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Message: <blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 7493560" data-attributes="member: 92511">The Lawful & Evil: Order, thus organization, civilization, thus  "the" Law (as written, to the letter), and Control (as an ideal  and practice). The Evil deals, ultimately, in subjugation, making things "less" than they are, perhaps also sadism and cruelty, ideals of selfishness and personal power (bringing down "the Good" or acute personal gain), doing what is wrong and/or negative for others in favor of what is good for the self, and through those actions furthering  the "Evil" and thus Subjugation of/among the greater  society/community/civilization. In a setting/world/region of monarchies,  this is divinity who is revered by [and probably would pay attention to] who the tyrants are, thus a divinity of  "Power [for power's sake]," thus embodying the UNfavorable traits of Leadership (which in a  fantasy RPG almost certainly includes a degree of military/combat  prowess) and the orderly control, as well as malevolent (Evil) or, at best, "apathetic" [to the needs of your "subjects"] rule.  Best symbolized and associated with (by simple mortal minds) Darkness; the Hells and their denizens, the embodiments of Lawful Evil - Devils; and things associated therewith like all manner of suffering, deal-/pact-making, perhaps deadly parts/elements of nature, and so things that support or seek to control the unknown and wicked dangers of the world,  things that are strong and unyielding, powerful, like chromatic dragons, devils, cruelty, slavery, and so on. Golgoran: The LE Masculine: the Gods' Tyrant/Adversary; god of supremacy, the acquisition of power; domination and malevolent rule, and so the orderly usurpation of the universe; manipulator of those under his banner; [would-be] vanquisher of the forces  of Good and Chaos. A Dark Knight and Fearsome King crowned in a ring of cold iron spikes.Hellaina: The LE Feminine: the Gods' Corrupter/Seductress/Manipulator; goddess of tainting and corrupting other beings to create horrors; thus a source and/or patroness of monsters and monstrosity; she is mythologically attributed as being the world's first vampire and/or succubus; unbreakable contracts/dealings (to the letter and no further!), manipulation, & "winning" [within the confines of the rules/Law]  are of paramount importance; seducer and manipulator of the Good, but through the exercise of Laws to ensure the interests of Evil and Subjugation as an outcome; deep  thought, weaving schemes, and wild cunning. A Mistress of Monsters and Irrefutable Beauty crowned with serpents. She  is often portrayed as flanked -if not surrounded by- by bats or succubi.The Neutral & Evil: Neutrality, thus fairness, balance, recognition  and acceptance of the Dualities of the universe, and Despair (as an ideal and practice). The Evil deals, ultimately, in subjugation, making things "less" than  they are, perhaps also sadism and cruelty, ideals of selfishness and  personal power (bringing down "the Good" or acute personal gain), doing  what is wrong and/or negative for others in favor of what is good for  the self, and through those actions furthering  the "Evil" and thus Subjugation of/among the greater  society/community. This is the divinity who is grovelled to by common folk, thus deities of  every-/anyone and broadly negative ideals, thus embodying Selfishness and the furthering and/or fighting FOR thereof.  Best symbolized and  associated with (by simple mortal minds) Greed, Accumulation [I got mine!], Gluttony, the detrimental uses and elements of Nature (poison, swamps, darkness and cold), and things associated therewith  like wealth, perhaps poison, Darkness is still important,  probably the nighttime and slowing/entropic times of year like winter, and keeps the elements of avoidance if not activity against and fears of light and good, but in more concrete terms (than the high "ideals" of  Lawful Good), like stealing, killing/murder, suffering and sadism, making/having enough food/money/shelter in general and specifically having MORE than others to exert power over them, and so  on. Inkkial:  The NE Masculine: the Gods' Thief/Murderer/Deceiver; god of shadows and shadowy pursuits; unseen movement and machinations, illusion and deception, and so the god of corrupt nobles as much as street thugs; patron of criminals; spy and assassin against  of the forces of Good. An Unseen Chill and Stabbing Whisper donning cloaks of shadows.Ishh: The NE Feminine: the  Gods' Despair/"the End"/Necromancer;  goddess of decay and entropy; thus death, putrification, and so  also associated with swamps, evil witchcraft, and disease; a bringer of wickedness and despair; she has  deep/unknown knowledge and unearthly skill in all sorcery; her association with death/disease makes her the ruler over undeath and the creatures of; she is believed, mythologically, to be responsible for the inevitable downfall of the gods and their hold on Creation [at which point, then, it is written, Golgoran and Jackuul will destroy the universe in their battle to assert control/their own supremacy]; association  with entropy and the evil side of the magical arts  give her a close association with the season of Winter and the hopelessness and barrenness therein. An Empty Face and Dark Sorceress bent in robes of dripping black ichor and wielding a twisted staff.The Chaotic & Evil: Chaos eschews the constraints of Law for  Freedoms, thus more individualistic, untamed nature (including "human  nature"), thus an appreciation and/or acceptance of the "wild-ness"  thereof, and still Destruction (as ideals and practices, anything that acts against the Law [and Good] is fair game). The ideals of freedom and power demand an appreciation  and adherence to Personal Strength [and the exercise thereof over others less strong]. The Evil deals, ultimately, in destruction, making things "less" than  they are, perhaps also sadism and cruelty, ideals of selfishness and  personal power (bringing down "the Good" or acute personal gain), doing  what is wrong and/or negative for others in favor of what is good for  the self, and through those actions furthering  the "Evil" and thus Subjugation of/among the greater  society/community/civilization. Best symbolized and associated with (by simple mortal minds) the Fire, the Abyss and its denizens, the embodiments of Chaotic Evil -Demons, and things associated therewith like pain, blood, violence, monsters, perhaps deserts, inhospitable or inhabitable natural  settings as a whole, and so on. Jackuul:  The CE Masculine: the Gods' Warmonger/Destroyer; god of war, bloodlust, and so battle, anger, wild fury, violence on the whole, the inflicting of and/or enjoyment of death, pain, and suffering of others; destruction for the sake of destruction, exerting power over others and the world around you, not in the pursuit of "control" [as the LE does] or "self-interest" [as the NE does] but for the sheer pathological enjoyment of exerting your power/strength over others to their detriment. An Unstoppable Force and Furious Warrior armored in flames, nearly always portrayed with a battle axe and/or sword in each hand and dripping in blood.Karri: The CE Feminine: the  Gods' Fire Queen/Consumer/Annihilator;   goddess of demons, deserts, and the destructive properties of fire; thus sandstorms, wildfires, scorched earth, etc...; she spawned the first demons and even the so-called "demon lords" are her children; she is the bottomless Abyss; a purveyor of all manner of suffering, consumer of the natural world til there is nothing left, particularly the Good and creatures that embody it (the fae/sylvan creatures, celestials,  etc...) to ensure the Evil and utter annihilation (through Chaos) as an outcome. A Primordial Demoness and Unfathomable Power in regal gowns of misery, crowned in multi-colored flames.   OK! Onto the "two per race" children of these 18 aspects of "The Nine." More in a bit.</blockquote>

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