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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 1512711" data-attributes="member: 2525">For the most part, I agree with you.My take on the Drowned God is that he is Neutral.On the Law vs Chaos axis, this God formed the basis of the Kraken Thorne for the Iron Islands, and the justification for the royalty and system of government.  In that sense, he is lawful.On the other hand, he supports The Old Ways, which do involve raping and pillaging and reaving along the Green Land.  In that sense, he is chaotic.So, I call it is push - He's neutral.So, now the Good vs. Evil axis.  Pretty much the same argument - when it comes to the Iron Born, he is a protector.  His primary enemy is said to be the Storm God - because the Storm God is what injuries his people on the islands and their ships.  He created a harsh religious system primarily to help the Iron Born make it in life - since soft ways would have led to their doom on such sparse islands filled mostly with hard rock and sand.  He saves people from drowning, if they believe, which is a significant risk for people on the Islands.  In all these ways, he is good.On the other hands...he backs Paying the Iron Price, which is a particularly cruel form of execution for relatively minor offenses.  And, again, he looks the other way, or perhaps even encourages, the raping and pillaging and reaving and conquest of the Green Lands.  In all these ways, he is evil.So it is again a push - he is Neutral.Neutral kinda makes sense for a god of the ocean, and it isn't unique that a god who is essentially a god of nature comes out as true neutral.Given all of that, the answer is that a Paladin could probably not properly join this prestige class.  Which is too bad, since the class otherwise supports a holy warrior, and has bonuses based on Charisma, which feeds off the Paladin's power focus. I can see someone pulling off the role-playng necessary to both follow the traditions of this God while still staying Lawful Good, but it would be quite the challenge.I suppose that's why I like Arcana Unearthed so much - alignment is such a subjective thing sometimes, it's just easier to do away with it when it gets in the way of role playing goals.  But alas, this prestige class is not really meant for AU, and it must follow the alignment rules.</blockquote>

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