David Gaider lives in Edmonton, Alberta, and is a Senior Writer at BioWare's Edmonton studio, where he has worked since 1999. He is currently the Lead Writer on Dragon Age, responsible for story and setting design, and prior to that worked on such titles as Baldur's Gate 2, Baldur's Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and Neverwinter Nights (as well as its expansions). He penned the Dragon Age: Origins prequels, Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne and Dragon Age: The Calling.