Alignment

• Celestials are always good aligned. They are composed of pure good, and therefore are incapable of doing intentional wrong. They understand the inevitability of unintended consequences, and try wholeheartedly to avoid those situations.

• Fiends are always evil aligned. They are composed of pure evil, therefore they cannot consciously perform purely benevolent acts. They may perform acts that aid others if they somehow also benefit, and favor, themself.

• Daema are descended from races corrupted by Ameadaeus. The thinner the bloodline, their predisposition to evil is diminished. Least daema such as orcs and goblins can choose to live a beneficent life, but such behavior is often discouraged by their cultures.

• The races of Mankind always have a choice of good or evil. Certain cultures may foster a predisposition toward one alignment, but there are often exceptions. For instance, although those in power over Talonia promote many practices that are evil, much of the population may not condone the actions of their government. Most folks just want to live in peace and prosperity, so a Talonian commoner is unlikely to oppose foreigners unless they pose an immediate threat to themself or their family. They are unwilling to compromise a stable situation and do not like to cause trouble, prefering to stay out of the way.

Lawful Good

Help others and protect them from harm. In favor of laws to keep order, and value is placed on authority.

Neutral Good Help others and protect them from harm. Values the wellbeing of others.

Chaotic Good Help others and protect them from harm. Against passing laws as means of enforcing values.

Lawful Neutral Promotes orderliness, honor, and keeping of oaths. Supports lawmaking to promote order.

True Neutral Does what seems to be a good idea. She doesn’t feel strongly one way or the other, and avoids actions considered extreme.

Chaotic Neutral Values his own liberty but doesn’t strive to protect others’ freedom. Not motivated to extremes of altruism or atrocity.

Lawful Evil Stands for honor and social order, but punishes crime harshly. Supports passing laws to promote order even if they result in harm to others.

Neutral Evil Does whatever one wants and that they can get away with. Places no value on the wellbeing of others.

Chaotic Evil Fueled by pure self-interest without regard to the people hurt in the process. Do whatever you want.

Choosing an Alignment

One way of deciding upon an alignment is to consider your characters viewpoint on morality and ethics, using the following method.

Focus - the concern or goal in question; polarized concepts.

Medium - the means of accomplishing the focus; polarized concepts.

Arbitrator - essentially a tie breaker which may be positive, negative, or neutral.

Morality

Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Justice

Good (Beneficence for its own sake.)

Neutral (Doing good for the rewards offered.)

Neutral (Misdeeds intended for the benefit of others.)

Evil (Maleficence driven by self-interest.)

If ones methods of accomplishing the focus are overall just, adjust toward Good.

If ones methods of accomplishing the focus are particularly unjust, adjust toward Evil.

Ethicality

Liberty, Order, Trust

Law (Belief that order arises through strict discipline.)

Neutral (Belief that freedom can be attained through the channels of law.)

Neutral (Belief that obligations can be fulfilled without neccesity of governmental action.)

Chaos (Belief that the law cannot deliver liberty.)

If ones methods of accomplishing the focus are overall noble, adjust toward Law.

If ones methods of accomplishing the focus are particularly dishonorable, adjust toward Chaos.