Living by The Code: A Paladin's Handbook
Orated by Sir William Connors Scribed by Sammal Ynand
Part Two: A Paladin and The Code
A Paladin must cheerfully perform any noble service or quest asked of him. If any person or item is placed in his care, a Paladin must defend, to the death if necessary, his charge. Naturally, any task incompletely accomplished is a sigh of physical weakness and spiritual failure.
A Paladin must perform military service to his lord whenever asked and must show courage and initiative when obeying his lord. This is the very heart of The Code and forms the backbone of our profession.
A Paladin regards war as the flowering of chivalry and, therefore, is the personal achievement of glory in battle. Without glorious deeds in times of war, a Paladin is nothing more than a fancy mercenary, having wasted years of his life training for ultimate failure.
A Paladin must defeat all those who oppose his cause in battle and must choose death before dishonor. Why live if one must live in disgrace? The righteous paladin will willingly die before surrendering his charge.
Although a lone Paladin who charges the Orcish army alone may, to the dishonorable, seem foolish, the ultimate result is still the same. Remember when all hope fails, all that remains is duty and honor is served in our deaths as it is in our lives.
A Paladin must show respect for all peers and equals, honor all those above his station, and scorn those who are lowly and ignoble. A Paladin does not aid the ill-mannered, the uncouth, and the crude.
A Paladin does not use equipment which is badly-made or inferior, as he chooses to fight on foot before riding a nag. Honor lies in appearance as much as action.
A Paladin must show courtesy to all ladies. Women are frail things to be cherished and honored, watched from afar and never handled roughly.
_________________ http://www.rpgmp3.com"Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive." Friedrich Nietzsche
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