Heroic Descent

Every time you begin a new game in Peter Molyneux's amazing new Xbox RPG Fable®, the hero you play begins as the same messy-haired kid. But your every decision dictates all else from there on out, changing the physical form of your hero with customized haircuts, clothes, tattoos, battle scars, and beards. In honor of the ubiquitous bards of Albion, who always seem to be standing by in every pub in the land just in case you need a complimentary piece of rhyming doggerel to boost your ego, we present a visual record of one hero's descent into old age and evil … with pseudo-poetical accompaniment.

By Cory Herndon