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<blockquote data-quote="Dragonblade" data-source="post: 570016" data-attributes="member: 2804">This is not the United States.&nbsp; This is a fantasy world where the paladin has been imbued with real divine power by his deity.&nbsp; Where evil exists as a cosmic force and the paladin is on a mission to combat it.It is the paladin's mission to fight evil without mercy.&nbsp; In the paladin's world where gods rule, magic reigns, and foul monsters stalk the land, destroying evil is a virtue.&nbsp; And by way of his supernatural ability to detect evil he doesn't have to worry about producing evidence to prove the bad guy is really a bad guy.&nbsp; He knows the bad guy is bad.He does not kill evil beings because it is expedient or easier than &quot;bringing them to justice&quot;.&nbsp; A totally meaningless phrase in a world where the paladin's crusade against evil is mandated by his god or the cosmic good.&nbsp; Not any temporal or secular authority.The paladin slaying evil doers is bringing them to justice.&nbsp; A divine justice according to a divine law.&nbsp; This is why the paladin is LG.He is not a police officer with powers invested in him by the secular laws of the state or the king.&nbsp; Thus being LG doesn't mean he must follow the laws of the state.&nbsp; Although most paladins would do so simply by default because most laws are designed to protect the innocent from evil.&nbsp; But a paladin is not beholden to an area's secular legal code&quot; simply because lawful is a component of his alignment.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dragonblade, post: 570016, member: 2804"] This is not the United States. This is a fantasy world where the paladin has been imbued with real divine power by his deity. Where evil exists as a cosmic force and the paladin is on a mission to combat it. It is the paladin's mission to fight evil without mercy. In the paladin's world where gods rule, magic reigns, and foul monsters stalk the land, destroying evil is a virtue. And by way of his supernatural ability to detect evil he doesn't have to worry about producing evidence to prove the bad guy is really a bad guy. He knows the bad guy is bad. He does not kill evil beings because it is expedient or easier than "bringing them to justice". A totally meaningless phrase in a world where the paladin's crusade against evil is mandated by his god or the cosmic good. Not any temporal or secular authority. The paladin slaying evil doers is bringing them to justice. A divine justice according to a divine law. This is why the paladin is LG. He is not a police officer with powers invested in him by the secular laws of the state or the king. Thus being LG doesn't mean he must follow the laws of the state. Although most paladins would do so simply by default because most laws are designed to protect the innocent from evil. But a paladin is not beholden to an area's secular legal code" simply because lawful is a component of his alignment. [/QUOTE]

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