Capítulo 6: The Half-Orc Paladin
Note: I hate Paladins. There… I have said it. I just hate them. I don’t mind having them in a party; I just don’t want to be one. I just don’t like all of those rules and philosophies about alignment and chivalry. But I can understand their importance in a party and in an adventure. And then I started thinking… what if the Paladin was a Half-Orc? How would people react to such a character? It gave me nightmares, it did.
This a short story about a Mayor. He is the Mayor of “Insert Name Here”, a very enjoyable and interesting place. Unfortunately for the “Insert Name Here”´s villagers, the village was currently being attacked by thousands of monsters and creatures from other planes. That wasn’t good for business, nor was it… well… nice.
The Mayor didn’t know what to do. He was paid to sit in his office and pretend that he was actually working, not to sort all of these horrible troubles.
Suddenly a Paladin entered his office. The Mayor was so surprised by this, that he almost had a heart-attack.
“Hello, fellow Mayor.” – said the Paladin.
The Mayor didn’t know what to say. No. That was wrong… he knew exactly what to say. He was just having some troubles speaking right now, since his heart was still beating madly.
“Ahhhh! An Orc!” – cried the Mayor, after regaining his posture.
The Knight gestured the poor man to calm down.
“No, no, no! I am a Half-Orc.” – explained the Paladin.
“Ohhh... Sorry!”
“That’s okay.”
“Ahhhh! A Half-Orc!”
The Paladin sighed. He should have expected that reaction. Everyone had a similar reaction when they saw him. Even his own father had that same reaction when he saw him for the first time, since both his parents were human. Strangely, his mother hadn’t been really surprised.
“Dear Mayor. I have killed every Goblin and Demon of this great land!” – explained the Paladin.
“Ahhhhh... You what?” – asked the Mayor.
“Yes. I am a Paladin of Helm. I have promised my god, that I would help the innocent, protect the weak, teach the...”
“I get the point, mister. What do you want? The reward?”
“No, sir, I am shocked! Shocked! I don’t want money!”
The Mayor looked a bit confused. An adventurer that didn’t want any money? What´s next? A lawyer with a soul?
“Ohhh? Well, I do have this nice Longsword + 5. Take it!” – said the Mayor.
“I don’t want a reward. Just your smile and blessing, sir.”
“What? Is this some trick? You just killed all those things for nothing? You must be joking.”
“Not at all. I didn’t have anything to do today...”
“So you decided to save the city and kill thousands of monsters?”
“Yes. Healthy exercise, if you ask me.”
“Sure... So you don’t want this sword, and no money?”
“Yes.” – replied the Paladin.
“You must be sick, sir.”
“In fact, I should be the one giving you money!”
“What? Are you mad?”
“Here! 2000 gold coins. For you, sir! For being so nice!”
“You... are... mad.” – murmured the Mayor.
The Paladin started moving slowly towards the Mayor, who was looking rather paler than usual.
“Give me a smile, sir! Please!” – begged the Paladin.
“Guards! Guards!” – yelled the Mayor.
The Mayor didn’t know what to do. He was paid to sit in his office and pretend that he was actually working, not to sort all of these horrible troubles.
Suddenly a Paladin entered his office. The Mayor was so surprised by this, that he almost had a heart-attack.
“Hello, fellow Mayor.” – said the Paladin.
The Mayor didn’t know what to say. No. That was wrong… he knew exactly what to say. He was just having some troubles speaking right now, since his heart was still beating madly.
“Ahhhh! An Orc!” – cried the Mayor, after regaining his posture.
The Knight gestured the poor man to calm down.
“No, no, no! I am a Half-Orc.” – explained the Paladin.
“Ohhh... Sorry!”
“That’s okay.”
“Ahhhh! A Half-Orc!”
The Paladin sighed. He should have expected that reaction. Everyone had a similar reaction when they saw him. Even his own father had that same reaction when he saw him for the first time, since both his parents were human. Strangely, his mother hadn’t been really surprised.
“Dear Mayor. I have killed every Goblin and Demon of this great land!” – explained the Paladin.
“Ahhhhh... You what?” – asked the Mayor.
“Yes. I am a Paladin of Helm. I have promised my god, that I would help the innocent, protect the weak, teach the...”
“I get the point, mister. What do you want? The reward?”
“No, sir, I am shocked! Shocked! I don’t want money!”
The Mayor looked a bit confused. An adventurer that didn’t want any money? What´s next? A lawyer with a soul?
“Ohhh? Well, I do have this nice Longsword + 5. Take it!” – said the Mayor.
“I don’t want a reward. Just your smile and blessing, sir.”
“What? Is this some trick? You just killed all those things for nothing? You must be joking.”
“Not at all. I didn’t have anything to do today...”
“So you decided to save the city and kill thousands of monsters?”
“Yes. Healthy exercise, if you ask me.”
“Sure... So you don’t want this sword, and no money?”
“Yes.” – replied the Paladin.
“You must be sick, sir.”
“In fact, I should be the one giving you money!”
“What? Are you mad?”
“Here! 2000 gold coins. For you, sir! For being so nice!”
“You... are... mad.” – murmured the Mayor.
The Paladin started moving slowly towards the Mayor, who was looking rather paler than usual.
“Give me a smile, sir! Please!” – begged the Paladin.
“Guards! Guards!” – yelled the Mayor.