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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kichwas" data-source="post: 575662" data-attributes="member: 891">That would counter the good side of their alignment, but not the lawful.If the society felt it just and honorable to kill peasants when they stepped out of line, doing such would be lawful.However I generally agree with your definitation.I find lawful to be about a view of order, honor, structure, and group over individual (or rather, holding to the importance and strength of group dynamics).Here's how I see lawful and chaos:( <a href="http://home.pacbell.net/arcady0/fahla/alignment.html" target="_blank">http://home.pacbell.net/arcady0/fahla/alignment.html</a> )Law-Chaos: The rules and structure of society and groups. A lawful persons values the group or society. A chaotic person values the individual. Each works to oppose it's opposite. If you just value one side without opposing the other you are neutral with tendancies.A lawful person therefore values groups, structure, and the rules of a society. They work well in group activities and do not like being forced to work alone. They can become lost and lacking in direction when there is no group structure.A chaotic person is individualistic, works poorly in a group, and disfavors cooperation. Prefering their own thing instead. They rebel against organized groups and feel oppressed by the rules of having to function within them. In a highly structured society they will be outcast and feel a heavy burden on themselves from what they see as oppressiveness.Prime examples:Asian countries are often very lawful. The group is valued and individualism is seen as selfish and disrespectful.The west; particularly the USA; is more chaotic. Though not fully so individualism and the ability to strike out on one's own is highly prized. However since it is a society and not an anarchy there is a dual nature in that it is also scorned and looked down upon if taken to a percieved excess.LG: Abe LincolnLN: ConfusciousLE: HitlerThese three dedicated their lives to the ideals of society and the rule of law and order. But they go about it very differently and have very different concepts of an ordered world.</blockquote>

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