[quote=@VitaVitaAR]
I'll be honest, when someone says "scoundrel" I think more of the Han Solo type then someone who murdered their mentor and ally just because an evil object asked them to and felt no remorse afterwards.

This is the bigger problem I had with the character: It's a (formerly, still has religious ties)holy knight order. Darker backstory is one thing, remorseless murder is another.
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That is fair. Even if the act is hidden behind a lie, it still means the Iron Rose knights now harbor somebody who has killed without remorse. It's shame because I cannot really change that factor, for I wrote him to have no quarrel throwing away the lives of the knights who took him in just to heighten his own position. He is clearly someone, at the time of if he were to started, who would do such a thing even if he hadn't killed the old knight. 

I'm not going to be stubborn about the character. I wrote him in the purpose of being someone scorned among the other knights, even if he slowly learned to do what is right. Infact, even if I made a fresh character, they would probably be written with a similar background, just so their personality and goals would hold up. If he is unacceptable, then I won't chase the issue further.