[Stephen_Zuckerman]

Very well put, Ozymandias. Not terribly well-spelled in several parts, but then, I've probably spelled four words wrong already, myself.

Generally, a TC (True Chaotic, another name for Chaotic Neutral) character can act like any alignment they feel like at the time; thier personalities are often shifting, and they often display characteristics of all four extreme alignments. For example, there may be a TC character who will torture and kill goblinoids just for the heck of it (a CE trait), and who'll steal anything that isn't nailed down (and some things that are!), but only things that can be replaced, not things like an old family heirloom (LE). That same character might rush in to save the day for a pretty woman (CG), and still simply not allow any children to be harmed, if his life can stop it. (LG)

I actually had a character run in one of my campaigns that was exactly like that; fun one, that. TC characters often shift alignments permanently, much more than characters of other starting alignments. TC represents a tendancy for exactly that; shifts in values, tendancies, etc., and just like a crook going straight (Johnny Dangerously! TC to CG), or a thief deciding to "set up shop" for himself, no matter who he has to step on (Dr. Doom! TC to LE), a True Chaotic character is likely to suddenly find a new outlook on life, and make a subtle shift to that.