Michael Dowdy was a Zardic politician and was the Prime Minister of Zardugal between December 3332 and February 3342, and between January 3328 and August 3332. Prior to that, he was the Foreign Minister between May 3324 and January 3328. Dowdy was born in 3279 to Richard and Maria Dowdy in Belgae. He grew up in working-class family, and distinguished himself through his prodigious intelligence at a young age. At the age of fourteen, he entered the presitigious University of Belgae and completed a degree in international relations, followed by one in law.