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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 2727105" data-attributes="member: 707">You make a compelling argument, and the tenor of your paladin conceptualization is pleasing to me.But I tend to see it differently.&nbsp; Paladin is not a vocation that ordinary men choose to pursue.&nbsp; It isn't the same as a man who tries to be the Perfect Knight.&nbsp; Someone put forth in another thread that &quot;paladins are made, not born.&quot;&nbsp; I believe the opposite.&nbsp; Paladins are born, not made.&nbsp; As such, I do not believe that a paladin should expect to Fall.&nbsp; His soul was created to be an example to other men.&nbsp; His nature is to act as the Code describes.&nbsp; The Code is not a constraint upon a paladin's actions, but rather an uncanny listing of how paladins will choose to act because of who and what they are.&nbsp; Yes, some paladin's Fall.&nbsp; They fall victim to mortal weakness, and lose their footing on that lofty perch.&nbsp; Some birds will fall from the sky.&nbsp; But it isn't their nature to do so.&nbsp; Not all are destined to do so.&nbsp; And those that do not are no less great, because they never succumbed to gravity themselves.I guess what it comes down to is that I view Falling as something momentous and difficult to reverse.&nbsp; Lucifer Fell.As far as Arthur is concerned, I never considered Arthur a paladin.&nbsp; It was Galahad, I believe, that assumed that role in the Arthurian legends.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Pendragon, post: 2727105, member: 707"] You make a compelling argument, and the tenor of your paladin conceptualization is pleasing to me. But I tend to see it differently. Paladin is not a vocation that ordinary men choose to pursue. It isn't the same as a man who tries to be the Perfect Knight. Someone put forth in another thread that "paladins are made, not born." I believe the opposite. Paladins are born, not made. As such, I do not believe that a paladin should [i]expect[/i] to Fall. His soul was [i]created[/i] to be an example to other men. His [i]nature[/i] is to act as the Code describes. The Code is not a constraint upon a paladin's actions, but rather an uncanny listing of how paladins will [i]choose[/i] to act because of who and what they are. Yes, some paladin's Fall. They fall victim to mortal weakness, and lose their footing on that lofty perch. Some birds will fall from the sky. But it isn't their [i]nature[/i] to do so. Not all are destined to do so. And those that do not are no [i]less[/i] great, because they never succumbed to gravity themselves. I guess what it comes down to is that I view Falling as something momentous and difficult to reverse. Lucifer Fell. As far as Arthur is concerned, I never considered Arthur a paladin. It was Galahad, I believe, that assumed that role in the Arthurian legends. [/QUOTE]

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