Aegis Light

When darkness pressed against the gate, Vitae placed a shield in the Paladin's hand and a dawn behind it.

Judgment was not anger, nor was the blade raised for conquest, but to make a road where fear had gathered.

Thus the sworn were taught to cast light through steel, cross, and consecrated ground, that the helpless might stand within its reach.

For the holiest defense is the radiance that protects even while it strikes. - Codex Vitae