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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lackadaisical" data-source="post: 573101" data-attributes="member: 9641">LN.Lawful doesn't imply that you always follow a nation's laws so that fact that murder is illegal would be irrelevant. Lawful implies that there is a rhyme and reason behind your actions.  If stealing is permissable by your code while paying for items isn't allowed then regardless of how much you steal you are still lawful. If the cleric's code is to kill evil whenever he spots it, and he does so, he is still lawful. The inquisition did likewise and it wouldn't be defined as chaotic.If he was LG then he would kill evil because it benefitted the public. This cleric seems to kill evil simple because it is evil though. What if an NE accountant was amassing money by undercutting the thieves' guild's accounts and then spending the money on enlarging his estate? The accountant is creating jobs that will allow the poor to get off the streets and survive the winter. Killing the accountant would hurt the lower classes if a person loyal to the guild took his place. An LG character wouldn't act until he knew that killing the person would benefit society before he attacked. Of course, an LG person wouldn't commit murder regardless.An LE character would though. Unfortunately, the cleric's motives don't seem to be entirely selfish. He isn't getting paid by his church for every evil head he brings in is he? He's killing them because they are evil. A motive that isn't exactly selfish but also isn't always benefitting society.It's a neutral act from a person who is LN. Lawful and acting largely without regard for personal gain or society's gain.</blockquote>

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