Paladin

A paladin is a holy knight, crusading in the name of his or her deity, and a divine spellcaster. Though paladins are typically considered lawful good, evil paladins and those of non-lawful alignments can exist, though all paladins must be of the exact alignment of their patron deity. A paladins are expected to be a paragon of their alignment and a model for others of their faith. All paladins are expected to serve as sworn defenders of the faithful, smiting the unholy.

Most paladins are knights or priests (or both), working for their church or an order. Qualifying for an order is often difficult, and membership always requires that the paladin follow a specific code of conduct. These orders often allow non-paladins as members, with good-aligned rangers and fighters being the most common sort of non-paladin members. Paladins can serve in the military force of an aristocrat sanctioned by their religion, or within some autonomous church-based military order established for defense.

Paladin Orders

 * Brotherhood of Those Who Smile in the Face of Death: This order serves as the militant arm of the church of Osiris in Mulhorand.
 * Eternal Order: The main order of paladins of Kelemvor, whose duty is to hunt and destroy powerful undead.
 * Hammers of Grimjaws: This order is comprised of the very elite of Tyr's paladins.
 * Holy Warriors of Suffering: An order of paladins sponsored by the church of Ilmater.
 * Knights of Mystic Fire: A knightly order of paladins who are sponsored by the church of Mystra.
 * Knights of the Merciful Sword: Paladins who are dedicated to Tyr.
 * Knights of Holy Judgment: Paladins who are dedicated to Tyr.
 * Order of the Chalice: The order of the demon-slaying paladins.
 * Order of the Radiant Heart: A lawful good aligned order of knights located in Amn. They venerate Torm and Helm.
 * Vigilant Eyes of the God: This is the order of the paladins who worship Helm, all of whom may join this guild after squirehood.