Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-71.58.163.238-20130703034923/@comment-24779750-20140408093956

Woah. Just finished reading all this. Interesting stuff.

One theory I thought of, albeit a bit far fetched, is that Paarthurnax is Numinex. If Paarthurnax visited Numinex during his captivity, how so? Dragonsreach is a dragon-prison. No one is getting in or out of there unless the Jarl says so.

Paarthurnax, unlike other dragons, also has aged skin. This could be a sign of his mistreatment during Numinex's (If he is Numinex) captivity maybe?

Viarmo also mentions, once you return King Olaf's Verse, that the capture of Numinex was a con. Then all copies were destroyed. Coincidence? Maybe.

Note how Paathurnax isn't exactly forthcoming with the details of his supposed trips to Dragonsreach to soothe and comfort Numinex. All he says is that he was so lonely and shamed that he forgot his name.

The dragon skull above the Jarl of Whiterun's throne is another thing. How do we know it's Numinex's skull? If the Bard tale is true and Numinex never really was captured, or was captured and escaped, could the skull just be another unlucky dragon caught in the crossfire?

Opinions. Why does Bethesda have to give us a mystery in a backstory, but teasing us with witnesses we can't interrogat- I mean uh, question, is just going too far.