| “ | Once we were a thousand separate kingdoms, spread over a hundred magic worlds. Wizards or woodcarvers. We had our sinners, our saints, and our blatant social climbers. We were kings and cobblers. And from the grandest lord to the lowliest peasant girl, we were, for the most part, strangers one to another. | „ |
| ~ King Cole addressing the Homelands in Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day." |
Boy Blue overlooking a kingdom in The Rus.
The Homelands, or the Fable Realms,[1] comprise every landscape of fable, myth, and legend, and are home to every story ever told. The Homelands are connected by various magical gates (some of which also lead to the mundane world). Most of the doorways back to the Homelands have been closed, but as the residents of Fabletown start to strike back against the Adversary they open new ones — like the beanstalks up to the Cloud Kingdom, from Jack's magic beans.[2]
Description[]
The mundane world seems to contain miniature versions of every Homeland world Fablekind had originally come from. For example, in the mundane world there is a small island nation called England that mirrors the entire world they once knew as Albion; the country called Russia is a rough sixteenth-scale sketch of the vast old world of The Rus; Ireland resembles the world of Erin; and infant America slowly grew into an approximation of Americana. For some as yet undiscovered reason, or perhaps for no reason at all since some truly remarkable things do seem to be the result of mere (or possibly mighty) chance, the mundane world has turned out to be a map of sorts for all of the much grander ones the Fables had left behind.[3]
Every Fable world is home to both mortals and immortals, but the method of selection for immortality remains a mystery.[4]
The majority of the locations listed have been conquered by the mysterious Adversary, as he has conquered most of the European Fable lands.[5] This is a list of the Homelands that have been directly referenced in Fables and its spin-offs.
Known Fable Homeworlds[]
European Fable Worlds[5][6][]
When Boy Blue is Geppetto's captive, the latter explains to Blue that the Empire has finally absorbed the last of European Fable Worlds, indicating that all of them have been conquered.[5]
Dane-land[]
| Dane-land appears in flashbacks in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #11 — "Chapter Eleven" and is the Homelands version of Denmark. Grendel terrorized the Danes for twelve years, until the legendary hero Beowulf sailed over to Dane-land with fourteen of his friends and fought the Grendel in single combat. |  |
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Locations
Heorot, a mead-hall that was the site for many of Grendel's attacks, in which he would grab drunken Danes and devour them. | |
Erin[]
| Erin is mentioned in Peter & Max: A Fables Novel and is the mythical version of Ireland.[3] The name Erin deriving from the Irish name for Ireland, "Éirinn." | |
Fabled Sweden[]
| The Fable Version of Sweden is indirectly referred to, but not named, in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #11 — "Chapter Eleven," which refers to Beowulf and his fourteen friends as "Geats." According to the comic, Beowulf sailed over to Dane-land (the Homelands version of Denmark) and fought Grendel in single combat. After defeating the legendary monster, he became the king of the Geats. | |
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Trivia
In the epic poem Beowulf, the titular character was a member of the Geats, a Scandinavian civilization hailing from southern Sweden. | |
The Hesse[]
| The Hesse,[7][8] also known as just Hesse,[7][9] is the German Fable land.[8] The name Hesse is derived from one of the larger states in Germany. It is about the same size as the mundane world, but has fewer population centers.[10] The entire continent of the Hesse is blanketed by the Schwarzwald, the endless Transylvanian Black Forest.[7] As a result, Hesse is "pretty much all forest."[11] Much of Peter & Max: A Fables Novel is set in Hesse,[12] and Dunster Happ spent seven years there trapping the last of the "baleful Hernes,"[13] meaning either Herne or his son of the same name.[14] |  | ||
History
After Fabletown's destruction, Snow White and Bigby Wolf settled down with their cubs in the Black Forest of the Hesse, which used to be the home of Bigby, "for a thousand leagues in any direction." Bigby was eager to reclaim his old home and noted that he might need to lay claim to the entire world eventually.[15] After one thousand years passed, the Wolf family did own the entire world, along with a dozen connecting worlds, something which began as a project to keep Snow and Bigby safe and comfortable without being disturbed by outsiders.[16] | |||
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Locations
The Black Forest  The Black Forest of the Hesse
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Neighboring Locations
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Trivia
Despite the fact that the fairytales of "Snow White" and "Snow-White and Rose-Red" are of German origin, these characters' homeworld is not the Hesse. During the Wolf family reunion in Fables #150 — "The Last Snow and Bigby Story," Rose Red states that she has never been to the Hesse before, and mistakenly believes that "Hesse" is the name of the local area rather than the world.[16] This appears to be a continuity error as Rose Red and Snow White discovered the burned out remains of Frau Totenkinder's cottage in the Black Forest in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. However, the prose story "A Wolf in the Fold" confirms that the two were not from this world: When Bigby first met the sisters, he stated that their accents marked them as distant strangers, and concluded that they werent't from his land. | |||
The Roman Empire[]
| The Homelands version of the Roman Empire appears in a brief flashback in Fairest #10 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Three: Lost in Translation." While searching for her lost children, Rapunzel witnessed the birth of an empire, when she found a she-wolf suckling the infant Romulus and Remus. |  |
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The Rus[]
| The Rus is a mythical version of Russia[8][12] and home to many Slavic Fables. Baba Yaga, the riders from the fairytale of "Vasilisa the Beautiful," the Mice and the Cat from the lubok "The Mice Are Burying the Cat,"[27] and Ivan Durak all came from this world. Tugarin Zmeyevich is the leader of the secret Fable community in Russia, implying that this creature from Slavic mythology is also from The Rus.[28] Mundane Russia is approximately one-sixteenth the size of the magical Rus.[3] |  |
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Toscane[]
