Lineage 2/The Player Character (PC) Classes & Character Guides/Palus Knight

Paulus Knight is a defensive warrior specializing into sword or blunt with shield and heavy armor.

Key Abilities
Format: Name (Max. Level) - Description (Level[+Updates]/Next Level ...)

Active

 * Aggression (12) - Provokes opponent's desire to attack. (24+3/28+3/32+2/36+2)
 * Attack Aura (2) - Temporarily increases P. Atk. Conflicts with clerical "Might" Buff. (10/28)
 * Confusion (4) - Throws the enemy into confusion and gets them to change the target of their attack. (24/28/32/36)
 * Defense Aura (2) - Temporarily increases P. Def. Conflicts with clerical "Shield" Buff. (5/20)
 * Deflect Arrow (2) - Increases defense against bow attacks. (24/32)
 * Drain Health (16) - Absorbs HP. (15+2/20+2/24+3/28+3/32+3/36+3)
 * Freezing Strike (2) - Instantly freezes target area. Temporarily reduces enemy's Speed. (36+2)
 * Poison (1) - Poisons target. (20)
 * Power Break (2) - Instantly reduces enemy's P. Atk. (32/36)
 * Power Strike (9) - Gathers power for a fierce strike. Sword and blunt only. Over-hit available. (5+3/10+3/15+3)
 * Sting (12) - Bleed attack on target. Sword, dagger and two-handed sword only. Over-hit available. (24+3/28+3/32+3/36+3)
 * Ultimate Defense (1) - Increases P.Def. and M.Def. significantly. Character can't move. (20)

Passive

 * Focus Mind (1) - Increases MP Regeneration. (36)
 * Heavy Armor Mastery (15) - Increases P.Def. Heavy Armor only. (20+3/24+3/28+3/32+3/36+3)
 * Magic Resistance (15) - Increases M.Def. (20+3/24+3/28+3/32+3/36+3)
 * Shadow Sense (1) - Increases Accurancy at night (15)
 * Shield Mastery (2) - Increases Shield defense rate. (20/28)
 * Sword Blunt Mastery (8) - Increases P. Atk. Sword and Blunt only. (20/24/28+2/32+2/36+2)

Outdated

 * Armor Mastery (5) - Increase P.Def. (5/10+2/15+2)
 * Moral Blow (9) - Potentially deadly attack upon the enemy. Dagger only. (5+3/10+3/15+3)
 * Power Shot (9) - Causes great damage from afar when using a bow. Over-hit available. (5+3/10+3/15+3)
 * Weapon Mastery (3) - Increases P.Atk. (5/10/15)

Special
While the Paulus Knight focusses into sword or blunt and shield, the Bladedancer which derives from the Paulus Knight does NOT. Instead, they utilize dual swords. This is probably the only case where a class does change the class weapon during the class change.