Sometimes I think people have a serious persecution complex when it comes to criticism of Ul'dah/the Syndicate/Momodi's popoto souffle. Lolorito is pretty clearly acting selfishly for his own gain. I'd say he's hovering somewhere between Neutral Evil/True Neutral using the D&D scale. I usually hesitate to apply the system to characters not in a D&D setting where there is a very tangible presence of "good" and "evil."
But since that's the topic we're on, Neutrality actually isn't utterly lacking a motive, or being insane. That entirely depends on the character's ethos. For example, a Lawful Neutral leader tends to value law and order above all else, and will do whatever it takes to maintain that. They don't necessarily LACK morals, but they're overall not as important as obeying their ethos, whether it be dictated by law, tradition, or code.
A farmer who's only living his life and attempting to feed his family? True neutral, in most cases. Chaotic neutral tend to value personal freedom above all else - this can be something as extreme as an extremely erratic insane person, or just a free-spirit who prefers to live in the moment and doesn't give any thought to good or evil so long as he remains free to pursue his goal at the time. Jack Sparrow would be a great example of this, though I suppose it could be argued that he's insane as well. ;P
To sum up Neutral Evil, I'm just going to quote directly from the source.
But since that's the topic we're on, Neutrality actually isn't utterly lacking a motive, or being insane. That entirely depends on the character's ethos. For example, a Lawful Neutral leader tends to value law and order above all else, and will do whatever it takes to maintain that. They don't necessarily LACK morals, but they're overall not as important as obeying their ethos, whether it be dictated by law, tradition, or code.
A farmer who's only living his life and attempting to feed his family? True neutral, in most cases. Chaotic neutral tend to value personal freedom above all else - this can be something as extreme as an extremely erratic insane person, or just a free-spirit who prefers to live in the moment and doesn't give any thought to good or evil so long as he remains free to pursue his goal at the time. Jack Sparrow would be a great example of this, though I suppose it could be argued that he's insane as well. ;P
To sum up Neutral Evil, I'm just going to quote directly from the source.
Quote:A Neutral Evil character is typically selfish and has no qualms about turning on their allies-of-the-moment, and usually makes allies primarily to further their own goals. They have no compunctions about harming others to get what they want, but neither will they go out of their way to cause carnage or mayhem when they see no direct benefit to it. They abide by laws for only as long as it is convenient for them. A villain of this alignment can be more dangerous than either Lawful or Chaotic Evil characters, since she or he is neither bound by any sort of honor or tradition nor disorganized and pointlessly violent.
Yvelont Navarre
Parn Paparn
IC Blog for Yvelont: http://never-your-pawn.tumblr.com
OOC Blog: http://navarre-again.tumblr.com
Parn Paparn
IC Blog for Yvelont: http://never-your-pawn.tumblr.com
OOC Blog: http://navarre-again.tumblr.com
