Talk:Paladin's Mantle/@comment-120.144.30.163-20120704102356/@comment-24.242.121.189-20120919055452

Yes, you get it at the start of Reward and Responsibility. The Duke takes you to his little treasury and will use his ring to open the chest with the Paladin's Mantle in it. If you gave him a fake Wyrmking's Ring, it won't be able to open the chest, and he won't be able to give you the Mantle. Thus, give him the real ring earlier, and he'll be able to give you the Paladin's Mantle.

This is why NG+ is a good idea. You can run through this quest and get all the real rings you want, or you can get the one you want and play again to get the Mantle as well.