>>I have a character that wanted to join the Empire, but is
>>neutral/evil. I believe the helpfile suggests only orderly
>>evil characters can apply for the cabal. Is it possible to
>>change from neutral to orderly, and if so are there
>>penalties/what are they?
>
>Taking the Bloodoath will make you orderly evil. This
>probably won't cause you any problems unless you're a
>communer, in which case you should talk to your immortal
>first.

I would really have to argue with that. Mages lose spells, warriors specs, etc. There's only about three classes I think that I would even consider an align change without significant worries.