[Ozy_Llewellyn]

I normally dislike touching these posts. As I feel that people need define matters of opinion and belief for themselves. However, it was suggested to me that only thru various informed opinions and factual arguments can people hope to comprehend and learn. Thus to satiate and placate I’ll give you my take on Chaotic Neutral. So with that disclaimer in mind I will give it my best to answer your question.

Chaotic – The Rebel

People of the chaotic persuasion do not necessarily disagree with laws or even rebel against them. However they do lack in many self principles and are prone to non concrete changes in personality and moral fabric. It is uncommon but not unheard of for these people to keep a promise for holding a promise takes honor that chaotic individuals truly lack.

To society as a whole these individuals are normally outcasts of society, something that by definition is an unchanging code of conduct. Thus a person whom has a morality that can and will change relatively easily, there is a great deal of friction. What spurs this chaos comes from as many sources as a personality can come from.

Neutral – The Balance

Good and evil, what do they really mean? Do they mean some philosophical outlook such as the wicked devils and the heavenly angels? Or is their something more, something far more identifiable and concrete. Perhaps it has to do with actual ethical values, do these values seek towards good ends or not. If so then in the grand scheme of things a neutral individual has habits and beliefs that balance between helping others and helping themselves. At times this can be a subtle thing; at others it can be drastic.

In society this is probably the most common alignment, very few people are willing to sacrifice life and limb at a minimal profit just to help others. Yet at the same token few people are willing to hurt the masses just to make a bit of jink. This leaves the majority; they are neutral and probably swaying a bit towards good or evil. They strive for self improvement but they are not about to do so at the expense of more then a few, and probably not to the point where people are killed. No more likely are they about to risk their life, limb, property or soul to save strangers. Thou there are likely exceptions abundant in either case.

Chaotic Neutral –

To merge the two you find a difficult alignment, a person unlikely to remain morally stable. Individuals capable and likely to commit crimes if they feel it warranted. Do to the shifting morality, and interest in self gain. In the stressful and sometimes on the move decisions required of adventurers this can blend the line between good and evil. This leads to a dangerous combination of recklessness and the establishment of the restrictions of alignment.

In society these people are often seen as anarchists and rebels, and admittedly a fair number are. They are in it for themselves, thou they still distaste wonton harming of others. Yet they are quick to lie and quick to abandon any cause they feel isn’t worth it. This lack of self discipline tends to lead to poor performance in highly regulated occupations. A quick example would be an accountant that cooks the books to insure their job. Illegal, immoral yet it is hard to see anyone getting hurt until your caught.

Now lets here from everyone else.