Great Power

The Great Powers are representations of natural concepts that have been around since the very beginning, and as such are nigh-indestructible. None of the Great Powers can truly be killed, although it is said that should their current incarnation be destroyed, a replacement may arise in its place. They are also considered the most powerful magical beings in the universe, beyond the abilities of any sorcerer to match.

Each Great Power possesses a magical artifact that seemingly serves as a method of suicide if they grow tired of existence and wishes to "retire" so that someone else may take their place. Each artifact is tailored to the nature of the Great Power who possesses it (e.g. Hope's artifact is the Pandoran Jar, the North Wind's is the Cask of Ancient Winds and Mister Dark's artifact is the Vault of Primal Darkness). These artifacts are normally hidden away in other-worldly places that only their owners can access. While initially hypothesized that these artifacts erased their owners from existence once used, this seems to be inaccurate; after the North Wind saved the members of Fabletown by pulling himself and Mister Dark into the Cask of Ancient Winds, Frau Totenkinder claimed that the two were entombed inside, rather than dead or non-existent.

List of Known Great Powers

 * Hope
 * Dark Man
 * North Wind (deceased)
 * Winter Wolf  (she succeed Boreas Frostheart as the North Wind)
 * Kevin Thorn
 * Death
 * Other Great Powers who have been mentioned but have not appeared on-panel include Sorrow, Shadow and the Spirit of the Morning.

Trivia

 * Mr. North claimed that he and the d'jinn are distantly related creatures. The exact connection between the Great Powers and the d'jinn is not explicitly known, aside from the fact both are incredibly magical.
 * Frau Totenkinder backed up this comment by claiming Mr. North was of the d'jinn's ilk.