Story & Lore
Valor Mortis Story and Lore
The story of William Dowsett, the plague, Napoleon-era lore, voice cast and endings.
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Follow the story of William Dowsett and the Crimson Plague through an alternate Napoleonic Europe: lore explained, endings discussed, and the voice cast - including Jennifer English and Vincent Cassel - introduced.
What you will learn
Lore explained
The plague, the Transmutations and the history of this alternate Europe in context.
Endings and meaning
How the campaign concludes and what it implies.
Voice cast
The actors behind William and the story's key faces.
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