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Lawful good

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'''Lawful good''' is one of the nine [[alignment]]s that represent a [[creature]]'s general moral and personal attitudes.

==The Crusader==
A lawful good [[character]] acts as a good person is expected or required to act. She combines a commitment to oppose [[evil]] with the discipline to fight relentlessly. She tells the truth, keeps her word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. A lawful good character hates to see the guilty go unpunished. Alhandra, a [[paladin]] who fights evil without mercy and protects the innocent without hesitation, is lawful good.

Lawful good is an alignment which combines honor and compassion.However, some, especially [[paladin]]s, may sometimes find themselves faced with the dilemma of whether to obey Law or Good when the two conflict - for example, upholding a sworn oath when it would lead innocents to come to harm - or conflicts between two orders, such as between their religious law and the law of the local ruler. Because of this, lawful good is sometimes the most self-destructive form of [[lawful|law]] and [[good]] (compare with [[chaotic evil]]), due to losing ones self to conflicts between altruism and ethos.

The [[Upper Planes|upper plane]] of [[Celestia]] embodies this concept.

Note: Lawful Good doesn't mean lawful stupid. For example, a lawful good character would still accept rewards for saving a village from a monster attack (if the village could afford the reward); and when faced with a choice to break their code or hurt someone, most Lawful Good characters will break their code (especially paladins, for whom Good is more important than Law).

==Fictional Examples==
*Superman
*Sturm Brightblade (Dragonlance)
*Hermione Granger (initially)
*Aragorn (Book Version) and Sam Gamgee (Lord of the Rings)

==See also==
[[:Category:Lawful good deities|Lawful good deities]]
[[Category:Alignments]]

Neutral evil

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'''Neutral evil''' is one of the nine [[alignment]]s that represent a [[creature]]'s general moral and personal attitudes.

== The Malefactor ==
A neutral evil villain does whatever they can get away with. They are out for themselves, pure and simple. They shed no tears for those they kill, whether for profit, sport, or convenience. They have no love of order and hold no illusion that following laws, traditions, or codes would make them any better or more noble. On the other hand, they don’t have the restless nature or love of conflict that a chaotic evil villain has. As an example, the criminal who robs and murders to get what they want is neutral evil.

Neutral evil characters are primarily concerned with themselves and their own advancement. They have no particular objection to working with others or, for that matter, going it on their own. Their only interest is in getting ahead. If there is a quick and easy way to gain a profit, whether it be legal, questionable, or obviously illegal, they take advantage of it. Although neutral evil characters do not have the every-man-for-himself attitude of chaotic characters, they have no qualms about betraying their friends and companions for personal gain. They typically base their allegiance on power and money, which makes them quite receptive to bribes.

Some neutral evil villains hold up evil as an ideal, committing evil for its own sake. Most often, such villains are devoted to evil deities or secret societies.

Neutral evil is the alignment which represents pure evil without honor and without variation.

The [[Gray Wastes]] of Hades (and to an extent, [[Gehenna]] and [[Carceri]]) embodies this concept.

==Fictional Examples==
*Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars)
*Scar (Lion King)
*Saruman(Movie Version)
*Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
*Jon Irenicus(Baldur's Gate 2)
*Raistlin Majere (Dragonlance), while wearing the Black Robes

==See also==
[[:Category:Neutral evil deities|Neutral evil deities]]
[[Category:Alignments]]

Chaotic evil

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'''Chaotic evil''' is one of the nine [[alignment]]s that represent a [[creature]]'s general moral and personal attitudes.

==The Destroyer==
A [[chaotic]] [[evil]] character does whatever his greed, hatred, and lust for destruction drive him to do. He is hot-tempered, vicious, arbitrarily violent, and unpredictable. If he is simply out for whatever he can get, he is ruthless and brutal. If he is committed to the spread of evil and chaos, he is even worse.

These characters are the bane of all that is good and organized. Chaotic evil characters are motivated by the desire for personal gain and pleasure. They see absolutely nothing wrong with taking whatever they want by whatever means possible. Laws and governments are the tools of weaklings unable to fend for themselves. The strong have the right to take what they want, and the weak are there to be exploited.

Thankfully, their plans are haphazard, and any groups they join or form are poorly organized. Typically, chaotic evil people can be made to work together only by force, and their leader lasts only as long as he can thwart attempts to topple or assassinate him.

As an example, a sorcerer pursuing capricious schemes of vengeance and havoc without long-term plans or organized methods is chaotic evil. Chaotic evil is sometimes called "demonic", because [[demon]]s are the epitome of chaotic evil.

Chaotic evil is the alignment which represents the destruction not only of beauty and life but also of the order on which beauty and life depend. It also the most unstable and destructive form of chaos or evil (compare and contrast with [[lawful good]]), due to losing ones self to impulse and desire.

Chaotic evil does not mean "chaotic stupid". A chaotic evil character does not HAVE to commit an evil act at every opportunity; and since he is self-serving, he will generally not do so when it is not in his best interests--unless he is too impulsive to think ahead that far.

The Infinite Layers of the [[Abyss]] (of the [[Lower Planes]]) embodies this concept.

==Fictional Examples==
*The Reavers (Firefly)
*Bellatrix Lestrange (Harry Potter)
*The Joker (Batman)
*Alex (A Clockwork Orange)
*Belkar Bitterleaf and Xykon (Order of the Stick), the former a protagonist and the latter being the villain
*Jason (Friday the Thirteenth)
*Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street)

==See also==
[[:Category:Chaotic evil deities|Chaotic evil deities]]
[[Category:Alignments]]

Chaotic good

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'''Chaotic good''' is one of the nine [[alignment]]s that represent a [[creature]]'s general moral and personal attitudes.

==The Rebel==
A chaotic good [[character]] acts as his conscience directs him with little regard for what others expect of him. He makes his own way, but he's kind and benevolent. He believes in goodness and right but has little use for laws and regulations. He hates it when people try to intimidate others and tell them what to do. He follows his own moral compass, which, although good, may not agree with that of society. As an example Soverliss, a [[ranger]] who waylays the evil baron's tax collectors, is chaotic good. Chaotic good combines a good heart with a free spirit.

Chaotic good characters are strong indivualists marked by a streak of kindness and benevolence. They have no use for people who "try to push folk around and tell them what to do." A brave frontiersman forever moving on as settlers follow in his wake is an example of a chaotic good character.

Chaotic good characters can often be found tearing down dictatorial (usually [[Lawful evil]]) governments, ending slavery or leading slave rebellions, fighting for equality and the rights of sentient creatures, and standing up for the oppressed.

The celestial plane of [[Arborea]], along with the [[eladrin]]s, embodies this concept.

==Fictional examples==
*Robin Hood (in most versions)
*Han Solo (Star Wars; starts out [[Chaotic neutral]])
*Sirius Black(Harry Potter)
* V (V for Vendetta)
*James T. Kirk (Star Trek)
*Merry and Pippin (Lord of the Rings)

==See also==
[[:Category:Chaotic good deities|Chaotic good deities]]
[[Category:Alignments]]