lore-friendly transitioning methods

[RaionKansen]

i've dabbled in making trans characters in the xiv universe before, mostly getting roadblocked by gender role dynamics of some of the races...

but as far as transitioning goes, what do ya'll use for your characters' lore?

guess my easiest fix is "the allagans/garleans have hrt" lol

"transitioning" would be a completely alien concept to the world of FFXIV. Fantasia exists, but its a bit of a 4th wall break between the developers and the players. Unsundered ascians or people like Zenos who used the echo, can transfer bodies, but you're literally taking over someone else's body after their own aether has either returned to the sea, or its been forcefully hi-jacked.

Ascians live forever. I'm sure they get bored and have had eras where they preferred to be in a male or female host, but it wouldn't be the same existential crisis that trans people have. They can simply do nearly whatever they want. They wouldn't be trans. They'd literally be in a male or female body. At best you could roleplay as a WoL that has mastered the echo and regained enough of their powers to change hosts, but you are taking over someone else's body so...