Well, Paladins are the strictest of the classes to play. Some people might remember that Nicolette had the title 'Slayer of Innocents' at around level 11. You can read about it in the Lyceum for more details. Needless to say I screwed up once, and I got unempowered and titled with about the worst thing a paladin could be titled. And my alignment was switched to neutral.

What I did do however, was really repent. It made it easier that I had a goddess that was willing to work with me though. Shokai is not really the best god to screw up in front of. His Maran's greatest obstacle is to not become what they fight against, and it appears at least to an extent Ruairc did. My Goddess Amaranthe was a neutral Goddess, and she while she put Nicolette through torture, Nic perservered IC and finally made her way to Asgaard.

I really learned from that mistake and I think I did a good job with the character. Paladins are the strictest class to play, they are really the only class that has a set of relatively clear boundaries of what's right and wrong. Therefore they are the easiest to mess up. Try to never mess up, but if you do, why not use it to become better?