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	{{Quote\|They wish I wouldn't spy on them now, but they know I'm here. They always do. I've rarely met humans so gifted before.\|Woodman on his contact with Mathers and Moina.\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}		{{Quote\|They wish I wouldn't spy on them now, but they know I'm here. They always do. I've rarely met humans so gifted before.\|Woodman on his contact with Mathers and Moina.\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}
	[[File:Rosy Cross of the Golden Dawn.png\|thumb\|250px\|Woodman's coffin, marked with the {{Wiki\|Rosy Cross}}]]		[[File:Rosy Cross of the Golden Dawn.png\|thumb\|250px\|Woodman's coffin, marked with the {{Wiki\|Rosy Cross}}]]
	Even after death, Woodman somehow continued to live on, observing his own funeral and commenting that the ceremony was "well performed—though completely useless." Here, only Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, and [[Moina Mathers\|Moina]], the Seeress and ~~Mather~~'s wife, seemed to acknowledge Woodman and know he was present.<ref name="ACPL" />		Even after death, Woodman somehow continued to live on, observing his own funeral and commenting that the ceremony was "well performed—though completely useless." Here, only Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, and [[Moina Mathers\|Moina]], the Seeress and Mathers' wife, seemed to acknowledge Woodman and know he was present.<ref name="ACPL" />

	Woodman went on to observe the downfall of his Order by following Samuel Mathers to important meetings. He saw [[Aleister Crowley]]'s initiation into the Inner Order, Mathers meeting with one of the [[Templars\|Secret Chiefs]], who revealed to Mathers how important Woodman had been, and Mathers' resignation from the Order. He was also present during Moina's prediction of the downfall of the Order.<ref name="ACPL" />		Woodman went on to observe the downfall of his Order by following Samuel Mathers to important meetings. He saw [[Aleister Crowley]]'s initiation into the Inner Order, Mathers meeting with one of the [[Templars\|Secret Chiefs]], who revealed to Mathers how important Woodman had been, and Mathers' resignation from the Order. He was also present during Moina's prediction of the downfall of the Order.<ref name="ACPL" />

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Later life===		===Later life===
	{{Quote\|I briefly wonder who of my two colleagues, of my two oldest and dearest friends, the assassin works for. [...] One wants me dead; the other has a much more sinister idea.\|Woodman pondering on the attempt on his life.\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}		{{Quote\|I briefly wonder who of my two colleagues, of my two oldest and dearest friends, the assassin works for. [...] One wants me dead; the other has a much more sinister idea.\|Woodman pondering on the attempt on his life.\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}
	[[File:PL-Finem Respice.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Woodman meeting with Gustav Meyrink on the day of his death]]		[[File:PL-Finem Respice.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Woodman meeting with Gustav Meyrink on the day of his death]]
	Shortly before Christmas 1891, Woodman tended to the flowers in his greenhouse when he was approached by a young [[Gustav Meyrink]], who asked for his help as an editor. Woodman only mumbled noncommittally, but Gustav seemed satisfied.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>		Shortly before Christmas 1891, Woodman tended to the flowers in his greenhouse when he was approached by a young [[Gustav Meyrink]], who asked for his help as an editor. Woodman only mumbled noncommittally, but Gustav seemed satisfied.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>
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	===After death===		===After death===
	{{Quote\|They wish I wouldn't spy on them now, but they know I'm here. They always do. I've rarely met humans so gifted before.\|Woodman on his contact with Mathers and Moina.\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}		{{Quote\|They wish I wouldn't spy on them now, but they know I'm here. They always do. I've rarely met humans so gifted before.\|Woodman on his contact with Mathers and Moina.\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}
	[[File:Rosy Cross of the Golden Dawn.png\|thumb\|250px\|Woodman's coffin, marked with the {{Wiki\|Rosy Cross}}]]		[[File:Rosy Cross of the Golden Dawn.png\|thumb\|250px\|Woodman's coffin, marked with the {{Wiki\|Rosy Cross}}]]
	Even after death, Woodman somehow continued to live on, observing his own funeral and commenting that the ceremony was "well performed—though completely useless." Here, only Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, and [[Moina Mathers\|Moina]], the Seeress and Mather's wife, seemed to acknowledge Woodman and know he was present.<ref name="ACPL" />		Even after death, Woodman somehow continued to live on, observing his own funeral and commenting that the ceremony was "well performed—though completely useless." Here, only Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, and [[Moina Mathers\|Moina]], the Seeress and Mather's wife, seemed to acknowledge Woodman and know he was present.<ref name="ACPL" />
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	\| death = 20 December 1891<br>[[London]], England		\| death = 20 December 1891 {{c\|aged 63}}<br>[[London]], [[England]]
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	'''William Robert Woodman''' (1828 – 1891), also referred to as '''Frater V.O.V.''' in the [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Animus#Data Dump Scanner\|DDS]], was a co-founder of the [[Hermeticists#Modern times\|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] alongside [[William Wynn Westcott]] and [[Samuel Liddell Mathers]]. At some point during his life, Woodman came into contact with a [[Shroud of Eden 1\|Shroud of Eden]] and shared a conversation with the consciousness of the [[Isu]] [[Consus]], harbored in the [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 004]]</ref>		'''William Robert Woodman''' (1828 – 1891), also referred to as '''Frater V.O.V.''' in the [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Animus#Data Dump Scanner\|DDS]], was a co-founder of the [[Hermeticists#Modern times\|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] alongside [[William Wynn Westcott]] and [[Samuel Liddell Mathers]].

