Neutral Neutral

Neutral Neutral - also known as True Neutral - is one of the Nine Alignments, representing true neutrality, both a game mechanic, and an actual concept within the universe of the franchise itself.

Description
Neutral Neutral comes in two flavours: the undecided fence-sitters who did not make a commitment towards Good, Evil, Chaos or Order; and those who did in fact make a choice, and chose devotion towards True Neutrality. The latter see Good and Evil as two sides of the same coin, and want to distance themselves from that acursed coin - likewise, they see Order and Chaos as two sides of the same coin.

Both the undecided fence-sitters and the avowed devotees of True Neutrality typically do what benefits them and the ones they cherish, but feel no moral obligation to help those in need, obey the laws, kill innocent people for fun, etc. Unlike Evil characters, they derive no pleasure from killing those who did not wrong them, but unlike Good characters, they feel no moral obligation to help others either. In the eternal cosmic fight between Good and Evil, Order and Chaos, they pick no sides - unless one side is about to win, in which case they side with the underdog.

The undecided fence-sitters simply wish to stay out of these conflicts for their own safety (or because of their lack of interest in these conflicts), while the self-avowed fanatics of True Neutrality see ballance between Light and Dark (and Order and Chaos for that matter) as a serious business, and do in fact involve themselves in making sure that the equilibrium remains stable.

Observance
Neutral Neutral of the undecided, fence-sitting variety represents the majority of all people of all races. Even when people claim to be "good", even if they regularly donate to charity or help the old and sick, when push comes to shove, the majority of people's priority is their own safety and well-being, even at the expense of others. This does not make them evil, since that would require for them to be sadistic and derive pleasure from harming others, or from advancing their agenda at the expense of others. It makes them neutral. Usuaully True Neutral.

Neutral Neutral of the more devoted flavour is much rarer, albeit it was not always so. Traditionally, the Lizardman Religion believed in a balance between Light and Dark, Order and Chaos, viewing and using all four of them as means to an end, but making sure to ballance them out, to avoid upsetting the cosmic equilibrium. Today, True Neutrality of the devoted sort is mostly limited to a few niche philosophers, metaphysicists and religious sects, having fallen out of the mainstream a long time agoo.