Paarthurnax bug - (spoiler) can't avoid killing him

[Carcayu]

I've come to the point where Esbern tells me to kill Paarthurnax. When talking to the dragon I told him I DON'T want to kill him (and I really don't), but whene I come back to Esbern to tell him there's no way I kill Paarthurnax nothing happens. A few dialogues telling me I should kill Paarthurnax and so on.
I can't finnish the quest yet I've finished the main plot. What do I need to piss of the Blades and stay with Paarthurnax?

[cfs111]

The Paarthurnax Dilemma by Arthmoor
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/18465/?

Not sure if it will work at the point you are, you may need to go back to a save from before Esbern pulled his cr*p, if possible.

[Hawktiel]

Only thing what you get from killing Paarthunax is to be one of those idiots called blades and start hiring people. However there is mod to keep Paarthurnax [www.nexusmods.com] allive and continue doing worthless stuff for blades.

[Kirara]

Speak with Paarthurnax, choose to spare him and complete main quest. After that this quest should disappear from journal. Blades will not be happy, but who cares!

[Carcayu]

Originally posted by kirara:

Speak with Paarthurnax, choose to spare him and complete main quest. After that this quest should disappear from journal. Blades will not be happy, but who cares!

That's exactly what I do, but the quest doesn't finishes, even thou when I come back to talk to Esbern. I'm stuck going from Paarthurnax to Esbern, talking to each other, with no results. I tried killing Esbern, but he does not die...

[Kirara]

Just ignore Blades and continue main quest. Then it should completely disappear after completing main questline. Oh, and to be safe also talk with Greybeards leader.

[Carcayu]

Originally posted by kirara:

Just ignore Blades and continue main quest. Then it should completely disappear after completing main questline. Oh, and to be safe also talk with Greybeards leader.

Main quest was completed long ago, doing side quests now just for fun. I'll try waht you say about the Greybeards leader, thanks!

[Carcayu]

Originally posted by kirara:

Just ignore Blades and continue main quest. Then it should completely disappear after completing main questline. Oh, and to be safe also talk with Greybeards leader.

Done it, still does not work...

[Kirara]

Did you receive this quest before or after completing main questline?

[Gamecrazy009]

Just ignore it, you only have to kill Paarth if you attack him.

Even then the Blades are a bunch of wet blankets, leave them to expire.

[Brandybuck]

So here's what you do: ROLEPLAY!

Seriously. What would your character do? Do that. If you character doesnt' want to kill Paarthurnax, then DON'T KILL PAARTHURNAX!!!! You don't have to do what Esbern tells you to. Seriously, you are not his puppet, you can do your own thing.

Okay, if it bugs the crap out of you that there's an unfinished quest, you might have a mild case of OCD. Sorry about that. But when even major cases of OCD can get on with life without killing people, I think you can manage without killing Paarthurnax.

Or get a mod. Whatever. But don't claim you "can't avoid" killing him, because you can. Now suck it up and get out there.

[mpd1958]

Just ignore the quest, leave the blades to rot in Karthspire. Just never go back to them.

[Carcayu]

Originally posted by kirara:

Did you receive this quest before or after completing main questline?

I don't remember, I would say before killing Alduin. I think I'll just get a mod to get rid of the "unfinished" quest, I won't kill Paarthurnax and I couldn't care less about the Blades...

[Kirara]

I was asking you this because if you aquire this quest before completing main quest you can complete it without mods.
1. Activate quest before completing main questline.
2. Talk with Blades, Arngeir, Paarthurnax, make your choice.
3. Finish main quest.
Quest should completely disappear after your talk with Paarturnax about future of dragons. This has always worked in my games.
However, if this quest has been activated after main questline, then you are permanently stuck with it, unless you kill Paarthurnax. In this case mod is only solution.

[Carcayu]

I've instaled Paarthurnax Dilemma and still stuck here, it's frustrating but I can keep living without completing it D: