Briar Rose's fairy godmothers were seven fairies who became the godmothers to infant Briar Rose, and each provided their own blessing for the baby. They first appear in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #2 — "Run! Chapter Two of Wide Awake."
History
Background
The seven fairies hail from the Twilights Lands. Alyas the Noble taught the first men how to be kings. Ionna the Gifted was one of the daughters of the Deep Night Hollow. Katrya the Pure was the dweller of the Silver Pool, where a knight, if he's noble and chaste, would heal from any injury. Leysa the Defender traversed the Forest of Ghosts, to unlock the seven secrets of the Silent Mountain. Nyura the Graceful was known to have charmed the six-headed lion of Kreese back into its den. Sofiya the Wise penned the Grimoire of the Seventy-Seven Steps, to live a scholar's life. She and Katriya were cousins.[1]
Briar Rose
All seven fairies were invited to the grand celebration of the birth of Briar Rose, the newborn princess of Seppantyre, and to officially become her godmothers. All seven fairies blessed the infant Briar Rose at midnight, with their own special gift: Katrya, the youngest of the fairies, was first. She decreed that Briar Rose would grow up to be the most beautiful woman of the land. Then came Sofiya, who declared that the baby would have the wit of an angel; however, because angels have no guile that meant that Briar Rose always falls for the cunning of others. Nyura was third in line and decreed that Briar Rose would have a wonderful grace in everything she did, from the dance floor to the bedroom. Next came Ionna, who granted Briar Rose the boon of eternal wealth, which meant that Briar Rose would always become rich even if she lost everything or gave it away. She was followed by Alyas, who promised the baby princess that she would sing as a nightingale; however, due to the raw power of the blessing, when Briar Rose sings, she actually sounds like a chirping bird. Then came Yeva, whose gift was that Briar Rose could compose music to the utmost perfection.[2]
The blessing bestowed upon Briar Rose was abruptly halted by Hadeon the Destroyer, who felt snubbed for not being invited to the christening, barged into the celebration and cast a curse upon Briar Rose. She vowed that the girl would prick her finger on a spindle and meet her demise. After Hadeon cast her curse on Briar Rose, Leysa was the only one of the fairies who hadn't blessed the child, and although she couldn't undo the curse, she would spread it to so many that it would become deep slumber instead, and that she would awake by the kiss of true love's first kiss. [2]
Showdown
When Hadeon was battling the Snow Queen, she was summoned alongside her five sisters to help her defeat the evil fairy, [3] but were unable to help by the Treaty of Morencaire, a mutual non-aggressive pact. However, once Hadeon was defeated, they used one of Hadeon's own spells and bound her into the shape of a car into servitude to Briar Rose.[4]
Members
Appearances
Fables
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Fairest
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Original source
They are based on the seven fairy godmothers from the Charles Perrault version of the "Sleeping Beauty" fairy tale. In the Perrault version of the fairy tale, the titular character has seven fairy godmothers,[5] like in the comics; in the Brothers Grimm's version, they are thirteen "wise women."[6]
Katrya is based on the first and youngest fairy godmother. Sofiya is the Fairest version of the second one. Nyura is based on the third, Ionna takes the place of the fourth one, Alyas is based on the fifth, Yeva on the sixth one, and Leysa is a rendering of the seventh godmother.
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