Scythe

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Scythe is an ancient Hero and one of the oldest beings in Albion; Jack being the only one who has "seen and done more". Scythe is obsessed with cheating death and he has only managed to live for so long due to supernatural means. He is a withered shell of a man, resembling a tall, mummified corpse. At the beginning of Fable: The Lost Chapters, he leaves for the distant Northern Wastes to guard the Oracle of Snowspire. He returns after the defeat of Jack of Blades to seek the Guild's help in battling a new threat to the Northern Wastes. The history of Fable on the Lionhead website states that the first Archon put on golden armor and a blue cloak, then vanished. Scythe could very well be the hero William Black, the king of the Old Kingdom. He has stayed alive through supernatural means, and the Archon was the most powerful Will user in Albion, even being able to shift the land with his thoughts. If the Hero attacks Scythe, he replies with: "Your attacks are too weak." or "Don't you have better things to do but attack me?". Due to this, he is the only named Hero in the entire game who can not be killed through evil choices (Twinblade, Whisper, Theresa, Thunder, Briar Rose and The Guildmaster) or killed in the course of the story (Maze and Scarlet Robe).

[edit] Fable II

Scythe does not appear in Fable II. However, if the Hero chooses the Path of Love at the end of the game, he or she receives a letter from his or her departed sister Rose, in which she mentions she's staying with a man "who wears hooded robes and is very skinny." She also mentions the area they live in is surrounded by a forest, this could be a reference to the Northern Wastes but it is unlikely. She also alludes to him being some sort of king and that she feels safe with him. He tells her that he knows their family. All the evidence suggests that this man is Scythe and even add more proof to the theory that he is William Black.

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