diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog-check.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog-check.yml
index 3d1655b..75e9d23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog-check.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
     types: [assigned, opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled, unlabeled]
     branches:
       - main
+      - develop
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Check Actions
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 2837f65..3b4c242 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [ main, develop ]
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [ main, develop ]
   schedule:
     - cron: '27 22 * * 1'
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 634fcae..8a6f498 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Release Notes
 
 - use "Exile" rather than "Banishment" for exiles
+- added global animation toggle for better performance
+- added record vote history toggle to session menu, and clear vote history button
+- add support for custom Fabled characters
+
+---
 
 ### Version 2.12.0
 - tweak reference sheet to better fit screen in single column layout
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 95796e5..badc122 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ Before submitting your contribution, please make sure to take a moment and read
 
 - The `main` branch is what is currently deployed to the website. All development should be done in dedicated branches.
 
+- The `develop` branch contains the changes that will be deployed to main next. In order to prepare a release, development
+  branches should have their Pull Request against `develop` and only releases should be merged from `develop` into `main`. 
+
 - Work in the `src` folder and **DO NOT** checkin `dist` in the commits.
 
 - It's OK to have multiple small commits as you work on the PR - GitHub will automatically squash it before merging.
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@ Before submitting your contribution, please make sure to take a moment and read
 - If fixing a bug:
   - If you are resolving a special issue, add `(fix #xxxx[,#xxxx])` (#xxxx is the issue id) in your PR title for a better release log, e.g. `update entities encoding/decoding (fix #3899)`.
   - Provide a detailed description of the bug in the PR. Live demo preferred.
+  
+- You'll need to update the `CHANGELOG.md` with a description of your changes before you open a pull request and your code
+  should pass the lint check.
 
 ## Development Setup
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4587c4..e67ae5b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ For base game characters, it is sufficient to only provide the ID, similar to wh
 - **remindersGlobal**: global reminder tokens that will always be available, no matter if the character is assigned to a player or not
 - **setup**: whether this token affects setup (orange leaf), like the Drunk or Baron
 - **name**: the displayed name of this character
-- **team**: the team of the character, has to be one of `townsfolk`, `outsider`, `minion`, `demon` or `traveler`
+- **team**: the team of the character, has to be one of `townsfolk`, `outsider`, `minion`, `demon`, `traveler` or `fabled`<br>
+  _Note_: if you create a custom Fabled character, it will be automatically added to the game when the custom script is loaded
 - **ability**: the displayed ability text of the character
 
 ## [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f4661ef..e227db4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "name": "townsquare",
-  "version": "2.12.0",
+  "version": "2.13.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
-      "version": "2.12.0",
+      "version": "2.13.0",
       "license": "GPL-3.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": "^1.2.32",
@@ -1628,9 +1628,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/cacache/node_modules/ssri": {
-      "version": "6.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ssri/-/ssri-6.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3Wge10hNcT1Kur4PDFwEieXSCMCJs/7WvSACcrMYrNp+b8kDL1/0wJch5Ni2WrtwEa2IO8OsVfeKIciKCDx/QA==",
+      "version": "6.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ssri/-/ssri-6.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cepbSq/neFK7xB6A50KHN0xHDotYzq58wWCa5LeWqnPrHG8GzfEjO/4O8kpmcGW+oaxkvhEJCWgbgNk4/ZV93Q==",
       "dependencies": {
         "figgy-pudding": "^3.5.1"
       }
@@ -13477,9 +13477,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "ssri": {
-          "version": "6.0.1",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ssri/-/ssri-6.0.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-3Wge10hNcT1Kur4PDFwEieXSCMCJs/7WvSACcrMYrNp+b8kDL1/0wJch5Ni2WrtwEa2IO8OsVfeKIciKCDx/QA==",
+          "version": "6.0.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ssri/-/ssri-6.0.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-cepbSq/neFK7xB6A50KHN0xHDotYzq58wWCa5LeWqnPrHG8GzfEjO/4O8kpmcGW+oaxkvhEJCWgbgNk4/ZV93Q==",
           "requires": {
             "figgy-pudding": "^3.5.1"
           }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9e2878c..c53f899 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "townsquare",
-  "version": "2.12.0",
+  "version": "2.13.0",
   "description": "Blood on the Clocktower Town Square",
   "author": "Steffen Baumgart",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index bb5bc65..6107e30 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
     id="app"
     @keyup="keyup"
     tabindex="-1"
-    :class="{ night: grimoire.isNight }"
+    :class="{
+      night: grimoire.isNight,
+      static: grimoire.isStatic
+    }"
     :style="{
       backgroundImage: grimoire.background
         ? `url('${grimoire.background}')`
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ export default {
           this.$store.commit("toggleModal", "roles");
           break;
         case "v":
-          if (this.session.voteHistory.length) {
+          if (this.session.voteHistory.length || !this.session.isSpectator) {
             this.$store.commit("toggleModal", "voteHistory");
           }
           break;
@@ -202,6 +205,14 @@ ul {
   align-items: center;
   align-content: center;
   justify-content: center;
+
+  // disable all animations
+  &.static *,
+  &.static *:after,
+  &.static *:before {
+    transition: none !important;
+    animation: none !important;
+  }
 }
 
