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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FalcWP" data-source="post: 3037068" data-attributes="member: 16858">Probably.  But the question wasn't if it was Good or Evil (which doesn't matter to a monk), but Lawful or Chaotic.  In this case, it sounds as if the particular monastic order is against killing - it would form one tenet of their beliefs.  Causing any killings would probably strain that belief system.  Breaking such a belief would probably be enough of a departure from the monk's path to cost him his abilities.Now, some monks might justify their actions as serving the greater portion of their belief system (for instance, justice).  These monks would not have to be Lawful Evil.  For instance, a Lawful Good monk who believes that the death of these lackeys will serve the purpose of law, but is unwilling to directly take their lives, might seek to manipulate events to cause their deaths.  A Lawful Neutral monk might feel that justice demands their death.  A Lawful Evil monk might feel that the quickest path to his personal vengeance is by having the lackeys killed.  They might all use the same methods to achieve the same results, but their actions are dictated by different motives.</blockquote>