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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MaxKaladin" data-source="post: 1568384" data-attributes="member: 1196">A voice from the doorway answers:  "I cannot say I linger, having just arrived.  I am, however, here.  I am Max Kaladin, Paladin* of Torm and member of the Order of the Golden Lion.  It would appear I have arrived too late for my services to be needed."  A tall, handsome man walks toward Saladin, each footstep echoing loudly in the nearly empty hall.  He wears full plate armor with a deep purple hue that seems to radiate from within the metal itself rather than being the result of any finish applied to the armor.  Under one arm he carries his helm while the holy symbol of his faith hangs from a plain chain around his neck. At his waist are two swords, one longer than the other.   "I suppose there is no harm done as the verdict reached seems to have been the one I would have urged the assembled paladins to reach.  I must confess that I was just as enthusiastic in my punishment of evildoers in my youth, though I permit myself the conceit of believing that I now temper my actions with more wisdom than I did in my adventuring days.  While I suspect I would have done something similar had I encountered this situation back then, I hope that I would now take a few moments to handle the situation a bit more... judiciously.  You see, of all the news that has reached me of the the event and the debate surrounding it the lack of one thing has stood out in my mind.  That is the effect seeing a man killed right in front of her will have on the child in question.  Tormentor or not, witnessing such a thing can be very traumatic for children even in the harsh world we find outselves in.  She has suffered enough without having to witness such a thing.  Some might say that it is best to see justice done and that is true for some, but I suspect less so for most children.  No, I think it would have been better if the paladin in this case had removed the man from the girl's sight before visiting justice upon him." *  Yes, he's Lawful Good.  I don't think they allow any other kind of paladin, though I confess I haven't looked at the 3.x rules -- Max dates to the heyday of 2nd Edition.</blockquote>

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