Another thing to point out. Many of the medieval societies, and perhaps the realms as well have a concept of "High Justice" which only those of nobility gain this rights you are assigning to everyone. In a case such as this,
1) Any noble of even minor rank could have slane him without a thought
2) Medieval Courts are hardly even the most fallible of todays courts. Many were barely more than accusasion, and a vouching, followed by an execution.
As for the punishment it would have either been far too small (fine or a 10 day in the stocks) or Death in a way more horrible than you could imagine. (Beheadings were for royality), Commoners were Cruxified, Hung, or Something truly horrible (Drawing and Quartering, Being Staked out over an Ant hill, Stoned to death, burned at the stake, in Realms, magical deaths both ironic and imaginative, such as being sodomized to Death by Orges enchanted for the Job)
Much what I have seen so far in terms on "Honor" are either references to Samurai Code that don't take into account that this man was not samurai at all, and that those self same warriors could have executed a peasant they found guilt of this without so much as a second thought. or References to a modernized system of laws that don't exist for commoners till the 1800's.
I consider the Paladin in the right, and honestly if he didn't serve Tyr or some deep LG diety, you should congradulate him.
-Lastly, Reforming prisoners is not something any legal system prior 1900's gave a damn about. You punished Criminals with hard labor, or horrific prision conditions. At least those who were not noble or extremely well connected, that is how things happened before Legal System we all know and deal with.
1) Any noble of even minor rank could have slane him without a thought
2) Medieval Courts are hardly even the most fallible of todays courts. Many were barely more than accusasion, and a vouching, followed by an execution.
As for the punishment it would have either been far too small (fine or a 10 day in the stocks) or Death in a way more horrible than you could imagine. (Beheadings were for royality), Commoners were Cruxified, Hung, or Something truly horrible (Drawing and Quartering, Being Staked out over an Ant hill, Stoned to death, burned at the stake, in Realms, magical deaths both ironic and imaginative, such as being sodomized to Death by Orges enchanted for the Job)
Much what I have seen so far in terms on "Honor" are either references to Samurai Code that don't take into account that this man was not samurai at all, and that those self same warriors could have executed a peasant they found guilt of this without so much as a second thought. or References to a modernized system of laws that don't exist for commoners till the 1800's.
I consider the Paladin in the right, and honestly if he didn't serve Tyr or some deep LG diety, you should congradulate him.
-Lastly, Reforming prisoners is not something any legal system prior 1900's gave a damn about. You punished Criminals with hard labor, or horrific prision conditions. At least those who were not noble or extremely well connected, that is how things happened before Legal System we all know and deal with.