| “ | Think you can beat me Farmboy? — Whisper challenging the Hero of Oakvale |
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Whisper is the Hero of Oakvale's childhood friend and rival in Fable, Fable: The Lost Chapters, and Fable Anniversary. She is an acrobat who fights with a pole staff. While using her agility to her advantage in combat, she can use bombs when fighting multiple enemies.
Story
Whisper and her older brother, Thunder, were stranded on Albion after a storm wrecked their ship, and subsequently were raised in the Heroes' Guild.
Fable
Whisper is first mentioned by Weaver when the Hero of Oakvale is first brought to the Heroes' Guild, being referred to as one of their brightest young pupils. After the Hero is awakened by her, Whisper mentions that he talks in his sleep, as well as the fact that he is shorter than she had expected. She trains with the Hero when he is a boy, and the two quickly develop a rivalrous, but strong, friendship. She is constantly in the shadow of her older brother's success, but remains determined to become stronger.
Whisper and the Hero battle against each other during a few quests. When the Hero competes in the Arena, Whisper joins him at the beginning of the third round. Working side-by-side, the Hero and Whisper manage to defeat multiple Balverines, Bandits, Undead, Trolls, and even the mighty Arachanox, only to be pitted against each other in a fight to the death, thanks to the interference of Jack of Blades. The player can choose to kill Whisper or not, earning 10,000 Gold should he choose to kill her.
If playing The Lost Chapters, and the player chooses to not kill Whisper, the Hero can meet Whisper in the Oakvale tavern, where she reveals that she is leaving, acknowledges the Hero's superiority as a hero, and tells him how he has been a good friend. However, if the player strikes her in any way, Whisper tells the Hero that she is leaving, and that at first she thought that the Hero let her live out of kindness, but now she thinks it was to make her have to live with the shame.
If the player lets Whisper live, the Oracle reveals that she returns to her homeland in the South Islands, where she defends her people and is praised as a true Hero. On the way there, her ship is said to have been attacked by pirates, all of which are killed.
Stats
| Name | Health | Experience | Renown | Strengths | Weaknesses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whisper | 1500 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Sharpening Augmentation |
Powers and Abilities
Whisper mostly uses melee weapons in combat. She often resorts to using her own Quarterstaff that is embued with a Flame Augmentation. When the Hero of Oakvale engages with her in the Arena she uses the Assassin Rush ability. This spell is different than the one Hero of Oakvale can learn: the trail left behind is white. Whisper also uses this spell to rush forward towards the Hero and attack with her staff. Furthermore, she is also capable of using explosives in battle.
Fable II
On occasion, a child villager will ask another villager (often a male NPC in the game) to read them the story of Whisper, for it is their favourite.
Quotes
| “ | You must be my roommate, hmmm... shorter than I expected. — Whisper, meeting the Hero of Oakvale. |
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| “ | Get out of bed, lazy bones! — Whisper, waking up the Hero of Oakvale. |
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| “ | Come on, let's hunt beetles. I'll follow you into the Woods! — Whisper, during her Guild Training. |
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| “ | Damnit. You beat me, again! — Whisper, losing a quest to the Hero of Oakvale |
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| “ | Let's see what you've got, Farm Boy! — Whisper, before fighting the Hero of Oakvale. |
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| “ | Don't do it, Farmboy. We agreed. Just... walk... out... — Whisper begging for her life in the Arena. |
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Trivia
- Whisper's brother, Thunder states that Whisper has a soft spot for the Hero of Oakvale and even looks up to him, when he is seen talking to Children in Bowerstone South.
- When talking to Whisper in the Arena Waiting Room, her dialogue implies that she was also on the White Balverine quest, but you beat her to it.
- Unused dialogue for the Arena quest suggests that Whisper bribed her way to get in there and that she hasn't seen you in a very long time.
- In Fable and Fable: The Lost Chapters, Fable Anniversary, Whisper is the only character to use explosive devices as a ranged weapon (Enflame Bomb).
- Despite having a Quarterstaff that is embued with a Flame Augmentation, the visual effects on her weapon are never visible.
- Like Balverines, Whisper can jump high into the air, temporarily leaving the screen, before coming down behind you.
- Sometimes, the Adult version of Whisper will wear a hood during cutscenes.
- The design of Whisper was created by Senior Artist, Damian Buzugbe.
- Whisper and Maze are the only two Heroes to wield staves.
- She is voiced by Melissa Lloyd.
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