So this is just a little whatever idea. I was thinking there could be a mob that you pay to *know alignment *for someone. 500 gold. I was thinking it could be the lonely necromancer in that forest. Like just reprogram him to say "do you wish to look into the hearts of men?" "Lonely necromancer silently stretches his bony hand out for a payment." And give him some random intermittent progs, like "takes a plasm beast off the shelf and slices it neck, letting its blood into the cauldron," whatever semi-comical stuff a wacky hermit does. or change the lonely necro into a witch or seer. this is just an idea for know alignment, as well as a spot for ambiance and such. if there's already an know alignment merchant that I didnt know about, then disregard. 
mob restring for know alignment
I don't mean to bomb on your idea homie but why would you want to know alignment?
It shows religion.
I'd rather see an omnipotence mob.
omgz d00d u totally bombed my idea 
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ha, no really there are many occasions where i'd like to know PC's alignment. especially regarding clerics, healers and shamans because knowing what their bless is can sometimes make a tiny difference. and for other conversational reasons. but really the idea was to make the lonely necromancer's hut into something much more interesting. 1.) a know alignment merchant and 2.) he/she will do crazy little progs and the room will look cool.
Why not try rping with the PC? I could see this as a wand or sometheing...but I wouldn't want it for every class.
I do really like the idea of more creative mobs though...but not the idea of making marginally-useful spells even less useful..
The introduction of religion-specific holy symbols would solve this problem toooooo