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In reference to the Gord the Rogue series ("Dance of Demons" last book in the series)
Tharizdun could only be destroyed by one person, the Champion of Balance, and even that wasnt guaranteed. So the gods and greater powers bestowed their gifts to the champion (which was Gord).
The forces of Good refused to work with the Neutrals, because to them you served good or evil, not both. Gord even met with a Solar (most powerful of the devas and only 24 in exsistence) once, and was basically told to piss off. He said the causes of Neutrals where a waste of time. He fought for the complete destruction of evil not balance.
The forces of Neutrality were fighting to keep Evil and Good equally balanced, while the Goods were willing to let Evil fight itself into oblivion. Tharizdun had been caged once before but could not be destroyed. Gord was the only chance to finally destroy him.
It also showed you how the alignment system in AD&D really worked. Before reading the series it was fairly vague, but afterward it made total sense.
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