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Paladin

In the real world, a soldier assigned to palace duty, especially a trusted lieutenant or other officer (Paladin is derived from the word Palatinus, Latin for "Palace"). The prototypes of the original Paladins were found in King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table, the Twelve Peers of the Song of Roland and the Paladins of Charlemagne, from whom the modern word is received. In role-playing games (especially [[Dungeons