I thought it was a good time for someone to write about how Sparrow unites Albion, so this is my take. I do not own the Fable games, characters, or locations, which belong to Lionshead Incorporated and Microsoft. Only the plot is my work. I only write for fun, and have not received payment for this story.

CHAPTER WARNINGS: Incidental mild language.

Prologue

THE ROYAL ALBION HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND BINGO CLUB'S EXTRACT FROM:

The Albion Civil War by Town Crier Doomsby of Southcliff

The political history of Albion has been predominantly turbulent. Subsequent to the age of the Old Kingdom, Albion was only a united country in name and in theory. Although distinguished from Samarkand, Aurora, and even Knothole Island, the cultures and societies that fall under the official name of Albion did not, originally, recognise any societal bonds between themselves, aside from optional co-operation for mutual welfare. Albion's socio-political culture was, for at least six centuries, based on the individual governments of city states, being single towns with specific surrounding regions. Although a leader would generally be addressed as 'mayor', these governments were not democracies. Rather, the governing individual of each city state inherited authority through blood. Therefore, the political climate in Albion was similar to that of a monarchy, albeit its fragmented nature.

Certainly, the initial mayor of a bloodline was elected. If a mayor died without a familial heir, an election would occur again to provide a new mayor. However, each town was an individual, self-contained political entity. At home, a citizen would adhere to the laws of the home-town. When visiting another area, the citizen was obliged to acknowledge the laws of the region in question. These conditions often created enormous tension between regions, regardless of attempts to trade extraterritorially, foster legal conformity, and forge military alliances between societies.

Laws, economic conditions, social customs, and cultural norms varied to such a degree, that many towns suffered the shortcomings of this system, rather than the advantages of a rich and varied society. Bloodstone, for example, endured a century of poor leadership and general debauchery under the authority of 'Mayor' Reaver, also known as the Hero of Skill, or, in the words of the Hero of Bowerstone, 'That irredeemable bastard; may he rot in a stagnant Hell of his own creation!' Naturally, the Hero of Bowerstone was the very person who united Albion's fractured societies in a war which is widely acknowledged: The Albion Civil War. However, although there is nobody unaware of this groundbreaking historical event, I am almost convinced that nobody besides myself and a select few scholars is aware of the specific events of this war.

Those who wish to understand the Albion Civil War, its causes, battles, and resolution, read on.