Paarthurnax

Player Information

Name: James
Contact: trilies at plurk
Age: 24
Other Characters: Chikusa Kakimoto

Character Information

Name: Paarthurnax
Canon: The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Canon Point: Post-game, Bastion CRAU
Age: Roughly 7000 years old
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Items:
- A shard amulet, tied to his good horn
- A series of charms, also tied to his horn. Includes: Yudrig, Lemaign, Jevel
- A set of knitted rainbow talon cozies
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Abilities:
-Healing Touch

Abilities Wanted:
-Animal Kinship
-Wind Walk


Talents:
- Arcane Knowledge (Master)
Having lived for thousands of years in a world where magic is a fact of life (in some places more than others), it's only natural that Paarthurnax has a very good grasp on magic outside of his Thu'um. He has also looked into the books explaining this via them being passed to him through the Greybeards, and has a very good grasp on how the schools of magic function. (Alteration, Conjuration, Destruction, Illusion, Restoration) If given the opportunity to study a kind of magic not native to his world, he will eagerly take the chance to learn about it and thus understand its basics in relatively quick order. The longer he can study, the more he will grasp its manner of function even if he cannot use it himself.

- Meditation (Master)
It's the very nature of dragons to seek to dominate and destroy. The only reason Paarthurnax has become how he is can be explained by all the years of meditation he has done. By dedicating himself to the Way of Voice and isolating himself, the dragon has gained control of himself. Thanks to all those years of dedication, he's quite the master on getting in touch with himself and being calm.

- Teacher (Master)
For a very long time, Paarthurnax has been in charge as a Grandmaster of the Greybeards. He's taught those trusted enough how to utilize their Thu'um and ways to understand it. so many years, and he's gotten a handle on this teaching thing. He's good at understanding that others sometimes need different ways to learn, and adjusts himself accordingly.

The Thu'um:
An ancient kind of magic used mostly by the dov, it relies on taking the words of their language into themselves so that they understand it at its true core and then making the meaning of those words happen. As one of the oldest dragons in Skyrim, Paarthrunax is skilled in many of these and is capable of using them.

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Player name: James
Age: 21
Contact: trilies @ dreamwidth, livejournal, tumblr, and plurk
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Character name: Paarthurnax
Series: The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Canon point: During the end of the main quest, in the middle of trying to bring the Way of the Voice to other dragons
Summary:
SO MOTHERFUCKING PSEUDONORDIC DRAGONS, BOY OH BOY, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THEM

First of all, we gotta set some shit straight. Skyrim dragons, the dovah, ain't like your weak ass Pern dragons and you can step on legos until they got lodged in your feet if you think that. They are the kind of dragons who fuck YOU UP. At one point in history, they were running shit. All hail to your giant scaley winged overlords from hell, kids! Paarthunax himself has stated that, without fail, every dragon has that inner urge to wreck shit up and run the goddamn coop. He himself is not exempt from this, and it is only getting his mad zen on every single motherfucking day that keeps him from torching the entire world. Also, dragons? Pretty much immortal, have fun getting rid of their asses without the Dragonborn around. Unlike most dragons, dovah don't just breathe fire. They speak a word and their words start fire. Or stops time. Or fucks up the weather. Yeah, they talk, and shit does down. As matter of fact, that's how they greet each other if they're meeting for the first time. Don't know that other scaley bastard? Punch him in the face with his words. Yeah, we're following the Shonen Jump school of etiquette here.

So now that you know the deal with dovah, here's a history lesson for ya. Waaaay motherfucking back when, there was this badass motherfucker called Alduin. Fun fact, he's also called World Eater, and other fun fact, he and Paarthurnax are kinda like brothers. He was fuckin' brutal, and made himself the head mofo in charge of everything. Like, not just dragons, but elves and cat people and humans and lizard people. It was harsh, way harsh. See, almost all dragons thought the other species were all losers??? And, to be fair, when you're a giant flying lizard with strong ass armor who can kill people by speaking, this is a decent assumption. Everyone else does come off as a punkass wannabe who's just plain jellin'.