 #version {
diff --git a/src/assets/icons/fabled.png b/src/assets/icons/fabled.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf11af2
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/icons/fabled.png differ
diff --git a/src/components/Menu.vue b/src/components/Menu.vue
index 40abc72..e794ae3 100644
--- a/src/components/Menu.vue
+++ b/src/components/Menu.vue
@@ -60,13 +60,14 @@
           </li>
           <li @click="toggleNightOrder" v-if="players.length">
             Night order
-            <em
-              ><font-awesome-icon
+            <em>
+              <font-awesome-icon
                 :icon="[
                   'fas',
                   grimoire.isNightOrder ? 'check-square' : 'square'
                 ]"
-            /></em>
+              />
+            </em>
           </li>
           <li v-if="players.length">
             Zoom
@@ -82,6 +83,10 @@
               />
             </em>
           </li>
+          <li @click="setBackground">
+            Background image
+            <em><font-awesome-icon icon="image"/></em>
+          </li>
           <li v-if="!edition.isOfficial" @click="imageOptIn">
             <small>Show Custom Images</small>
             <em
@@ -92,9 +97,12 @@
                 ]"
             /></em>
           </li>
-          <li @click="setBackground">
-            Background image
-            <em><font-awesome-icon icon="image"/></em>
+          <li @click="toggleStatic">
+            Disable Animations
+            <em
+              ><font-awesome-icon
+                :icon="['fas', grimoire.isStatic ? 'check-square' : 'square']"
+            /></em>
           </li>
           <li @click="toggleMuted">
             Mute Sounds
@@ -131,10 +139,10 @@
               <em><font-awesome-icon icon="theater-masks"/></em>
             </li>
             <li
-              v-if="session.voteHistory.length"
+              v-if="session.voteHistory.length || !session.isSpectator"
               @click="toggleModal('voteHistory')"
             >
-              Nomination history<em>[V]</em>
+              Vote history<em>[V]</em>
             </li>
             <li @click="leaveSession">
               Leave Session
@@ -334,6 +342,7 @@ export default {
       "toggleMuted",
       "toggleNight",
       "toggleNightOrder",
+      "toggleStatic",
       "setZoom",
       "toggleModal"
     ])
diff --git a/src/components/modals/Modal.vue b/src/components/modals/Modal.vue
index fe08b13..d1bd5e6 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/Modal.vue
+++ b/src/components/modals/Modal.vue
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export default {
 .maximized {
   background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95);
   padding: 0;
+  border-radius: 0;
   height: 100%;
   width: 100%;
   max-width: 100%;
diff --git a/src/components/modals/VoteHistoryModal.vue b/src/components/modals/VoteHistoryModal.vue
index 95eeaa8..882da50 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/VoteHistoryModal.vue
+++ b/src/components/modals/VoteHistoryModal.vue
@@ -1,17 +1,36 @@
 <template>
   <Modal
     class="vote-history"
-    v-if="modals.voteHistory && session.voteHistory"
+    v-if="modals.voteHistory && (session.voteHistory || !session.isSpectator)"
     @close="toggleModal('voteHistory')"
   >
     <font-awesome-icon
       @click="clearVoteHistory"
       icon="trash-alt"
       class="clear"
-      title="Clear history"
+      title="Clear vote history"
+      v-if="session.isSpectator"
     />
 
