Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-110.168.240.168-20140424104245/@comment-28157605-20160421205835

Let's put it simply : Paarthie deserves a hug (it might kill me, but I'll take the risk) while Delphine deserves a kick in the ass. As for Esbern, he's clever enough to calm everyone during Season Unending and look at the big picture but yet follows Delphine in this? Bah.

Why kill Paarthie? : dragon bones and scales, Grey Beards wrath and restoring an order that wants to blindly weaponize you. If you're searching for the loot, you can find in on EVERY dragon. To me, this world needs the Blades but the cost is too high.

Why letting him be? : the meditation, being in peace with the Grey Beards who helped you and still can if you're looking for every shouts, not being a traitor to someone who helps you and believing in justice. Yes, Paarthurnax did bad things but he exposed himself by teaching mortals the shouts and living in this cold rock while fighting your own blood lust, meditating is similar to prison in a way : he's paying for his crimes.

What about after you defeat Alduin? : A dragon (probably Odavhiing) hints that Paarthurnax will take power and rule under his conditions, so what? I don't think Paarthie is playing you, this could be good if the other dragons accept him as a leader. I like to think that since my Dragonborn are mostly elves and/or vampires they can live enough to defeat him just like Alduin and save the world. Just in case.