: The Deceiver seems to be the only one that understands
: what he does. He has his own agenda and seems to work
: for whomever he wishes to.
: Extremely evil people join. Thats who most of the shades
: are. THey are evil folks who WILLINGLY joined the dark
: for power. As for the gods? Well SOMETHING condemns
: Great Heroes to return as the Leveler...
I always thought Balor bound the Fallen to him, forcing them to serve him. In some cases this wasn't necessary, such as with Soulblighter, but The Deceiver was originally good and, I believe, always was, although he was forced to do all the things Fallen did by Balor.