A couple of things to chomp on from the No Fun Allowed Club.
What sort of paladin are you thinking of becoming? Sultansworn are a different faction from the Free Paladins that come from the job quest line, though both require your character to be vetted by the proper authorities and such. I don't know your character's backstory but "noblewoman" doesn't lend much to the imagination vis a vis wielding a sword and shield adequately enough to differentiate yourself from an adventurer doing good, compared to someone welcomed into the Order properly. If you're only looking for a suitable background to eventually "fall" and become a dark knight, there's little reason for her to have to be a paladin first. Any sort of noble, striving-for-good self-imagined hero would be fine. Becoming a paladin isn't something you just sort of decide to do one day, and it could be interpreted that the player character is only welcomed in as quickly as they are because of their endeavors in the job quest progression.
I'd also be wary of using anything regarding "building up" to becoming a dark knight canonically. Their official lore is completely, utterly unknown for the time being. For all we know they're a zealous faction at odds with Ishgard and are labeled "dark knights" simply because they don't think all dragons are evil. We're yet to see anything about them besides a single piece of art.
There was someone in the fashion world (I know this is a tangent, but bear with me!) who said, regarding women getting dressed up to go out, to get dressed and then take off on accessory. There's a lot of movement in a potential backstory here and you don't want to lose sight of the crux of it. Being a noblewoman (1) who is also a paladin (2) who becomes void-touched (3) to become a dark knight (4) isn't unreasonable, but the necessity to a narrative could be questioned.
And as always when it comes to RP, do what you think works best. If this is a story you're sure you want to spin, then tell me to jog on and go with it!
What sort of paladin are you thinking of becoming? Sultansworn are a different faction from the Free Paladins that come from the job quest line, though both require your character to be vetted by the proper authorities and such. I don't know your character's backstory but "noblewoman" doesn't lend much to the imagination vis a vis wielding a sword and shield adequately enough to differentiate yourself from an adventurer doing good, compared to someone welcomed into the Order properly. If you're only looking for a suitable background to eventually "fall" and become a dark knight, there's little reason for her to have to be a paladin first. Any sort of noble, striving-for-good self-imagined hero would be fine. Becoming a paladin isn't something you just sort of decide to do one day, and it could be interpreted that the player character is only welcomed in as quickly as they are because of their endeavors in the job quest progression.
I'd also be wary of using anything regarding "building up" to becoming a dark knight canonically. Their official lore is completely, utterly unknown for the time being. For all we know they're a zealous faction at odds with Ishgard and are labeled "dark knights" simply because they don't think all dragons are evil. We're yet to see anything about them besides a single piece of art.
There was someone in the fashion world (I know this is a tangent, but bear with me!) who said, regarding women getting dressed up to go out, to get dressed and then take off on accessory. There's a lot of movement in a potential backstory here and you don't want to lose sight of the crux of it. Being a noblewoman (1) who is also a paladin (2) who becomes void-touched (3) to become a dark knight (4) isn't unreasonable, but the necessity to a narrative could be questioned.
And as always when it comes to RP, do what you think works best. If this is a story you're sure you want to spin, then tell me to jog on and go with it!
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