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<blockquote data-quote="DarthDiablo" data-source="post: 3752249" data-attributes="member: 55048"><p>Taken from Wikipedia: Elric of Melniboné</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Decadent, cruel and devoid of sentiment and other gentler passions: sounds Evil to me. Having a conscience and modern sensibilites (I'm assuming in relation to modern day western society) sounds Good. Also appears he may have been an influence for Drizz't from FR.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Looks like he was Good all along, compared to his Chaotic(Evil) heritage. In contrast, it appears the lawful gods of this series are Evil as well. He didn't like either of them, so I have to agree with your NG comparison regarding Elric's alignment. Or maybe it was his Evil sword pushing his buttons. I'll have to read these books again!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Duke of Hell and Chaos lord who enjoys Elric's moral dilemmas. Sounds like Chaos is Evil to me.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here the sword is described as Evil. Was it called called Chaotic in the books?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I suppose this one could be read as Good or Evil, as he is aiding Elric against his own enemies.</p><p></p><p>From what I've gathered here, it appears both rulers of Chaos and Law are all evil. Elric defies his chaotic (evil) nature, but as things progress he finds the gods of Law are evil too. Elric, being Good, ends up fighting both. </p><p></p><p>From my point of view, this is again a battle of Good vs. Evil. Elric is good (mostly), but constantly struggles with his social position & the will of his sword. All the gods are evil. The Chaotics being more blatent, but the Lawful ones being more manipulative. Elric battles the obvious (chaotic) ones first, but then discovers the Lawful ones are Evil too. Hmmm sounds familiar. We could just drop Demons & Devils into the place of Chaos & Law and wind up with something similar. Again it's Good vs. Evil with Law & Chaos being more of a description of how they are Good or Evil. Personality traits & politics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarthDiablo, post: 3752249, member: 55048"] Taken from Wikipedia: Elric of Melniboné Decadent, cruel and devoid of sentiment and other gentler passions: sounds Evil to me. Having a conscience and modern sensibilites (I'm assuming in relation to modern day western society) sounds Good. Also appears he may have been an influence for Drizz't from FR. Looks like he was Good all along, compared to his Chaotic(Evil) heritage. In contrast, it appears the lawful gods of this series are Evil as well. He didn't like either of them, so I have to agree with your NG comparison regarding Elric's alignment. Or maybe it was his Evil sword pushing his buttons. I'll have to read these books again! Duke of Hell and Chaos lord who enjoys Elric's moral dilemmas. Sounds like Chaos is Evil to me. Here the sword is described as Evil. Was it called called Chaotic in the books? I suppose this one could be read as Good or Evil, as he is aiding Elric against his own enemies. From what I've gathered here, it appears both rulers of Chaos and Law are all evil. Elric defies his chaotic (evil) nature, but as things progress he finds the gods of Law are evil too. Elric, being Good, ends up fighting both. From my point of view, this is again a battle of Good vs. Evil. Elric is good (mostly), but constantly struggles with his social position & the will of his sword. All the gods are evil. The Chaotics being more blatent, but the Lawful ones being more manipulative. Elric battles the obvious (chaotic) ones first, but then discovers the Lawful ones are Evil too. Hmmm sounds familiar. We could just drop Demons & Devils into the place of Chaos & Law and wind up with something similar. Again it's Good vs. Evil with Law & Chaos being more of a description of how they are Good or Evil. Personality traits & politics. [/QUOTE]
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