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William is a minor character and Stranger in Red Dead Redemption 2. He initiates the Stranger side-mission "To the Ends of the Earth".

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The Yarrow plant in Red Dead Redemption 2 is an ingredient in Potent Health Cure, Special Health Cure, Special Miracle Tonic, and Horse Ointment. It can be located and sold within the game. In the 'To the Ends of the Earth' mission, William requests the player to gather Yarrow. Collecting these plants aids in achieving the 'PICKED TO PERFECTION' trophy in Red Dead Online.
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In Red Dead Redemption 2, the character William is located south of Twin Stack Pass in The Heartlands. He is known as an herbalist and starts the Stranger side-mission titled 'To the Ends of the Earth'. Players can use camps as rest points for saving the game, outfit changes, and fast travel.
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'To the Ends of the Earth' is a Stranger mission in Red Dead Redemption 2, initiated from Chapter 2. William, located at a camp south of Heartland Oil Fields, provides this mission. Rewards include positive honor and a Horse Reviver. While the first meeting with William is map-marked, later encounters are random. Initially, this mission was PC-exclusive but was eventually expanded to other platforms.
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William, a minor character in Red Dead Redemption 2, is an American herbalist. Players can encounter him south of Twin Stack Pass in The Heartlands, where he initiates the 'To the Ends of the Earth' Stranger side-mission.
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William, a minor character in Red Dead Redemption 2, initiates the 'To the Ends of the Earth' Stranger side-mission. As an herbalist, he asks the player to locate and deliver specific herbs to him. He is located south of Twin Stack Pass in The Heartlands.
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History[]

Background[]

William became intrigued by the study of plants, and began studying them on his own. Following his interest of plants, he sets up multiple encampments to study more about them.

Events of Red Dead Redemption 2[]

William can be found by the player south of Twin Stack Pass in The Heartlands. He is set up at a small camp containing a wagon, a tent and a storage area for his plant and herb collection.

During the stranger mission, William requests that the player brings him some Yarrow. Upon delivery, William tastes the Yarrow, claiming it to have medicinal qualities; he then gives the player a crafted remedy as a reward.

After the stranger mission, William can later be found other times as a random encounter in the wilderness, where he will ask the player to collect more plants in exchange for other tonics. The player can encounter him as a random encounter three times in 1899 and once in 1907. However, if the player triggers the stranger mission in 1907, all four random encounters will instead occur during that year.Awaiting Confirmation

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Red Dead Redemption 2

Trivia[]

  • The first encounter with William is the only one that's marked on the map, and his only guaranteed location, as every subsequent meeting with him is a random encounter.
  • The player will lose honor if they steal William's horse.
  • Despite saying that he is traveling far away, William can still be found once again across the five states.
  • If William is killed and looted, the player will find a throwing knife.
  • In the game's PC files he is listed as "herbalist".
  • William was added in an update to the game, most likely due to his original actor being recast. The original intention was for him to be a Native American, although this was scrapped and only some cutscene files, voicelines, models and textures remain for this iteration of him.
    • He was also intended to give the player a trinket as a reward for completing his requests, as evidenced by a leftover voiceline from his original actor.

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