Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-110.168.240.168-20140424104245/@comment-76.1.33.238-20160330151843

I wouldn't kill him. But the choice is up to you. My main reason for not killing him? Delphine states that Paarthurnax was Alduin's Lieutenant and that he should be killed for being on Alduin's side. THAT WAS HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO! Paarthurnax didn't have a choice to be on Alduin's side or not. He only sided with Alduin to live long enough to teach the Way of the Voice and to give the future Dragonborn lots of help (thats what i think). So deciding whether or not to kill him, it takes a little knowing of Skyrim history to decide. If you have a lot of trouble deciding, take my advice O-O.

Paarthurnax didn't have a choice in the past. But a choice he did have was to either turn on Alduin at the chance or continue serving him. Paarthurnax turned on him. He never liked his brother and wasn't a bad dragon. He made a better choice than most dragons did. He chose to have fate be brought to him by humans and not his brother. Just saying.