Alduin, however, took this shit to the max and then went past the max by saying he was a god and shit. Now, Paarthurnax had some issues with this because, uh, what the fuck bro, he would know if your ass was a god or not, chill the dick yodeling shit out. Alduin did not chill the dick yodeling shit out. Now, Paarthurnax liked his brother, but his bro was just flipping his dicks. Coincidentally, around this time, some humans were deciding that this slavery shit? Just not working for them. These two things combined with a few humans and a few dragons getting together. Dragons were like "Yo, want to learn the language of fucking shit up?" and the humans were like "That would be pretty fucking sweet, not gonna lie here". So, that was a thing that happened. In the process, a few of these humans and Paarthurnax became tight. Like, reaaal tight. Super tight. They become so tight that, ONE, Paarthurnax helps them make up a new dragon word which basically punches dovah immortality in the face and brings them down to earth, literally. TWO, thousands of years later, the Dragonborn can chat it up with our boy Paarthurnax and the old dovah still refers to those few humans as his FRIENDS. He's a dragon, they're chaotic evil by nature, but they are that close to him.

ANYWAY, keepin' it going, The Dragon War happened, and Alduin got his ass whooped. Turns out that BAMF couldn't die, 'tho, so humans were like "Okay fuck this, NOT OUR PROBLEM ANYMORE" and used this wildly powerful artifact called an Elder Scroll (title drop, whaaaat) to send him through time. Yeah, those jackasses made it the future generation's problem. Five bucks says they were Republicans. ANYWAY, Paarthurnax knows that ain't the last of what he's seen of his badass bro, so he decides on a few things.

First on his list of to do shit? Atone for this shit. Sad story is that humans basically don't trust dragons for shiiiiiiit now after all their bull they pulled, so he has to go into isolation on the tallest fuckin' mountain in the world. Daaaamn. On the bright side, this actually worked out pretty well for Shit To Do #2 and #3. Shit #2 was basically getting in touch with his spiritual side, calm all that chaotic evil partying nonstop in his blood. Got so spiritual, he kind of started his own temples, leads a bunch of monks on Way of the Voice? With great amazing asskicking words comes great responsibility, so only use that shit for worship and glory of the gods. (And, occasionally, smacking a cocky sonovadouche down. Gotta do what you gotta do.) Shit #3 is waiting where he KNOWS his bro will show up. Don't know when, but hey. Immortality has its perks.

Now, Paarthurnax doesn't spend all his time up there. I mean, guy gots wings, sometimes he flies. He mentions visiting one of his poor bros Numinex when that dovah got his scaley ass trapped. Mostly, 'tho, yeah, he stays in self imposed exile up on that mountain getting his calm on, running monk shit, and just waiting a whole fuckin' lot. It's given him a loooot of time to reflect on all he's done.

All this waiting pays off in the end when, thousands of years later after he started this shit... Oh hot damn monkey balls, Alduin is back! He fucking knew it. But hey, bright side, THERE IS A HERO because there's always a hero, have you not been paying attention to this video game genre, fucking fantasy RPG here. Eventually that hero, the Dragonborn, makes their way up to the top of the mountain and is like "Yo, where's the Grandmaster of the yelly monks- HOLY SHIT A DRAGON" and Paarthurnax is just like "Wassuuuuuup, I am kind of almost happy to see you because you are the most dragon I have seen in thousands of years, let's talk philosophy and shit". So, Dragonborn and Paarthurnax talk philosophy and shit. He's like the only fucking dragon who has not tried to bite your head off, let the old man dragon have his goddamn talk. Also, he tells the Dragonborn where to find the same Elder Scroll that sent his brother through time, since that's an important thing to know. He'll also help the Dragonborn meditate on dragon words which will give them helpful perks. Only actual chill dragon you will meet in this whole goddamn game.

