Garrulous Glaahk Timmy, Power Gamer Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 I recall X being a woman in the original series of exile, yet it seems he turned into a man in avernum, he's described as having long black hair, a transexual characteristic. Here's the question, is he REALLY a man, a woman, or was he both, one in each series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 One of the dragons was gender-bending, too. Athron, was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Fort Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Athron is a female dragon in Avernum, but I remember at least several instances where she is referred to as a "he." Since I have never played Exile, I cannot confirm Athron's original gender, but I suspect the gender-switching is one of those amusing artifacts from conversion. As for X, everyone refers to him as, well, "him." The dialogue picture looks masculine, too. But when gender is unspecified, the masculine form is the default. Since he does not really talk about himself much (except to boast), I do not think we can ever really find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Mortimer Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Pyrog was another dragon of ambigious gender. In Avernum 1 he is a he, yet in Avernum 2 you come across her bones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 And Sulfras switches too, doesn't he/she? Motrax and Khoth remain comfortably male, at least. The former is too old to try these newfangled geners and the latter is too preoccupied with deep thoughts to bother. —Alorael, who is pretty sure X was male when he was on the boards. That's as good a basis for judgement as any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 All 5 dragons are male in Exile 1. In Exile 2, at least Athron and Sulfras are definitely female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Captain Obvious Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 maybe the reproduce asexually (or is that aysexually or aisexuallly or aaaasexually, screw it, how about a-sexually) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Mortimer Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Well see as Athron apparently finds some male dragon to have a brood(sp?) with I doubt it ... unless she's just saying that so the humans don't guess on dragon reproduction. I think I remember the initial description of X in Exile was that he/she was ambigious and you couldn't tell becuase he/she was shrouded in cloaks and darkness and had a raspy voice and stuff. Maybe she just has a convinent spell for a particuliar time of the month or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Arch-Mage Solberg Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 I will clerify X's gender for you all right now. 'X' is a male slithzerikai. He was raised by humans and developed our speach. Also his tail was cut off when he was a little lizard. He hides himself to avoid the shame that would come from anyone finding out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Fort Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 He probably spends too much time closely examining burning fires or charcoals, since his dialogue face is so black in Exile 3. Or perhaps his potions explode into his face too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Rent-an-Ihrno Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 x is COOL! one doesnt just walk around and ask questions like that about a cool person! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Timmy, Power Gamer Posted November 12, 2004 Author Share Posted November 12, 2004 Well, for the first time in a while, i made an interesting subject. I admit to only have registered the avernum series, but I have the original demos of the exile series, so I got to meet 'X' In the first Exile, and i could've sword it said woman. I have no say on the dragons besides Motrax, who has and always will be male... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Arch-Mage Solberg Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 In Exile 1, it said you could not tell whether it was male or female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Toenail Returns Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 I think X is a male. X could stand for "Xavier". What female name starts with an X? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Rent-an-Ihrno Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 @shiryu: i meant no offense. it definately is a very interesting topic. x could stand for anything. there use to be very unusual or non-existant names in avernum, so it could be xavier as well as xironaviasa. and i have to repeat: let x be as cool as he/she/it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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