Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24098614-20150903093108/@comment-28157605-20170621071957

I kinda agree. Let's talk about both sides :

The Greybeards never forced you to pick a side or do their dirty work by killing someone or manipulating you. In fact, being politically neutral prove to be an asset during Season Unending.

What about Blades nowadays? If we talk about numbers there's only two of them : a scholar and an old warrior stuck in their ways. If I understand correctly They never were many Greybeards so their order is not dying contrary to the Blades. I've already said that on other threads but Delphine is always manipulating you, feeding old grudges, forcing you to go in the embassy alone, making you kill Paarthie or the Blades will not help you anymore ... as for Esbern he's not bad in general, but he follows Delphine like a sheep so he agrees on that last part. I'm pretty sure they should be serving you and not the other way around.

Remember what Paarthie said about his own past? ''"What is better : to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?" '' He's on his cold rock, alone while he could have been crunching a villagers or two for breakfast. Not giving him a chance to atone is like not believing in a penal system to me.

About perks and quests, the Blades are about killing dragons while the Greybeards mark your map with shouts locations and Paarthurnax improve some of your shouts with meditation. I don't know about you guys, but I can kill dragons on my own. Too bad, their gear is cool while the Greybeards won't even give me robes like the one they wear.

One last thing : The Blades want you to kill Paarthurnax who's not essential anymore at that point but you can't kill them? I suppose it's to allow you to join them if you have a change of heart but that sucks.

To me the Greybeards are the best side, I sense less manipulation and I think if an order can survive it's them. They did it for centuries.