-    <h3>Nomination history</h3>
+    <h3>Vote history</h3>
+
+    <template v-if="!session.isSpectator">
+      <div class="options">
+        <div class="option" @click="setRecordVoteHistory">
+          <font-awesome-icon
+            :icon="[
+              'fas',
+              session.isVoteHistoryAllowed ? 'check-square' : 'square'
+            ]"
+          />
+          Accessible to players
+        </div>
+        <div class="option" @click="clearVoteHistory">
+          <font-awesome-icon icon="trash-alt" />
+          Clear for everyone
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </template>
     <table>
       <thead>
         <tr>
@@ -79,8 +98,16 @@ export default {
     ...mapState(["session", "modals"])
   },
   methods: {
-    ...mapMutations(["toggleModal"]),
-    ...mapMutations("session", ["clearVoteHistory"])
+    clearVoteHistory() {
+      this.$store.commit("session/clearVoteHistory");
+    },
+    setRecordVoteHistory() {
+      this.$store.commit(
+        "session/setVoteHistoryAllowed",
+        !this.session.isVoteHistoryAllowed
+      );
+    },
+    ...mapMutations(["toggleModal"])
   }
 };
 </script>
@@ -98,6 +125,24 @@ export default {
   }
 }
 
+.options {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-content: center;
+}
+
+.option {
+  color: white;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  margin: 0 15px;
+  &:hover {
+    color: red;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+}
+
 h3 {
   margin: 0 40px 0 10px;
   svg {
diff --git a/src/store/index.js b/src/store/index.js
index 06a03be..057744a 100644
--- a/src/store/index.js
+++ b/src/store/index.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export default new Vuex.Store({
       isNightOrder: true,
       isPublic: true,
       isMenuOpen: false,
+      isStatic: false,
       isMuted: false,
       isImageOptIn: false,
       zoom: 0,
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ export default new Vuex.Store({
     toggleMuted: toggle("isMuted"),
     toggleMenu: toggle("isMenuOpen"),
     toggleNightOrder: toggle("isNightOrder"),
+    toggleStatic: toggle("isStatic"),
     toggleNight: toggle("isNight"),
     toggleGrimoire: toggle("isPublic"),
     toggleImageOptIn: toggle("isImageOptIn"),
@@ -162,54 +164,62 @@ export default new Vuex.Store({
      * @param roles Array of role IDs or full role definitions
      */
     setCustomRoles(state, roles) {
-      state.roles = new Map(
-        roles
-          // replace numerical role object keys with matching key names
-          .map(role => {
-            if (role[0]) {
-              const customKeys = Object.keys(customRole);
-              const mappedRole = {};
-              for (let prop in role) {
-                if (customKeys[prop]) {
-                  mappedRole[customKeys[prop]] = role[prop];
-                }
+      const processedRoles = roles
+        // replace numerical role object keys with matching key names
+        .map(role => {
+          if (role[0]) {
+            const customKeys = Object.keys(customRole);
+            const mappedRole = {};
+            for (let prop in role) {
+              if (customKeys[prop]) {
+                mappedRole[customKeys[prop]] = role[prop];
               }
-              return mappedRole;
-            } else {
-              return role;
             }
-          })
-          // clean up role.id
-          .map(role => {
-            role.id = role.id.toLocaleLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, "");
+            return mappedRole;
+          } else {
             return role;
-          })
-          // map existing roles to base definition or pre-populate custom roles to ensure all properties
-          .map(
-            role =>
-              rolesJSONbyId.get(role.id) ||
-              state.roles.get(role.id) ||
-              Object.assign({}, customRole, role)
-          )
-          // default empty icons and placeholders
-          .map(role => {
-            if (rolesJSONbyId.get(role.id)) return role;
-            role.imageAlt = // map team to generic icon
-              {
-                townsfolk: "good",
-                outsider: "outsider",
-                minion: "minion",
