World of Warcraft Shares Chromie's Visage Day Short Story for Dragonflight
World of Warcraft just made the “Visage Day” short story free to read for all players. This charming tale not only explores draconic society in preparation for Dragonflight, but also shares backstory for Chromie, one of World of Warcraft's first trans characters.
“Visage Day” is a short story written by Steve Danuser, a senior game designer and the lead narrative designer of World of Warcraft. The short story first appeared in World of Warcraft: Folk & Fairytales of Azeroth, a short story anthology released in May 2021.
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Danuser’s short story in particular detailed the Visage Day for Chronormu, a popular bronze dragon in World of Warcraft better known as Chromie. The story establishes Visage Day as a coming-of-age ceremony all dragons undergo which establishes the preferred humanoid form they take when interacting with mortals. However, Chronormu is stumped as to what form he should take. After asking advice from several dragons, least of all Nozdormu, Aspect of the Bronze Dragonflight, Chromie decides on a Visage of a female gnome–despite being born a male dragon–because it suited her better.
The World of Warcraft: Folk & Fairy Tales of Azeroth anthology has short stories from a dozen authors, including famous WoW authors Christie Golden and Madeleine Roux. With stories ranging from original folk tales about mermaids and the moons to some involving well-known characters like Vereesa Windrunner and Uther the Lightbringer, this anthology is a delightful addition for any World of Warcraft fan’s collection.
Many fans are especially glad “Visage Day” was made available free for everyone, however. The short story provides wonderful detail of draconic
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