Alignment revised

Alignment has been treated fairly inconsistently across editions. My planar revision project takes a different approach, inspired by Stormbringer, Hellraiser, Warhammer and Exalted.

• There are only three alignments: Law/Order, Chaos and Balance/Harmony.
• Alignments are cosmological constants, not personality types or measurements of morality.
• Each alignment has its anthropomorphic personifications who seek to dominate the cosmos.
• Law is represented by the archons (not the SRD archons), who hail from the Halls of Order. The word "archon" references the rulers of the material world in Gnosticism. They include (but are not limited to) entities like the Cenobites from Hellraiser.
• Chaos is represented by the demons (and not just the SRD demons), who hail from Tarassein. They include (but are not limited to) entities like Chaos from Warhammer and Fair Folk from Exalted.
• Balance is represented by the aeons (from the PRD), who hail from the Firmament. The word "aeon" references the emanations of God in Gnosticism.
• The archons and the demons are locked in a constant struggle for dominion of the cosmos, with the aeons caught in the middle. Law and chaos at their extremes are inimical to life, hence the need for balance.
• The lower planes are a key battleground between the forces of law and chaos. The archons created the devils to compete with the demons on their own turf, and the angels to hold both in check.
• The devils are nominally servants of law, but they serve more out of fear of reprisal than loyalty to law itself. They do not always get along with the other forces of law.
• The angels are nominally servants of law, but in practice their actions serve the balance.