Name: Dorian Grey (Damian Gray among mundies.)

Nickname: Grey

Race: Humanoid Fable

Gender: Male

Appearance:


Job: Purveyor of the Finer Things in life. (IE. Rich Hedonistic Playboy with no 'real job', and a vast fortune to support partying. However occasionally he acts as the Curator of his Museum's Art Gallery.)


Personality: Dorian Grey is happy and thoughtless young man; also known as a brainless beauty. Though despite that he is cultured young man. And while he is thoughtless, it does not mean that his mind is dull. On occasion he can be rather clever. However he sees no point in trying to improve his cleverness, when he can pursue tangible Earthly things and rely on his inherent beauty to get what he desires. Dorian is driven solely by his own desires. In his constant search for sensual pleasures to tickle his fancy, Dorian will use any means to stop those who prove a threat to his amusement. In short, Dorian Grey appears to be a charming individual while he is in fact a cruel and selfish individual, who could be far worse if he had drives beyond obtaining pleasures.


Fable: Once upon a time there was a rather beautiful boy who served as a muse for a talented artist Basil Hallward. The boy, Dorian Grey posed for several self-portraits for Basil. One day, when Basil finished the first self portrait of Dorian, he was approached by his dear friend Lord Henry Wotton. Basil knowing the type of man Wotton is, did not want to introduce his muse to him. But reluctantly he introduced Dorian to Lord Wotton.

Basil was not happy with his portrait, as he felt he revealed too much of his own feelings within it. Lord Wotton, disagreed and felt the painting was Basil's Magnum Opus, due to his own thoughts on the pursuit of pleasure and the celebration of youth. In that vain, Lord Wotton gave a speech to Dorian Grey lamenting how youth and beauty will fade.

This struck a chord with the young Dorian, who viewed his youth and beauty as his most admirable traits. It was to that end he swore that he would trade his own soul, to maintain his youth and beauty as if he was the painting, while the painting grew old and ghastly. At the time, the young ward did not realize that his wish was granted.

Over time, the relationship between Lord Wotton and the young Dorian grew, and Dorian chose to live his life according to Wotton's philosophy of 'New Hedonism'. Dorian pledged that he live for pleasure's sake and pleasure's sake alone. Dorian found himself charmed by a young actress, Sibyl in the slums of London. While Sibyl's brother tried to dissuade her from the path of pursuing a romance with Dorian, she began to fall in love with him and confessed that she truly felt love for him.

Dorian, however only loved her for her ability of acting and cut the relationship shortly after. Sibyl committed suicide and Dorian- upon the behest of Lord Wotton, viewed the matter as an artistic experience. Sibyl represented tragedy that Dorian would no longer need to go through. It was from these series of events, he noticed a change in the self-portrait.

Dorian knew his wish to remain young and beautiful forever was granted, and hid the portrait so only he could see its transformation. He soon threw away conventional morality of the day and now fully devoted himself to pleasure. Eighteen years then passed from this declaration and pursuit of his pleasures. All the while Dorian’s reputation suffered in circles of polite London society, where rumors spread regarding his scandalous exploits.

The artist, Basil Hallward met Dorian Grey once more during a dark and foggy night. He felt that he had to seek the truth, to see whether or not the rumors spread through society were correct regarding the scandals surrounding Grey. After an argument between the two, Dorian eventually decided to show Basil what had become of the painting he made all those years ago. He showed Basil the now-hideous portrait, and Hallward, horrified, begs him to repent. Dorian quickly claimed it is too late for penance and kills Basil in a fit of rage.

After the murder had been committed, Dorian contacted an estranged doctor companion to help him hide the body. Just after the night of the murder, Dorian went to an Opium Den where Sibyl's brother, James Vane tries to exact revenge for her sister's suicide. Dorian managed to escape to his country retreat, and in a scene of serendipitous fortune, James Vane was accidentally killed by a hunting party. Something soon clicked in Dorian's mind and he attempted to seek redemption for the hypocrisy and crimes he committed. Using the knife he killed Basil with he stabbed the painting. His servants, were said to find an old and wretched Dorian Grey next to the young picture which was seemingly unscathed.

Of course, the end was just a fable. Dorian Grey did not in fact truly seek redemption for his foul acts. After all, old habits died hard. He simply needed a way to avoid the continued scandals of London, and faking his own death was the best option. Dorian Grey traveled around throughout the years as a rich playboy, seeking to fuel his own sensual desires. Sadly, with the troubles of the Adversary, and the fact that he was spotted out as a Fable instead of just a ravishing young mundie, his Bohemian Lifestyle came to a close. Dorian had to move to Fabletown and keep a permanent lodging there.

