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[CrimsonN7]

How come I don't remember this person, my Hawke should visit prostitutes in future runs. I don't need those shiny new boots, should spend my gold on wh0res instead.

[Allan Schumacher]

I edited the title.  Note that the term "tranny" is seen as a pejorative and it's best to not use it.  Thank you.

[Hydwn]

Here's lead writer David Gaider on the subject, on his tumblr:

 

When the Mark of the Assassin expansion came out for DA2, we included a cameo for our favorite brothel prostitute, Serendipity. Why? Because we like her. We never thought of her as transgender, per se— she’s more of a drag queen, in attitude if not in appearance (lacking the appropriate options, else that’s what she would have been). But the difference is moot when it comes to perceptions, and therein lay the problem: due to a bad line link and the fact we’d only ever included transgender characters as sex workers and comedic relief, it really seemed like she was there to be gawked at and laughed at.

 

A transgender fan lamented this on the forum, and we felt suitably chastised— because they were right. Our intention was irrelevant in light of the fact we’d erred without due consideration. The question was asked on that thread: “Couldn’t you include a real transgender character? A serious one?” And my answer at the time was: “I wouldn’t include one just to be transgender. That’s a pretty thin premise on its own.” But it did get me thinking: how would I go about it, if I ever did?

That's the seed behind his creation of Maevaris Tilani, the first true transgendered character in Dragon Age. Sadly she only appears in the comics.