Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-11296535-20130914180002/@comment-90.219.37.12-20160720175352

I have to follow the idea that Numinex is, in fact, Paarthunax. My reasoning being that Paarthunax is the only known dragon who seems benevolent towards humans and this is what is described as Numinex's madness. Paarthunax, the result of this 'madness', considers himself a different dragon from Numinex. To explain Paarthunax's lines of dialogue about how he visited Numinex and such, it can be considered that this is a particularly broad way of saying that during his imprisonment Numinex learnt that the struggles and strife of humans, while insignificant when compared to the immortal lives of dragons, hold huge significance to them and thus developed his attitude towards mortals. This theory also explains how Paarthunax 'visited' Numinex without being noticed and why he did not help Numinex to escape. Paarthunax eventually escaped or was released. The skull above the Jarl's throne is most likely the skull of a different dragon or some dragon-like extinct beast and it is simply a false belief that sprang up over time that the skull is that of Numinex.