| Toscane,[8] also known as the Imperial Homeworld,[30] is the Homelands version of Italy.[8] This world is home to several Italian Fables; the Adversary and the characters from The Adventures of Pinoccio.[30] The world is Italian in nature, which can be seen in the Roman architecture of the capital city.[31] |  |
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Ultima Thule[]
| Ultima Thule first appears in Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #5 — "Part Five: Cold Wars" and is the Homelands version of Norway. This world draws its characters from Norwegian Folktales. Humans and trolls live side by side with sentient moose, foxes and polar bears. Night lasts for six months in Ultima Thule.[38] |  |
History
Thule was governed before, during and after the Adversary conquered it by King Valemon and his Queen, first on their own, then in the name of the Empire, and then became the supreme rulers again after the Empire was overthrown; until they were overthrown themselves[38] by Cinderella's Fairy Godmother.[39] However, it is later revealed that King Valemon survived and reclaimed his land following the Godmother's defeat.[40] | |
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Arabian Worlds[5][]
The Arabian Home Worlds,[41] also known as the Arabian Worlds[5] and the Arabian Fable worlds,[6] are primary Islamic worlds.[41] When Boy Blue is captured by Geppetto, the latter explains that, having just absorbed the last of the European Fable worlds, the Empire has just begun their conquest of the Arabian Worlds.[6] Shortly afterward, it was reported that the Adversary had begun an extensive invasion of their worlds, and a large group of Arabian Fable refugees flocked into the mundy version of Baghdad,[41] where a magic gate to its fabled version could be found.[42] However, it was eventually discovered that the group was not really refugees, as fabled Baghdad itself had not yet been invaded. Flying carpets[43][44] and Manticores can also be found there.[44] Solomon's plan of trapping D'jinns in wish-granting bottles was initiated here.[45]
Baghdad[]
| Baghdad, also referred to as the Arabian Homeworld,[46] first appears in Fables #45 — "Arabian Nights (and Days), Chapter Four: Act of War," and is, presumably, the Homelands version of Iraq. A magic gateway to this world is found in the mundy version of Baghdad.[42] At the time of Sinbad's diplomatic visit to Fabletown, Baghdad had not yet been invaded, and Sinbad believed that they still had months or even years to fortify the world against a potential invasion, although he was aware of the fact that the inhabitants might have to flee to the mundane world some day.[43] |  |
Locations
A new Fabletown for the Arabian Fables, called Fabletown East, was in the process of being planned after Sinbad's visit to Fabletown.[43] | |
Fabled Persia[]
| The Homelands version of Persia is the setting for the frame story for the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, although the land/world itself is unnamed in the comic. |  |
Samarcand[]
| Samarcand is referred to in graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, and is presumably the Homelands version of Uzbekistan. | |
Residents
King Shahryar's brother[6] | |
Asian Kingdoms[5][]
When Boy Blue is captured by Geppetto, the latter mentions the Asian Kingdoms, saying that the Empire's forces should be ready to conquer these lands in another century or two.[5]
Fabled China[]
| The Fable Version of China is referred to, but not named, in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #2 — "Part Two," which refers to the Empire from the Chinese fairytale of "Lady Meng Jiang." | |
Residents
Meng Chiang-Nu † (formerly) | |
Locations
The Great Wall is referred to in the same storyline. | |
The Hidden Kingdom[]
| The Hidden Kingdom is the homelands version of Japan. The people of the Hidden Kingdom lived side by side with creatures from Japanese folklore, including the Funa Yurei,[48] Kappa,[48] the legendary Tanuki,[48] a Kitsune named Tomoko,[48] Kirin[49] and assorted Yokai.[48] |  |
History
The Hidden Kingdom was ruled by an Emperor, who is referred to as Heika,[48] a term used to identify the Emperor in Japanese. This world appears to be one of the few Asian kingdoms that was actually invaded by the Empire: It was conquered by the Adversary after Ryogan, the Seii Taishogun, had been secretly laying the way for an invasion.[49] Many of the kingdom's citizens are living in exile in a secret Fable community in Tokyo.[48] | |
The Indu[]
| The Indu is a fabled version of India, and home to many Indian Fables. |  | ||
History
The Indu was ruled by the "great white lords of the West," mirroring the real-world India; but when the Adversary invaded, all the white rulers were killed and the Empire took over; making The Indu one of the few Asian kingdoms that was actually conquered by the Adversary. As the last remaining member of the Raj, the current Viceroy is Lord Mountbatten, a Clockwork Tiger crafted as a gift to Lord Viceroy Lovejoy by the craftsmen of Maharaja Sindu Baba Singh.[51] | |||
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African Kingdoms[5][]
The African Kingdoms are referred to by Geppetto when he explains to Boy Blue that the Empire's forces should be ready to conquer these lands in another century or two.[5] They were presumably home to Anansi, the trickster spider from Akan mythology, who is referred to as an "African Fable."[55]
Alexandria[]
| The world of Alexandria appears in a brief flashback in Jack of Fables #32 — "The Book of Revelations: The Books of War, Volume Five" and shares its name with the ancient mundy city, indicating that it is the Homelands version of Egypt. Prose Page spent an entire decade there studying, a reference to the real-world Alexandria once being the center of Hellenic scholarship and science. |  |
Residents
Prose Page (formerly; immigrated) | |
The Kingdom of a Thousand Hills[]
| The Kingdom of a Thousand Hills appears in a one-panel flashback in Fairest #10 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Three: Lost in Translation." It is the Homelands version of Rwanda, with its name being a reference to the country's nickname of "the Land of a Thousand Hills." It is one of the many worlds that Rapunzel visited while searching for her lost children. |  |
Americana[]
Americana is the Fable version of America, appearing mainly in the Jack of Fables series.
- Locations
Large areas in Americana include:
- The Colonies – The states of New England.[56]
- Antebellum – The South.[56]
- Lone Star – The state of Texas.[56]
- Steamboat – The Mississippi River area.[56]
- Gangland – The Chicago area during the 1920s.[56]
- The Frontier – covering Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas.[56]
- Idyll – The Appalachian Mountains area during the 1950s.[56]
- The West – covering the Rocky Mountains area.[56]
- The Great White North – Canada and The Arctic.[57]
- Kansas – Referred to in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever. The former home of Dorothy Gale,[58] presumably located in Americana.
