Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-25266931-20161109142908/@comment-26397825-20161114104937

Katt1848 wrote: She is a very powerful person, she could have actually physically changed herself into a boy. And with how dangerous her life is, you never know when someone could be listening in. She could have heard about what happened to Amber from Qrow, so she might be wary that there is an illusion happening.

The Maidens have elemental powers, and that's it. They don't have mystical body-shaping powers, nor do they have strange healing powers that can regenerate arms or anything else. They are like the Avatar from A:TLA. They control the elements and can do so even without aura, nothing more.