I'm sitting idle! He's obviously committed great atrocities in ancient times, yet he has redeemed himself and shared great knowledge and aid to your character. He even admits he's quite unusual and wouldn't trust others of his kind. He's a freak of nature pretty much. What did you choose?

Why would you kill him? He has reformed. He has chosen to side with mortals over his own kind.

I chose to kill him, so i could continue with the Blade`s progress, otherwise they wouldn`t speak to me. The addition of hunting Dragon Lairs with Blade members and actually rebuilding the Blades from your recruits,was well worth it imo.
I should add that it was worth it purely from a self-interest point of view. Those Dragon Lairs i went on hunts with the blades, provided some more word walls that i needed

The Blades have lost their way. They were formed to help free mortals from the domination of the dragons but have devolved into a dragon-killing clan. If they can't take the word of the dragonborn that P is on the side of the mortals or are so single-minded that they think killing a dragon is more important than strengthening the mortals, they don't deserve our loyalty.

Don't kill him. Paarthurnax can allow you to meditate on your Shouts, making them even more powerful.

Exactly. The Blades have become nothing more than a dragon hating cult now. They are no better than the Silver Hand. Paarthurnax has committed horrible crimes against humanity during the dragon wars, that's true, but read up on Talos. He is man's greatest hero, and defiantly did not wear white gloves. Screw the Blades, my Dragonborn does not support them.

make a save. kill parrthurnax and do all the blades stuff, if after you completed them you think it was worth it then save over your save and hang out with the blades. if you didnt think it was worth killing parrthurnax then load up your old save from before you killed him and take it from there.

i haven't killed parrthurnax yet but am looking forward to it very much. all those dragon words he spoke were gobleyday gook baby talk and did my head right in. he will die by my hand and i will revel in his downfall. before me he will rightly tremble. feema do rah blah de blah krosis. translation: DIE UGLY LIZARD DIE!

parrthurnax is a baller and the only npc in the game i feel like actually protecting. id kill tuilious and stormcloack if i could. Also [censored] the blades delphine is a [censored]

While the Blades were total morons in Oblivion, they however were willing to listen to reason and see that reason. The Blades were hunted down and disbanned from the Emperor's service, there is only a few left. Since 200 years have past The Blades have gone downhill and have become more ruthless and well evil. They no longer listen to reason and only wish to rush in blind.

They only saw the Dragon's past wrongs and did not bother to see all the good he has done to try and make up for it. I do not believe in punishing or killing those who try or are better then whatever shell of evil they once were. The Blades once protected Emperors who were considered "evil" or "insane" but this did not stop them from doing their duty.

So no, I refused to kill Parthonex, The Blades, gave very little reason to end his existence, refused to listen to reason in given him a second chance and could do very little for me. Dragonborn's do not need protection, they need guidance and training. That is what the Greybeards did and the dragon, without that guidance and training, I doubt very much a Dragonborn would have been as successful in defeating Alduin.

What I don't get is why when faced between the the choice of following their duty to the dragonborn, or slaying dragons, they chose slaying dragons. Even though:


...their predecessor's ultimately claimed that dragon slaying was NOT their primary goal, but seeking out the first dragonborn so that they might protect and serve under him.

Well guys, congratulations. You found me - the blade's mission is once again at han- what, you're serious? - You guys are disowning me until I slay my own mentor in the way of the voice? - How about you guys pack your bags and sod off back to akavir, so commandeth the dragonborn!

Even Parthanax admits that he is in constant struggle to suppress his nature, he lives a long time, and you don't, at some point his will will fail and there may not be a dragon born there to put him down. By his own words he implies the need for his death, not only before he eventually turns back to his nature, but because with Alduin dead the age of man has been given new life and the age of dragons is waning. Put the old man out of him misery and welcome in a new age of man.

And ask yourself this; when the Thalmor lay their hand on the table do you want dragons clawing at your back?

so funny to see so many people so eager to embrace Parth. I'm sure he is a very benevolent dragon who doesn't stand to gain anything from helping overthrow Alduin.

Right.. to think as much is the perspective of jor, short lived mortals. A few thousand years to an immortal dragon is meaningless. And now, because you are all convinced that Parth is humanity's BFF, he commands all dragon-kind and will continue to do so long after dragonborn is dead and gone.

enjoy the consequences of your actions

Tell that to the Emperor.

you know, if you do not want to kill him and do not have the quest, do not go back to the blades after the fallen. if you already have the quest ignore it, it's completely optional.

What happens if you never speak to the blades, finish the main quest and then return to the Blades? Parth is gone so they can't ask the player to kill him. Will they speak to you and interact?

Not like people cant' create anything to harm the dragons, right? *cough* dragon rend *cough*

what would Talos (Tiber Septim) do ? . . . or rather what did he do ? because you can work that out from the situation . . .

just pointing it out.

I was able to give them recruits as soon I finished Alduin's Wall, and dragon hunt for some reason. So I just used the console to finish the quest and didn't even have to harm Master Paarthurnax.

I'd like to start my own rival faction of the Blades to put those other two in their place. Those two frustrate me. I helped them find their temple, and their attitude towards me unless I do their bidding is reprehensible.

It was kind of funny at the end after beating the main quest. One minute Delphine sounded so happy to see me alive, then the very next conversation she insisted that we have nothing to talk about until I go get Parth.

Bah

Killing him will prevent you from changing mediation powers. From a power gaming point of view, not killing him has more benefit in the long run as the Beards and The Courier can give you hints to the next word wall as well.

i have not gotten that far, but my imperial knight turned blade plans to kill paarthy on the grounds that he his a base coward (he should have at least tried to fight Alduin, even if he only weakened him, it would have helpped and he may have convinced other dragons to fight their boss), and to make sure he does not have to fight w/himself in order to keep himself on the side of mortals ( at least have that as choice A). my wood elf ranger girl won't care one way or the other, and my mage will spare him on the basis that mortals could learn much from him.

My immortal vampire Dovahkiin will be ready to defend humanity if the need should arise again. No one threatens my blood supply.

In any case, Alduin is powerful only because he can resurrect other dragons endlessly whenever they fall. He guards the knowledage of that power very jealously. I doubt Paarthurnax can do the same. Intact, I have never seen dragon eggs. They might very well be a doomed species.