Significant places in Americana are Big City[56][57] and Salem located in the Colonies,[57] Steamboat City located in Steamboat,[57] Speakeasy located in Gangland,[57] the Grand Canyon created by Paul Bunyan[59] and unnamed cities in Lone Star,[57] The Frontier[57] and the Great White North.[57]
- History
As could be expected from the Homelands, things are not so normal as they should be. The Idyll area seems to be populated entirely by zombies, all being loyal to the Bookburner (who is the head librarian of Americana, the library being located in Idyll),[60] while the Great White North seems to represent how America views Canada and Alaska, as it is very clean, ice hockey being the biggest form of amusement and, according to Jack Horner, having horrible bacon.[57]
Untouched by the Adversary's forces, Americana possesses advanced technology compared with the conquered European worlds, where the absence of modern arms is crucial to sustain the ruling system. Vehicles and appliances seen are cars from the 1920s, steam trains, various firearms and even modern household appliances.[57][61] Besides, the only known way to enter Americana is by dressing as a vagrant and jumping on a train.[62]
- Inhabitants
- Aunty Em (presumably)
- Babe (formerly)
- Bookburner
- Dorothy Gale (presumably; formerly)
- Feathertop[18] (formerly)
- Lady Luck † (formerly)[63]
- Paul Bunyan † (formerly)
Fabled Central and South America[]
Fabled Central and South America is mentioned indirectly in Fables #79 – "Mountbatten, Part Three of Five," in which Lord Mountbatten describes his companion Bad Sam as kinkajou from "some exotic land," saying that they enjoy a particular taste for a fermented fruit, giving them the nickname of "the alcoholics of the rain forest." Real-world kinkajous live in tropical rainforests from southern Mexico through Brazil.[64]
- Inhabitants
Miscellaneous Fable Worlds[]
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Beauty's Old Homeworld[]
| Beauty's Old Homeworld[65] is where the original Beauty is from, and is first seen in a brief flashback in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. |  |
History
When an important man got Lamia in the family way, her reputation was ruined and the man's wife had some friends run Lamia out of town. Lamia fled all the way to another world, killed the original Beauty and totally assumed her life and form.[66] At some point, Beast came across Frau Totenkinder, who waged her own private war on handsome princes and confided in her his own fears that he would never find a woman who loved him for more than his wealth and lofty position. After hearing this, the malevolent witch transformed him into a monsterous beast, but assured him that now whoever loved him would have to love him for himself and that this curse could be broken only with true love.[6] Centuries later, Beauty and her daughter Bliss settled in Beauty's old homeworld after Beast's death, where the two run a business where they solve the problems of people (such as murders and kidnappings), using Bliss' inherited beastly abilities.[65] | |
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Locations
The Lands of Beauty and Beast  | |
Boxing League's World[]
| The Boxing League's World appears in flashbacks in Fables #86 — "Boxing Days." It was a world which never had a name, where the Boxing League gathered to study their craft. |  |
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The Cloud Kingdoms[]
| The Cloud Kingdoms are from "Jack and the Beanstalk." They are populated by giants and exist in their own interdimensional way, being a world of their own but at the same time existing over all the other worlds.[33] |  |
History
Due to the relative isolation of the Cloud Kingdoms, it is untouched by the Adversary as the Empire has yet to find a feasible means to enter the land of giants, making it one of the few free European fable kingdoms safe from its grasp. Everyone in the Cloud Kingdoms seems to live in their own castle. There is one High King that rules over the rest of the giants, but it's passed between them often since no one wants the extra responsibilities. The giants of the Cloud Kingdoms aren't very intelligent. Their medicine is medieval, and at least one of the giants is proud of being illiterate.[67] As a young boy, Jack Horner visited the Cloud Kingdoms. While there, he stole several valuable items.[68] In more recent times, the Cloud Kingdoms have become friendly with Fabletown due to Cinderella's efforts. She managed to get them to allow Bigby Wolf to start a mission to attack the Empire from their kingdom. Eventually, she managed to get them to enter an alliance with them. | |
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Deep Realm[]
| The Deep Realm is mentioned in Fables #123 — "The Destiny Game, Part Two of Two" and is where the Lady of the Lake is from. Lake explains that she is the realm's emissary in the "dry parts of the worlds" and, by its authority, can allot or reallot fates. | |
Residents
Lady of the Lake (formerly) | |
Trivia
In the Arthurian legend, the Lady of the Lake is a powerful sorceress that resides in a castle deep beneath the lake surrounding the island of Avalon.[69] | |
Drift Worlds[]
| The Drift Worlds are mentioned in Jack of Fables #50 — "The Dragon, His Sidekick, a Nemesis, & Their Cows: The Final Indispensable Components in the Last Jack of Fables Story of All Time!" Jack Frost II was involved in an incident there while working as a hero for hire. | |
Residents
Plague Scyrat League | |
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Homeland of the North[]
| The Homeland of the North[70] first appears in Fables #106 — "Downfall: Chapter Five of Super—Team" and is the North Wind's own realm of elemental ice and wind.[71] Not many people can get there, as few know where it is or are able to survive the journey.[70] |  |
Residents
Boreas Frostheart † (presumably; formerly) | |
Hybernia[]
| Hybernia first appears in Fairest #33 — "Goldilocks and the Three (or More) Bears," and is a tiny Fable world[72] populated by anthromorphic bears with a Scottish accent.[73][74] This was one of the many worlds Goldilocks visited as she attempted to convince others to join her in adhering to communist beliefs. Brock Blueheart made a stop there while on a journey to find Bigby Wolf's missing cubs.[74] While having a drink and dinner in a local tavern,[73] he met Goldilocks, who seduced him into giving her a ride home to the mundane world.[74] The world was later invaded by the Baobhan sith and the Cu sith from Scottish mythology.[72] Briar Rose and the members of Boy Blue's old band traveled there together at one point.[75] |  |
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Kardan[]
| Kardan is the main setting for Fables #36 — "Death & Taxes: Chapter One of Homelands." A world conquered by the Adversary, it is ruled by Governor-General Chernomor in the Empire's name. It is also linked to Skold via a magic gateway.[27] After Chernomor's death, Boy Blue impersonated the governor, ordering his underlings to lower the tax rate.[76] |  |
Residents
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Karrant Kadabra's Homeworld[]
| Karrant Kadabra's Homeworld appears in flashbacks in Fables #113 — "In Those Days." This world was positioned close to the Imperial Homeworld, and was embroiled in the Adversary's campaign against his neighboring realms. |  |
History
The world was divided into nine kingdoms, and Karrant Kadabra had become famous for his magical abilities among all of them. Kadabra was engaged to a beautiful princess, and to protect his bride's kingdom, he bravely went to fight the Emperor on his own with his magic. Kadabra boldly proposed a one-on-one fight with the Emperor, and he was granted permission to do so. The Emperor promised that if Kadabra won, his world would be spared from destruction. However, while Kadabra did fend himself off well, the Emperor eventually defeated him and captured him, and sent his forces to destroy and burn Kadabra's kingdom. | |
