They prefer to use the human form to exchange genetic information (I would guess the method would be similar to humans) but they can do it in their natural form (makes sense they were proto-dragons once)
We can see them pairing female-to-male exclusively within their flights.
So my question is what about Chronormu? At birth, he was a male ( -rmu is a male bronze dragon name suffix), and then on his Visage day (the day when the dragon chooses his trans morph form), he decided to become a female gnome.
Can dragons change their gender?
Are dragons hermaphrodites?
Is Chronormu just a male dragon who takes the visage of a small female gnome?
Also, I found that Conflago is changing appearance from male to female quite often. But is it just an appearance change? or does she/he changes her gender (if dragons have genders)
No dragons can’t change their gender.
And by gender you mean their biology rather than some self-identity thing.
Chromie can’t have babies and the visage form as far as we know its like a mask. it doesn’t change your biology. Its like choosing an avatar in a game.
Though in my opinion I think it’d be weird if they couldn’t. As a species that can shapeshift naturally, changing your sex should be way easier. We have some animal species IRL that can do it, as well as some reptiles which can change sex while still an embryo depending on egg temperature.
Dragon shapeshifting is, last I checked limitless in potential, a dragon male or female could take on the appearance of the opposite sex/gender and for all intents and purposes be biologically that in every way. Dragon shapeshifting in -general- is that; you -are- that form in all ways except spiritually/mentally and get all benefits of being in that form.
Fyi, It’s usually accepted to call a trans person by their preferred pronouns, even if you’re talking about a time before they transitioned. So, you should call her “she.”
Chronormu is female in both forms. We have even seen her dragon form in game.
so Chromie can have children? Her body is that of a female?
When I was playing dragon isles the majordomo guy sounded female in vulpera form but male in dragon form.
Regarding male/female dragon forms…other than Alex/Ysera other female dragons who wear jewelry in that form, there’s no sexual dimorphism in dragon forms so looking at one you can’t automatically say “that’s a female dragon” unless you can see their name (and thus use the naming conventions of their flight) or if they’re wearing jewelry. Gender-wise Chromie is female. Biologically unless dragons can alter their sex via shapeshifting (in their true dragon form I mean, the visage can obviously be whatever they want) you’d think Chronormu would’ve done so before her visage day.
Ok, so looking at some old Drake models, I am not sure if low poly old models had any difference between male and female. Huh. Well, the art from Visage Day, which I linked, has feminine features.
I bet if one went looking through Dalaran’s libraries they could find a spell to change a person’s biological gender through magical means. It is magic after all. It can do the things that science is currently limited by.
Dragons, having the capacity to cast magic, might find such spells trivial.
Chromie’s dragon body, to the best of my knowledge, is male. Currently unable to bear children. However, if she wanted to change to full female and become a dragon mom, it’s probably within her capabilities to either do it or have it done. In the end, it’s a relative non-issue.
I would not call her a trans nor Conflago a genderfluid. Deppens if it’s just a change of appearance or an actual biological change of sex. So far opinions had been mixed.
What you can take form that aspect of the story is that Blizzard wanted to make a political statement in favor those that advocate the non-binary, fluid gender, point of view.
