Quote Originally Posted by Liquor Box View Post
I'll have to concede the point, given I have not read the paladin prequel. Seems odd though, given Miko fell when she stopped being good.
Her fall came from something a bit spicier than 'stopped being good'.
Lets say Paladinhood for the Southern Pantheon works like an internal Godsmoot: the twelve Gods decide whether someone becomes a Paladin by simple vote, majority for means the Paladin graduates, ties and majority vote against meaning the Paladin goes back for training, unanimous against means exclusion from Paladinhood for good. Most of the time it's a formality, so long as the Paladin keeps to whatever oaths they took, they're confirmed without a drawn out debate. Whenever a Paladin skirts the rules, the Gods make a judgement call as to whether to hold an internal moot, then its another vote for whether that Paladin falls or not. Because the Twelve Gods aren't all Lawful Good, they will have differing opinions on whether the rule break was harsh enough to warrant a fall, and a majority for dismissal can't be reached. Some (like the paladins from SOD who fell off-screen) were simple majority votes in favour of dismissal.
Mikos fall was unanimous, because even the evil Gods couldn't spin 'killing your unarmed liege and almost hitting the Gate just before an army threatens your stronghold' as a Lawful Good action.