picking the group-mind...

[lagilman]

I need two (preferably non-Christian, Jewish/Muslim acceptable) sigils - one to represent character A (essential matter, lawful neutral, totality) and the other to represent group B (lawful good, impartiality, harsh justice). I would like them to have some grounding in existing mythos, but not so associated with one particular entity/religion that they can't be reinterpreted....

any pointers?



(EtA: I mean 'sigil' in the older sense of "representation of a word of action/effect," if that helps)

Comments

[lagilman]

Neutral as in unbiased, with no preference for one side or the other - the addition of LAWFUL meaning, save how certain structures are applied in an organized and consistent fashion to all elements.

[djonn]

The alignment categories initially pinged my old Dungeons & Dragons radar, which made me think of Character A as vaguely druidic. On second thought, however, I wonder if a version of the mathematical sideways-eight symbol for infinity would work -- perhaps, for the present purpose, inscribed or drawn or engraved with some particular pattern or flourish. Say, perhaps, an infnity sign incorporating some element of the triple-spiral design referenced above?

For Group B, hmmm. My mind also went to the scales-of-justice place, but I'm guessing that you've already eliminated that for text-appropriate reasons. (I'm also struck by your use of the word "harsh", which seems not quite in sync with the "lawful good" alignment tag.) My next thought runs to a hammer of some kind -- and here I'd suggest inventing a specific design, something that bridges the concepts of "war hammer" (i.e. Thor) and "judge's gavel".

[lagilman]

I had been considering the infinity sign (or a variant) for A, although I came to it more via the number 8....