			At some point during his life, Woodman came into contact with a [[Shroud of Eden 1\|Shroud of Eden]] and shared a conversation with the consciousness of the [[Isu]] [[Consus]], harbored in the [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 004]]</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	{{Quote\|I briefly wonder who of my two colleagues, of my two oldest and dearest friends, the assassin works for. [...] One wants me dead; the other has a much more sinister idea.\|Woodman pondering on the attempt on his life.\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}		{{Quote\|I briefly wonder who of my two colleagues, of my two oldest and dearest friends, the assassin works for. [...] One wants me dead; the other has a much more sinister idea.\|Woodman pondering on the attempt on his life.\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}
	[[File:PL-Finem Respice.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Woodman meeting with Gustav Meyrink on the day of his death]]		[[File:PL-Finem Respice.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Woodman meeting with Gustav Meyrink on the day of his death]]
	~~A little~~ before Christmas 1891, Woodman tended to the flowers in his greenhouse when he was approached by a young [[Gustav Meyrink]], who asked for his help as an editor. Woodman only mumbled noncommittally, but Gustav seemed satisfied. Some time after Gustav had left, Woodman sensed the approach of an assassin, one he knew to be independent from the [[Assassins\|Order of Assassins]]. Knowing that one of his two oldest friends was responsible, out of friendship and faithfulness to him, Woodman nonetheless did not resist, and succumbed to the killer's poison.<ref name="ACPL"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – ''[[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]''<~~/~~ref~~>		Shortly before Christmas 1891, Woodman tended to the flowers in his greenhouse when he was approached by a young [[Gustav Meyrink]], who asked for his help as an editor. Woodman only mumbled noncommittally, but Gustav seemed satisfied.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>

			Some time after Gustav had left, Woodman sensed the approach of an assassin, one he knew to be independent from the [[Assassins\|Order of Assassins]]. Knowing that one of his two oldest friends was responsible, out of friendship and faithfulness to him, Woodman nonetheless did not resist, and succumbed to the killer's poison.<ref name="ACPL" />

	===After death===		===After death===
	{{Quote\|They wish I wouldn't spy on them now, but they know I'm here. They always do. I've rarely met humans so gifted before.\|Woodman on his contact with Mathers and Moina.\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}		{{Quote\|They wish I wouldn't spy on them now, but they know I'm here. They always do. I've rarely met humans so gifted before.\|Woodman on his contact with Mathers and Moina.\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}
	[[File:Rosy Cross of the Golden Dawn.png\|thumb\|250px\|Woodman's coffin, marked with the {{Wiki\|Rosy Cross}}]]		[[File:Rosy Cross of the Golden Dawn.png\|thumb\|250px\|Woodman's coffin, marked with the {{Wiki\|Rosy Cross}}]]
	Even after death, Woodman somehow continued to live on, ~~even~~ observing his own funeral and commenting that the ceremony was "well performed—though completely useless." Here, only Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, and [[Moina Mathers\|Moina]], the Seeress and Mather's wife, seemed to acknowledge Woodman and know he was present. Woodman went on to observe the downfall of his Order by following Samuel Mathers to important meetings. He saw [[Aleister Crowley]]'s initiation into the Inner Order, Mathers meeting with one of the [[Templars\|Secret Chiefs]], who revealed to Mathers how important Woodman had been, and Mathers' resignation from the Order. He was also present during Moina's prediction of the downfall of the Order.<ref name="ACPL" />		Even after death, Woodman somehow continued to live on, observing his own funeral and commenting that the ceremony was "well performed—though completely useless." Here, only Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, and [[Moina Mathers\|Moina]], the Seeress and Mather's wife, seemed to acknowledge Woodman and know he was present.<ref name="ACPL" />

