Tenderfoot Thahd Ecaep Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 Forgive me if this question has been resolved before. I'm not sure about the sequels, but in the first Avernum game there seems to be some doubt as to whether Sulfras is male or female. I haven't found all the references, but two I have in my journal are from Khoth and the Slith Merchant: Khoth: Quote: Sulfras is good for contemplating his own might, and little more. Merchant: Quote: You ask who his main customer is. All he says is that her name is Sulfras. Thanks. Ecaep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Toenail Returns Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 I'm pretty sure Sulfras is a SHE but I'm not positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 I think the dragons are hermaphroditic. That's the only way to explain the gender-bending that they do. Sulfras normally is a female. For instance, when you approach her and talk to her in A1, she is referred to as "she." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 The Gender Benderrrrrrrrrrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Sarachim Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 Sulfras was male in Exile 1, as I recall, but was referred to as female in E2 and 3. The confusion in the Avernum series probably result froms Jeff porting some of his text directly from Exile and writing some of it from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk stranger Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 Yes, I also recall her being male in an early game, only to change in a later game. I think the consensus is that she is female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Timmy, Power Gamer Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Yes, regardless what the few erroneus texts say, she is a female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 It's a giant, fire-breathing lizard. It has no children and no apparent desire for them. As far as I'm concerned, it can change its gender all it wants as long as it gives me the Onyx Scepter on request. —Alorael, who actually could see how that might be feasible with enough magic and different anatomy. Sounds more like a Khoth trick, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Hey, don't some amphibians do that? Maybe dragons are closer to amphibians than we previously thought. Or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 All five dragons are referred to primarily as "he" in Exile 1 -- not sure to what extent Avernum 1 fixes this. In Exile 2, Athron and Sulfras are mostly female and the others are mostly male (except Pyrog, who's dead and thus doesn't get mentioned much one way or the other. As for the amphibian thing, yes, I think we've all seen Jurassic Park. (Actually, changing sex isn't all that uncommon. Lots of fish can do it too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Drakefyre Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Oysters change genders several times in their lifetime, and a crab was recently found that was both male and female at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd DarcWynd021 Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 i've always thought of sulfras as female. i get the idea that she closely resembles a female red dragon from d&d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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