Emerald Spire Paladin Assistance

[Element Zero]

So, I'm about to start playing in an Emerald Spire game. I want to play a paladin, but I'm not sure what direction to go in, both fluff and crunch-wise. Mostly, I'm looking for ideas and suggestions, not so much optimization (Though that's welcome as well.) Thanks in advance for any ideas you might have!

[Grod_The_Giant]

You'll want some kind of ability to see in the dark-- the first couple levels are all shrouded in magical darkness so that light only travels 5ft. Either darkvision or scent, if you go melee. Dunno much beyond that; I quit that campaign in annoyance when I found out that most of the rest of the group had known about that but hadn't warned me when I was rolling up a gunslinger.

[Arutema]

Since it's a superdungeon, it is indeed entirely underground and often dark. Often 5' corridors as well. A large mount won't fit in many places. because of this, look at playing a race with darkvision, and don't hesitate to take an archetype that prevent you from getting a mount.

[Occasional Sage]

Or play a small race to get a medium mount. All the extra dice offset the smaller polyhedrals rather quickly.

Alternately, stay back and play an Oradin, perhaps using the Divine Hunter (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/paladin/archetypes/paizo---paladin-archetypes/divine-hunter) archetype. Kill from a distance, avoid damage, and keep everybody alive!

Actually, that sounds like a ton of fun for me, and a few new headaches for my GM. Hm....

[Psyren]

Don't forget Unsanctioned Knowledge (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/unsanctioned-knowledge) for easy access to some goodies if you get to spellcasting.