Editing The Exemplars (section)

== '''''	An Exemplar appraises needs generously and threats conservatively.''''' ==

This tenant is one of the most important of the Code because it sets the rules of engagement for Exemplars. An Exemplar’s duty is not to destroy all evil, but to elevate all good. Some honor bound fighters will attack all evil beings regardless of the pragmatic circumstances or threat to himself. An Exemplar will not. His guide for whether to attack a target is not whether it is evil, but whether it is threatening someone or something good. An Exemplar is not expected to stand and die against an evil being if retreating to collect reinforcements would increase the chance of success. <b>The guiding question for an Exemplar is: "If some must be hurt or killed, how can we insure it is the fewest and least innocent possible?"</b><br><br>
Likewise, an Exemplar is not expected to seek out and right every wrong. An Exemplar will stop an evil or illegal act only if it is immediately and directly threatening good. Thus while there are many acts an Exemplar will not engage in, he will tolerate many such acts taking place around him. Of course, an Exemplar is honor bound to tell the truth, so if asked about what he witnessed by an authority, the Exemplar would have to confess anything illegal.<br><br>
Conversely, while an Exemplar’s duty to stop the evil actions of others is restrained, the Exemplar’s duty to meet the basic needs of others is paramount.  Exemplar Kashir has said, “Before you seek to cleanse the world of darkness, cleanse the windows of dust.” Service is the primary purpose of an Exemplar, and he is to seek it wherever it may be needed. More often he will find such a need nearby long before he will find it in a far off dungeon. To seek the latter before the former invites pride and leaves many needed tasks undone. An Exemplar is never to believe himself above such tasks.<br><br>
This is not to say that an Exemplar should be sweeping the floor while a kingdom burns, only that he should not overlook the small and close ways to serve or find such tasks beneath him.