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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xarlen" data-source="post: 320307" data-attributes="member: 1060">Aligment does not define action; action defines aligment.Therefore, until the child can act, then then it has no aligment. Children therefore would be 'neutral'.Equally, it would be against the paladin's code to kill anything 'defenseless', even if it's evil. The purpose of a paladin is to First be merciful, and attempt to redeme those who are evil. Thus, Killing a baby, even if it's parents are evil, would be wholely wrong, because it is A) Defenseless, B) Unmerciful, and C) Not Inheritly Evil.Besides, midwives would be likely best as clerics, or experts at healing. It'd cost way too much to train little old ladies the ways of the paladin, weapons training, so forth. Not Very Economical. Paladins should be out saving the world, not staying at home to help Misses Jinkens deliver the baby.</blockquote>