Paladin

Paladin:
"The paladins, sometimes known as the Twelve Peers, were the foremost warriors of Charlemagne's court, according to the literary cycle known as the Matter of France.

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In the 20th century the popular role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons featured a character class called the paladin, inspired by the Charlemagne stories.[8] Many later games have followed suit depicting the paladin as a holy knight and paragon of virtue and goodness" c/o wiki

"1. any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.
2. any knightly or heroic champion.
3. any determined advocate or defender of a noble cause. " c/o dictionary.com

Someone in my office pointed out that a paladin needs to be virtuous, another person commented that they need to be self-sacraficing.

I wonder if you can train yourself to be virtuous and self sacraficing? And isnt that in contradiction of the ability to fight well? virtuous to me implies non-violent, and self sacraficing means to place others needs before your own, so instead of violence, you should be going out of your way to ensure everyone has everything they want so they wont fight and you wont need to defend them. :p

Fodder says being self sacraficing is not necissarily a good thing. Im not sure of that. I know being too self sacrificing can lead to people walking all over you, but not always. Upstanding and virtuous, you could tell people no because you are not promoting self sufficiency if you always give them what they want. If you get a thrill from doing things for other, refusing your help to increase their independance is a self sacrifice.

Anyway, i still think a palidin is a good class to strive for, despite the vituouosity sounding a bit stuffy and boring. :p