			Woodman went on to observe the downfall of his Order by following Samuel Mathers to important meetings. He saw [[Aleister Crowley]]'s initiation into the Inner Order, Mathers meeting with one of the [[Templars\|Secret Chiefs]], who revealed to Mathers how important Woodman had been, and Mathers' resignation from the Order. He was also present during Moina's prediction of the downfall of the Order.<ref name="ACPL" />

	==Befind the scenes==		==Befind the scenes==
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{Mdat}}

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			{{Hermeticists nav}}
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	'''William Robert Woodman''' (1828 – ~~20 December~~ 1891), also referred to as '''Frater V.O.V.''' in the [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Animus#Data Dump Scanner\|DDS]], was a co-founder of the [[Hermeticists#Modern times\|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] alongside [[William Wynn Westcott]] and [[Samuel Liddell Mathers]]. At some point during his life, Woodman came into contact with a [[Shroud of Eden 1\|Shroud of Eden]] and shared a conversation with the consciousness of the [[Isu]] [[Consus]], harbored in the [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 004]]</ref>		\|image = PL-Vota Vita Mea.png
			\| birth = 1828<br>[[England]]
			\| death = 20 December 1891<br>[[London]], England
			\| species = [[Human]]
			\| affiliates = *{{Wiki\|Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia}}
			*[[Hermeticists#Modern times\|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]]
			*[[Freemasons]]
			*{{Wiki\|United Grand Lodge of England}}
			*{{Wiki\|Red Cross of Constantine\|Order of the Red Cross of Constantine}}
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			'''William Robert Woodman''' (1828 – 1891), also referred to as '''Frater V.O.V.''' in the [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Animus#Data Dump Scanner\|DDS]], was a co-founder of the [[Hermeticists#Modern times\|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] alongside [[William Wynn Westcott]] and [[Samuel Liddell Mathers]]. At some point during his life, Woodman came into contact with a [[Shroud of Eden 1\|Shroud of Eden]] and shared a conversation with the consciousness of the [[Isu]] [[Consus]], harbored in the [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 004]]</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Later life===		===Later life===
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	Even after death, Woodman somehow continued to live on, even observing his own funeral and commenting that the ceremony was "well performed—though completely useless." Here, only Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, and [[Moina Mathers\|Moina]], the Seeress and Mather's wife, seemed to acknowledge Woodman and know he was present. Woodman went on to observe the downfall of his Order by following Samuel Mathers to important meetings. He saw [[Aleister Crowley]]'s initiation into the Inner Order, Mathers meeting with one of the [[Templars\|Secret Chiefs]], who revealed to Mathers how important Woodman had been, and Mathers' resignation from the Order. He was also present during Moina's prediction of the downfall of the Order.<ref name="ACPL" />		Even after death, Woodman somehow continued to live on, even observing his own funeral and commenting that the ceremony was "well performed—though completely useless." Here, only Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, and [[Moina Mathers\|Moina]], the Seeress and Mather's wife, seemed to acknowledge Woodman and know he was present. Woodman went on to observe the downfall of his Order by following Samuel Mathers to important meetings. He saw [[Aleister Crowley]]'s initiation into the Inner Order, Mathers meeting with one of the [[Templars\|Secret Chiefs]], who revealed to Mathers how important Woodman had been, and Mathers' resignation from the Order. He was also present during Moina's prediction of the downfall of the Order.<ref name="ACPL" />

