Wilhelm

Wilhelm was a member of the Circle of Magi who lived in the village of Honnleath. He was formerly the owner of Shale.

Background
Both Wilhelm and Shale were followers of Moira the Rebel Queen, fighting to remove the Orlesian occupation of Ferelden. He was a powerful mage. This, combined with his control over Shale, made him a force to be reckoned with, and a boon for Ferelden 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 was quite vain and was willing to scare villagers to show off his power. Yet, he was also scared of his wife. This account may be inaccurate though as those memories may be coloured by Shale's hatred of Wilhelm.

Shale also says 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 if he encountered darkspawn.

Both Wilhelm's son, Matthias, and Shale say 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.

Trivia

 * Wilhelm and Shale were both originally part of Redcliffe Village. A building called Wilhelm's Cottage is located there, though it cannot be viewed without the toolset or use of console commands. The cottage also contains the Circle Letter, which is nearly identical to A Decades Old Letter found in Wilhelm's Cellar during The Stone Prisoner.