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Karse[]
| Karse is a world referred to in several Fables comics. It was one of the many worlds that were conqured by the Adversary.[42] | |
History
During Boy Blue's reconnaissance mission in the Homelands, he brings back a volume of Imperial tax records from the world of Karse.[42] When Snow White and Bigby Wolf visit the North Wind's castle in the Homelands, they are served pork in a "Karse mire wine" sauce for dinner.[77] When Fabletown goes to war with the Empire, Geppetto reminesces about his fallen wooden sons and mentions one son who was made lieutenant-governor of the seventh military district of one of the worlds beginning with the letter K, and suggest Karse as one possibility, although he cannot remember which one.[78] During the Wolf family reunion one thousand years after the destruction of Fabletown, Connor Wolf comments on a rumor that he burned Karse "to a cinder," saying that this is untrue, but he did kill the "critter" that did burn Karse "to a cinder.[16] | |
Trivia
The world shares its name with Karse from The Heralds of Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey. | |
The Kingdom of the Great Lion[]
| The Kingdom of the Great Lion appears in a brief flashback in Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day." |  |
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Trivia
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The Kingdoms of Dunhill, Viss, Haven and Lamien[]
| The Kingdom of Dunhill, the Kingdom of Viss, the Kingdom of Haven (not to be confused with Flycatcher's homeland), and the Kingdom of Lamien. They were four neighbouring kingdoms[80] in the homeworld of Lumi, the Snow Queen.[81] They were ruled by Lumi and her sisters, Syksi the Autumn Queen, Kesa the Summer Queen, and Kevat the Spring Queen. Priscilla Page referred to their home realm as a "far-distant world."[80] |  |
History
Once each season, the Snow Queen and her sisters would move one kingdom over in a clockwise rotation, and the seasons changed as the sisters moved.[80] Syksy, Kesa and Kevat eventually banished Lumi's former lover Jack Horner from their world, promising to that the three of them would let him go without retribution for his crimes as long as he left this world forever. Lumi, however, made no such promises, which lead to Jack being dumped in a world where the Adversary had already invaded.[82] Dunhill, Viss, Haven and Lamien were not conquered, however, as Lumi made a deal in which she would use her powers in the Adversary's service, if he would spare her world.[81] | |
Trivia
In "The Snow Queen" fairytale, the Snow Queen's palace was implied to be in Lapland. | |
Kurrewyn[]
| Kurrewyn is one of the many worlds that was conquered by the Adversary. It is referred to in Fables #74 — "War and Pieces, Chapter Two: A Very One-Sided War," where Geppetto laments the loss of his wooden sons that were recently killed in the war with Fabletown. The old woodcarver mentions how one of his sons was made lieutenant-governor of the seventh military district of one of the worlds beginning with the letter K, and suggest Kurrewyn as one possibility. | |
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Landfall[]
| Landfall is the capital city of a kingdom[84] in a science fiction-like world with multiple lands.[85] This world first appears in Jack of Fables #41 — "The Fulminate Blade: Kings of Earth and Sky, Part One of Five" and has advanced technology, electricity[86] and space travel.[87] Jack Frost Two spent time there during his career as a hero-for hire.[84] Landfall does not appear to have been conquered by the Adversary. |  |
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Nibiru[]
| Nibiru first appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #3 — "Cheating Death: Chapter Three of The Pandora Protocol" and is a world destroyed by magic. Feathertop, who spent a decade in the world before it was destroyed, said that Nibiru had cities, nations, empires, and philosophy, science and technology. Strangely, there were no Fables in this world. When magic arrived, the people living there could not control it and their world burned.[89] |  |
Trivia
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Pan-Ozian Empire[]
| The Pan-Ozian Empire consists of Oz, the Land of Ev, and all the other countries conqured by the Nome King in the wake of the Adversary's defeat.[92] |  | ||
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Locations
Land of Ev  The land of Ev Oz  The Emerald City of Oz | |||
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Planet Fifty-Two[]
| Planet Fifty-Two is mentioned in Jack of Fables #48 — "The Impaled Wild Man! The Third Ingredient in the Most Unabashedly Genius Jack of Fables Story in Human History!" The robot Mister Click once served the March Wyrm of Planet Fifty-Two. | |
Residents
March Wyrm | |
Prince Charming's Fable World[]
| Prince Charming's Fable World is referred to, but not named, in Fables #96 — "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Chapter Three of Rose Red" and Jack of Fables #32 — "The Book of Revelations: The Books of War, Volume Five." The world has multiple kingdoms,[97] and all of the nobles of that world had some degree of magic to them.[98] |  | ||
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Locations
Prince Charming's Lands  This is the kingdom ruled by Prince Charming's father. It was north of the magical forest that borders the Silver and Golden Realms, and beneath it was the dwarves' domain.[98][6] The beneficial trading relationship the kingdom had with the dwarves is what made it so wealthy. These lands were confirmed as taken in Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day." The Dwarf Kingdom  The Dwarf Kingdom appears in flashbacks in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, and was located neneath Prince Charming's kingdom. It was the domain of the dwarfs, and was tuled by King Tosh. The dwarfs' kingdom established a good trading relationship with Prince Charming's kingdom. Whether the Adversary conquered the dwarfs' domain is unknown. However, no dwarves seem to be living in Fabletown, the Farm or even the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. Furthermore, Dwarf Kingdom was not even mentioned during war preparations. The Golden Realm  The Golden Realm, also known as The West, was the kingdom ruled by Brandish's father. The Golden Realm borders on the Silver Realm and Prince Charming's lands. The Golden Realm, just like Prince Charming's kingdom, was taken over by the Adversary when the Empire rose, and the King was forced to mortgage half his kingdom to stay in power.[99] The Silver Realm  The Silver Realm, also known as The East, appears in Fables #96 — "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Chapter Three of Rose Red." It was ruled by a Wicked Queen after her husband, the King to the East, died.[98] Magical Forest  The Magical Forest from "Snow-White and Rose-Red" and the Snow White fairytale lies in between the Golden and Silver Realm, as well as Prince Charming's lands.[98] While initially it was probably a magical place, Lauda, Snow White and Rose Red's presence made it more so. They bled magic into the surroundings, rather than the reverse.[100] Lauda's Cottage  Lauda's cottage first appears in Fables #94 — "The Barbara Allen Incident, Chapter One of Rose Red" and lies within the magical forest. It was home to Lauda after she left her world to escape the winnowing. After marrying her husband, she had twin daughters, Snow White and Rose Red. After her husband's untimely death, Lauda raised her two daughters in this remote cottage, having made deals and bargains to ensure their safety.[101] The Seven Dwarves' Cottage  The Seven Dwarves' cottage first appears in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall and lies within the magical forest, far to the north of Lauda's cottage.[98] The seven son's of the dwarf Coalheart had a so-called "diversion" cabin, where they abducted young girls and kept them as sex slaves. While running away from her jealousy aunt, Snow White stumbled upon this cottage and was kept the Seven Dwarves' prisoner for years. After being poisoned by her aunt and rescued by Prince Charming, Snow White murder these dwarf brothers and ultimately burned down their cottage.[6] Seppantyre  Seppantyre is the city that Briar Rose is from, located in a "bright and beautiful" land.[102] The Twilight Lands  | |||
