Wilhelm

Wilhelm was mage of the Fereldan Circle of Magi. Formerly the owner of Shale

Background
Both Wilhelm and Shale were followers of Moira the Rebel Queen, fighting to remove the Orlesian occupation of Fereldan. He was a powerful mage, combined with his control over Shale makes his a force to be reckoned with thus a boon for Fereldan forces during the occupation.

Distrustful of others, he tested King Maric twice on two separate occasions to prove that King Maric was who he claimed to be. According to Shale, he may be quite vain and willing to scare villagers to show is power over them though afraid of his wife. This account may be inaccurate as those memories are coloured by Shale's hatred of Wilhelm.

According to Shale, he was fond of going into the Deep Roads to find treasure which is where he apparently found Shale. He had spells to get him out of trouble should he encountered Darkspawn.

Dead by the time of the game. According to both Wilhelm's son, Matthias and Shale, he was killed by Shale while he was tinkering with her. However, nobody saw Shale do it and Shale herself had no memory of it though most of her memory is blank. A look into his journal reveals that he may be involved in demonology prior to his death.

Involvement
Minimal, dead 30 years prior the the game story. Former owner of Shale.