	==~~Trivia~~==		==Befind the scenes==
	*"V.O.V." referred to the Latin phrase ''"vincit omnia veritas,"'' meaning "truth conquers all." The phrase was also used as a memory title in Woodman's chapter in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''.		"V.O.V." referred to the Latin phrase ''"vincit omnia veritas,"'' meaning "truth conquers all." The phrase was also used as a memory title in Woodman's chapter in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	[[File:PL-Vota Vita Mea.png\|thumb\|250px\|William in his greenhouse]]		[[File:PL-Vota Vita Mea.png\|thumb\|250px\|William in his greenhouse]]
	'''William Robert Woodman''' (1828 – 20 December 1891), also referred to as '''Frater V.O.V.''' in the [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Animus#Data Dump Scanner\|DDS]], was a co-founder of the [[Hermeticists#Modern times\|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] alongside [[William Wynn Westcott]] and [[Samuel Liddell Mathers]].		'''William Robert Woodman''' (1828 – 20 December 1891), also referred to as '''Frater V.O.V.''' in the [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Animus#Data Dump Scanner\|DDS]], was a co-founder of the [[Hermeticists#Modern times\|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] alongside [[William Wynn Westcott]] and [[Samuel Liddell Mathers]]. At some point during his life, Woodman came into contact with a [[Shroud of Eden 1\|Shroud of Eden]] and shared a conversation with the consciousness of the [[Isu]] [[Consus]], harbored in the [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 004]]</ref>

	At some point during his life, Woodman came into contact with a [[Shroud of Eden 1\|Shroud of Eden]] and shared a conversation with the consciousness of the [[Isu]] [[Consus]], harbored in the [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 004]]</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Later life===		===Later life===
	{{Quote\|I briefly wonder who of my two colleagues, of my two oldest and dearest friends, the assassin works for. [...] One wants me dead; the other has a much more sinister idea.\|Woodman pondering on the attempt on his life.\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}		{{Quote\|I briefly wonder who of my two colleagues, of my two oldest and dearest friends, the assassin works for. [...] One wants me dead; the other has a much more sinister idea.\|Woodman pondering on the attempt on his life.\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}
	[[File:PL-Finem Respice.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Woodman meeting with Gustav Meyrink on the day of his death]]		[[File:PL-Finem Respice.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Woodman meeting with Gustav Meyrink on the day of his death]]
	A little before Christmas, Woodman tended to the flowers in his greenhouse, when he was approached by a young [[Gustav Meyrink]], who asked for his help as an editor. Woodman only mumbled noncommittally, but Gustav seemed satisfied.~~<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – ''[[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]''</ref>~~		A little before Christmas 1891, Woodman tended to the flowers in his greenhouse when he was approached by a young [[Gustav Meyrink]], who asked for his help as an editor. Woodman only mumbled noncommittally, but Gustav seemed satisfied. Some time after Gustav had left, Woodman sensed the approach of an assassin, one he knew to be independent from the [[Assassins\|Order of Assassins]]. Knowing that one of his two oldest friends was responsible, out of friendship and faithfulness to him, Woodman nonetheless did not resist, and succumbed to the killer's poison.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – ''[[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]''</ref>

	Some time after Gustav had left, Woodman sensed the approach of an assassin, one he knew to be independent from the [[Assassins\|Order of Assassins]].~~<ref name="ACPL"/>~~

	Knowing that one of his two oldest friends was responsible, out of friendship and faithfulness to him, Woodman nonetheless did not resist, and succumbed to the killer's poison.<ref name="ACPL"/>

	===After death===		===After death===
	{{Quote\|They wish I wouldn't spy on them now, but they know I'm here. They always do. I've rarely met humans so gifted before.\|Woodman on his contact with Mathers and Moina.\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}		{{Quote\|They wish I wouldn't spy on them now, but they know I'm here. They always do. I've rarely met humans so gifted before.\|Woodman on his contact with Mathers and Moina.\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}
	[[File:Rosy Cross of the Golden Dawn.png\|thumb\|250px\|Woodman's coffin, marked with the {{Wiki\|Rosy Cross}}]]		[[File:Rosy Cross of the Golden Dawn.png\|thumb\|250px\|Woodman's coffin, marked with the {{Wiki\|Rosy Cross}}]]
	Even after death, Woodman somehow continued to live on, even observing his own funeral and commenting that the ceremony was ''"well performed—though completely useless."~~''<ref name="ACPL"/>~~		Even after death, Woodman somehow continued to live on, even observing his own funeral and commenting that the ceremony was "well performed—though completely useless." Here, only Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, and [[Moina Mathers\|Moina]], the Seeress and Mather's wife, seemed to acknowledge Woodman and know he was present. Woodman went on to observe the downfall of his Order by following Samuel Mathers to important meetings. He saw [[Aleister Crowley]]'s initiation into the Inner Order, Mathers meeting with one of the [[Templars\|Secret Chiefs]], who revealed to Mathers how important Woodman had been, and Mathers' resignation from the Order. He was also present during Moina's prediction of the downfall of the Order.<ref name="ACPL" />

