THE DARK PRINCE. [ARCHIVED]

“[The Dark Prince] himself is unimaginable without his followers but does not resemble them. [...] Even in grim situations he retains a smiling tranquility which comes suddenly to seem sinister. His followers surrender their individuality in the collective excitement. But they do not achieve union with the source of that excitement, however close they may seem to approach. Graz’zt eludes them, and retains his enigmatic smile.”

“[The Dark Prince] himself is unimaginable without his followers but does not resemble them. [...] Even in grim situations he retains a smiling tranquility which comes suddenly to seem sinister. His followers surrender their individuality in the collective excitement. But they do not achieve union with the source of that excitement, however close they may seem to approach. Graz’zt eludes them, and retains his enigmatic smile.”

“[The Dark Prince] himself is unimaginable without his followers but does not resemble them. [...] Even in grim situations he retains a smiling tranquility which comes suddenly to seem sinister. His followers surrender their individuality in the collective excitement. But they do not achieve union with the source of that excitement, however close they may seem to approach. Graz’zt eludes them, and retains his enigmatic smile.”

“[The Dark Prince] himself is unimaginable without his followers but does not resemble them. [...] Even in grim situations he retains a smiling tranquility which comes suddenly to seem sinister. His followers surrender their individuality in the collective excitement. But they do not achieve union with the source of that excitement, however close they may seem to approach. Graz’zt eludes them, and retains his enigmatic smile.”

“[The Dark Prince] himself is unimaginable without his followers but does not resemble them. [...] Even in grim situations he retains a smiling tranquility which comes suddenly to seem sinister. His followers surrender their individuality in the collective excitement. But they do not achieve union with the source of that excitement, however close they may seem to approach. Graz’zt eludes them, and retains his enigmatic smile.”

“[The Dark Prince] himself is unimaginable without his followers but does not resemble them. [...] Even in grim situations he retains a smiling tranquility which comes suddenly to seem sinister. His followers surrender their individuality in the collective excitement. But they do not achieve union with the source of that excitement, however close they may seem to approach. Graz’zt eludes them, and retains his enigmatic smile.”

“[The Dark Prince] himself is unimaginable without his followers but does not resemble them. [...] Even in grim situations he retains a smiling tranquility which comes suddenly to seem sinister. His followers surrender their individuality in the collective excitement. But they do not achieve union with the source of that excitement, however close they may seem to approach. Graz’zt eludes them, and retains his enigmatic smile.”

FELLSILVER. If I hurl spells but think not of the consequences, I am nothing. If I take lives but count not the cost, I am nothing. If I steal in the night and see not the faces of the devastated come the next morning, I am nothing. If I make decrees like a ruler but undertake none of the other responsibilities of the throne, I am nothing. And if I do all these things in the name of the Watchful Order, I am less than nothing. Doth thy mirror crack? // Laeral Silverhand, Independent & Largely Canon Compliant, Written by Holly ©

“woman, be sure your heart is brave;  you can take much.” “none but the unhappy people ever hear such praise.”

a mad dog understands the yank of the leash. LORD ENVER GORTASH. selective & private. written by ren.

For player characters, alignment is descriptive rather than prescriptive. This is not the case for demons and devils (...sort of), where the difference between Lawful and Chaotic is what fundamentally separates them from one another.

A chaotic society is one in which the strong rule—might determines right.  In this societal structure, it is nearly impossible for an incompetent person to become leader because strength is the only virtue that matters, and if you are strong enough to rule, you are capable of killing those in your way.  Iggwilv’s excerpt from the Demonomicon speaks explicitly to this.

“As creatures of chaos incarnate, demons have no unified culture.  The only modicum of order that exists for a demon is the one imposed upon it by a more powerful demon—and the moment that a demon rises high enough to assert its authority on others is the very moment that rivals begin to subvert that authority.” — The Demonomicon of Iggwilv

Graz’zt is powerful enough to maintain three layers of the Abyss in his kingdom, and no one has yet been able to best him in cunning or strength.  Therefore, he leads.

On the other hand, in a lawful society, the laws determine order;  rules come first, the actual competence of the leader second. This is where we see a concern for traditions, proper forms being obeyed, and the idea of some kind of established legitimacy.

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