The great thing about neutrality is that it's motives are hardest to determine. So with the Loyal Neutral character, what is it that makes them loyal?
Loyalty could be a result of personal honor. Complying with requests could be a point of pride, so it is done not with exuberance or fear, but out of respect for doing a good thing when possible (and when asked nicely). Similarly, it could be that the character was simply raised to believe that one should do what they can to help people, so it is not a conscious decision but a result of upbringing, which is what makes them nonchalant about it.
Conversely, the character could be a devious prick. When you help somebody out, they owe you a favor, so by helping people regularly, they are building up a reserve of favors to cash in at a later date. In this case, it's just good business sense.
With Loyal Neutral characters being so hard to read, they can make for fun characters to write about. But they're less fun to be around in real life, especially if you're easily paranoid.
About Me
- Kevin Bahler
- I am a writer. A writer is one who writes. By the same logic, I am also a thinker, an observer, and a puzzle solver. I am a graduate from the State University of New York at Cortland with a degree in Professional Writing. The idea of the program is that one studies all three aspects of writing as a whole: Creative Writing, Technical Writing, and Rhetoric. The knowledge I have gained in those subjects is put to use in every aspect of my life. The worst thing a person can be is boring. I am most interested in people who can pique my interests. An example is people who can correctly use the word 'pique'.
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