Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5647122-20140717040451

Before you go "WTF is wrong with you, of course they are", hear me out. It's been long since established that dragon magic comes from words in their language. And their names decide their nature, powers, and personality. Alduin's name means "Destroyer","Devorur", "Master". That mean his very nature gives him power over others, and dragons are esspecially vulnerable to this kind of power, even more so considering that the were told by Akaosh to serve their older brother. In short, I believe dragons aren't evil, Alduin is, and he has power over all others. Paarthurnax was especially strong willed, so he eventually broke free(with the help of and Aedra, and some good old fashioned disgust(see hippies? Hate can be useful)), and when dragons started doubting him, his own faith in his powers weakened, so his power over other dragons weakened, allowing Ovah to betray him. 