Good-aligned folk typically wont rack up the sheer numbers compared to evil or neutral folk who can be far less discerning with who they kill.

Paladins suffer from difficulty in sealing kills. While they're pretty solid tanks, and deal reliable damage, they have a harder time keeping you pinned down.

They have an easy time winning the fight, but fall short on sealing the deal.

Defiance is nothing to sniff at, either. It won't make a hero out of a horse thief, but its still a high average nodisarm weapon with some rather nasty progs, and a damage type that is hard to prep against.