Alignment

Alignment is a popular way of categorizing characters that gives a snapshot of their moral standard as well as their disposition towards others. The author, having consulted many sources, decided on a metric that mentions neither good nor evil (after all, there is only power, and those too weak to seek it).

Moral Standard
Moral Standing is the first axis and is predicate to the alignment. It describes their level of impulsivity, their willingness to stray from their goals, and or the evenness of their temper.

Rigid
These individuals are utterly tied to their values and their loyalties. They have extreme discipline and any deviance from their path is swept away. A Rigid character would rather die than give up their core beliefs.

Principled
The principled individual has a strong connection to their chosen values but with great effort can overcome them if they are harmful or reinforce them if they are beneficial to themselves or others.

Pragmatic
The pragmatic individual pays a good deal of thought to their values but can overcome moral quandries easily enough should they be willing to.

Flexible
The flexible individual has their morals and their loyalties, but if one gets in the way of the other, they can be agonized over later.

Instinctive
The instinctive individual does what they think is best given the circumstances, with no clear moral guidelines. Any attempt to conform this individual is met with heavy resistance.

Charitable
A charitable individual may find it difficult to say no to those who need their help if those individuals have been neutral or kind to the individual's loved ones or themselves. A charitable individual is entirely selfless given they have accepted any moral conflict with their standard.

Fair
A fair individual seeks a balance that benefits all people without losing sight of their own needs if applicable. A fair individual will try to create the most good for the most people, but is willing to sacrifice much should the situation call for it to keep the balance.

Selfish
A selfish person is out for themselves, but not at the expense of others. They are willing to justify anything if it meets their personal goals and does not cause harm to those they might be obligated or wish to help.

Unsympathetic
An unsympathetic individual has little care for others in the pursuit of their goals, but still view them as human. If they are ambitious, they put the balance of power of any relationship strictly on their side. If the indivudual is not ambitious and or has a strong connection to their values, they discipline those who break their rules with unequal reciprocity.

Cruel
A cruel person has no love for others and will do anything within their moral code to complete their goals. A cruel individual thinks within terms of their moral disposition and will utterly crush others who get in their way.