I thought Boethiah was like the Loki of TES? Capable of shapeshifting genders but still an actual male.
Like PP2 and I were saying, pinning an "actual" gender on a Daedric Prince, as opposed to simply noting how mortals interpret their manifestations, is tricky. Boethiah is generally referred to as male in a "default" sense, but I wouldn't say that means his female form isn't real, or is just a disguise. He just takes the form that's more suited to the occasion. Also, it's interesting to note that both of his manifestations are very stereotypical in terms of gender roles. His female form relies on seduction and wheedling, while his male form is an aggressive, powerful warrior. The implications are intriguing.
Speaking of Boethiah, I remember how in the lead-up to TESO, a lot of fans called bullshit on Molag Bal being described as the "God of Schemes," insisted that Molag Bal had nothing to do with schemes, and that ZeniMax had confused him with Boethiah. Some examples:
http://teso-rp.com/forum/m/9324623/viewthread/6976823-god-schemes-ups-downs-trated-tesohttp://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/615803-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/66105444http://www.bethblog.com/2013/05/02/discover-coldharbour/ (the comments section)
Evidently, they had all forgotten about
this book, which dates back to Morrowind, and was written by none other than Kirkbride himself:
Molag Bal (God of Schemes, King of Rape)
Hurr durr. And you might have noticed that in a couple of those threads, people actually pointed out that book, only to be ignored by everyone else. Once again, hurr durr. In any case, there's already plenty of overlap between the Daedric Princes' spheres. Sanguine and Mephala are both affiliated with sex, Peryite and Namira both govern the spread of disease, Mephala and Namira can both handle creepy little things like bugs and worms, etc. It was hardly unheard of even prior to TESO.
<beerdo> Saddam: Why is there no snow in High Rock
<beerdo> It's just as far north as Skyrim
<Blanko> beerdo: climate change
<beerdo> but how
<Blanko> ??
<Blanko> Also, latitude isn't very indicative of how cold it would be
<beerdo> Why would it have a different climate?
<Blanko> The same latitude as Finland is much colder in Canada, for instance
<beerdo> fuckshit
<Parsifal> Blanko: That's probably not true
<Parsifal> It's the middle of the day in Canada at the moment, for starters
<Blanko> Parsifal: There's barely any temperature variance between day and night during winter/early spring
<beerdo> well fine, Northern Vvardenfell doesn't have snow either.
<Blanko> beerdo: It's a volcanic region moran
<beerdo> No idea about northern mainland Morrowind, since it's never been seen
<Parsifal> Blanko: Tell that to the surface of Mercury
<Blanko> Parsifal: k
<Blanko> No response from Mercury
<beerdo> Why does it have to have warmer weather just because it's a volcano?
<Blanko> um
<Parsifal> ...
<Blanko> Because that's literally what happens
<Blanko> See: Iceland
<beerdo> There's volcanos in Iceland too, and there's snow there
<Blanko> Iceland is pretty warm m8
<beerdo> And yet there's snow there
As it turns out, Blanko had it right the first time. It was indeed climate change, as explained
here. High Rock was a "Land of Cold Rocks" until this Filestis brought the Remnant of Light there and transformed it into the temperate, fertile land that it is today.