alamut wrote:
But let's add the Aasimar spice on a LG paladin of Kelemvor. That wouldn't make him to not only fight undeads but to also watch out for thieflings, devils and demons ? Probably a LG paladin would be doing that already too, but doing the story between Aasimars and Thieflings (and I believe I saw it somewhere out there), that wouldn't increase their range ?
While Tieflings are generally mistrusted due to the natures of their demonic/devilish ancestors, the statement that all Aasimar would hate/mistrust all Tieflings seems to general to me. Aasimar are not half-bloods, the celestial heritage is relatively diluted in them, just like it is in Tieflings. I can perfectly see an LG Aasimar paladin, no matter which faith, having an open, good natured approach to Tieflings, trying to work out their distrust and befriend them if he sees the potential of good in them. While this is not really the dogma of Kelemvor, it does not mean (again, in my opinion) that an Aasimar LG Paladin couldn't try and help Tieflings find balance and peace in their lives. Being a Paladin does not completely override your will and convictions, in fact the odds between personal convictions and the neutrality of death are very much reminiscent of the trouble Kelemvor had when he first ascended to Godhood. I'd personally see this as a very interesting parable, a Paladin "struggling" with his own humanity and trying to strike a balance between Kelemvor's dogma and his own convictions. Use personal conflicts as hooks for RP for you and those around you. RPing a Paladin that has doubts, seeks to understand himself and the world around himself and his role in it is a way more interesting concept to me then RPing him as "cyborg", but thats just personal preference 
alamut wrote: "Most aasimar on Faerûn trace their bloodlines to the incarnations of Mulhorandi deities and their noble offspring. Through marriage, the blood of Mulhorandi deities spread far and wide. It's common for these aasimar to serve the deity they descend from, and to feel affection for the type of animal that symbolizes their deific ancestor. There are more aasimar in Mulhorand, Unther and Chessenta than anywhere else on Toril, as aasimar with different descent are relatively random cases with no common origin."
That would make an Aasimar paladin of Kelemvor a rare event ? Shouldn't it be included on the character request list ?
Again, Aasimar are a very broad subrace. It generally means that somewhere down your ancestry there is a celestial. The subrace description just states that Mullhonrandi and the regions close to it have the highest concentration of Aasimar. In the real world, Asia has the highest concentration of Asian people, while Africa tends to be high on the dark skinned people. This does not mean that either race does not show up, even commonly, everywhere else in the world. I'd personally treat the statement the same way in this case - there is a high concentration of Aasimar in Mulhorand, but they pop up anywhere and come form all sorts of families, walks of life, etc.
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