That is not what the Deathless actually decided to do in the one canon setting where they exist, so I'm not sure where you're pulling this from. As far as I know you can't create a deathless wizard either, since both spells only allow you to create specific creatures, not add templates.
Stating into knocking people out instead of killing them is trivial. At most it's a feat, and in some cases it's as little as a piece of equipment that's cheaper than any printed magic item. If you don't want to spend a feat you can also buy a relatively cheap magic item property that allows you to do so at no penalty. So much for being Good. Apparently taking your enemies nonlethally isn't even worth a feat or a +1 bonus on a weapon(the deals extra damage anyway).