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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
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 Posted - 13 Jan 2012 : 11:25:27
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| Elaith is a rythless criminal mastermind with a few redeeming qualities. This does not make him good. NE at the best. Though perhaps in the future he might restore his honor. Who knows? |
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Shadowsoul
Senior Scribe
Ireland
705 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2012 : 13:54:42
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| I believe that Elaith can do some good things while not actually being a "good" alignment. |
“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!”
#8213; J.R.R. Tolkien
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 13 Jan 2012 : 18:44:07
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Originally posted by Shadowsoul
I believe that Elaith can do some good things while not actually being a "good" alignment.
That is an essential and oft overlooked point. Even someone chaotic evil can like puppies and stop to help an old lady across the street, on occasion. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 14 Jan 2012 : 01:35:24
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Originally posted by Shadowsoul
I believe that Elaith can do some good things while not actually being a "good" alignment.
That is an essential and oft overlooked point. Even someone chaotic evil can like puppies and stop to help an old lady across the street, on occasion.
Agreed. I tend to think the whole conception for Chaotic Evil seems to emphasise the EVIL more than the CHAOTIC element of the alignment. The CHAOTIC can also constitute behaviour that isn't otherwise wholly EVIL. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 14 Jan 2012 : 18:17:48
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Why is it when I read this thread-title, I then add "... with a little salt, pepper, perhaps a dash of onion powder..."
I must be hanging out with Dopplegangers too much.
Anyhow, here in NY a few years back, a man was arrested for robbery (I can't recall the specifics). The only reason why the case made the news was because the man was in the news a year earlier for saving an elderly man from a dog attack.
Its all about circumstances. There is no 'black & white', or 'Good & evil'. In the right set of circumstances, everyone has the capability of both. |
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Elaith Craulnober could be good
