It could be a lie, I guess. Or just a belief on their part (kind of like how some Altmer believe they were once divine children of Akatosh as well. I'm not sure if that's a lie either). I'd be interested if they expand on anything. Until then, it seems like Akatosh has a strong connection with dragons.

"Way of the Voice" - I do not think it means what you think it means...

I don't think the Way of the Voice is dominating by any means..

But.. one thing I'd be worried about with Paarth is he'd eventually hit a brick wall with these dragons. And he won't be in a calmer, meditating mode like he's been for so long. There's a chance he'd start off trying to plead to his dragonkin, but I could see it growing more and more frustrating for him. And he knows all he has to do is flex one tiny bit of his power to get their respect. The minute he does that, he's not following the Way anymore. He might even like it. Lots of cool story potential here, I think. I don't know if they'd ever get into to it though. :\

Indeed Korr, when Paarth goes off to evangelize, I don't know for sure if he'll revert to his old nature or not, Odahviing is skeptical on his part. But I guess that is what trust is all about.

They are irrelevent. Once Alduin is defeated, the Blades have served their purpose and there is no need for them.

But I still helped them. They can help with the Thalmor much more than the Greybeards will. And I just plain don't trust Paarth at all, I mean he's the ONLY dragon we've met that wasn't completely vicious (save for Odahviing but it took some threatening, and the promise of Alduin's defeat, to get his help), and one of very very few that weren't feral.

I like to develop a philosophy for my character as I play the game, and presently it has evolved to feeling like I do not have the right to kill anything/anyone that is not presently a threat (and I use Kyne's Peace on natural animals that attack me, too). Paarthurnax has grown beyond his past where he was in league with Alduin, so he may indeed grow beyond his peaceful self to be something else. If he becomes a threat to me, the world or other 'good' individuals and I am around, then I hope I will have some choices and be able to act.

I don't feel I have the right to kill an evolved character without there being an immediate threat. This is my fundamental gripe with Delphine. She feels she has the right to execute in cold blood.

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The theory that dragons have a biological cause for their agelessness is interesting, but merely a theory. It would, however, work well, as it'd also explain corprus. Of course, TES is a bit hampered by the fact that there aren't any microscopes.

Remember, though, every time you drag real world science into a made up setting, God kills a cat girl. So keep it up.

The whole point of being dragonborn is that you can kill them permanently, by taking their life into your self. Not believing they're immortal is kind of not believing in your own power as well.

Alduin is powerful enough to consume just about anything he wants too (he isn't called the world eater for nothing). The reason why you're stronger is ironically because you're mortal and he's not. And you have a weapon born from the eons of anguish and pain of mortals, and bring him down to that level. He can't bare it, and you have your opening.

the way of the voice itself isnt dominating..but when dragons are confronted by the single most powerful dragon alive that tells them they are gonna submit to it....well dragons respect power and dragons do find the way of the voice trannical since it goes against there very nature. So them getting forced into it would be dominating/controling them. The whole 'wayof the voice" creation leaves much to be thought about since the creator of the way went upto the very top of the mountain where Paar resided and its problemly that paar convinced the mortal to turn away from using the voice "the only thing that dragons are afraid of mortals using against them" as a weapon and forbading them to it...it just seems strange coming from a dragon to disarm people of the weapons that could be used against it. Also paar is technically exempt from the rules of the way of the voice since all dovah/dragonborn dont need ot follow it according to the greybeards and still be in good standing with them.

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