Also *any* adventurer who has proven themselves can join the Free Brigade under commander swift, which is essentially an Adhoc organization anyway. So there is nothing wrong with being a Free Paladin and in the Free Brigade. (And in the Linkshell by extension).
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/...talflames/
As for the actual legal authority of a Free Paladin, I think it's just whatever you want it to be. Some would have almost no connection to the actual Sultansworn, while others probably think of themselves as more of Reserve members, who return when they are needed.
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/...talflames/
As for the actual legal authority of a Free Paladin, I think it's just whatever you want it to be. Some would have almost no connection to the actual Sultansworn, while others probably think of themselves as more of Reserve members, who return when they are needed.