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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 2043115" data-attributes="member: 3146">It can mean that even in the real world. It's not as much of a help, but it is still help. However, I suspect that, even in that context, a non-client relationship would generally be more advantageous than a client relationship. However, the main point is that you don't have to patronize the prostitutes to help them, and that's valid regardless of the context. (It's also likely to incite more notice and curiousity).I'm not so sure about this. I can't think of any real societies where prostitutes were, in general regarded as a respected profession. I can think of ones where prostitutes were an accepted part of society, perhaps on a par with ditchdiggers, but that's not the same as being respected. In a lot of societies, ditchdiggers were not very respected.In any event, it's not clear to me that it's valid to have Sir Cedric in one of those societies. The paladin class only fits into some cultures and societies. (I'm probably more flexible on this than Fusangite, but I don't think the concept is infinitely flexible). In general, I think paladins fit into cultures more or less in direct proportion to their similarity to medieval europe. There are a lot of places where a paladin could only be present as an outsider rather than a native.Thanks. I either missed or forgot the slight, but I still appreciate the apology.</blockquote>