Faolyn
(she/her)
That's the problem with neutrality and with the alignment system in general, and more specifically, with using alignment to cover both cosmic entities and personal morality.Just out of curiosity, what's your vision of a Neutral that isn't "kinda evil in itself"? Because if "recognizes the existence of Evil and doesn't dedicate itself to its destruction" disqualifies you from being Neutral, I'm curious about how you define that particular term.
From the standpoint of personal morality, the Krynnish gods of Neutrality are, in fact, neutral. They are gods of craft, wisdom, trade, etc. Things that are neither good nor evil (or can be used for both good or evil purposes).
In Krynn, there's supposed to be a cosmic balance of good and evil. The Krynnish Neutral gods allowed this balance to be disrupted by allowing Good to perform great evil even though by doing so, the Neutral gods went against their own divine portfolios. It is not wise to destroy a nation to stop one person. Zivilyn, god of wisdom, did nothing. There are smarter, more efficient ways to go about stopping the kingpriest. Gilean, god of knowledge, did nothing. Destroying a nation disrupts trade and the practicing of crafts. Shinare, god of trade, and Reorx, god of crafts, did nothing. By inaction, they caused the balance to tip to evil. But if they had acted to prevent the Cataclysm, the balance would not have been disrupted.
If you'll pardon the trite phrase, "Not saying no is as good as saying yes." And in a case of cosmic Good versus Evil, the Good gods performed great evil, the Neutral gods did nothing, and the Evil gods got a big boost.