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Skribnutch[]
| Skribnutch is mentioned in Fables #55 — "Over There: Part Four of Sons of Empire." When Pinocchio demonstrates to Geppetto's war council how he believes Fabletown and the mundane world will go to war against the Adversary, he states that after the mundane world wins, its countries will divide the Empire between them. During Pinocchio's story, we see an imaginary soldier mention that one country got assigned a world called Skribnutch ("or something like that"). | |
Shifting Worlds[]
| The Shifting Worlds are mentioned in Jack of Fables #46 — "Hot Librarians! The First Ingredient in the Ultimate Jack of Fables Story!" Jack Frost II and his owl Macduff have a series of bank accounts there. | |
Silene[]
| Silene is mentioned in Fairest #7 — "Lamia" and is stated to be the homeworld of Saint George. | |
Residents
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Trivia
In the legend, Saint George is from Cappadocia, a historical region in Turkey. He came to the city of Silene in the province of Libya, where he rescued a princess and slayed a dragon.[104] | |
The Silverling[]
| The Silverling is a world where reflections go when they become untethered; it's the Looking-Glass World's Looking-Glass World.[105] |  |
Skold[]
| Skold appears in Fables #36 — "Death & Taxes: Chapter One of Homelands" and Fables #37 — "The Saint George Syndrome: Chapter Two of Homelands Fables." It is a desolate land that links Kardan to The Rus. Boy Blue fought and killed a dragon there.[27] |  |
Stellarholm[]
| Stellarholm is mentioned in Jack of Fables #47 — "Dragonslayer! The Second Ingredient in the Ultimate Jack of Fables Story!" Jack Frost II was incolved in an incident there while working as a hero for hire. According to Macduff, this world only had the most limited, primitive sorts of sorceries. | |
Residents
Zombie debutant gogwamps | |
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Teacup World[]
| The Teacup World[25] is the homeland of the World Turtle. It first appears in Fables #96 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Chapter Three of Rose Red and is an entire watery world trapped within a magic teacup, with a crystal blue ocean with its own lost archipelago and filled with pirate kings and dark towers.[98] |  |
History
The Turtle was once the Queen of a great kingdom in the Homelands. When the King discovered that she was being unfaithful, he punished her by turning her into a turtle and transforming her soul into a teacup of delicate ceramic, which she had to carry on her back. The cup contained her entire homeland, an archipelago of "surging seas and sun-dappled islands," and all of its people. If she let the teacup fall or break, her people and her homeland would be destroyed, and her soul would be lost to her forever. Her horrible trial would end when she found a heroine of low station willing to trade places with her. The heroine would then become the new queen, and the turtle a new peasant.[106] The Teacup World is one of the sovereign realms of the South Wind.[25] | |
Residents
World Turtle (formerly) | |
Trivia
The Teacup World is based on the concept of the World Turtle from Hindu, Chinese, and Native American mythology. | |
Tiabrut[]
| Tiabrut first appears in Fables #77 — "Life in a Headless Empire — Chapter One of The Dark Ages" and is one of the many worlds that were ruled by the Empire. This is where Mister Dark was imprisoned,[107] inside a treasure fortress filled with gold.[108] |  |
History
In the wake of the Empire's fall, looters mistakenly released Mister Dark, who proceeded to drain them of life.[109] Frau Totenkinder later created a magic gateway from the mundy world to follow a "trail of gold, to a world that finds itself overburdened with it."[110] Her journey took her to Tiabrut, where she enterered the fortress and examined Mister Dark's former prison.[108] She then had the gold shipped to the Farm[96] to solve Fabletown's financial difficulties.[110] | |
Toyland[]
| Toyland, also known as Far Mattagonia, Madland[111] and the Wondrous Shore,[112] first appears inFables #115 — "Teddy Bear: Chapter Two of Cubs in Toyland." It is a land of discarded toys, the Discardia.[112] Because the land is inhabited by toys from the mundane world,[113] it is possible that Toyland is not actually part of the Homelands, but part of another, alternate reality. It also does not appear to have been overtaken by the Adversary. |  |
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Winterlance Floating Worlds[]
| The Winterlance Floating Worlds are mentioned in Jack of Fables #46 — "Hot Librarians! The First Ingredient in the Ultimate Jack of Fables Story!" Jack Frost II was involved in an incident there while working as a hero for hire, although the mission ended in failure. | |
Wonderland and the Looking Glass Kingdom[]
| Wonderland is mentioned by the Knave of Hearts in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #30 — "Heart of Glass Part 9 “It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)”," while the Looking Glass Kingdom[115] (also known as the Looking Glass World)[105] first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #23 — "Heart of Glass Part 2." |  |
History
Before Fables: The Wolf Among Us, neither of these lands were ever shown or referred to, except for an indirect reference to the Looking Glass Kingdom in the "who's who" in the Jack of Fables trade paperback Jack of Hearts, which refers to Alice as "a survivor of several adventures through a looking-glass, including a meal of questionable mushrooms" (even though the mushroom that Alice consumed is actually from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland). These lands are assumed to have been conquered, since numerous Playing Cards and the Cheshire Cat are residents of Fabletown.[116] Alice,[117] the Hatter, the Dormouse, the March Hare;[118] the Walrus and the Carpenter, and the Oysters the duo seems not to have eaten yet; were held prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village.[119] Humpty Dumpty is also a prisoner.[117] The Vorpal Blade is now Fabletown property, and has been referred to as the Jabberwock's bane.[1] This could imply that Tulgey Wood has been conquered as well. | |
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Trivia
Wonderland is the setting in the 1865 children's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, while the Looking-glass world is the setting for Carroll's 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass. | |
World of the Far North[]
| The World of the Far North,[121] also known as the Lands of the North or just the North,[122] is the world ruled by North Wind,[121] located east of the sun and west of the moon. It is a world that is remote and nearly barren. The few who dwell close to the North Wind's stronghold are monstrous and myth-altered, most of them deviants; and even far away from his home, only the most hardiest can survive.[8] The North Wind's world was not taken, as the Adversary's minions "knew to leave him alone."[45] |  |
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Locations
Foggytown is located in the North.[123] | |
Trivia
