Low level tanking

[Torunya]

Also, well.. in most games and gameworlds, paladin type of class tends to be fairly holy. With your custom it might not be the most perfect choise.

This is indeed most often the case, however I found that in FFXIV it surprisingly isn't.

"Sworn or unsworn, we are paladins true, and the only true oath we swear is the one we swear to ourselves." - Solkzagyl

On the contrary, the player is told that being a Paladin is primarily about following your own path and staying true to it. That you uphold the oath you made to yourself, and to never stray from it. So although the Paladin may carry a skill with a name like Rage of Halone, which is one of the 12 gods, it does not necessarily imply that a Paladin in this game needs to be "holy" so to speak. I believe we can all agree that simply channeling the power of a god does not make someone religious. On top of adhering to the first statement I quoted however, your main task as a Paladin is to swear allegiance to the Sultanate of Ul'dah, and defend the people of the realm. (Note that you, the player, are what's referred to as a free Paladin, and thus do not adhere to these rules.)

In the level 60 HW job quest, the Paladin also returns to their roots. The Gladiator. In the final quest log it reads: "However, when two souls cannot reconcile--when one cannot establish dominance, there is but one recourse: a duel." So not only is the Paladin based around loyalty to his own convictions, but he is also pretty damn competitive. As we see in the last job quest, the Paladin's soul crystal will not rest until a clear victor has been decided.

I tried to avoid job quest spoilers, hopefully I didn't make anything obvious. Lastly, I find the Paladin lore in FFXIV very interesting, so forgive my rant.