Question about how Vaschel was referenced

[I_Dont_Like_BigBrother]

I'm pretty confused about how people call Vaschel as "They", I thought Vaschel are a group of dogs or some kind an were considered a part of the family, since when the quest started, the hunter said they are a family and the hunting was a bet of the name for the coming baby.
But when I find Vaschels body, he was alone in the short cut, so why people call Vaschel they? does this imply he has a multiple personality or some kind?

[Aegix Drakan]

Originally posted by I_Dont_Like_BigBrother:

I'm pretty confused about how people call Vaschel as "They", I thought Vaschel are a group of dogs or some kind an were considered a part of the family, since when the quest started, the hunter said they are a family and the hunting was a bet of the name for the coming baby.
But when I find Vaschels body, he was alone in the short cut, so why people call Vaschel they? does this imply he has a multiple personality or some kind?

Vaschels is likely "non-binary".

That is to say, this person rejects both the masculine/feminine cultural roles for themselves.

Essentially, Vaschels didn't like to be referred to as either a man nor a woman, preferring a more neutral set of pronouns.

It's rare and unusual, but there's people like that in real life too!

[Vandal Savant]

When you ask about Vaschel, it can be extrapolated that it's a transgender character. Vaschel was born with a dong but didn't identify with masculinity, and so used they/them pronouns instead of he/him.

Ontop of the idea of sexuality already being pretty openly inclusive among the peninsula's villages as a whole, it makes sense that someone in Creeks (which is even more sexually liberated than other villages) would take a loose approach to sexual identity.

[I_Dont_Like_BigBrother]

Thank you very much guys! I'm not a native english speaker so I didnt know "they" can be a reference for a transgender.