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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PowerWordDumb" data-source="post: 1028602" data-attributes="member: 8614">IMO, Alhandra and Thoughtbubble are exactly right.Since when did Paladins get redefined into the Guidance Counsellors of the Gods, anyways?  "Don't do evil, or we'll have to come give you a stern talking to about what you've done and why you should change your ways... and if you do it again, we'll talk louder the next time!  We might even give you a loving home and a role model to look up to, so take that!"Bah.  Paladins are empowered to know evil so that they can destroy evil.  If the paladin believes the evildoer can be redeemed, you can trust the paladin to do so - the paladin inherently does what is right.  Her mere continuance in the role of paladin gives the proof of that, for were she to stray, she would no longer *be* a paladin.The greater good requires the destruction of evil.  No ifs, ands, or buts.  Accordingly, if the paladin could travel through time to change a great evil, you bet your behind she would do whatever necessary.  Besides, destroying evil is never evil in and of itself, so talk of "murder" is misplaced.</blockquote>