Bloodstone

Bloodstone is the "bleak, windswept" city of the north in Fable, a port on Bloodland Bay founded by the Hero of Blood, where two feuding heirs, Jenny (Natasia Demetriou) and her brother Jacob (Nathan Foad), lead rival gangs and the Hero uncovers the Cult of Shadows.

Bloodstone is the main city of the north of Albion in Fable, "the bleak, windswept city of Bloodstone" in Playground Games' words, where the Hero meets "the leaders of two rival gangs vying for power" and uncovers "the sinister, but extremely well-organized Cult of Shadows" (the Developer_Direct segment, GameSpot's upload, Jan 22, 2026). Its two feuding heirs are Jenny, played by Natasia Demetriou, and her brother Jacob, played by Nathan Foad (Xbox Wire, Jun 7, 2026). Fable launches on Feb 23, 2027 on Xbox Series X|S, PC and PlayStation 5.

Quick facts

Where	The north of Albion, on Bloodland Bay (official site, Sep 21, 2026)
Founded by	The Hero of Blood, in Playground's in-world history
Rival	Bowerstone, the capital: three Blood and Bower Wars
Rulers now	Two feuding heirs, Jenny and Jacob
Jenny	Natasia Demetriou: "brutal, crude, and shameless"
Jacob	Nathan Foad: "a refined and more classy type of cutthroat"
Secret society	The Cult of Shadows
Landmark	Bloodstone Castle, a work of the Old Kingdom's Heroes
Shown	Briefly, in the Developer_Direct of Jan 22, 2026
Details still to come	Map, quests, districts (as of Nov 1, 2026)

Where is Bloodstone in Fable?

Bloodstone stands on Bloodland Bay in the north of Albion. The Developer_Direct of Jan 22, 2026 described the north as "mountains, craggy coastlines, spooky marshes" and Bloodstone. The spooky marsh nearest it in Playground's posts is Wraithmarsh, also in the northern wilds (official site, Oct 27, 2026). Playground has not published a map, as of Nov 1, 2026; every named place is on Albion.

Who rules Bloodstone?

Two heirs fight over it. Xbox's cast list, introduced by Craig Owens, Associate Narrative Director, names "two feuding heirs" (Xbox Wire, Jun 7, 2026):

Jenny, played by Natasia Demetriou, is "brutal, crude, and shameless" and "embodies Bloodstone as it is".
Jacob, her brother, played by Nathan Foad, is "a refined and more classy type of cutthroat" who "hopes to reinvent the city as a cosmopolitan rival to Bowerstone".

The Developer_Direct calls them "the leaders of two rival gangs vying for power". Whether the Hero must side with one of them, and what follows, has not been said, as of Nov 1, 2026. Everyone named so far is on Characters, and the actors on Voice Cast.

What is the Cult of Shadows?

The Developer_Direct says that in Bloodstone the Hero will "uncover the secrets of the sinister, but extremely well-organized Cult of Shadows" in GameSpot's upload of the segment. Playground has said nothing more about it, as of Nov 1, 2026. It is a different group from the "ancient cult" of the post-launch expansion, which is set "in a new region of Albion" (official site, Jun 7, 2026); that one is on Order of the Hero.

Bloodstone in the history of Albion

Playground's in-world "History of Albion", written as extracts from the deliberately unreliable historian Brian Bifford, says the Hero of Blood founded Bloodstone on Bloodland Bay while the Hero of Bower founded Bowerstone in the south, "two capitals for Albion". The two cities "fell out immediately" and fought three Blood and Bower Wars, a rivalry that "continues to this day" (official site, Sep 21, 2026). The same history lists Bloodstone Castle beside the Sea Wall and Pyke's Beacon among the "great masterworks of magical engineering" of the Old Kingdom's Heroes. Jacob's wish to make his city a rival to Bowerstone carries that old feud into the present. The rest is on Lore and History of Albion.

Bloodstone in Fable 2

Bloodstone is an old name in the series: Fable 2 (2008) had a Bloodstone in its north, reached from Wraithmarsh, with one of that game's nine Demon Doors at the northern end of its map (GameBanshee). The 2027 game is a reboot, "a new beginning" with its own Albion, so its Bloodstone, its heirs and its history are Playground's own (Fable Series).

Frequently asked questions

What is Bloodstone in Fable? Bloodstone is the bleak, windswept city in the north of Albion in Fable, on Bloodland Bay, ruled by two feuding heirs, Jenny and Jacob, who lead rival gangs.

Who are Jenny and Jacob in Fable? Jenny (Natasia Demetriou) and her brother Jacob (Nathan Foad) are the two feuding heirs to Bloodstone in Fable: she "embodies Bloodstone as it is", and he wants to make it a cosmopolitan rival to Bowerstone.

Who plays Jenny in Fable? Natasia Demetriou plays Jenny, one of the two feuding heirs to Bloodstone in Fable, as Xbox announced on Jun 7, 2026.

What is the Cult of Shadows in Fable? The Cult of Shadows is a "sinister, but extremely well-organized" secret society the Hero uncovers in Bloodstone, according to Fable's Developer_Direct of Jan 22, 2026; nothing more had been said as of Nov 1, 2026.

Why do Bloodstone and Bowerstone hate each other? In Fable's in-world history, the two capitals founded by the Hero of Blood and the Hero of Bower "fell out immediately" and fought three Blood and Bower Wars, a rivalry that continues.

Was Bloodstone in Fable 2? Yes, Fable 2 had a Bloodstone, but the 2027 Fable is a reboot, so its Bloodstone is new.