	Here, only Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, and [[Moina Mathers\|Moina]], the Seeress and Mather's wife, seemed to acknowledge Woodman and know he was present.~~<ref name="ACPL"/>~~

	Woodman went on to observe the downfall of his Order by following Samuel Mathers to important meetings. He saw [[Aleister Crowley]]'s initiation into the Inner Order, Mathers meeting with one of the [[Templars\|Secret Chiefs]], who revealed to Mathers how important Woodman had been, and Mathers' resignation from the Order. He was also present during Moina's prediction of the downfall of the Order.<ref name="ACPL"/>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	{{Quote\|They wish I wouldn't spy on them now, but they know I'm here. They always do. I've rarely met humans so gifted before.\|Woodman on his contact with Mathers and Moina.\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}		{{Quote\|They wish I wouldn't spy on them now, but they know I'm here. They always do. I've rarely met humans so gifted before.\|Woodman on his contact with Mathers and Moina.\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}
	[[File:Rosy Cross of the Golden Dawn.png\|thumb\|250px\|Woodman's coffin, marked with the {{Wiki\|Rosy Cross}}]]		[[File:Rosy Cross of the Golden Dawn.png\|thumb\|250px\|Woodman's coffin, marked with the {{Wiki\|Rosy Cross}}]]
	Even after death, Woodman somehow continued to live on, observing his own funeral and commenting that the ceremony was "well performed—though completely useless." Here, only Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, and [[Moina Mathers\|Moina]], the Seeress and ~~Mather~~'s wife, seemed to acknowledge Woodman and know he was present.<ref name="ACPL" />		Even after death, Woodman somehow continued to live on, observing his own funeral and commenting that the ceremony was "well performed—though completely useless." Here, only Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, and [[Moina Mathers\|Moina]], the Seeress and Mathers' wife, seemed to acknowledge Woodman and know he was present.<ref name="ACPL" />

	Woodman went on to observe the downfall of his Order by following Samuel Mathers to important meetings. He saw [[Aleister Crowley]]'s initiation into the Inner Order, Mathers meeting with one of the [[Templars\|Secret Chiefs]], who revealed to Mathers how important Woodman had been, and Mathers' resignation from the Order. He was also present during Moina's prediction of the downfall of the Order.<ref name="ACPL" />		Woodman went on to observe the downfall of his Order by following Samuel Mathers to important meetings. He saw [[Aleister Crowley]]'s initiation into the Inner Order, Mathers meeting with one of the [[Templars\|Secret Chiefs]], who revealed to Mathers how important Woodman had been, and Mathers' resignation from the Order. He was also present during Moina's prediction of the downfall of the Order.<ref name="ACPL" />

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	[[File:PL-Vota Vita Mea.png\|thumb\|250px\|William in his greenhouse]]		[[File:PL-Vota Vita Mea.png\|thumb\|250px\|William in his greenhouse]]
	'''William Robert Woodman''' (1828 – 20 December 1891), also referred to as '''Frater V.O.V.''' in the [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Animus#Data Dump Scanner\|DDS]], was a co-founder of the [[Hermeticists#Modern times\|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] alongside [[William Wynn Westcott]] and [[Samuel Liddell Mathers]].		'''William Robert Woodman''' (1828 – 20 December 1891), also referred to as '''Frater V.O.V.''' in the [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Animus#Data Dump Scanner\|DDS]], was a co-founder of the [[Hermeticists#Modern times\|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] alongside [[William Wynn Westcott]] and [[Samuel Liddell Mathers]]. At some point during his life, Woodman came into contact with a [[Shroud of Eden 1\|Shroud of Eden]] and shared a conversation with the consciousness of the [[Isu]] [[Consus]], harbored in the [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 004]]</ref>

