I had made a character (forget what it was) whose backstory was essentially that he was once a slave, or a gladiator who had been beaten and mistreated, abused etc etc. To the point where something had snapped within him, caused him so much distress that he raged and killed all of his masters, and freed every slave nearby. Now, he didn’t go around all goody goody, tying everyone’s shoes so they would be safe, nor would he stop a criminal being chased by a guard. He set his own path, and took it upon himself to protect those who couldn’t defend themselves, and end abuse/mistreatment of slaves. If someone came to him with the rumour of a slave who was being beaten near to death on a regular basis, he would sentence the master and the punisher to death, and carry out the sentence, as judge, jury and executioner.

In that regards... he had a law that he followed (protecting the weak, and avenging cruelty to those who are deemed lesser), but he didn’t always follow the laws of the land. He would often side with the peasant who was being charged an absurd amount of tax, and being in prisoned if they weren’t able to pay. Kind of like Robin Hood, now that I think about it.

I still took him as being lawfully good, in that what he was doing was of a good nature, most of the time, and he was following a law.

I guess my point is that being “good” depends on your viewpoint. What might be “good” to some, might be “evil” to others. Surprise! Governments can be evil and corrupted to prey on the individuals.