My alignment discussions with my husband often end with him reminding me that lawful means (in his 3.5ish head) that they adhere to the laws as written by the in-control power. Lawful Good will obey the law to the benefit of all, chotic good will do whatever NEEDS to be done, n their eyes, to benefit everyone. and themselves. Lawful Evil will exploit the rules, find loopholes, and make new laws, while Chaotic evil just does whatever they feel like, without regard for the rules.
I specify that because the alignment cheat sheet you linked to id's lawful as being honorably and truthful, and so forth. and that makes a BIG difference in how I voted the Ozarkers.
I also havn't read the stories in probably about a year.... so, my memories may be fuzzy.
Alex - CG because she does The Right Thing, according to HER rules.
Anna - LG, but Alex has passed on a lot of "chaotic points" so she's edging a bit towards NG. :) she likes the rules and doesn't like breaking them, but can and will if needed.
David - NG, of course. Because hey, there are rules, sure, but doing the good thing is more reasonable.
Constance, Forbearance, and Innocence - Lawful Neutral. They do follow the rules of their society, but I think if Ozarker rules came in conflict with the "american" rules, the Ozarker rules would come first.. Innocence, of course, is rebelling a bit, but there's a difference between wearing your hair under a cap and committing murder. They of course want to do the right thing... but the right thing isn't always the good thing. And then there's the question: If Ozarker rules and American rules DO come into conflict... if they DO follow Ozarker rules.. are they really still "Good"? I mean.. if they had a rule that said they could kill or injure someone who had slighted them most terribly (say, murdered a loved one, a sibling or something), where the american rules would say "imprisoned and put on trial, sentenced, etc" ... Does obeying make them evil? Neutral? Good? The Ozarkers are very hard to place, to me... but I stand by LN... but they follow THEIR rules, even though their rules are a minority. AS for good and evil.... I think they, of everyone, stand for balance. Maybe this is because in my head, they're sitting there holding on to troublesome's arm and pulling on her, will all their might, to keep her standing upright. I could honestly justify any alignment on the good or neutral side of the spectrum for them :) Innocence is more chaotic then her sisters, but only in small ways.
Julia is True neutral. She strikes me as the sort who'd do whatever seemed most right at the time.. regardless of if she had to fib or break rules, though those same rules would give her hesitation as she broke them. she has an inclination to good.
Max was CN He had too much of his father's influence to realy be "good" I think. He has a Good inclination, definetly, though. He only cares about the rules though, in as far as they can serve him to get him out of trouble, or to make him look better. I think he'd eventually have shifted to be CG or NG, but not yet.
Darla is CN... as.. I believe, for the most part, she was being manipulated. that doesn't make someone evil, just gullible. and generally, she was trying to look out for her own interests. In time she MIGHT have become evil, but...
Larry True Nuetral because Neutral :)
Lilith and Diana - NG for both of them.. they flex the rules to do good.. and I believe they both intend to do good... even if the rules don't always agree with them. I gotta laugh at the people who are saying that they're LAWFUL EVIL and stuff XD
Yay char limits. replying to myself with the last few...
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I specify that because the alignment cheat sheet you linked to id's lawful as being honorably and truthful, and so forth. and that makes a BIG difference in how I voted the Ozarkers.
I also havn't read the stories in probably about a year.... so, my memories may be fuzzy.
Alex - CG because she does The Right Thing, according to HER rules.
Anna - LG, but Alex has passed on a lot of "chaotic points" so she's edging a bit towards NG. :) she likes the rules and doesn't like breaking them, but can and will if needed.
David - NG, of course. Because hey, there are rules, sure, but doing the good thing is more reasonable.
Constance, Forbearance, and Innocence - Lawful Neutral. They do follow the rules of their society, but I think if Ozarker rules came in conflict with the "american" rules, the Ozarker rules would come first.. Innocence, of course, is rebelling a bit, but there's a difference between wearing your hair under a cap and committing murder. They of course want to do the right thing... but the right thing isn't always the good thing. And then there's the question: If Ozarker rules and American rules DO come into conflict... if they DO follow Ozarker rules.. are they really still "Good"? I mean.. if they had a rule that said they could kill or injure someone who had slighted them most terribly (say, murdered a loved one, a sibling or something), where the american rules would say "imprisoned and put on trial, sentenced, etc" ... Does obeying make them evil? Neutral? Good? The Ozarkers are very hard to place, to me... but I stand by LN... but they follow THEIR rules, even though their rules are a minority. AS for good and evil.... I think they, of everyone, stand for balance. Maybe this is because in my head, they're sitting there holding on to troublesome's arm and pulling on her, will all their might, to keep her standing upright. I could honestly justify any alignment on the good or neutral side of the spectrum for them :) Innocence is more chaotic then her sisters, but only in small ways.
Julia is True neutral. She strikes me as the sort who'd do whatever seemed most right at the time.. regardless of if she had to fib or break rules, though those same rules would give her hesitation as she broke them. she has an inclination to good.
Max was CN He had too much of his father's influence to realy be "good" I think. He has a Good inclination, definetly, though. He only cares about the rules though, in as far as they can serve him to get him out of trouble, or to make him look better. I think he'd eventually have shifted to be CG or NG, but not yet.
Darla is CN... as.. I believe, for the most part, she was being manipulated. that doesn't make someone evil, just gullible. and generally, she was trying to look out for her own interests. In time she MIGHT have become evil, but...
Larry True Nuetral because Neutral :)
Lilith and Diana - NG for both of them.. they flex the rules to do good.. and I believe they both intend to do good... even if the rules don't always agree with them. I gotta laugh at the people who are saying that they're LAWFUL EVIL and stuff XD
Yay char limits. replying to myself with the last few...