The North Wind's dwelling is based on the house of the North Wind from the Norwegian fairytale of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon." This is implied in Fables: The Last Castle, and confirmed in Fables #99 — "Dark City." | |
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Yankum[]
| Yankum,[16] also known as The Hunting World,[124] first appears in "The Last Blossom Story," a short story from Fables #150 — "Farewell." It is the privately owned world of Blossom Wolf,[16] although she states that her ownership is more of a caretaker's authority than possession.[124] The name translates to "blossom" in the local tongue. Anyone in the world, resident or visitor, is there by Blossom's leave.[16] |  |
Residents
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Ynnes[]
| Ynnes appears in Fables #68 — "The Good Prince, Chapter Eight: Kingdom," and is one of the worlds that came under the rule of the Empire. |  |
History
Following the appearance of several flyers there from Flycatcher's Kingdom of Haven, which were mysteriously dropped from the sky, the Imperial forces issued a violent decree to incinerate one of the nearby villages as retribution. | |
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Aldara Quoor[]
| The Aldara Quoor is mentioned in Jack of Fables #46 — "Hot Librarians! The First Ingredient in the Ultimate Jack of Fables Story!" Jack Frost II and his owl Macduff did some mining investments there, which returned some decent profits. | |
Anguish Dome[]
| The Anguish Dome briefly appears in flashbacks in Fairest: In All the Land. It was built by the enchanter Cendrée, and was one of the many "wondrous things of power and insight" that the wizard created. |  |
Antrigonet[]
| Antrigonet is mentioned in Jack of Fables #48 — "The Impaled Wild Man! The Third Ingredient in the Most Unabashedly Genius Jack of Fables Story in Human History!" The robot Mister Click once served the Queen of Antrigonet. | |
Residents
Queen | |
Athebore[]
| Athebore is mentioned in Jack of Fables #50 — "The Dragon, His Sidekick, a Nemesis, & Their Cows: The Final Indispensable Components in the Last Jack of Fables Story of All Time!" Jack Frost II was involved in an incident there while working as a hero for hire. | |
Atlantis[]
| Atlantis is the underwater kingdom of mermaids and was shown being conquered in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. The only known survivor is Mersey Dotes, now turned into a mermaid.[6] |  |
Residents
Mersey Dotes (formerly) | |
Trivia
Atlantis, also spelled Atalantis or Atlantica, is a legendary island that was located in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of the Strait of Gibraltar. Over time, the inhabitants became wicked and impious and their home was destroyed in a series of earthquakes, eventually being swallowed up by the sea. Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias are the original sources for the Atlantis legend.[125] | |
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Bald Mountain[]
| Bald Mountain appears in Jack of Fables #16 — "Jack o' Lantern." It is home to Chernobog, one of the Devils Jack Horner made a deal with to prolong his life. |  |
Residents
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Trivia
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Balthador's Gate[]
| Balthador's Gate is mentioned in Jack of Fables #46 — "Hot Librarians! The First Ingredient in the Ultimate Jack of Fables Story!" Jack Frost II was involved in an incident there while working as a hero-for hire. | |
Bluebeard's Lands[]
| Bluebeard's lands briefly appear in flashbacks in Fables #3 — "Chapter Three: Blood Tells." Bluebeard stated that he enjoyed maintaining his lands wolf and vermin-free, and was not afraid to kill them if necessary. |  |
Bornegascar and Madagao[]
| Bornegascar and Madagao are first mentioned in Fables: The Last Castle. They are heavily implied to have been conqured, as both kings and what remained of their forces were among the people who found refuge at the Keep at the End of the World.[126] Bornegascar is also mentioned in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #26 — "Heart of Glass Part 5 “Why Can't I Be You?”," in which the Knave of Hearts presents Mary with a corset with stays made from whalebone from a beast harpooned off the coast of the kingdom. | |
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Trivia
Bornegascar and Madagao are from the story "Two Kings" from the short story collection Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Pierce. | |
Boxen[]
| Boxen is mentioned in the graphic novel Fables: The Last Castle and was the site of one of the famous battles of Colonel Bearskin's Free Company during the Adversary's invasion. | |
Trivia
Boxen is a fictional world invented by C. S. Lewis and his brother Warren when they were children, as described in his memoir Surprised by Joy.[127] The stories they invented were published posthumously as Boxen: The Imaginary World of the Young C. S. Lewis in 1985. | |
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Camelot[]
| Camelot appears in flashbacks in Fables #62 — "The Good Prince, Chapter Three: Knighthood." |  |
History
According to the ghost of Sir Lancelot, the legend of Camelot and its fabled King Arthur set the standard of "true chivalry" for all of Christendom and its legend touched much of the pagan worlds beyond. Lancelot's betrayal would eventually lead to Camelot's downfall. | |
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Trivia
In Arthurian legend, Camelot is the seat of King Arthur's court. The exact location of Camelot is still debated. Some believe it's located in Caerleon, Monmouthshire, in Wales, while others cite Queen Camel, Somerset; Camelford, Cornwall; Winchester, Hampshire; or Cadbury Castle, Somerset as possible sites.[128] | |
Cannondale[]
| Cannondale is mentioned in Fables #137 — "An Early Winter: Part Six of Camelot," and is where Mr. brump the goblin is from. | |
Residents
Mr. Brump (formerly) | |
Castle Allerleirauh[]
| Castle Allerleirauh[129] first appears in flashbacks in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #5 — "Chapter Five" and was the seat of the kingdom belonging to King Edward and his daughter Faith. |  |
Residents
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Trivia
Castle Allerleirauh is based on the palace from the fairytale "Donkeyskin" by Charles Perrault, and the King's castle from the variant "Allerleirauh" by the Brothers Grimm. | |
Colchester[]
| Colchester is first referred to in Jack of Fables #2 — "Jack in the Box." Humpty Dumpty, who can blast away like a cannon, served as one for the Homelands version of the Battle of Colchester.[130] | |
Residents
Humpty Dumpty[131] † (formerly) | |
Trivia
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The Dark Tower[]
| The Dark Tower briefly appears in flashbacks in Fairest: In All the Land. Long before Childe Roland came to the tower, it was the home and workshop of the wizard Cendrée, an enchanter known for creating the Maerorgladi, and many other wondrous things of power and insight. |  |
Residents
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Trivia
The Dark Tower is from Robert Browning's narrative poem Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came. | |
The Deep Night Hollow[]
| The Deep Night Hollow is mentioned in Fairest #2 — "Run! Chapter Two of Wide Awake," and is where every nightmare is caged and tamed. | |
Dunhollow[]
| Dunhollow is mentioned in Fables #137 — "An Early Winter: Part Six of Camelot," and is where Lady Maeve is from. | |
Residents
Lady Maeve (formerly) | |
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Eastermouse[]
| Eastermouse is mentioned in Fables #137 — "An Early Winter: Part Six of Camelot," and is where Mr. brump the goblin is also from. | |
Residents
Mr. Brump (formerly) | |
The Edge of the World[]