This event however, won't stop Dorian Grey from getting his desires filled.


Abilities:
Painting Phylactery: Dorian Grey has endurance and regeneration powers BEYOND that of a normal Fable. This is due to the self portrait- which now down-right eldtritch- that is bound to him, due to the deal he made with his own soul. As long as the painting is kept safe, Dorian Grey cannot die and will regenerate from any wounds (though of course more destructive wounds are more painful to revive from and take quite a bit of time).

Sinner's Heart: After many decades of incredibly lavish and hedonistic parties, mental and body effecting substances have lost their 'touch'. At the best, Mister Grey can get a minor buzz from these substances.

Other: Dorian Grey has an intense cycle of defrauding insurance companies, by pulling out many life insurances on himself and giving it down a series of relatives (ie. him), in order to finance his own pleasures alongside mooching from richer benefactors. Mister Grey also has an incredibly vast collection of paintings, (personal and museum only pieces) many of them being down-right horrific paintings, with a large chunk being self-portraits.[/hider]

Name: Abdul Alhazred. This name is (falsely) thought of as a pseudonym by his readers.

Nickname: Abdul

Race: Humanoid Fable

Gender: Male



Job: Abdul makes a tidy sum as a writer of coffee table horror novels. He has written several books on alternative medicine and spirituality, to mixed reception.

Personality: Despite his history, Abdul embodies the very concept of a kindly old man. He is always happy to accept guests into his home, and holds no small amount of patience for children and pets. Abdul's voice is a horrendous grackle-squawk tempered only by a soothing tone and a thick Arabian accent.

Fable: Once upon a time... Abdul was of a scholarly mind from his birth in the early 700s, in The Arabian Homeland. Surrounded by beings with terrific powers, Abdul took it upon himself to record many of the less savory beings living in his Homeland. He traveled across his homeland, learning hushed stories from local shamans and priests, and narrowly evading death at the hands of ghuls, djinni, and other demons of all sorts.

The end result of Abdul's travels and learnings was enough to fill an entire grimoire of dark lore and sinister rituals. Abdul named his grimoire Al Azif, after the mysterious howling noises supposedly made by demons in the night. Not satisfied with the reception Al Azif got in the Homeland, Abdul moved to the Mundane World, and worked his way across medieval Eurasia, learning from the local cultures and adding onto Al Azif.

Abdul Alhazred happily shared his works with all who were curious, and found astonishing popularity as a wizard, medicine man, and exorcist. Al Azif was passed on to a wide variety of recipients, and influenced a large amount of the world's occult culture throughout the Renaissance and beyond.

Al Azif was rewritten dozens of times by Abdul, each attempting to serve a different purpose. Some became holy instructions for demon-hunters, others became an occult recipe book for raising the dead and cursing one's enemies.

The latest of Abdul's rewrites, the Necronomicon Ex Mortis, had found its way into the possession of a little-known English author in the early 1900s. Plagued by nightmarish dreams about what he read in the Necronomicon, the author wrote story after story based off his fiendish night terrors. At the forefront of all these stories was the nightmare-creation of the Mad Arab, Abdul Alhazred.

Due to the nature of belief and its effects on one's life, this astonishing surge of popularity not only gave Abdul great amounts of power, but it changed him immensely. Once thought of as a kindly old wizard, his public image had turned him into a snaggle-toothed warlock with a crooked back and yellowing eyes. All of Abdul's other works were forgotten, and the Necronomicon entered into the public subconscious as Abdul's greatest and only product. Now known as a mad worshipper of elder gods and sinister demons, Abdul went a bit insane. He produced many more eldritch tomes bastardizing his previous works, and personally headed a number of dangerous cults. Each time, his tome went forgotten, and each time his cult was disseminated within the decade.

In 1950, Abdul realized that his current attitude would only end in an unpleasantly brief moment of government attention, and opted to find some peace away from his homelands. He moved away from the Old World, and emigrated to America. His books on cruel rituals and mad gods found no audience beyond the tabletop wargames crowd, and so Abdul turned his encyclopaedic knowledge of the occult outwards into the fictional realm. Now a little-known writer of penny-dreadfuls and spooky doorstoppers, Abdul eked out a quiet living in New York.

Never one to interact with other Fables, he hadn't even realized that Fabletown existed until recently. When it was discovered that he was the Abdul Alhazred, Abdul was promptly forced into Fabletown, to live with the rest of the Fables. The alternative, of course, was definitely not preferable. Abdul is certainly not a pillar of the community, but he has earned some measure of popularity as the suspiciously kind old freak living in a creepy apartment.

