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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shilsen" data-source="post: 2393947" data-attributes="member: 198">I'd say rather that I'm trying to flesh Cedric out more as a multifaceted paladin than simply a more "human" one. After all, if "human" is based on qualities shared by the majority of the species, then Cedric's qualities and personality would make him count as non-human in many ways. Incidentally, where the lack of fear is concerned, I have to confess that I wasn't evern referring to the paladin's immunity to it. The closing paragraph, where Cedric looks within himself and finds certain thoughts and emotions, actually arose out of a discussion I had with a friend over lunch on Thursday. We were talking about personal philosophies and self-awareness (which she knows I'm big on) and she asked me something like, "So what emotions do you see when you look within?" I gave her a description much like the last paragraph, and later thought of using it in the story, with a couple of tweaks. So the lack of fear I was referring to for Cedric was actually based on my idea of his personality rather than the paladin ability.As for how I would consider the paladin immunity affecting the personality, in Cedric's case I would see him as encountering situations where he might otherwise feel fear and being aware that it is only his paladin ability that prevents it. Thus, while the physical reactions of fear wouldn't actually be present, his self-awareness would allow him to intellectually respond to a technically fearful situation. So I don't think a lack of actual fear would make him any more (or less) reckless in his actions. I'm not sure if that answers your question about my take on it. Thanks. Though I've obviously fleshed out the character a lot more over time than in my first post on this thread, this is a quality I saw the character as possessing all along.</blockquote>

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