| The Edge of the World appears in flashbacks in Fairest #9 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Two: Hard-Boiled Wonderland." Rapunzel once sailed off the Edge of the World, and washed up on the shores of the Hidden Kingdom.[48] |  |
Trivia
The Edge of the World is from the archaic model of the Flat Earth. | |
Erceldoune[]
| Erceldoune is mentioned in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #12 — "The Bones of What You Believe: The Conclusion of The Unsentimental Education," where Thomas the Rhymer is stated to be from this place. | |
Residents
Thomas the Rhymer (formerly) | |
Trivia
Erceldoune is an old name of Earlston, Scotland. | |
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The Floating Cities of Dabb[]
| The Floating Cities of Dabb appear in Fables #124 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter Eleven: Emperor Bufkin." Bufkin liberated the slaves there during his many adventures. |  |
Folly's Well[]
| Folly's Well briefly appears in flashbacks in Fairest: In All the Land. It was dug by the enchanter Cendrée, and was one of the many "wondrous things of power and insight" that the wizard created. |  |
The Forest of Ghosts[]
| The Forest of Ghosts holds the key to unlock the "seven secrets of the Silent Mountain."[102] | |
Frisia[]
| The Homelands versions of Frisia is indirectly mentioned in the graphic novel Fairest: In All the Land, in which the drunken warrior Turgo of Nor is sitting in a tavern in his village, ordering the waiters to "bring some of that too flowery, too fruity wine we captured from those Frisii girl-men." | |
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Gallows Crest[]
| Gallows Crest is mentioned in Fables #141 — "Remembrance Day: Chapter One of Happily Ever After" and held one of the magical gateways that Fabletown took control of during the war with the Adversary. | |
Gothal Negros[]
| Gothal Negros is mentioned in Jack of Fables #50 — "The Dragon, His Sidekick, a Nemesis, & Their Cows: The Final Indispensable Components in the Last Jack of Fables Story of All Time!" Jack Frost II was involved in an incident there while working as a hero for hire. | |
Locations
The Topless Black Tower of Gothal Negros was brought down by Jack Frost. | |
The Great Wiggly River[]
| The Great Wiggly River is mentioned by Ollikandar Strikeswift during Mr. Brump the Goblin's trial in Fables #93 — "The Little Murder, Part 2 of 2." | |
Residents
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Trivia
The Great Wiggly River is based on the river from the fable of The Scorpion and the Frog. | |
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Hall of the Mountain King[]
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The Hall of the Mountain King appears in Fables #150 — "The Last Lake Story" and is home to the Mountain King, one of the Great Powers. He owed a great deal of debt to the Lady of the Lake. One day, she arrived to collect the debt owed and presented a solution for settling it: by providing her with an exquisite fate with a happy ending and middle, but plenty of challenges along the way. The Mountain King complied with her request. |
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Locations
The Hall of the Mountain King is a location from the verse play Peer Gynt by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen.[134] The Mountain King is a powerful troll king[135] who resides in the Hall of the Mountain King[136] with his court of subterranean creatures.[135] "In the Hall of the Mountain King" is also the name of a famous piece of orchestral music composed by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg for a scene in Ibsen's play.[137] | |
Hall of Waiting[]
| The Hall of Waiting is mentioned in Fairest: In All the Land. It was built by the enchanter Cendrée, and was one of the many "wondrous things of power and insight" that the wizard created. | |
Harvest Town[]
| Harvest Town is mentioned in Fables #86 — "Boxing Days" and is where "the Janky Man" was boxed away. | |
Hollyfield[]
| Hollyfield is mentioned in the graphic novel Fables: The Last Castle and was the site of one of the famous battles of Colonel Bearskin's Free Company during the Adversary's invasion. According to Boy Blue, it ended in a "hellish rout." | |
The Homelands of the "Civilized Apes"[]
| The Homelands of the "Civilized Apes" appear in flashbacks in Jack of Fables #36 — "Jack 'n' Apes." Some of the apes lived in cities and towns, with modern conveniences, art and culture; others lived in the countryside, and others in "blissful simplicity." |  |
History
After their homelands were conquered by the Adversary's forces, some of the apes fled to West Africa in the mundane world, where they settled down in the jungle. | |
Residents
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Locations
Hundred Acre Wood  | |
Trivia
In Winnie-the-Pooh, the first book of the series, Sanders is the name of the person who resided at Pooh's home prior to Pooh making it his house,[139] and Winnie-the-Pooh and several other characters from the books were based on the stuffed toys of Milne's son. | |
Houses of the Four Winds[]
| The Houses of the Four Winds are mentioned in Fables: The Last Castle. According to Boy Blue, the Fables who fled to the Keep at the End of the World had fled beyond these houses, as they had lost faith that they could prevail against the Adversary. | |
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Trivia
The Houses of the Four Winds are implied to be a reference to the houses of the North Wind, South Wind, West Wind and East Wind from the Norwegian fairytale of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon." In addition, the North Wind's castle is confirmed to be based on the house from the fairytale, in Fables #99 — "Dark City." | |
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Janne Secundus[]
| Janne Secundus is mentioned in Jack of Fables #50 — "The Dragon, His Sidekick, a Nemesis, & Their Cows: The Final Indispensable Components in the Last Jack of Fables Story of All Time!" Jack Frost II was involved in an incident there while working as a hero for hire. | |
Residents
Holocaust beast † | |
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Karth[]
| Karth is referred to in Fables #137 — "An Early Winter: Part Six of Camelot," and is one of the domains of the North Wind. At one point, Winter, the new North Wind, is there, planning a storm. | |
Keep at the End of the World[]
| The Keep at the End of the Known Worlds — east of the sun and west of the moon — was were one of the last gateways to escape the Adversary still existed back during the early nineteenth century in the mundane world. It was the setting for Fables: The Last Castle, where the last Fable refugees made their stand.[126] |  |
Trivia
The Keep at the End of the Known Worlds is based on the Castle from the Norwegian fairytale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," which is located East of the Sun and West of the Moon, much like the Keep. | |
King Cole's Kingdom[]
| King Cole's Kingdom was shown being taken in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. It was a very small kingdom ruled by King Cole and his wife, and was home to many animal Fables and other non-human Fables. When the Adversary advanced to King Cole's kingdom, it took them only a day to conquer it.[6] |  | ||
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Locations
Toad HallToad Hall is mentioned in the graphic novel and Fables: The Wolf Among Us #1 — "Chapter One," and is based on the location from Wind in the Willows. It was taken along with the rest of the kingdom; however, Mr. Badger, Mr. Toad and Mr. Mole all escaped.[6] | |||
Kingdom of Haven[]
