I disagree with the point about Edwina being trans, Edwin simply fucked up and was a man stuck in a woman's body trying to get his original body back. Sure there might have been times of body dimorphia but it wasn't because he felt he was born in the wrong body, it's because he's a Red Wizard of Thay and arrogant enough to stupidly play about with powers beyond his ability. Then later when he manages to fix it he does something similar when challenging Elminster which results in him being turned into Edwina again, but probably not for any trans related reasons. More likely it's Elminster being the crazy old coot he is and punishing Edwin for being a dick yet again by Dwayne Dibbly-ing him a second time.

Also as MargarineMongoose points out it's not the belt Edwin uses, it's the scrolls you find under the graveyard if you let Edwin keep hold of them. He fucks around with it a few times and when it goes wrong he ends up a woman until he works out how to undo it. In the mean time both party and npc interactions make fun of this like when a fellow wizard learns of what happened and mocks Edwin to his face. I think the response is a fireball from Edwin, or something similarly lethal spell wise.

I disagree with the point about Edwina being trans, Edwin simply fucked up and was a man stuck in a woman's body trying to get his original body back. Sure there might have been times of body dimorphia but it wasn't because he felt he was born in the wrong body, it's because he's a Red Wizard of Thay and arrogant enough to stupidly play about with powers beyond his ability. Then later when he manages to fix it he does something similar when challenging Elminster which results in him being turned into Edwina again, but probably not for any trans related reasons. More likely it's Elminster being the crazy old coot he is and punishing Edwin for being a dick yet again by Dwayne Dibbly-ing him a second time.

Also as MargarineMongoose points out its not the belt Edwin uses, it's the scrolls you find under the graveyard if you let Edwin keep hold of them. He fucks around with it a few times and when it goes wrong he ends up a woman until he works out how to undo it. In the mean time both party and npc interactions make fun of this like when a fellow wizard learns of what happened and mocks Edwin to his face. I think the response is a fireball from Edwin, or something similarly lethal spell wise.