Quote Originally Posted by Ettina View Post
In some settings, I'd agree with you. But in D&D, the vast majority of undead are always evil. Non-evil undead like necropolitans are extremely rare. I'd find it pretty plausible that a paladin might not know non-evil undead exist, in which case it's not reasonable for him to think an undead could possibly be an innocent. He lives in a world where some races of beings are just plain irredeemably evil, and he has every reason to think undead fall into that category.

If he knew she was a necropolitan, or even that it was possible she might be, then I'd judge differently. But most paladins, even if they deliberately go out and hunt undead, are not going to run into any non-evil undead. And I get the strong impression that most people don't know about necropolitans.
so do you want your paladin character archenemy to be a good guy or a bad guy?