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Fable

Story and Characters

7 Fable pages in Story and Characters.

CharactersFable's named characters include the Hero of Briar Hill, Isabel, Humphry, Dave the Giant, Arden the Cobbler, Jenny and Jacob of Bloodstone, Connor, Grandma (Samira) and Nigel, the Sheriff of Silverbrook, all announced by Xbox on Jun 7, 2026.
Dave the GiantDave the Giant, played by Richard Ayoade, is a gardener who turns himself into a giant with a magical growth formula; in Fable the Hero chooses whether to kill or spare him, and the choice changes the settlement of Silverbrook.
HumphryHumphry the Golden, played by Matt King, is the disgraced Guildmaster of the Heroes' Guild in Fable, once "Albion's greatest Hero", whom the Hero meets in the Guild's empty halls in Bowerstone.
IsabelIsabel, the Hero of Wraithmarsh, played by Hayley Atwell, is Fable's villain: a former pupil of Guildmaster Humphry the Golden whose obsession with righting Albion's wrongs has driven her to darkness.
Jack of BladesThe Jack of Blades, the masked villain of the original Fable (2004), returns in the 2027 reboot: Xbox said the Jun 7, 2026 trailer "teased the return of the legendary Jack of Blades", and that his role will be revealed later.
StoryFable's story follows the Hero of Briar Hill, whose grandmother and village are turned to stone by a mysterious stranger, on a journey through the Heroes' Guild of Bowerstone and into conflict with Isabel, the Hero of Wraithmarsh; the main story takes about 15 to 20 hours.
Voice CastFable's cast, announced Jun 7, 2026, includes Hayley Atwell (Isabel), Lily Nichol and Ukweli Roach (the Hero), Matt King (Humphry), Richard Ayoade (Dave the Giant), Susan Wokoma, Natasia Demetriou, Nathan Foad, Kwame Augustine, Nina Wadia and Robert Whitelock.