one of the most corrupt cities in the world - and somehow, when he is around, people start being nice to each other despite themselves.</p><p></p><p>He is humble - he rejects leading the City Watch, and proposes Saumuel Vimes instead (and indeed, he is one of the driving forces for Vimes' eventual "promotion" to the post of the Duke of Ankh). What's more, he is likely the true heir to the throne of the city - but he has hidden all evidence, because he believes that the city doesn't need a king.</p><p></p><p>He is open-minded to everyone, no matter what their species, gender, or religion (well, with the exception of female dwarves who actually dress female, but Angue is quick to cure him of that). His girlfriend is a werewolf, and he is polite and courteous to humans, dwarves, trolls, zombies, vampires, golems, and gnolls alike.</p><p></p><p>In the first book, he was quite naive, but he isn't anymore - the way he bluffs his way into the Guild of Fools in <em>Men at Arms</em> is a great example for a paladin trying to be subtle. Sure, he never tells a direct lie when he can avoid it, but this hasn't slowed him down.</p><p></p><p>In short, if you want to know how a highly charismatic paladin would act, read the City Guard Discworld novels, especially <em>Guards! Guards!, Men at Arms, Feet of Clay, Jingo</em> and <em>The Fifth Elephant</em>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jürgen Hubert, post: 1182512, member: 7177"] I'd say the best fictional example of behaviour worthy of a paladin that I have come across is Captain Carrot from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. He is idealistic, despite living in one of the most corrupt cities in the world - and somehow, when he is around, people start being nice to each other despite themselves. He is humble - he rejects leading the City Watch, and proposes Saumuel Vimes instead (and indeed, he is one of the driving forces for Vimes' eventual "promotion" to the post of the Duke of Ankh). What's more, he is likely the true heir to the throne of the city - but he has hidden all evidence, because he believes that the city doesn't need a king. He is open-minded to everyone, no matter what their species, gender, or religion (well, with the exception of female dwarves who actually dress female, but Angue is quick to cure him of that). His girlfriend is a werewolf, and he is polite and courteous to humans, dwarves, trolls, zombies, vampires, golems, and gnolls alike. In the first book, he was quite naive, but he isn't anymore - the way he bluffs his way into the Guild of Fools in [i]Men at Arms[/i] is a great example for a paladin trying to be subtle. Sure, he never tells a direct lie when he can avoid it, but this hasn't slowed him down. In short, if you want to know how a highly charismatic paladin would act, read the City Guard Discworld novels, especially [i]Guards! Guards!, Men at Arms, Feet of Clay, Jingo[/i] and [i]The Fifth Elephant[/i]. [/QUOTE]
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