Why are paladins called paladins?
<p><em>NOTE: This is not a hate RP thread or anything alike, just trying to find some logic on the matter, I matter; I have curiosity on the subject, hope nobody gets offended.</em></p><p>So, offended. I don't flag this as opinion-based as maybe there is some reason behind this.</em></p><p>So, back in the days, the paladins were merely archers. They did not have any "holy" spell that I can recall. They threw spears and arrows. Hence I used to wonder, what was the point of calling this vocation "paladin"? I saw them more as archers or explorers if you will, rather than anything else.</p><p>Years later, "holy" based spells were introduced into the game. Still, they remained ranged characters. In role playing games, paladins tend to be more melee based.</p><p>Therefore, the following intertwined questions rise:</p><ul><li>On arise:</p><ul><li>On which grounds was the name of this vocation chosen?</li><li>Was it just sort of random, or was there a real strong premise behind?</li><li>Did they add holy spells later to make sense out of the vocation name, or were they planning to do so from the very moment they created the game and they could not implement holy spells until years after.</li></ul>after?</li></ul>