Trick Weekes (also Patrick Weekes) is an American author. They were a writer at

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from 2005 to 2025 for the ''

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'' and ''

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'' video game franchises, becoming lead writer for ''Dragon Age'' in 2015.

Career

Weekes joined

in 2005, writing for both the ''

'' and ''

'' video game franchises. They wrote ''Mass Effect'' characters including Mordin Solus, Tali'Zorah, Jack, Kasumi Goto, and Samantha Traynor, as well as the Rannoch and Tuchanka plotlines in ''

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''. For '' Dragon Age: Inquisition'', Weekes wrote characters including Iron Bull, Solas, Krem, and Cole. They also wrote the novel '' Dragon Age: The Masked Empire'', and edited and contributed two stories to the anthology '' Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights''. Following the departure of

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from ''Dragon Age'' in 2015, Weekes became the lead writer for the franchise. They were lead writer for '' Dragon Age: The Veilguard'', the franchise's next installment, and also wrote the character Taash. After

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' restructuring and downsizing of BioWare in January 2025, Weekes posted on

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that they were no longer with BioWare.

Personal life

Weekes was born in the

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and attended

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, graduating with a BA and an MA in English literature. Weekes lives in

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with their wife Karin Weekes; the couple has two sons. Weekes identifies as

pansexual Pansexuality is sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction towards people of all genders, or regardless of their sex or gender identity. Pansexual people may refer to themselves as gender-blind, asserting that gender and sex are not determ ...

and

non-binary Non-binary or genderqueer Gender identity, gender identities are those that are outside the male/female gender binary. Non-binary identities often fall under the transgender umbrella since non-binary people typically identify with a gende ...

Bibliography

Games

* ''

'' (2007) - writer * '' Dragon Age: Origins'' (2009) - additional design * '' Mass Effect 2'' (2010) - writer * '' Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker'' (2010) - writer * ''

'' (2012) - senior writer * '' Mass Effect 3: From Ashes'' (2012) - writer * '' Mass Effect 3: Leviathan'' (2012) - writer * '' Mass Effect 3: Citadel'' (2013) - writer * '' Dragon Age: Inquisition'' (2014) - writer * '' Dragon Age: Inquisition – Jaws of Hakkon'' (2014) - lead writer * '' Dragon Age: Inquisition – Trespasser'' (2015) - lead writer * '' Dragon Age: The Veilguard'' (2024) - lead writer

Comics

*'' Mass Effect: Homeworlds'' #2 (with Jeremy Barlow, Chris Staggs and Michael Atiyeh,

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, 2012)

Novels

''Rogues of the Republic''

*''The Palace Job'' (2013) *''The Prophecy Con'' (2014) *''The Paladin Caper'' (2015)

''Dragon Age''

*'' Dragon Age: The Masked Empire'' (2014) *'' Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights'' (2020)

Other

*''Feeder'' (2018)

Short stories

* “Dragon Slayers” in ''

Realms of Fantasy ''Realms of Fantasy'' was a professional bimonthly fantasy speculative fiction magazine published by Sovereign Media, then Tir Na Nog Press, and Damnation Books, which specialized in fantasy fiction (including some horror), related nonfiction (wi ...

Issue 27'' (February 1999) * “Glass Beads” in ''

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Volume 8 Issue 4'' (May 2000) * “I Am Looking for a Book...” in ''Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores'' (2002, edited by Greg Ketter) * “Why the Elders Bare Their Throats” in ''

Strange Horizons ''Strange Horizons'' is an online magazine, online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry and non-fiction in every issue, including reviews, essays, interviews, and roundtables. History and profile It was launched in S ...

(17 February 2003)'' * “When She Grows a Soul” in '' The Leading Edge Issue 46'' (October 2003) * “Injure the Corners” in ''

Amazing Stories ''Amazing Stories'' is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Science fiction stories had made regular appearance ...

Issue 604'' (October 2004) * “Release the Knot” in ''

Issue 606'' (December 2004) * “Unleashing the Flyers of L” in ''The Anthology from Hell: Humorous Stories from WAY Down Under'' (2012, edited by Julia S. Mandala)

References

External links

Personal website
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