Abilities: Abdul has no actual combat abilities, though his fingernails are almost constantly filthy, and he is abnormally strong for someone of his stature.

Abdul's many travels have given him a wealth of knowledge, focusing on tradition, herbal medicine, ancient religions, and defense against evil creatures. He knows a wide variety of rituals for a wide variety of circumstances, though the materials necessary for them have long ago gone extinct. Only a few rituals can be reliably replicated with modern equivalents.

Abdul is a quite popular author, and his appearance is well-known to his readers. Though he is certainly not a celebrity like the (in)famous Jack, Abdul is capable of using his star power to get small amounts of special treatment from mundies.

Though Abdul is quite hideous, he is not nearly hideous enough to require a Glamor and has had plenty of experience working with mundies. Abdul is capable of comfortably fitting into mundane culture with very little effort on his part.

Name:
The Man in Black

Nickname:
Mr. Black

Race:
Agent

Gender:
Mr. Black has no genitalia. Mr. Black is smooth like a Ken doll. Neither does Mr. Black have any recognizable prints, scent, identifiable gait, retinal pattern, or anything of that nature.

Appearance:


Job:
On the 22nd of every other month, The Agency wires exactly fourteen thousand, one hundred and forty-six dollars and thirty-nine cents to Mr. Black's expense account.

Personality:
Mr. Black is an amnesiac. Mr. Black's head is a vague, shifting morass of contradicting information pertaining to The Agency and its activities. The Agency is Mr. Black's life. For as long as Mr. Black has existed, he has worked for The Agency. The Agency has many names. The Agency is Illuminati. The Agency is the Freemasons. The Agency is Mr. Black. The Agency is the Council of Zion. The Agency is the Fourth Reich. The Agency is the Red Hat Society. Mr. Black is extremely loyal to The Agency. Mr. Black is a cog in the machine. He is The Agency's greatest weapon in their fight against The Agency. Every day at 11 AM, Mr. Black relieves a call from The Agency with his daily directives. Once upon a time Mr. Black missed this call. Very bad things happened. Mr. Black does not like to miss this call. Mr. Black knows his life is worthless compared to the secrets of The Agency. Mr. Black will willingly give his life to conceal the motives of The Agency. The Agency is all.

Fable: MIB
In every country, going back as far as political systems have existed, there have been rumors of an enormous ur-government of incredible power and influence that existed only to keep some particular culture oppressed. The Elders of Zion, Freemasons, Illuminati- the concept of a shadow government has enraptured people's minds for centuries. Eventually, there came to be another aspect to the stories: The Men in Black. Mysterious men dressed in a white shirt, a black suit, black shoes, black socks, and a black tie who appear to silence those who had seen something they shouldn't have. Commonly sighted in groups of three, they travel in remarkably well-preserved 1950's black Cadillacs (1960's Jaguars in European countries) and appear capable of appearing and vanishing at will. Sometimes, they're associated with the government. Other times, they're considered to be aliens or supernatural creatures in their own right.

See also:
Here
and
Here

Abilities:
Mr. Black can become completely unnoticeable, or draw all attention to himself. Not even machines notice Mr. Black unless Mr. Black wants them to.

Mr. Black has a special voice that makes mundies and their things listen very carefully and do what he says. If Mr. Black asks for something, they give it to him. If Mr. Black tells them to forget something, they forget. If he tells them to talk, they tell him their story. Mr. Black finds this very useful.

If Mr. Black is in trouble, he can call in his colleagues Mr. Black and Mr. Black to help him. Mr. Black is rarely in trouble.

Finally, Mr. Black has ties to The Agency. The Agency knows Mr. Black. They give Mr. Black resources and information that he needs to do his job. Mr. Black's job is very important.

Other: Who is Mr. Black?

Name: Guan Yu (He does not hide his name, merely laughing off the naming as a coincidence)

Nickname: Yunchang to those of his age or his sworn brothers

Race: Human Fable

Gender: Male

Appearance: In his Mundane form, Guan Yu is a tall, suit wearing oriental man with a truly glorious beard a foot and a half in length. His most prized possession is a jade green cane, which is more of an accessory as he does not need it to walk. When not disguising himself, however, he grows almost a foot in height and his clothes are replaced by those of a truly royal regalia, and his cane morphs into the Dragon Crescent Halberd that was his weapon in life.

Job: CEO of Celestial Life Insurance Pty Ltd

Personality: Guan Yu is a stalwart man who believes in justice and virtue. Above all else, he believes in loyalty to one's family and friends. Beyond his ideals, he is a calm and serious man, yet he possesses kindness and compassion and always has time for anyone who possesses grievances for him to hear. He truly aspires to his sworn brother's ideal of a world of benevolence, and brings it about by being benevolent himself.

