Portrait of William Dowsett

William Dowsett Valor Mortis character

Character
Journal pages
2
Letters naming them
2
Quests naming them
0
Methodology
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Author
Dakota Chinnick

William Dowsett has 2 pages in William's journal and is named in 0 quests and 2 letters.

Journal pages
2Spoiler-gated below
Letters naming them
2#4 of 7 characters
Quests naming them
00 main · 0 side

William Dowsett's journal entry

Game data

William adds to each character's entry as the story moves on, so later pages reveal more of the plot.

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Page 1

I, William Dowsett, do solemnly declare, being of sound mind and body, that I voluntarily offer myself for enlistment into the Foreign Legion in the service of His Imperial Majesty, Napoleon Bonaparte.

Having considered the duty and peril which such service demands, I herein dedicate my arms and person to the cause of the people and to the principles of liberty, enlightenment, and national glory.

I pledge unwavering obedience to my superiors, steadfast courage in the field, and faithful devotion to the honour of the Legion and the Emperor.

Signed,

William Dowsett

Dated this 19th day of February, 1817

Page 2

The expedition into the depths of the cave has yielded more questions than answers... What was the terrifying creature that guarded its entrance and what was it protecting? Perhaps the answers lie within the university, yet the journey to reach it is long and arduous.

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Story summary

Game data

What William Dowsett does across the story, paraphrased from the journal — full spoilers.

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William Dowsett is you: a volunteer of Napoleon's Foreign Legion whose enlistment oath, dated 19 February 1817, opens his journal. He wakes among the dead on the Battlefield with no memory, and the plague altars grant him fire and then the power over motion.

He leans on James, who says they fought together, the physician Louis and the riddling Lucjan Skawiński, while the Shrike's voice draws him on. The trail from the sealed Egyptian door in the Caverns runs through the University to a relic in the Fortress tower — where he is captured and held in Napoleon's prison as a traitor, until the Shrike, revealed as Maria Walewska, cuts him free.

His last fight is against a foe wearing his own face; afterwards he writes that the doubt that followed him all along is finally gone.

Where William Dowsett appears

Game data

Regions where William Dowsett has dialogue in the game's conversation files, in story order.

Letters that mention William Dowsett

Calculated

2 letters and notes name William Dowsett. Long letters have their own page; short ones are on the letters library.

The rest of the cast

The other 6 characters in William's journal.

William Dowsett is one of 7 characters in William Dowsett's journal, with 2 pages of their own. No quest names them directly; their story is told through the journal. 2 letters name them, which ranks #4 of 7 characters.

See Also

CharactersNapoleon BonaparteLetters & NotesWalkthrough
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William Dowsett FAQ

Who is William Dowsett in Valor Mortis?

I, William Dowsett, do solemnly declare, being of sound mind and body, that I voluntarily offer myself for enlistment into the Foreign Legion in the service of His Imperial Majesty, Napoleon Bonaparte. That is how William's journal introduces them; the entry grows to 2 pages as the story goes on.

Where does William Dowsett appear in Valor Mortis?

No quest names William Dowsett directly; they appear through William's journal.

Which letters mention William Dowsett?

2 letters name William Dowsett, including A Letter from James, A Letter from Louis.

Where does William Dowsett appear in Valor Mortis?

William Dowsett has dialogue in 13 regions: The Battlefield, Valley of Ashes, Fallen Village, Caverns, Vale of Wrath, Cursed Hollow, The Outskirts, City of Orphans, University, Fortress, Napoleon's Prison, Entropy, Abandoned Church.

How many journal pages does William Dowsett have?

2 pages. William adds them as the story moves on, which is why this page keeps them behind a spoiler.