Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-110.168.240.168-20140424104245/@comment-26249147-20160328070251

Supahbadmarine wrote: DragonGirl2571 wrote: 789Snowbird987 wrote:

However, the Blades in Skyrim are doing exactly what they were initially built for: hunting dragonkind. They're honouring their Akaviri Dragonguard roots. This is true but they are also ment to serve the Dragonborn.

The fact that they refuse to help you if you don't kill Paarthunax goes against that. Although, I guess it could be argued that you go against them by not killing Paarthunax but like I said they serve you not the other way around.

Yes, they should be 'upset' that the Dragonborn doesn't want to kill a dragon but to completely shut him/her out because of that goes against a big part of the Blades, loyalty to the Dragonborn. Disagreeing is one thing but refusing to serve the man/woman who you are sworn to serve because they won't do what you want is entirely another matter. I know this is a quote from early in the discussion, but I felt that I had to address it. The Greybeards aren't any better in this regard. Arngeir repeatedly tries to steer the Dragonborn in accordance with his own beliefs about how the Dragonborn should act, and if you kill Paarthanax he likewise turns his back on you. This is in spite of the fact thatIt's been made clear that his duty is to grant guidance to the Dragonborn whether they follow the way of the Voice or not. I'll admit the reasons for why the Blades have you kill Paarthanax are petty, but they are only acting in accordance with what they know about the situation and what they believe is their duty. Arngeir's actions on the other hand are done in spite of the fact that he should know better. Honestly thesquabble between the Blades and the Greybeards is petty all around. There is no perfectly right answer.

On another note I am not entirely sure Paarthanax is perfectly noble either. He said himself that tyrany lurks in the hearts of all Dragons, and the way he talked about bring the Way of the Voice to all the other dragons kind of stank of that inclination. It could be that with Alduin out of the way he's tipping towards Megalomania.

You make a valid point on that too. I agree.

It really is a tough call on this now that I see this side, especially with Paarthanax bordering on megalomania. Though, the dragons do need a leader that will keep them in line. If Parthaanax doesn't do what he is doing, who will? The only other that I can think of that could possibly do that is the Dragonborn but the Dragonborn also has human issues to deal with and thus, they don't really have the time for it. And if no one steps up to be the leader or to keep the dragons in line and they go off killing a bunch of humans, the Dragonborn would be forced to kill them and they will stay dead that way. And face it, the dragons will lose the war as strong as they may be. So I think it is alright for Parthaanax to do what he is doing, he is looking out for his race.

So by killing Parthaanax, you are dooming the dragon race to extinction, as well as many more human casualties that will be caused if the dragons don't have a firm leader to keep them in line. By not killing Parthaanax, you aren't dooming dragonkind to extinction, you will still be killing dragons that aren't following the rules but the race itself is not doomed to death. And not as many human casualties. I'm going off of imagination here, as there really isn't anything in-game about this. Just my little thoughts and how I pretend the game's story goes. I've done this with other parts of the game, like how my dragonborn comes up with an idea on how to drive the Thalmor out of Skyrim, but that is another conversation and we really shouldn't go off topic here.