Being both Lawful and Good, he'd likely want to put a stop to the stealing.
Depending on how well he knows the thief, his reaction will likely vary. When you catch a family member or friend shoplifting, you generally don't whip out a gun and shoot them, but you're more likely to have an 'intervention' and tell them that this sort of thing is wrong and to give it back. (or say nothing, and feel really bad about it, but being in a world with a very real god of honor granting you miraculous powers on a daily basis, this might not be an option. Even if Heironyus doesn't punish the Cleric, guilt might cause him to start sabotaging his own efforts, as he increasingly feels himself unworthy to channel the will of the god of justice, honor and chivalry... A mini-crisis of faith could be a fun RP thing, for those into that sort of thing.)
Out of character, you might add, 'And what, does your character want to spend the next month in a jail cell? Or have a hand hacked off? Yeah, lets steal stuff in front of the town COP! Duh, he's a thief, but *professional* thieves don't steal where they live, that's just sloppy... Maybe he should leave stealin' stuff to the professionals. If he was any good, my character wouldn't have seen him.' [Obviously, phrase the above concept in a way not to piss off the actual player. 'Dude, try not to do *crime* in front of the *cops!*')
If the character isn't a companion, then the Clerics reaction could be less friendly, particularly with a Paladin cohort, whom the character should presumably set a good example before, lest he risk losing his cohort (either to desertion, or suicide-by-attacking-PC). Even a deserting cohort is likely to report the thief to the authorities, or at least the person stolen from, as a matter of prickly Paladin honor.
Semi OT; changing Heironyus' favored weapon to longsword was lame, IMO. Fortunately, the Greyhawk Gazetteer has the battleaxe as an option as well, for us grognards.
Depending on how well he knows the thief, his reaction will likely vary. When you catch a family member or friend shoplifting, you generally don't whip out a gun and shoot them, but you're more likely to have an 'intervention' and tell them that this sort of thing is wrong and to give it back. (or say nothing, and feel really bad about it, but being in a world with a very real god of honor granting you miraculous powers on a daily basis, this might not be an option. Even if Heironyus doesn't punish the Cleric, guilt might cause him to start sabotaging his own efforts, as he increasingly feels himself unworthy to channel the will of the god of justice, honor and chivalry... A mini-crisis of faith could be a fun RP thing, for those into that sort of thing.)
Out of character, you might add, 'And what, does your character want to spend the next month in a jail cell? Or have a hand hacked off? Yeah, lets steal stuff in front of the town COP! Duh, he's a thief, but *professional* thieves don't steal where they live, that's just sloppy... Maybe he should leave stealin' stuff to the professionals. If he was any good, my character wouldn't have seen him.' [Obviously, phrase the above concept in a way not to piss off the actual player. 'Dude, try not to do *crime* in front of the *cops!*')
If the character isn't a companion, then the Clerics reaction could be less friendly, particularly with a Paladin cohort, whom the character should presumably set a good example before, lest he risk losing his cohort (either to desertion, or suicide-by-attacking-PC). Even a deserting cohort is likely to report the thief to the authorities, or at least the person stolen from, as a matter of prickly Paladin honor.
Semi OT; changing Heironyus' favored weapon to longsword was lame, IMO. Fortunately, the Greyhawk Gazetteer has the battleaxe as an option as well, for us grognards.