-                demon: "evil"
-              }[role.team] || "custom";
-            return role;
-          })
-          // filter out roles that don't match an existing role and also don't have name/ability/team
-          .filter(role => role.name && role.ability && role.team)
-          // sort by team
-          .sort((a, b) => b.team.localeCompare(a.team))
-          // convert to Map
+          }
+        })
+        // clean up role.id
+        .map(role => {
+          role.id = role.id.toLocaleLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, "");
+          return role;
+        })
+        // map existing roles to base definition or pre-populate custom roles to ensure all properties
+        .map(
+          role =>
+            rolesJSONbyId.get(role.id) ||
+            state.roles.get(role.id) ||
+            Object.assign({}, customRole, role)
+        )
+        // default empty icons and placeholders
+        .map(role => {
+          if (rolesJSONbyId.get(role.id)) return role;
+          role.imageAlt = // map team to generic icon
+            {
+              townsfolk: "good",
+              outsider: "outsider",
+              minion: "minion",
+              demon: "evil",
+              fabled: "fabled"
+            }[role.team] || "custom";
+          return role;
+        })
+        // filter out roles that don't match an existing role and also don't have name/ability/team
+        .filter(role => role.name && role.ability && role.team)
+        // sort by team
+        .sort((a, b) => b.team.localeCompare(a.team));
+      // convert to Map without Fabled
+      state.roles = new Map(
+        processedRoles
+          .filter(role => role.team !== "fabled")
           .map(role => [role.id, role])
       );
+      // update Fabled to include custom Fabled from this script
+      state.fabled = new Map([
+        ...processedRoles.filter(r => r.team === "fabled").map(r => [r.id, r]),
+        ...fabledJSON.map(role => [role.id, role])
+      ]);
       // update extraTravelers map to only show travelers not in this script
       state.otherTravelers = new Map(
         rolesJSON
diff --git a/src/store/modules/session.js b/src/store/modules/session.js
index 01f225f..c3fc909 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/session.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/session.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const state = () => ({
   votingSpeed: 3000,
   isVoteInProgress: false,
   voteHistory: [],
+  isVoteHistoryAllowed: true,
   isRolesDistributed: false
 });
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ const mutations = {
   setPing: set("ping"),
   setVotingSpeed: set("votingSpeed"),
   setVoteInProgress: set("isVoteInProgress"),
+  setVoteHistoryAllowed: set("isVoteHistoryAllowed"),
   claimSeat: set("claimedSeat"),
   distributeRoles: set("isRolesDistributed"),
   setSessionId(state, sessionId) {
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ const mutations = {
    * @param players
    */
   addHistory(state, players) {
+    if (!state.isVoteHistoryAllowed && state.isSpectator) return;
     if (!state.nomination || state.lockedVote <= players.length) return;
     const isExile = players[state.nomination[1]].role.team === "traveler";
     state.voteHistory.push({
diff --git a/src/store/persistence.js b/src/store/persistence.js
index 55c2b78..15fc503 100644
--- a/src/store/persistence.js
+++ b/src/store/persistence.js
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ module.exports = store => {
   if (localStorage.getItem("muted")) {
     store.commit("toggleMuted", true);
   }
+  if (localStorage.getItem("static")) {
+    store.commit("toggleStatic", true);
+  }
   if (localStorage.getItem("imageOptIn")) {
     store.commit("toggleImageOptIn", true);
   }
@@ -39,8 +42,8 @@ module.exports = store => {
   }
   if (localStorage.fabled !== undefined) {
     store.commit("players/setFabled", {
-      fabled: JSON.parse(localStorage.fabled).map(id =>
-        store.state.fabled.get(id)
+      fabled: JSON.parse(localStorage.fabled).map(
+        fabled => store.state.fabled.get(fabled.id) || fabled
       )
     });
   }
@@ -91,6 +94,13 @@ module.exports = store => {
