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Defiant wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2026 8:28 pm

Creepysteve wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2026 1:08 am Tauren believe that they are but a small part of "The Great Balance", and that they are little more than guardians of nature where unnatural elements emerge. This is a respect and understanding of nature but it is nowhere near the presumptive benevolence for a paladin. Taurens dont preach, they teach.

Historically, yes. But many Tauren have sat by and watched the rest of the Azeroths struggles, and some surely would emerge from that with a new respect for the how bad things can get when "The Great Balance" is threatened.

No society is completely monolithic either. Some surely would want to help maintain "The Great Balance" by taking up arms in support of the Light, having seen the darkness encroaching on their lands.

And while Tauren are naturally more peaceful and less assertive, well, even the most stoic of individuals can be pushed too far by the forces of evil.

This isn't how it works. People from a place don't suddenly adopt an entirely new structure of belief based around concepts alien to their nation. Tauren are not a people defined by law, judgement, kings, or even sanctuary. Most, if not all of the abilities of a Paladin are thematically and aesthetically alien to a Tauren. Tauren also look absolutely dogarse in every single Paladin set and even after 15 or so years Blizzard only managed to make one or two sets that didn't look like crap on a Tauren. Tauren are NOT designed to be Paladins.

A Tauren who wanted to take up arms to defend the "The Great Balance" would become a Druid. Sunwalkers work way better as a sect of Druids who employ sun-based iconography and magic over Elune's moon-based fare.

I already did a thread a while back on how Sunwalkers should be handled.
https://octowow.st/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1495

Octosaur wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2026 10:51 amTauren also look absolutely dogarse in every single Paladin set and even after 15 or so years Blizzard only managed to make one or two sets that didn't look like crap on a Tauren. Tauren are NOT designed to be Paladins.

I agree with absolutely everything you say in your post, but especially with your employment of the spectacular term "dogarse."

Octosaur wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2026 10:51 am People from a place don't suddenly adopt an entirely new structure of belief based around concepts alien to their nation.

That's just like, your opinion, man.

Defiant wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2026 6:16 pm

Octosaur wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2026 10:51 am People from a place don't suddenly adopt an entirely new structure of belief based around concepts alien to their nation.

That's just like, your opinion, man.

This is you trolling in a troll thread.