Domino Quartz's Delightfully Quaint Random Banter Thread #248

[Anonymouswizard]

Slight spoiler, but there is a trans NPC tucked away:

Spoiler: Spoilers for Act 2

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Nocturne, the tiefling who knew Shadowheart when they were kids is a trans woman (voiced by Abigail Thorne/Philosophy Tube, no less). You'll only know that if you do a sidequest with some mushrooms in Act 1 and restore some of Shad's memories (Shad'll remember her, and the fact she presented as a boy, and Nocturne will fill in the blanks when you meet her), though.

Yes, but there's a big difference between a well-done trans NPC (especially a minor one) and a trans party member. I think letting non-cis people be heroes in such a mainstream title would have been an amazing thing for trans representation. If you wanted to avoid the 'trans is based on bits' potential issue you'd lock them coming out behind a high-approval probably Act 3 dialogue.

Hell most of the party are elves and despite it being canon that D&D elves are more commonly intersex and some are even sexfluid they're STILL all 100% cis.

Thankfully the modding community does what Larian doesn't and has added top surgery scars to Gale.