The other night, one of my gaming groups got into a brief discussion of evil in Krynn. Here is a look at some of the evil alignments of main evil characters in Krynn.
LAWFUL EVIL
Toede
Gildentongue
Kitiara
Verminaard
Ariakus
CHAOTIC EVIL
Lord Soth (how he became evil is clearly not a lawful act- but for most of the Chronicles trilogy, he seems fairly obedient- I think he is a little more chaotic in the Legends trilogy. Chaotic Evil obey those stronger than them if it is expedient to do so.)
Fistandantilus
Raistlin (listed as Neutral as a player character- obviously he was neutral at one point)
Dalamar
Continuity is surprisingly difficult for settings that are published in such piecemeal fashion. There are lots of opportunities for errors. Sure enough-
Tales of the Lance lists Fistandantilus as Neutral Evil. I think perpetually trying to steal the souls of young male apprentices is more a Chaotic Evil act than a Neutral Evil one. Although Neutral Evil's description is not contrary to Fistandantilus's behavior ("greed"). Chaotic Evil is a better description "the strong have the right to take what they want, and the weak are there to be exploited". (In fairness it should be noted that Tales of the Lance does claim to be authoritative and overruling previous works.)
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