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Bowerstone Castle, or Castle Fairfax as it was known in Fable II, returns in Fable III. It serves as the residence of the monarchy, having been the home of Lucien Fairfax, the Hero of Bowerstone, and eventually the Hero of Brightwall. It has been greatly expanded over the 50 years between Fable II and Fable III. The previous looks of the castle are almost entirely gone, albeit for the tower, though it is inaccesable. You recieve the castle after you have become King or Queen.

Lay-out

Bowerstone Castle is reached through Bowerstone Market. Having walked up the stairs and entered the castle itself, you find yourself in the main hall. In front of you is a staircase, to your left the diningroom and to your right. At the top of these stairs you can go three ways, to the left to the Royal suite, to the right to War room and the Treasury, or go straight on into the Throne room. From the dining room one can go to the kitchen or even to the Library. From these you can enter the garden with the Hero of Bowerstone's tomb. Go upstairs via the garden stairs and you find yourself in the Prince's/Princess's room, a room seperated from the others.

Notes

There is a statue of Logan outside the Castle which is later destroyed as shown in The Launch Trailer, but never is in the game. If Logan is executed, Sir Walter Beck 's statue will replace it.
The Castle itself looks more pleasing than other areas of Bowerstone, possibly due to multiple renovations over the past 50 years made by the Hero of Bowerstone and the industrial revolution.
During the beginning of the game, you escape out of the Castle through the Hero of Bowerstone's tomb, meaning that the Hero of Bowerstone was buried in the area of the Castle.
Bowerstone Castle is featured in the opening of Fable III and is where the Hero of Fable III spends his/her teenage years, they know little of the world outside the castle.
XBOX LIVE have released a Bowerstone Castle dashboard theme.
Jasper seems to believe that the garden looks rather sinister at night.
The castle no longer heals your scars when you sleep in it, you do not get bonuses from sleeping in beds anymore.
When you start the game, you can see a black chicken just outside of the kitchen. It's most likely the chicken from the intro.
When you are the king or queen, you can decide the interior design of the castle to be either Good or Evil. Good makes the carpets and wallpaper light blue, and evil makes them red. It has no impact on your morality, and no comments are made by the people of Albion. So, if you are good, and want the castle to be red, it makes no difference.
Normally, you can't sell the castle. However, you can sell it by moving your family there and divorcing your spouse, and still be able to use the treasury, the map, and the throne as usual.
At the beginning of the game, the Royal Tomb has been closed by the order of King Logan .
In the lower areas of the library there are four statues made to represent the Heroes of Fable 2 but these statues are wrong in most aspects. The statue for Hammer, claims that she was a man who wielded a giant sword as opposed to a giant Hammer. The statue for Reaver is almost right, however it basically says that the Hero of Skill was the first hero to be found (Hammer) and that he was the most skilled marksman ever to have lived. The inscription ends with "Reaver would say otherwise," showing that Reaver has denied any fact of his heroic abilities. Garth's inscription is more or less correct. The final statue says that each Hero left behind a weapon. Hammer a hammer, Reaver a gun and Garth a gauntlet. it later states that the wielder of all three would have the combined power of all three heroes... as long as they wield the weapons of course.

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 *When you start the game, you can see a black chicken just outside of the kitchen. It's most likely the chicken from the intro.
 *When you are the king or queen, you can decide the interior design of the castle to be either Good or Evil. Good makes the carpets and wallpaper light blue, and evil makes them red. It has no impact on your morality, and no comments are made by the people of [[Albion]]. So, if you are good, and want the castle to be red, it makes no difference.
+*Normally, you can't sell the castle. However, you can sell it by moving your family there and divorcing your spouse, and still be able to use the treasury, the map, and the throne as usual.
+*At the beginning of the game, the Royal Tomb has been closed by the order of King [[Logan]] .
+*In the lower areas of the library there are four statues made to represent the Heroes of Fable 2 but these statues are wrong in most aspects. The statue for [[Hammer]], claims that she was a man who wielded a giant sword as opposed to a giant Hammer. The statue for [[Reaver]] is almost right, however it basically says that the Hero of Skill was the first hero to be found (Hammer) and that he was the most skilled marksman ever to have lived. The inscription ends with "Reaver would say otherwise," showing that Reaver has denied any fact of his heroic abilities. Garth's inscription is more or less correct. The final statue says that each Hero left behind a weapon. Hammer a hammer, Reaver a gun and Garth a gauntlet. it later states that the wielder of all three would have the combined power of all three heroes... as long as they wield the weapons of course.
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