After doing some searching (mainly for myself, as I'm looking into an Inquisitor run myself): I think I discovered part of the reason that Keldorn acts the way he does towards Viconia.
Please note @Pantalion I'm not saying this justify's his actions, as others have mentioned, Keldorn is an amazingly flawed Paladin (which IMO makes his character itself better).
But it might help us to further analyze why Keldorn is well, Keldorn, in particular towards Viconia.
Important things to note, that will be further explained later on:
Keldorn is an Inquisitor subclass (I'll be using this later, but in doing research, they actually pulled it almost completely out of the Complete Book of Paladins for AD&D).
Keldorn's Patron is Torm
Viconia is a priestess of Shar.
Breaking all that down
From the Complete Book of Paladin's AD&D Handbook: Description (Pretty much the same as we're given in game): The Inquisitor has devoted his life to finding and elmininating practitioners of evil magic. A scholar as well as a warrior, he is unyielding in his efforts to thwart the clerics and wizards who have aligned with the forces of darkness.
Role: To an Inquisitor, magic is a sacred force, and he detests those who use it for evil. An evil spellcaster who refuses to renounce his corrupt ways, invites the Inquisitor's wrath. The typical Inquisitor is intense and analytical, more interested in quiet reflection than small talk. Though private by nature, an Inquisitor establishes deep friendship in those he comes to trust, particularly good-aligned Wizards and Clerics.
From the Forgotten Realms Wiki: Torm - 3rd edition portfolio (which applies because we're in a post time of troubles world, even if we used AD&D toolset). Duty, Loyalty, Obedience, Paladins More important to the discussion is "Relationships": Torm had many enemies amongst the foul deities, chief among them Bane and Shar. He holds special enmity for Cyric, as he saw the dark god had greatly damaged Tyr.
Shar - Cavern, Darkness, Evil, Knowledge
She created the Shadow Weave (As an attack on the Weave itself)
Conclusions: In this case, while he does blatantly call out her "Drow"ness, if he'd come to the same conclusions about a human priest of Shar, he would be acting 100% in accordance with his Kit and Role, trying to stop a member of a Goddess that is one of his Patron's chief enemies.
That Goddess, also happens to be trying to subvert the sanctity of magic, by creating a new "weave" itself.
I also hold that he should equally go after Edwin, and I did find 1 case where a user on the internet when BG2 released that said Keldorn and Edwin did eventually come to blows. But I have not been able to verify this. Frankly, given his Kit, and that Duty is a key part of his Patron's portfolio, he SHOULD have issues with Edwin as well. The argument could even be made that it's a bug if he doesn't.
This does not change the fact that he's a shitty parent to his kids and at times a lousy husband to his wife. Nor does the fact that he launches into Viconia on a racist tirade (however well deserved a significant chunk of drow earn it), rather than the fact that she's a follower of Shar.
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Please note @Pantalion I'm not saying this justify's his actions, as others have mentioned, Keldorn is an amazingly flawed Paladin (which IMO makes his character itself better).
But it might help us to further analyze why Keldorn is well, Keldorn, in particular towards Viconia.
Important things to note, that will be further explained later on:
Keldorn is an Inquisitor subclass (I'll be using this later, but in doing research, they actually pulled it almost completely out of the Complete Book of Paladins for AD&D).
Keldorn's Patron is Torm
Viconia is a priestess of Shar.
Breaking all that down
From the Complete Book of Paladin's AD&D Handbook:
Description (Pretty much the same as we're given in game): The Inquisitor has devoted his life to finding and elmininating practitioners of evil magic. A scholar as well as a warrior, he is unyielding in his efforts to thwart the clerics and wizards who have aligned with the forces of darkness.
Role: To an Inquisitor, magic is a sacred force, and he detests those who use it for evil. An evil spellcaster who refuses to renounce his corrupt ways, invites the Inquisitor's wrath.
The typical Inquisitor is intense and analytical, more interested in quiet reflection than small talk. Though private by nature, an Inquisitor establishes deep friendship in those he comes to trust, particularly good-aligned Wizards and Clerics.
From the Forgotten Realms Wiki:
Torm - 3rd edition portfolio (which applies because we're in a post time of troubles world, even if we used AD&D toolset). Duty, Loyalty, Obedience, Paladins
More important to the discussion is "Relationships": Torm had many enemies amongst the foul deities, chief among them Bane and Shar. He holds special enmity for Cyric, as he saw the dark god had greatly damaged Tyr.
Shar - Cavern, Darkness, Evil, Knowledge
She created the Shadow Weave (As an attack on the Weave itself)
Conclusions:
In this case, while he does blatantly call out her "Drow"ness, if he'd come to the same conclusions about a human priest of Shar, he would be acting 100% in accordance with his Kit and Role, trying to stop a member of a Goddess that is one of his Patron's chief enemies.
That Goddess, also happens to be trying to subvert the sanctity of magic, by creating a new "weave" itself.
I also hold that he should equally go after Edwin, and I did find 1 case where a user on the internet when BG2 released that said Keldorn and Edwin did eventually come to blows. But I have not been able to verify this. Frankly, given his Kit, and that Duty is a key part of his Patron's portfolio, he SHOULD have issues with Edwin as well. The argument could even be made that it's a bug if he doesn't.
This does not change the fact that he's a shitty parent to his kids and at times a lousy husband to his wife. Nor does the fact that he launches into Viconia on a racist tirade (however well deserved a significant chunk of drow earn it), rather than the fact that she's a follower of Shar.