Lawful Neutral Alignment

Lawful neutral is called the "judge" or "disciplined" alignment. A lawful neutral character typically believes strongly in lawful concepts such as honor, order, rules and tradition, and often follows a personal code. A lawful neutral society typically enforces strict laws to maintain social order, and places a high value on tradition.

Characters of this alignment are neutral with regard to good and evil. This does not mean that lawful neutral characters are amoral or immoral, or lack a mroal compass. Rather, their moral considerations come a distant second to what their code, tradition, or law dictates. They typically have a strong ethical code, but it is primarily guided by their system of belief, not by a commitment to good or evil.

There are three variants of lawful neutral: law enforcement, personal code, and lawbringer.

Law Enforcement
These characters typically hold a position of moderate authority, such as a soldier, a sheriff, or a steward. They do not believe they have the authority or the right to question the orders of their superiors. They will follow their orders to the letter of the law, without malice or mercy. These characters infuriate and confound chaotic characters to no end.

Personal Code
These characters do not necessarily follow society's laws but rather follow a rigid personal code of conduct. These characters may be mistaken for being chaotic good, or chaotic neutral. What distinguishes these characters from their chaotic counterparts, however, is the sheer rigidity of their code. Their is nothing "flighty" or "random" about their actions; everything is precisely structured, and followed to the letter.

Lawbringer
These characters believe so strongly in the value of law and justice that they are intent on bringing the light of justice to those who lack it. The unflinching, unforgiving nature of their crusade can appear controversial to on-lookers, and is often not well recieved by the people they are trying to "civilize."