An Observers Perspective asked Genevieve Cogman:

Me again, I have so many questions and speculations! :) Do you imagine Kai (and dragons in general) with a typical Asian appearance even in their human form? And do genetically related dragons look-alike in their respective human forms, or is the visual heritage perhaps only visible in their dragon appearance, if visible at all? Can a dragon consciously affect how it looks in its human form?

Genevieve Cogman So far all the dragons whom Irene has met in human form have had an Asian appearance in their human form, even if their hair or skin colour might be anomalous, or someone who wasn't aware of their true nature might consider them to be "mixed race". She hasn't seen enough genetically related dragons yet to determine whether or not there are family resemblances. (Yes, I am deliberately answering this from Irene's point of view.)

I will say, from the author's point of view, that no, a dragon can't consciously affect how they look in human form. If they could, then (to pick a random example) Kai would find it a lot easier to disguise himself.

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