           localStorage.removeItem("muted");
         }
         break;
+      case "toggleStatic":
+        if (state.grimoire.isStatic) {
+          localStorage.setItem("static", 1);
+        } else {
+          localStorage.removeItem("static");
+        }
+        break;
       case "toggleImageOptIn":
         if (state.grimoire.isImageOptIn) {
           localStorage.setItem("imageOptIn", 1);
@@ -127,7 +137,11 @@ module.exports = store => {
       case "players/setFabled":
         localStorage.setItem(
           "fabled",
-          JSON.stringify(state.players.fabled.map(({ id }) => id))
+          JSON.stringify(
+            state.players.fabled.map(fabled =>
+              fabled.isCustom ? fabled : { id: fabled.id }
+            )
+          )
         );
         break;
       case "players/add":
diff --git a/src/store/socket.js b/src/store/socket.js
index e193a08..86cd610 100644
--- a/src/store/socket.js
+++ b/src/store/socket.js
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ class LiveSession {
         if (!this._isSpectator) return;
         this._store.commit("toggleNight", params);
         break;
+      case "isVoteHistoryAllowed":
+        if (!this._isSpectator) return;
+        this._store.commit("session/setVoteHistoryAllowed", params);
+        this._store.commit("session/clearVoteHistory");
+        break;
       case "votingSpeed":
         if (!this._isSpectator) return;
         this._store.commit("session/setVotingSpeed", params);
@@ -268,11 +273,12 @@ class LiveSession {
       this._sendDirect(playerId, "gs", {
         gamestate: this._gamestate,
         isNight: grimoire.isNight,
+        isVoteHistoryAllowed: session.isVoteHistoryAllowed,
         nomination: session.nomination,
         votingSpeed: session.votingSpeed,
         lockedVote: session.lockedVote,
         isVoteInProgress: session.isVoteInProgress,
-        fabled: fabled.map(({ id }) => id),
+        fabled: fabled.map(f => (f.isCustom ? f : { id: f.id })),
         ...(session.nomination ? { votes: session.votes } : {})
       });
     }
@@ -289,6 +295,7 @@ class LiveSession {
       gamestate,
       isLightweight,
       isNight,
+      isVoteHistoryAllowed,
       nomination,
       votingSpeed,
       votes,
@@ -340,6 +347,7 @@ class LiveSession {
     });
     if (!isLightweight) {
       this._store.commit("toggleNight", !!isNight);
+      this._store.commit("session/setVoteHistoryAllowed", isVoteHistoryAllowed);
       this._store.commit("session/nomination", {
         nomination,
         votes,
@@ -348,7 +356,7 @@ class LiveSession {
         isVoteInProgress
       });
       this._store.commit("players/setFabled", {
-        fabled: fabled.map(id => this._store.state.fabled.get(id))
+        fabled: fabled.map(f => this._store.state.fabled.get(f.id) || f)
       });
     }
   }
@@ -407,7 +415,7 @@ class LiveSession {
     const { fabled } = this._store.state.players;
     this._send(
       "fabled",
-      fabled.map(({ id }) => id)
+      fabled.map(f => (f.isCustom ? f : { id: f.id }))
     );
   }
 
@@ -419,7 +427,7 @@ class LiveSession {
   _updateFabled(fabled) {
     if (!this._isSpectator) return;
     this._store.commit("players/setFabled", {
-      fabled: fabled.map(id => this._store.state.fabled.get(id))
+      fabled: fabled.map(f => this._store.state.fabled.get(f.id) || f)
     });
   }
 
@@ -686,6 +694,17 @@ class LiveSession {
     this._send("isNight", this._store.state.grimoire.isNight);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Send the isVoteHistoryAllowed state. ST only
+   */
+  setVoteHistoryAllowed() {
+    if (this._isSpectator) return;
+    this._send(
+      "isVoteHistoryAllowed",
+      this._store.state.session.isVoteHistoryAllowed
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Send the voting speed. ST only
    * @param votingSpeed voting speed in seconds, minimum 1
@@ -840,6 +859,9 @@ export default store => {
       case "session/clearVoteHistory":
         session.clearVoteHistory();
         break;
+      case "session/setVoteHistoryAllowed":
+        session.setVoteHistoryAllowed();
+        break;
       case "toggleNight":
         session.setIsNight();
         break;