>I generally argue that a large fraction of evil characters
>shouldn't consider themselves evil.

They should, however, recognize that there's a difference between the way they operate and, say, your typical Fortress guy. There are things they're willing to do that the Fort guy isn't.

And they should probably be aware of the fact that the majority of the rest of Thera views them as being "evil", even if they don't think the term is being accurately applied.