First of all, what is this game about? You're playing a boy which sees his living world torn apart by a bandit raid on his village. Family, friends? Killed, or so you think. You are rescued by the Heroes Guild though and they offer you a chance to train hard to become a true champion and perhaps some day find out who was behind the attack. The developers skipped the character creation part but that doesn't mean you can't shape the main character to your likings. While I am sure there isn't a way to change the boy into a girl you still have a lot of options to adjust your appearance and behaviour. During play you'll be able to find/buy style cards so you can let a barber get you that beard you always wanted. Get your hair cut, or get some tattoos, it's all possible here. All kinds of clothing and armor are available too and just as with the aforementioned appearance options it all has an influence on the way people behave when you're around. Two factors come into play here; attractiveness and scariness. The first will get people (women AND men) to love you, praise you and so on. The second factor impresses people and more or less forces them to give in. The first part of Fable is more like a tutorial, you're in the guild and learning all kinds of stuff while you grow up in seperated steps to a teenager. Afterwards the way of aging is happens continuously though.