While on the same console, a second player with their own account can drop in and out as a "henchman" to the first player. If the second player on the same console does not have an account of their own, the henchman is made in a brief create screen that pauses the game. Henchmen created this way are not saved into the main player's game.
The first player decides how much bounty the henchman will obtain, e.g. gold and renown. The second player can port any experience, renown and gold to their own Fable II Hero if they imported their character.