Especially easy now since the absolute/mechanical effects of alignment have been stripped in 5e.
I feel like the alignment system is often inconsistent and CN has shifted to become far more rational (and playable for PCs!) than I remember from say 2e.
But I always associated the weirdness of...
I enjoyed reading this prompt, thx. All good advice up above.
Re: townsfolk having trouble choosing a gift for the dragon, I would suggest adding some structure. It’s a bit unclear and I might be misinterpreting but rather than have the townsfolk be simply uncertain, I would invent 2-3...