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Kalin is a character in Fable III. She leads the Aurorans and will join the hero in the revolution if they promise to rebuild the City of Aurora and protect it.
Story
A dark entity known as the Crawler emerged from the distant sands, terrorizing and slaughtering the citizens of Aurora. Kalin was one of the few Aurorans who survived the attack, taking charge to lead her remaining people after her father's death.[1] A year later, Kalin discovered Logan, the king of Albion, wounded from the Crawler's assault on him and his soldiers. She and the Aurorans nursed the king back to health. In gratitude, he promised to protect Aurora from the dark entity. However, he ultimately failed to keep that promise and abandoned Aurora.
Fable III
Five years later, the king's sibling, known as The Hero of Brightwall, faced the same unfortunate fate at the hands of the Crawler. Furthermore, the hero's mentor, Walter Beck, was left severely blind due to the dark power of the creature. With the assistance of Ben Finn, a soldier from Albion, Kalin and the Aurorans once again rescued the two Albionians and helped nurse them back to health and remove Walter's blindness. Upon learning about the neglect from their brother, the hero promised Kalin and her people protection over their land, provided that they would join them in the rebellion against the king.
Kalin safely returned the Albionians home and arrived by ship on the bay of Bowerstone Old Quarter. The hero rallied their allies and prepared a full assault on Logan. Kalin and her fleet used cannons and destroyed the city gates guarded by Logan's elite soldiers. With the city gates blasted, the Aurorans joined the rebels and took down Logan's army.
Ultimately, the hero ascends to the throne of Albion, while Logan faces trial. Kalin testifies, stating that it is not her place to determine his fate; however, his neglect has cost many Auroran lives.
Kalin meets with the new monarch twice in the following year. During her first meeting, she holds her ally accountable for the promise to rebuild and protect Aurora and to recognize the region as part of Albion. However, Reaver argues that her proposal would cost the Albion treasury 700,000 gold. He suggests instead using Aurora for mining, which could generate 500,000 gold for the kingdom. However, siding with Reaver may risk losing Kalin as an ally to the monarch, as they are not fully keeping their promise to her.
Kalin returns to court a final time and requests further protection for Aurora by building an outpost in the desert. The monarch may have chosen to proceed with additional security, costing Albion's treasury 300,000 gold.
Finally, the Crawler emerges in Albion, and Kalin is ready to assist her ally once again on the battlefield, provided they kept their promises to her. After the crawler is defeated, Kalin expresses her gratitude to the hero and mentions that she is returning to Aurora to continue helping her people rebuild their lives.
Fable: Edge of the World
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A decade after the Crawler's defeat at the hands of the hero King, Kalin still serves as leader of Aurora and it's representative in the court of Albion, even introducing the hero King to his future wife, Laylah. Attending the wedding ceremony between the hero of Brightwall and Laylah, the wedding is interrupted by the sudden appearance of an envoy from Samarkand named Shan. Shan reveals that the Darkness has re-emerged in Samarkand, news that Kalin, Laylah, and the hero are deeply distraught by. Deciding to put an end to one of Albion's greatest threats once and for all, the hero takes Kalin, as well as Ben Finn and a company of soldiers from the Royal Army to the faraway desert land.
Forced away from the port town of Fairwinds by vessels crewed by Hollow Men, Kalin uses her knowledge to guide the expedition through the vast desert wastes that the army is forced to march, abandoning much of their artillery in the process. The army survives the crossing, coming across the village of Sweetwater Trees. Taking time to rest and restock, the expedition finds itself attacked by Sand Furies and the traitorous villagers both, who would give up any travelers to the Sand Furies in return for their lives. The group departs the village, avoiding a Sand Fury blockade by traversing through the ruins of the cursed city of Asur-keh-la. It is during their march that the army discovers the true extent to the city's curse: endless streams of Hollow Men attack the group while the seemingly-living sand falls beneath them, threatening to swallow up those left behind. It is here that Kalin saved the hero of Brightwall's life once more, spiriting him away on a horse before he, too, is consumed by the desert. When the hero King resolves to stop the sands and Hollow Men both by using his Force Push mastery to sink the buried city, Kalin is entrusted to lead the army to safety. This plan succeeds, and the group is able to march on.
After an adventure to the Cave of a Thousand Guardians to find more water, the group release Percival, who takes the hero to meet with the hero of Bower Lake's old ally, Garth, while Kalin and Ben continue marching the army to the capital of Zahadar. Reuniting at the capital's gates with the hero King, Garth, and an army of warrior monks, the master Will-user formulates a plan; he, Kalin, and Ben will lead the Royal Army in a full frontal assault to distract Samarkand's brutal new Empress while the hero sneaks into the palace and captures her.
Kalin actively participates in the battle, leading the Royal Army and its allies through the city streets on the way to the palace. On the verge of total victory, however, the Darkness emerges from the city's rivers, killing many and forcing the army to retreat, leaving the hero in the clutches of the Empress. Although Kalin, Ben, and Percival demand that they go back and rescue their friend, Garth points out that hasty action is likely to be unsuccessful and that they will need a plan. The others sadly agree.
Trivia
- According to the High Priestess, the blue dye used for the Aurorans' tattoos represents sorrow. This could mean that Kalin has blue tattoos because she is mourning for the loss of her father and the death of many of her people after the Crawler attack.
- When reading the note she left and by her tone she was very close to her father.
- Kalin can be seen equipped with a master longsword and a master turret rifle.
- She is voiced by Adjoa Andoh.
