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Characters - Version 15 vs Version 16
Sep 12, 2026, 11:06 PM
Added Colin the Pig, and filled in the cast table roles for Jenny and Jacob as the feuding Bloodstone heirs and Connor as the Hero's adoptive brother
Sep 12, 2026, 11:14 PM
Named Isabel as the figure who petrifies the village and matched her relationship to Humphry with her own page
11The hero22You are the first Hero in a generation. The protagonist is fully customizable (gender, appearance, clothing) and begins as a child in Briar Hill before a time jump to adulthood. The character creator opens after the childhood prologue.44Your heroic powers emerge during childhood. After a mysterious stranger petrifies your grandmother and everyone in your village, you set out to find answers. This leads you to the Heroes' Guild and Guildmaster Humphry. See the Story article for the full plot.5+Your heroic powers emerge during childhood. After Isabel, the villain the game first showed only as a mysterious stranger, petrifies your grandmother and everyone in your village, you set out to find answers. This leads you to the Heroes' Guild and Guildmaster Humphry. See the Story article for the full plot.66Humphry the Golden88Voiced by Matt King (Super Hans in Peep Show). Humphry is the Guildmaster of the Heroes' Guild in Bowerstone. He is a retired hero, jaded and reclusive, who gets forced out of retirement to help the player.1010A mockumentary-style trailer at Xbox show 2024 introduced him, filmed like a documentary crew following a washed-up celebrity. A character spotlight from August 2023 described him as a "darker interpretation of the hero archetype." Matt King's performance leans into the comedy of an aging hero dragged back into action against his will.1313Dave1515Voiced by Richard Ayoade (Moss in The IT Crowd). Dave is a glasses-wearing gardener who calls himself a "vegetable enthusiast." He discovers a magical growth formula and accidentally transforms into a giant. You fight him as a boss. He was introduced in the first in-game trailer at Xbox Games show 2023.1717You can kill or spare Dave. If you kill him, his giant corpse stays in the world permanently. Cinematics Director Mark Tan confirmed this "is going to affect house prices" in the area, because nobody wants to buy property next to a dead giant. The reputation consequences ripple outward from there.1919Colin the Pig2121Colin the Pig is a talking pig, and Ralph Fulton has called him the breakout star of the studio's gameplay deep dive. He also turns up on the key art for the Order of the Hero expansion, which is a striking amount of billing for a pig. Players who went hands-on with the game at gamescom 2026 describe being able to save him from slaughter. How large his role is, and where in Albion he lives, has not been said.2323NPC Systems2525Fable has over 1,000 handcrafted NPCs. The team initially considered procedural generation but decided against it. Each NPC has:2727A unique name and appearanceA job and daily routineA home with a bed (cities have beds for every resident)Family connections and relationships with other NPCsA personality and moral worldviewIndividual voice actingMemory of your actions3030NPCs gossip about you. If you do something in front of witnesses, word spreads through the community. NPCs adjust how they interact with you based on what they have seen or heard. Some give mockumentary-style interview segments about you, commenting on your behavior like talking heads in The Office. Your reputation can also affect shop prices and quest availability.3232Romance and Marriage3434You can marry any of the 1,000+ NPCs regardless of gender. Having children is confirmed. Divorce is possible. It is unclear whether you can be married to multiple people at once, which was a feature in earlier Fable games. See Property and Economy for how marriage fits into the life simulation side.3636No dog companion3838Prior Fable games included a dog companion that followed the hero everywhere. Ralph Fulton confirmed there is no dog in this game: "We do not have a dog in this game." He added that "a substantial number of people on the team who have yet to forgive me for that decision" and cited development reasons. He also pointed out the dog companion was not part of every prior Fable game.4040Voice Cast4343Playground Games named eleven of the game's major roles at the Xbox Games Showcase on June 7, 2026, emphasizing its lineup of British talent. Further casting has not been announced.4545Matt King as Humphry the Golden (Guildmaster)Richard Ayoade as Dave (gardener-turned-giant)4747The Full Cast4949The June 7, 2026 showcase introduced the supporting cast that surrounds the player’s Hero across Albion.5151CharacterActorRoleIsabelHayley AtwellThe villain; Hero of Wraithmarsh and Humphry's former studentHero of Briar HillLily NicholThe player character (female voice option)Hero of Briar HillUkweli RoachThe player character (male voice option)Humphry the GoldenMatt KingGuildmaster of the Heroes' GuildArden the CobblerSusan WokomaAlbion townsfolkDaveRichard AyoadeThe gardener who becomes a giantJennyNatasia DemetriouOne of two feuding heirs to the city of Bloodstone; brutal, crude and shamelessJacobNathan FoadJenny's brother and rival, the other Bloodstone heir, who wants to remake the city as a cosmopolitan rival to BowerstoneConnorKwame AugustineThe Hero's brave, popular and capable adoptive brother, who dreamed of being a Hero himselfSamiraNina WadiaThe Hero's grandmother ("Grandma"), petrified in the Briar Hill openingNigel the SheriffRobert WhitelockAlbion lawman52+CharacterActorRoleIsabelHayley AtwellThe villain; Hero of Wraithmarsh and Humphry's one-time wardHero of Briar HillLily NicholThe player character (female voice option)Hero of Briar HillUkweli RoachThe player character (male voice option)Humphry the GoldenMatt KingGuildmaster of the Heroes' GuildArden the CobblerSusan WokomaAlbion townsfolkDaveRichard AyoadeThe gardener who becomes a giantJennyNatasia DemetriouOne of two feuding heirs to the city of Bloodstone; brutal, crude and shamelessJacobNathan FoadJenny's brother and rival, the other Bloodstone heir, who wants to remake the city as a cosmopolitan rival to BowerstoneConnorKwame AugustineThe Hero's brave, popular and capable adoptive brother, who dreamed of being a Hero himselfSamiraNina WadiaThe Hero's grandmother ("Grandma"), petrified in the Briar Hill openingNigel the SheriffRobert WhitelockAlbion lawman5353Regional British accents are used throughout, including Brummie (Birmingham), Scouse (Liverpool), and various Midlands dialects. Playground Games has said it is not softening the British character for international audiences.