Fable: Once upon a time in Chinese history there was a legendary figure named Guan Yu. Once the sworn brother of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, he made his mark through his incorruptible honour and dedication to his brothers and their cause. His death at Fan Castle was only the beginning of his career, though, as the Chinese people petitioned their ancestors to allow Guan Yu to enter the Celestial Bureauocracy as the God of War. However, as a god he didn't necessarily bless those who go to battle but instead those who observed the code of brotherhood and righteousness. Eventually, as his popularity in the afterlife grew, he was elected by his descendants to the position of Celestial Emperor.

When the Fables returned to the Mundane world, Guan Yu was pleased to find that China had blossomed in his absence, though he did not visit upon fear of being recognized. His image was everywhere, and removing his beard would be a most heinous crime against his own sensibilities. So instead, he went to the Americas, to Fable-town, and decided to continue his role as a custodian of the afterlife by providing people with security for their families when they inevitably passed on. And so it was that CLI Pty Ltd was formed, and through Guan Yu's benevolence, many felt safe and secure for investing with him.

However, one must never forget that Guan Yu is a fierce warrior, and when his disguise is shed, he is a terrifying enemy to behold.

Abilities:
When transformed, Guan Yu possesses the strength of a hundred men. This is not an exaggeration. A single swipe of his halberd sends men flying, and he can withstand blows that would crush a regular mortal. His beard is also known to inspire awe in ordinary men, such is its beauty and glory.

Regardless of his transformed state, Guan Yu can make his jade cane/dragon halberd simply appear in his hand, though it is a power he guards from others. Thus, it is impossible to steal it from him.

He is also a capable statesman and manager, but not talented in the art of strategy. It is best to let others create plans while he executes them.

Name:
Biancabella & (Samaritana)

Nickname:
Bianca or Bella

Race:
Humanoid Fable; Chimera/Hybrid

Gender:
Female

Appearance:



Job:
Zoo Reptile Handler/Presenter


Personality:
Bianca is gentle and kind, loving to all those around her even when they mean to do her harm since she is very trusting. Bubbly and always on the bright side even with all her quirks or dark days. She isn't the only one to worry about though since Samaritana is still just below the surface, protective and vicious especially when angered wither it be her own anger or Bianca's.

Fable:


Abilities:

• Summon and speak to reptiles
• Venomous bite
• Jewels shed from her hair when brushed
• Flowers shed from her hands when washed

Other:
We shall see...

Name: Sun Wukong to any of the Fables that know him, to the Mundies he is known as Sonny Wu the Kung Fu Dude (this will be explained later)

Nickname: Generally known as Monkey, Monkey King (preferred Handsome Monkey King) or to the more religious Buddha (a Buddha not THE Buddha)

Race: Monkey/Humanoid Fable

Gender: Male

Apperance:


When glamored Sonny appears to be your typical Chinese immigrant trying too hard to be American. His messy dirty blonde hair hangs around his ears and his face is almost always covered in scruff. Sonny generally tries to wear his gold framed aviators and prefers to wear his standard wrinkled red and white Hawaiian shirt with his dirty black muscle shirt that he keeps tucked into his "karate" pants. The pants seem to be held up by his tattered and worn out black belt and his feet are almost always covered in sandals. Sonny has an unnatural obsession for gold wearing everything from a "Rolex" (that's what the "salesman" he met on the street said) to a painfully tacky gold chain.

Job: Owner and Sensei of Sonny Wu's Kung Fu School

Personality: Wukong by his very nature has been described as a "naughty monkey". From time immemorial he has been known to play pranks on the gods and immortals of China sometimes taking them too far without realizing it. Wukong's temper is infamous since he has actually assaulted the Celestial Emperor's palace because he was not given the respect that thought he deserved.

Fable: A Journey West
Once Upon A Time...on top of the Mountain of Fruit and Flowers sat a stone that was formed when Heaven and Earth first collided. From that stone came an egg and from the egg came a stone monkey, this is the birth of Sun Wukong. Wukong's early life was filled with adventures in which he, known as the Handsome Monkey King after leading his fellow monkeys to the Steel Curtain's Waterfall, led his fellow monkeys in causing mischief to all those whose path they crossed.

As time passed and Wukong grew into a man his strength and skill grew, as did his arrogance. He believed himself equal to that of the Celestial Emperor and began causing trouble for him and his bureaucracy although Wukong did not receive the results that he desired. After he was given a minor title and sent on his way Wukong became outraged and declared himself "The Great Sage Equal to Heaven" by placing a giant banner stating such and placed it on top of the Mountain of Fruit and Flowers. Outraged at his arrogance, the Celestial Emperor sent 100,000 Jade Soldiers to bring him to justice.