But then THINGS HAPPEN, Dragonborn does their hero shit but then the Dragonborn is told by this group called the Blades- well the conversation goes something like this:

Blades: So, wassup, good job on that diplomatic shit you were throwing around like five seconds before, but we know you know where this last badass dragon from the war is.
Dragonborn: Yeah, what about it?
Blades: What the fuck do you mean 'what about it', motherfucker, have you seen that shit? HE IS A MOTHERFUCKING DRAGON. You gotta kill his ass!
Dragonborn: AND I'M LIKE HALF DRAGON ON MY MOTHER'S SIDE, Paarthurnax is my bro, he helped my ass out! He betrayed Alduin to help your mortal asses out!
Blades: That just means he could betray you! GO KILL THE DRAGON.
Dragonborn: I DO WHAT I WANT.
----------a fifty hour long ass trek up a cold fucking mountain later----------
Dragonborn: Paarthurnax, the Blades want me to kill your ass!
Paarthurnax: Well, to be fair, I am a motherfucking dragon.

That entire exchange is only slightly paraphrased, but Paarthurnax does explain pretty clearly he gets where the Blades are coming from, he really does. This is the part in the story where Paarthurnax explains the whole "inherently chaotic evil" thing about dragons and how he has to hold himself back every second of the day from just exploding the world. Not trusting him is honestly a pretty fuckin' solid life choice here! Now, in game, there is a choice to murder him dead, but that is not the choice we are going with in this app. We are going with the choice that has the Dragonborn screaming into the skies "BE FREEEEEE". Paarthurnax then goes off to be exactly that, flying around and trying to get his other dragon bros to ask them if they've heard about the Way of the Voice, and then really really insist that they follow it. Occasionally, he still chills out with the Dragonborn on top of that mountain, and helps him meditate and shit.

So, that's what's up with Paarthurnax's history. It should give a pretty clear idea of what kind of cool dude he is, but here's a quote that should drive it home further. He says it when he and the Dragonborn are talking about how the Blades want him dead.

"What is better? To be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?"

Paarthurnax has spent centuries and centuries calming his naturally chaotic and evil intentions down. Thousands of years spent trying to atone for his past sins and reflecting on his own messed up nature. He's not a complete saint, of course, but he's certainly gotten an extremely tight grip on his natural inclinations to see the world burn. All those years with just his thoughts and some monks to talk to have apparently made him pretty philosophical. He's thought pretty deeply about some shit quite clearly. Good and evil, why save a world if perhaps it is its time to go... Lots of shit. Paarthurnax obviously does a really stellar job at this "not killing everyone" thing, especially when you compare him to his brother. Fucking World Eater, seriously, that shit ain't messing around. At his core, Paarthurnax truly wants to be good, and that probably helps him keep his own ass in check. At the end of the day, he manages to be a pretty chill mentor figure despite being a giant dragon who can carry off, like, cows and shit. He is full of old dragon man wisdom.
Powers:
I'm a Motherfucking Dragon - He has wings. He can use them to fly. Yeeeep. This will be restricted in the proper manner! Also he's kind of technically immortal and cannot truly die unless his soul is absorbed. While Paarthurnax may look sort of his age with his torn wings and general run down appearance, this is the result of thousands of years. He is very tough, being a giant armored lizard with wings.

Fus Do Fuck Your Shit - So remember when I talked about words that can kill you, yeah that's a thing. It's technically called the Thu'um. Keep in mind that Paarthurnax is old as balls, so he probably knows the majority of these really loud yells. Certain shouts would be restricted. Animal Allegiance will now only work on tamed creatures. Bend Will is a shout that I will ask permissions on if used on any other players, and may not work on Skyway creatures. He would NOT be able to use the following, however, for varying reasons: Call Dragon, Dragonrend, Soul Tear, Summon Durnehviir, Become Ethereal

Getcha Meditate On - Paarthurnax can help the Dragonborn meditate on certain three (But two in Bastion) words to help give some extra handy passive effects. Logically, this means Paarthurnax can also meditate on these three words:
Fus - Force without Effort perk, which makes it harder to stagger aka throw him off balance while also making his own particular stagger shout stronger.
Yol - Fire Within perk, which increases damage done by his Fire Breath

Entry: Make way for the giant dragon casually entering the Bastion, yo wassup. Please put down the weapons.
Other: This is all Jeni's fault. I claim no responsibility for this app.