The recent release of the Fate Reforged set for Magic: The Gathering brings with it something very new and awesome: the first openly trans character to grace the game.
Named Alesha, Who Smiles At Death, her story (written here) tells of a clan who allow its members to pick their own names after glorious feats of battle.
The khan had walked among the warriors, hearing the tales of their glorious deeds. One by one, they declared their new war names, and each time, the khan shouted the names for all to hear. Each time, the horde shouted the name as one, shaking the earth.
Then the khan came to Alesha. She stood before him, snakes coiling in the pit of her stomach, and told how she had slain her first dragon. The khan nodded and asked her name.
“Alesha,” she said, as loudly as she could. Just Alesha, her grandmother’s name.
“Alesha!” the khan shouted, without a moment’s pause.
And the whole gathered horde shouted “Alesha!” in reply. The warriors of the Mardu shouted her name.
Badass.
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