	At some point during his life, Woodman came into contact with a [[Shroud of Eden 1\|Shroud of Eden]] and shared a conversation with the consciousness of the [[Isu]] [[Consus]], harbored in the [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 004]]</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Later life===		===Later life===
	{{Quote\|I briefly wonder who of my two colleagues, of my two oldest and dearest friends, the assassin works for. [...] One wants me dead; the other has a much more sinister idea.\|Woodman pondering on the attempt on his life.\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}		{{Quote\|I briefly wonder who of my two colleagues, of my two oldest and dearest friends, the assassin works for. [...] One wants me dead; the other has a much more sinister idea.\|Woodman pondering on the attempt on his life.\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}
	[[File:PL-Finem Respice.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Woodman meeting with Gustav Meyrink on the day of his death]]		[[File:PL-Finem Respice.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Woodman meeting with Gustav Meyrink on the day of his death]]
	A little before Christmas, Woodman tended to the flowers in his greenhouse, when he was approached by a young [[Gustav Meyrink]], who asked for his help as an editor. Woodman only mumbled noncommittally, but Gustav seemed satisfied.~~<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – ''[[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]''</ref>~~		A little before Christmas 1891, Woodman tended to the flowers in his greenhouse when he was approached by a young [[Gustav Meyrink]], who asked for his help as an editor. Woodman only mumbled noncommittally, but Gustav seemed satisfied. Some time after Gustav had left, Woodman sensed the approach of an assassin, one he knew to be independent from the [[Assassins\|Order of Assassins]]. Knowing that one of his two oldest friends was responsible, out of friendship and faithfulness to him, Woodman nonetheless did not resist, and succumbed to the killer's poison.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – ''[[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]''</ref>

	Some time after Gustav had left, Woodman sensed the approach of an assassin, one he knew to be independent from the [[Assassins\|Order of Assassins]].~~<ref name="ACPL"/>~~

	Knowing that one of his two oldest friends was responsible, out of friendship and faithfulness to him, Woodman nonetheless did not resist, and succumbed to the killer's poison.<ref name="ACPL"/>

	===After death===		===After death===
	{{Quote\|They wish I wouldn't spy on them now, but they know I'm here. They always do. I've rarely met humans so gifted before.\|Woodman on his contact with Mathers and Moina.\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}		{{Quote\|They wish I wouldn't spy on them now, but they know I'm here. They always do. I've rarely met humans so gifted before.\|Woodman on his contact with Mathers and Moina.\|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}
	[[File:Rosy Cross of the Golden Dawn.png\|thumb\|250px\|Woodman's coffin, marked with the {{Wiki\|Rosy Cross}}]]		[[File:Rosy Cross of the Golden Dawn.png\|thumb\|250px\|Woodman's coffin, marked with the {{Wiki\|Rosy Cross}}]]
	Even after death, Woodman somehow continued to live on, even observing his own funeral and commenting that the ceremony was ''"well performed—though completely useless."~~''<ref name="ACPL"/>~~		Even after death, Woodman somehow continued to live on, even observing his own funeral and commenting that the ceremony was "well performed—though completely useless." Here, only Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, and [[Moina Mathers\|Moina]], the Seeress and Mather's wife, seemed to acknowledge Woodman and know he was present. Woodman went on to observe the downfall of his Order by following Samuel Mathers to important meetings. He saw [[Aleister Crowley]]'s initiation into the Inner Order, Mathers meeting with one of the [[Templars\|Secret Chiefs]], who revealed to Mathers how important Woodman had been, and Mathers' resignation from the Order. He was also present during Moina's prediction of the downfall of the Order.<ref name="ACPL" />

	Here, only Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, and [[Moina Mathers\|Moina]], the Seeress and Mather's wife, seemed to acknowledge Woodman and know he was present.~~<ref name="ACPL"/>~~

	Woodman went on to observe the downfall of his Order by following Samuel Mathers to important meetings. He saw [[Aleister Crowley]]'s initiation into the Inner Order, Mathers meeting with one of the [[Templars\|Secret Chiefs]], who revealed to Mathers how important Woodman had been, and Mathers' resignation from the Order. He was also present during Moina's prediction of the downfall of the Order.<ref name="ACPL"/>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==