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Message: <blockquote data-quote="twofalls" data-source="post: 2227607" data-attributes="member: 23718">I think before we can address this topic the question needs to be cleaned up a little so that we understand what you are asking. It sounds to me like what you are asking is can a "good" character who is fighting an "evil villain" ignore the villain surrendering and pleading for it's life, and yet still be considered good. Perhaps even exalted good. The answer to that question is conditionally no.The book of Exalted Deeds has this to say about mercy on page 7, second column, first paragraph, second and third sentences; "... Mercy means granting quarter to enemies who surrender and treating criminals and prisoners with compassion and even kindness. It is, in effect, the good doctrine of respect for life taken to its logical extreme - respecting and honoring even the life of one's enemy."That being said, if a PC bursts into a villain in a village and finds him standing amidst corpses covered in the blood of the children of said village and engaging in mass infacide, if that PC went a little crazy and killed the villain and refused to accept quarter I'd probably not remove his exalted status. Rather he might have to confess his sins to a clergyman of his faith and seek absolution for his moment of righteous anger and vengeance.That is of course up to the individual GM.</blockquote>