D&D General I lack knowledge of LN and CN monsters

[Voadam]

Formians (extraplanar colonizing ant person beings) are another classic LN monster, though there are those who consider that a problematic designation as they regularly take slaves and are not designated evil. WotC made them the big LN exemplar in 3e.

When the 1e MM came out it was mostly designed around the 5 point alignment system (Neutral, CE, LE, LG, CG as shown in the chart referenced earlier) so you do not see a bunch of CN or LN monsters in the core classic monsters but mostly in things that come later as AD&D moved to the 9 point alignment system.

Githzerai were originally Chaotic Neutral in the 1e FF but were able to be monks (who in 1e needed to be lawful) and their characterization as being in the Chaos of Limbo eventually flipped from the chaos plane as a natural fit to a characterization of their monk monasteries showing how their extreme lawfulness can be forged and tempered out of ultimate chaos and in 5e they are Lawful Neutral.

 

[Jmarso]

When I think of CN I think of Conan the Barbarian. Free spirit, obeys only his own code, chooses his own friends and alliances as he deems fit. He's either your best friend, your worst enemy, or an uncertainty to be avoided.

 

[Voadam]

Monster Manual II in 3.0 had Chaond and Zenythri, planetouched with blood connections to CN Slaadi and "mysterious beings of law" respectively. I do not know if they showed up in 2e before that.

 

[cmad1977]

True. Even used car salesmen are no longer considered inherently evil these days.

The greatest lie the devil ever told was that used car salesmen weren’t inherently evil.

 

[Quartz]

A little puzzle for smart people

How would you place those basic professions relatively to alignment ?

Athlete
Brute
Hunter
Ruler

All the above can be any alignment. The subordinates of the ruler would tend to be lawful, however.

Teacher.
Craftsman

Lawful.

Herbalist

Any.

.judge ( was called inspector ).

Lawful, almost by definition.

Jeweller

Any.