<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=189056.msg10084174#msg10084174">Quote from: Paladin101 on 06-06-2014, 00:54:05</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Lawful Evil doesn't abide by societies laws, they abide by their own personal code of ethos, or perhaps abide by the laws of the villainous society they are a member of. For example, a devil would have no problem walking into waterdeep and murdering a nursery full of babies. However that devil would be unlikely to disobey a more powerful devil, whom ordered him to leave the babies alone, because that devil didn't believe in killing young prey.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Alternatively, Lawful Evil  will go into real estate business, charging high rents to people in need of homes, and cheerfully have them evicted by strong men the instant they are overdue on the rent to let in a new tenant, and occasionally conducting arson to burn down their own property for insurance. Lawful Evil will run a shipping business and legally arm their ships to defend against piracy, while secretly using those same ships to conduct piracy against their rivals. Lawful Evil will use the laws of society to their own benefit and at the expense of others.<br/><br/>Your example sounds like a demon, not a devil. The Demon will not disobey the more powerful demon because said demon can beat him up. The devil will not disobey the higher-ranking devil because they are superior in the chain of command.<br/><br/><br/>Lawful Evil = Follows the law because it benefits them, seeks loopholes to gain at other's expense.<br/>Lawful Neutral = Follows the law because it's the law, adhering to strict letter as written.<br/>Lawful Good = Follows the law because it benefits others. May look for loopholes to benefit others, depending on proportion of Law vs. Good.<br/>