Originally Posted by Nyloth
Originally Posted by Innateagle
SH's traditionally evil, no two ways about it. If she was simply selfish and out for herself, which she mostly is, an argument could be made, but she supports destroying the grove, going so far as disapproving of betraying the drow at the last second, and only shows regret after killing a bunch of kids. That's not really being neutral in my book.

Shw is neutral. She only cares about herself. She doesn't want any trouble. But she does not wish harm to others. She doesn't approve of killing tieflings, if you kill them then at the goblin party she will feel GUILTY. There is nothing close to evil, look at Astarion and Lae, do you see how they feel guilty? I'm not.

Besides, at the Tiefling party, Shadow says she was worried about them and didn't expect it herself. It can't be that evil is worried about a bunch of weak refugees. Again, if you kill them, then her romance scene closes. Obviously, she's neutral.

? It's in the game that she approves of going along with Minthara's plan, and that she disapproves of betraying her (to save the grove). I agree she's not sadistic like Lae'zel and Astarion, but that doesn't really make her neutral. It's pretty mucht he basis of the alignment that to be neutral and not evil a character mustn't actively put their needs above those of others, especially if they're innocent. Because that's an evil trait.

I also don't see how guilt after doing, and supporting, something as wicked as killing a bunch of kids changes anything. Is Anakin neutral because he got manipulated and his reasons weren't all that bad? Is Thanos neutral because he eventually felt remorse about some stuff (in IW)? Not every 'evil' character is evil in the same way and for the same reasons.