» Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:46 pm
Yes paarthrunax finds the beginning of the next world intriguing, but supports you in your goal to save this world while also saying any answer is as good as the other.That being said the end /beginning of worlds isn't the same as the Thalmor goal of actually eliminating this physical plane altogether.Pay attention.There are certain hints given to you that these people know vast amounts of things that they believe you aren't ready for yet , and I don't believe clear skies was the only thing they were talking about because when you speak to paarthurnax he tells you there's rituals/whatever to be observed before getting to the knowing of things.If you've been playing the same game I've been playing , sometimes a ritual isn't even obvious as to your own participation in it.
The theory is actually convoluted with the inclusion of eradicating man , but that's part of the story and you need to stick closely and interpret what you experience at all times if this stuff is important to you.You become distracted as soon as you read "destroy/remove man" it's an emotional knee-jerk we all have because you know , we ARE man.The real threat to everything is the whole destroy this entire plane of existence thus making the re-emergence of man impossible , not to mention any possibility of existing anywhere in space or time.Oyeah , and they're completely OK with with paying the price of every other living being besides themselves ceasing to exist.Alduin was childs' play in this storyline as he was an entity created and carrying out the job for which he was created.The problem Alduin posed to this plane was he started to LIKE and ABUSE the powers he was given for his own gain and possibly amusemant who knows.
If you read some of the books in the game instead of just picking them up in the hopes of a speechcraft skillup , you'll come across the story of Alduin which like all stories is convoluted with superfluous information because that's what makes stories worth reading.Alduin is an entity that heralds the end of one age and ushers in the age of the next.Therefore being an agent of renewal for this plane.The problem arises is that Alduin is now power-hungry and doing the same things every time the new age comes about , so that there's nothing "new" about it.He's brken the ultimate law and must pay for it , but this leaves a void in the aspect of endings and renewal.These concepts are very similar to our own they're not very far-fetched as some people believe in "ages" usually with the belief each age is either ten thousand or twelve thousand years.The pint of an ending/beginning is that change bring about newness and difference thus making life vibrant in restarting the process of revitalization and invention in different ways than before.
People who believe in this concept , I count myself as one , don't fear this ending/beginning because it is the natural order of renewal necessary for life itself to remain vibrant and joyful in it's very existence.But the very thought of making something completely cease to exist is abhorrent and beyond evil , it's an unspeakable crime especially given these Thalmor are a very part of what they mean to destroy.Not to mention there is no way they could possibly be able to 100% guarantee man wouldn't just go poof and their souls turn up in whatever "divine" province they find themselves , now that would make for a hilarious "what if" scenario.In the fighting of this percieved evil , my character will not and never will destroy ANYTHING he thinks could be of possible use against this threat.Including a tavern-wench in hiding with tunnelvision and an old follow-without-question-this-stupid-tavern-wench-in-hiding bookworm.Yes they completely contradict themselves in every way shape and form , but for now I RP this off as they need time to adjust from barely survivng and soak in the informaion/news of what's going on now.
