With The Wolf Among Us 2 coming out in 2023, fans are excited to get further looks into Fabletown, Bigby's life, and learn about the many fables that live in New York City. The fables are incredibly diverse, ranging from witches to pigs and scarecrows, yet they have all found a way to exist in the human world. Some take up interesting jobs to make a living while others live in a place called the Farm since they cannot pass as humans.
While it has been said in the past from Telltale that a second season of The Wolf Among Us will mostly include new fables, there is little doubt that Fabletown will be the setting. The world of fables has its own culture, one that is heavily influenced by magic. They have their own laws that differ from the rest of New York City and have rules on how to stay hidden from regular humans.
The History And Inner Workings Of Fabletown
Fabletown was founded in the 1600s before New York City got its name. They lived among the humans, who they have called "mundanes" or "mundys" ever since. King Cole was unanimously elected as Fabletown's first mayor and was re-elected ever since. As more mundanes moved around Fabletown, King Cole made the uncomfortable decision to create a place called the Farm, where any fable that cannot pass as a human had to go live. Eventually, Fabletown was absorbed into New York City.
One of the most important laws of the fable community is the Fabletown Compact, which was signed not long after the founding of the town. The law dictates that any fable that comes to Fabletown may begin their lives with a clean slate, no matter what they did in the Homelands. There is only a single fable stricken from this compact and that is Hansel.
A lot of businesses exist in Fabletown, and they include the Branstock Tavern, Glass Slipper Shoe Store, Woodland Apartments, I Am The Eggman Diner, Grand Green Florist, The Yellowbrick Roadhouse, Nod's Books, Lewis' Antiques, and the Webb 'n' Muffet Market. Outside of Snow, King Cole, and Bigby, citizens include the Tweedle Twins, Beauty and Beast, Cinderella, Aunty Greenleaf, The Woodsman, Tiny Tim, Dr. Swineheart, Jack Horner, Bufkin, and many others that sometimes move around.
The Farm
The Farm is an isolated area where fables that cannot pass for humans live. The Farm has a lot of land for the various types of fables from woods to grasslands and valleys. There is a place called Smalltown for tiny humans like Thumbelina and a place called the Valley of Big Sleepers for giants, dragons, and any other sort of colossal fable. The land is located in upstate New York and powerful spells are used to prevent Mundys from ever discovering the Farm.
There are a ton of familiar inhabitants at the farm such as Baloo, Bagheera, the Chesire Cat, Puss in Boots, Shere Khan, the three bears from Goldilocks, the Three Little Pigs, The Old Women Who Lived in a Shoe, Baba Yaga's cabin, and Grandfather Oak. Bigby is not allowed on the Farm, which was a rule Fabletown made once he became sheriff. Too many of the creatures on the Farm do not trust and fear him due to his past as the Big Bad Wolf.
Glamours
A big part of understanding fables is understanding glamours, which are spells that can change the appearance of the user. They are known to be expensive but are required if someone who does not pass for a human wants to live in Fabletown. How expensive these spells are made many fables begrudgingly live on the Farm instead of Fabletown.
For the desperate, there are cheap glamours in the dark corners of Fabletown. However, the cheaper glamours are known to be unreliable. If a non-human-looking fable tries to live in Fabletown without using a glamour, they are arrested and sent to the Farm. There are rare cases of fables that can change form without needing a glamour, with Bigby and Beast as examples. Glamours are mentioned in The Wolf Among Us, most notably with Mr. Toad, who refuses to buy them and cannot afford them. Throughout the season, the player can either find a way for Mr. Toad to afford glamours for himself and his son or force them to live at the Farm.
The 13th Floor
While only mentioned in The Wolf Among Us and not explored, the 13th Floor is where all the spells and enchantments come from, at least the ones that are the most legitimate. Members of the 13th floor include powerful witches and wizards such as Frau Totenkinder, Morgan le Fay, and Mr. Grandours. The location is at the Woodland Apartment Building. The members of the 13th Floor provide Fabletown and the Farm enchantments to conceal fables from the Mundys.
Having a spell or enchantment crafted and given by the members of the 13th Floor is very pricey. Their spells are famous for coming at a cost, either that be money or some other form of trade. They are also where the best glamours come from.
The Witching Well
Another important part of fable life is the Witching Well, as it is a portal used by Fabletown to dispose of any fable bodies. It is believed that the portal leads to the land of the dead, and it is used partly to prevent any fable from being resurrected (because that happens a lot). The well itself is kept in a chamber inside the Woodland Apartment building.
No one knows what is at the bottom of the well, or even if there is a bottom. It is possible there is more than just one Witching Well, but the only one known is in Fabletown. While it is used for dead fables, it is also used as a punishment against criminals deemed unredeemable. The well is seen and used depending on the players' decisions in The Wolf Among Us. The player can make it so characters such as Tweedle Dum, Prince Lawrence, and the Crooked Man get thrown into the well.
The Wolf Among Us 2 is set to launch in 2023 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.