Sheriff Dawson is a character that appears in Alone in the Dark 3 as a minor antagonist. He is never confronted by Carnby throughout the game, being mostly seen with Jed Stone and briefly mentioned in the piano song in the Saloon.
Background[]
Nothing is known about Dawson's past prior to the events narrated in the piano song. The only thing related to him is that eleven days and nights after Jed Stone established Slaughter Gulch, he led a group of bandits into town and pledged their allegience to the city's founder.
Events of Alone in the Dark 3[]
He is first mentioned in the piano device in the Salloon when Carnby inserts a coin in it. He also appears briefly in the start of the game when Carnby is about to cross the bridge. The Sheriff reappears when Carnby, reincarnated into a montain lion, tries to sneak past him while busy whipping a slave. The sheriff is also seen burying Carnby's human body, in the company of Jed Stone and Emily Hartwood. When he sees Carnby emerge from the grave, he cowardly runs away, dropping his Colt. He is not seen since, and it's hinted in the post-credits scene after the ending sequence that he may have survived.
Strategy[]
When Carnby is reincarnated into a mountain lion, he must sneak past the sheriff. Carnby is not able to stand a chance against him with his whip. Besides that, he is not encountered directly in battle.
Personality[]
It is shown in the piano vignette that Sherrif Dawson was loyal to Jed Stone and serves as the loyal sheriff to his town. However, he was a coward after seeing Carnby rise from the dead. If Carnby dies by falling into the ravine near the entrance to the town, both Jed and Dawson would be seen together toasting glasses, when he dies shot by enemies, he watches Carnby's corpse hanging by the Saloon entrance along with Jed and the Elwood Brothers.