After thwarting all who came before him Wukong continued to torment the Emperor until finally the Emperor gave the title of Guardian of the Sacred Peach Grove. Finally satisfied, Wukong took the position with great pride although his natural curiosity would give him one of the greatest gifts of all time. After eating one of the Sacred Peaches Wukong was given immortality something normally reserved for the Emperor and his court. As the time of the Emperors celebration drew near, a time when he and his court gather to drink the Elixir of Immortality a pair of faeries stopped and made fun of Wukong and told him that he was not important enough to attend such a prestigious event.

Outraged, Wukong launched a full out assault on the Emperor's Palace defeating any who stood in his path and leaving as much destruction in his wake. After dealing with the infuriating Monkey King for so long the Celestial Emperor finally turned to Buddha for help. Buddha responded by trapping Wukong underneath Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years. At the end of time underneath the mountain Buddha told Wukong that for causing trouble in the Celestial Bureaucracy he was to be sent out into the world to obtain enlightenment and atone for his sins.

In his travels he headed east aiding a monk to obtain sacred sutras ensuring that he did not meet his end along the Silk Road. It was here along the road that he began to see the true purpose of what the Celestial Emperor did and slowly began changing his way of thinking and in time, at the end of their journey, Wukong achieved Enlightenment and took his place at Buddha's side.

When the Adversary began its march across his lands Wukong could not stand by while the gods and immortals were slowly wiped away Wukong left his place at Buddha's side to aid those that called themselves Fables and in time grew to love his new surroundings, even opening up a martial arts school within the heart of what is known as Fable-Town taking on the moniker of "Sonny Wu the Kung Fu Dude". The overwhelming response from Mundies and Fables alike once again began to fuel his ego and he has since began debating if he will return once the treat of the Adversary is vanquished.

Abilities:

Ruyi Jingu Bang- Sun Wukong's signature weapon, Jingu Bang has the ability to change its shape and size based upon its users will. After wielding this shape-shifting staff for so long, Wukong has learned his to use this in combat. While the true staff stays in the ethereal realm with Buddha he was granted a staff with similar properties to use while on Earth.

Golden Armor of the Dragon King- This armor enhances Wukong's already immense strength.After Wukong left Buddha's side the armor lost all of its magical properties

Master of the Tao- Wukong has mastered the seventy-two transformation arts of the Tao although some of the transformations are a bit harder for him to manage some of them since he has never really figured out what to do with his tail. While most his transformations are smaller creatures (i.e. small animals which take little effort) larger creatures take more time and meditation to perform and require more chi to maintain.

Magic Hair- Every strand of hair on Wukong's head can be plucked and used in some sort of magic usually in the form of illusions of himself or weapons to give himself an advantage.

Xuanzang's Golden Crown- While not an actual ability for him to use, the crown was given to him by the now Buddha Xuanzang in order to restrict his powers. While it does this job beautifully, to those that know the mantra the Crown will constrict while emitting holy energy causing him immense pain and weakness.

Name: Robin Hood or to the Mundies he's called Hood

Nickname:
Robin, Robin of Locksley.

Race:
Human

Gender:
Male.

Appearance:
A tall and handsome huntsman with light short brown hair and fair hazel eyes with fair looks and an athletic build, he wears a Nice suit or his camouflage pants, shirt and hoodie and often carries around two daggers a and when he is out hunting he has his Long Bow and he also carries a long sword he 'inherited' from a king.

Job:
Robin hunts for a living and a hobby.

Personality:
Robin is a driven hardworking young man with an attitude and a certain kind of cunning he is very charismatic and charming to an extent and he is very dexterous with his hands he steals from the rich to give to the poor.

Fable:
Robin was a thief and an outlaw in his homelands for shooting one of the Kings deer and betrayal as the Knights had called it, he stole from the rich and gave to the poor, Robin Hood had gathered a band of merry men and started living in the wilds of the forest many of his men died and he couldn't take it anymore so he traveled to here to start a new life.

Abilities:
Master Thief: Robin is a master of pickpockets and stealing, he is also a master in stealth.
Folklore Entity Physiology: He embodies Robin Hood Himself.
Peak Human Accuracy: Accuracy at the highest limit of human efficiency.
Enhanced Archery: Robin possess great skill in use of the Bow and Arrow.
Enhanced Dexterity: Robin has the ability to control his limbs,muscles and digits extremely well.

Other:
Nothing to add.