Ex-paladin

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An ex-paladin is a paladin or paladin warrior who ceases to be good, who willfully commits an evil act or who grossly violates the paladin code of conduct. A paladin must be of good alignment and loses all light abilities if he ever willingly commits an evil act. He loses all paladin spells and abilities (but not weapon, armor and shield proficiencies).Template:Cite

Additionally, a paladin’s code requires that he respect legitimate authority, act with honor (not lying, not cheating, not using poison and so forth), help those in need (provided they do not use his help for evil or chaotic ends), and punish those who harm or threaten innocents. While he may adventure with characters of any good or neutral alignment, a paladin will never knowingly associate with evil persons, nor will he continue an association with someone who consistently offends his moral code. A paladin may accept only henchmen, followers or cohorts who are of good alignment.Template:Cite

If they break any of these, they may not train any farther as a paladin. He regains his abilities and advancement potential if he atones for his violations.Template:Cite An ex-paladin may only restore his paladinhood if he is truly repentant and desirous of setting right his misdeeds, this atonement requires undertaking a quest, and/or through the spell of atonement.Template:Cite Template:Cite

The Scarlet Crusade has a couple of ex-paladins dedicated to training new paladins who join the organization. Although paladins keep joining — and some are already a part of — the Scarlet Crusade, few can balance their commitment to the Light with the dark deeds done by the Scarlet Crusade, so few keep their holy status. Most abandon the teachings of the Light and find their abilities changing to suit their new mindsets.Template:Cite Many of these ex-paladins become scarlet knights.Template:Cite

Famous/Named

• Template:Race Icon Human Male SmallAretain Naris
• Template:Race Icon Human Male SmallJorad Mace
• Template:Race Icon Human Male SmallGrand Marshal Garithos
• Template:Race Icon Broken Male SmallFarseer Nobundo
• Template:Race Icon Draenei Male SmallKaylaan the Lost
• Template:Race Icon Draenei Male SmallExarch Maladaar
• Template:Race Icon Ghost SmallKeira Berrybuck^{[citation needed]} 
• Template:Race Icon Undead Male SmallFallen Champion
• Template:Race Icon Shade SmallEldritch Deathlord
• Template:Race Icon Ghost SmallRafe Dreuger^{[citation needed]} 
• Template:Race Icon Ghost SmallThomas Thomson
• Template:Race Icon Undead Male SmallMorgan Ladimore
• Template:Race Icon Ghost SmallCommander Springvale^{[citation needed]} 

Death Knights

• Template:Race Icon DeathKnight SmallArthas Menethil
• Template:Race Icon DeathKnight SmallDarkreaver
• Template:Race Icon DeathKnight SmallHighlord Mograine
• Template:Race Icon DeathKnight SmallSir Zeliek

Note: An ex-paladin is not so much a true variant or class, but a penalyzed paladin (blocked from Light-given abilities).

Speculation

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Ex-paladins may also include those who are ex-communicated.

It seems that corruption caused by external sources may also cause an individual to cease being a paladin, as was the case with Nobundo and Arthas Menethil.

Ex-paladins may become Scarlet Crusaders, dark knights, some death knights, and dark paladins.