2 paladins in a room with Person X and sacred item "B" that can destroy the city if in the wrong hands of the pursuing bad guys. Person X panics and keeps gwething in range of the enemy in such a way the two agree X may be a serious liability. Person X also keeps distracting all planning and wants everyone to do it Person X's way. Person X is agreed to be a major threat to the group although not intentional. Both agree they cannot babysit Person X.
Under this example:
Light Paladin - Halts the person and repeats this over and over again to subdue the threat
Dark Paladin - Kills Person X and eliminates the threat.
Neither paladin considers this person enemy but handles the situation differently. Is the
Dark Paladin wrong?
Such is an example of how I see a dark paladin. Not evil, still follows the guidelines of the guild, just goes about things in a perhaps harsher level.
I don't see how a dark paladin has to go against what the guildleaders say to be dark, or worship dark gods necessarily (although a dark paladin of Chadatru just doesn't have that same effect.) In my opinion, it's entirely about characteristics and how the person handles different situations. This can be seen in any guild, it just isn't common to label someone a dark or light warrior mage ;)
B-Hon, Pullin Seihjin's Strings Behind the Scenes
