Evil conversion Disscusion Thread

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Originally Posted by Mitchell

The problem with becomming evil as part of a greater cause, is that it ALWAYS backfires in the end.

How does that happen?
A character playing in the shadows in the name of justice usually succeeds in their objective...regardless of what befalls them.

In any case I thought about another character that may not have been converted, but she has played on both sides of the battlefield:
Karla the Grey Witch from "The Record of Lodoss" series.
She is the last survivor of a ancient race that was wiped out 500 years ago.
In order to prevent such a tragedy from happening again, she sealed her soul into a circlet, possessing anyone who wears it.
Long story short, she fights simply to preserve the world of Lodoss. To that end, she has manipulated the governing nations into waging countless wars against each other. This would keep one side from gaining more power than the other, thus maintaining balance in Lodoss.
As long as she continued to exist, true peace within the land could never be achieved.

Why bring this up? Because she was one of the "Six Heroes" in a prologue story prior to the main story arc.

I guess now is a good time to bring this up:
What is it that truly defines a person as being "evil"?
In the case of this thread, can it be labeled in different classes?
What some people may define certain things as evil, some of these "evils" are considered to be necessary in the world (like "Death").
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Maybe I'm reading a little too much into this....
That, or my lack of sleep is finally getting to me....