Maze

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Maze was an old, powerful wizard and leader of the Heroes' Guild. He was defeated by the Hero of Oakvale when Maze tried to kill him.

[edit] History

As a young boy, Maze's parents were killed by balverines, but Maze was saved from certain death by Jack of Blades and two Heroes (Jack killed the balverines that were about to kill Maze, and then killed the Heroes). Maze was never able to escape from Jack's shadow.

Many years later, Maze raided Oakvale with Jack of Blades and his bandits, in search of Scarlet Robe and her children. After the raid he stayed behind and witnessed a bandit attempt to kill a young boy, who would grow up to be the Hero of Oakvale. Realizing who the boy was and sensing his potential, Maze was stricken by his conscience and a wild hope that the boy may kill Jack, freeing Maze from his slavery. With this hope in mind, Maze killed the bandit and took the boy to the Heroes' Guild to be trained as an apprentice. Though the Guildmaster became a more visible figure in the child's life, Maze watched him from a distance.

As the years passed, however, his hope faded and fear brought him back to Jack. He then became a father figure to the Hero and helped to guide him on his search for his missing family, all the while using the Hero for his own gain. He also requested the Hero to find a "friend" of his, the Archeologist, only to use the information to track him down for Jack. Eventually, Jack captured Theresa and brought her to the Abbey in Hook Coast, where Maze began a complicated ritual on his behalf to summon the Septimal Key. The Hero soon appeared, searching for Jack. As Maze attempted to trick the Hero to believe Theresa was a danger, Jack struck him from behind and trapped him in a magical cage. Maze completed the ritual and was ordered to take them to the Chamber of Fate, but after Jack left, Theresa used her last ounce of Will to free the Hero before Maze warped her away.

The Hero then fought Maze through town and across to the lighthouse, where he finally killed him. On his dying breath, Maze revealed that it was his fear of death, which he considered his mission to avoid, that motivated him to aid Jack of Blades. Maze bitterly admitted that he failed in that mission. Jack later said that, as he had out-lived his usefulness, Maze would have died anyway.

[edit] Powers and abilities

Maze was an extremely powerful will user who had many abilities. These included all the average will powers to their highest degree and many of his own. He was able to raise magical barriers in an instant that were so powerful it required the might of The Guildmaster and an ancient Old Kingdom book to bring them down.

[edit] Trivia

• Maze was the most powerful will user of his time and was unrivalled in any form of magical combat.
• Maze studied the Old Kingdom and mastered it's ancient powers and likely invented new ones.
• In The Lost Chapters, Maze attempted to find Avo's Tear, a sword that rivaled the Sword of Aeons in power, to fight Jack. He was deemed unworthy to wield it. The Hero can obtain it if he destroys The Sword of Aeons instead of killing his sister.

Heroes
Fable	The Hero of Oakvale • Briar Rose • Scythe • Whisper • Thunder • Scarlet Robe • Weaver • Maze • Jack of Blades
Fable II	The Hero of Bowerstone • Garth • Hammer • Reaver