| The Kingdom of Haven, also known as just Haven, is the home of Ambrose, aka Flycatcher. These lands were shown being taken in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall.[6] Recently, he has returned there with his new army of ghosts and has set it up as a place of refuge for anyone wishing to escape the Adversary's control. He has become a consistent thorn in the Adversary's side, having defeated much of the Adversary's forces, including turning all the Empire's Wooden Soldiers into a new Sacred Grove, taking out the Empire's best fighters. |  | ||
History
Before the Adversary's invasion, it used to be Flycatcher's kingdom. After the invasion, it was abandoned for a long time, before Flycatcher and his companions returned to reclaim it. Thanks to Weyland and the other Fables' help, Flycatcher was able to quickly rebuild his kingdom before the Empire invaded again. Flycatcher was able to effectively defend his kingdom, thanks to his newly gained magical powers. He managed to effectively break the Geppetto's power of his Wooden Soldiers by causing them to sprout into trees during the battle, creating a new Sacred Grove in his kingdom. Haven remains a place of peace and safety for all its inhabitants thanks to Flycatcher's ruling. Meant to be a safe space for Fables within the Homelands itself, it stands as proof that a kingdom can strive on trust and community, as opposed to the Homelands now ruled by fear and violence. After the war, Flycatcher made an offer for any Fables who live in the Farm to move to Haven. When Mr. Dark managed to find the location of the Farm, all Fables evacuated to Haven. | |||
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Kingdom of Lilliput[]
| The Kingdom of Lilliput appears in flashbacks in Fables #18 — "Barleycorn Brides." |  |
History
The Adversary forces planned to claim this kindom in their conquest, believing that a single squad would suffice due to the small size of its residents. When Lilliput's expedition force discovered the Adversary's scheme, they opted to flee instead of returning home, due to the fear that they would bring their enemy back with them. They later settled down in Smalltown of Fabletown's upstate Farm annex. | |
Residents
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Trivia
Lilliput and Blefuscu are two fictional island nations that appear in the first part of the 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. | |
Kreese[]
| Kreese is mentioned in Fairest #2 — "Run! Chapter Two of Wide Awake" and is inhabited by a six-headed lion. | |
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The Labyrinth[]
| The Labyrinth appears in flashbacks in Fairest #10 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Three: Lost in Translation" during Rapunzel's quest for her lost daughters, she entered the Labyrinth and slew the Minotaur. |  |
Residents
Minotaur † | |
Trivia
In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, the monster eventually killed by the hero Theseus. Daedalus had so cunningly made the Labyrinth that he could barely escape it after he built it. | |
Lands of the West[]
| The Lands of the West are mentioned in Fables #110 — "Allies: Chapter Three of Inherit the Wind" and are ruled by the West Wind. The West Wind's dwelling is indirectly referred to in Fables: The Last Castle, in which Boy Blue mentions the "houses of the four winds" and how the Fables who fled to the Keep at the End of the World had fled beyond these houses; indicating that the West Wind's lands are based on the House of the West Wind from the Norwegian fairytale of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon." | |
Lauda's Childhood Home[]
| Lauda's childhood home appears in Fables #148 - "Tontine: Chapter Eight of Happily Ever After," and is located worlds away from where she inevitably settled. |  |
Levant[]
| The Homelands version of Levant is mentioned in Jack of Fables #32 — "The Book of Revelations: The Books of War, Volume Five." Prose Page spent years there during her quest for knowledge in the Homelands. | |
Lemuria[]
| The Homelands version of Lemuria is mentioned in Fables #128 — "Through a Glass Darkly: Chapter Four of Snow White." When Beast tricked the Blue Fairy into a marriage proposal in the name of Geppetto, the latter sent Lake as her representative to negotiate the terms of the wedding.[142] One of the magical treasures that Beast's suggested as the Blue Fairy's dowry to Geppetto, was a golden chalice with the tears of the nine thousand gods of lost Lemuria. | |
Trivia
The real-world Lemuria is a mythical continent purported to have been in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. | |
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Morencaire[]
| Morencaire is referred to in Fairest #6 — "A Field Spotter's Guide to True Love: Chapter Six of Wide Awake" and is where a mutual non-aggressive pact was forged between the fairies of the Twilight Lands. | |
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The North Pole[]
| The North Pole first appears in Fables #56 – "“Jiminy Christmas”" and is the real version, where Santa Claus lives.[9] |  |
Residents
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Oakcoart[]
| Oakcoart is mentioned in the graphic novel Fables: The Last Castle and was the site of one of the famous battles of Colonel Bearskin's Free Company during the Adversary's invasion. | |
Oak Hollows Gate[]
| The Oak Hollows Gate appears in a brief flashback in Fables #18 — "Barleycorn Brides." This was a magic gateway between the mundy world and the Homelands, which John Barleycorn and Arrow passed through during their quest for the magical barleycorns. Forty years later, the Adversary's warlocks found the gateway and destroyed it. |  |
Onyx[]
| Onyx is mentioned in Jack of Fables #46 — "Hot Librarians! The First Ingredient in the Ultimate Jack of Fables Story!" Jack Frost II was involved in an incident there while working as a hero-for hire. | |
Residents
Nine princes | |
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Prospero's Island[]
| Prospero's Island is mentioned in Fables #90 — "Ozma: Chapter Four of Witches" and is located in the Homelands version of the Mediterranean Sea. Prospero[96] and Sycorax are members of Fabletown's 13th Floor of magicians and spell-casters.[110] | |
Residents
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Trivia
Prospero's Island in the South Pacific is the setting for William Shakespeare's The Tempest. | |
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Red City[]
| The Red City was mentioned by the Snow Queen in Fables #53 — "Sons of the Empire, Part Two: The Four Plagues." Red City Plague originates from this City. | |
Trivia
Red City Plague might be a reference to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death." | |
Rome[]
| Rome is mentioned in Jack of Fables #23 — "1883, Chapter Two: Moon of the Wolf" and Jack of Fables #24 — "1883, Chapter Three: The Showdown," and is the fabled version of the capital of Italy. Incitatus was a member of its senate.[143] | |
Residents
Incitatus (formerly) | |
Ruby Lake[]
| Ruby Lake is mentioned in the graphic novel Fables: The Last Castle and was the site of one of the famous battles of Colonel Bearskin's Free Company during the Adversary's invasion. | |
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Sarukan[]
| Sarukan is referred to in Jack of Fables #46 — "Hot Librarians! The First Ingredient in the Ultimate Jack of Fables Story!" and Jack of Fables #50 — "The Dragon, His Sidekick, a Nemesis, & Their Cows: The Final Indispensable Components in the Last Jack of Fables Story of All Time!" Jack Frost II was involved in an incident there while working as a hero-for hire. | |
Scanda[]
| Scanda is mentioned in Fables #107 — "Waking Beauty," and is the land that Prince Lindworm is the ruler of. | |
Residents
Prince Lindworm | |
Trivia
Scanda is based on the titular character's kingdom from the Danish fairytale of "King Lindworm." | |
Scythia[]
| The Homelands version of Scythia is mentioned in Fables #90 — "Ozma: Chapter Four of Witches," where Maddy states that she was once known as the "Scythian Raven." | |
The Silver Pool[]
| The Silver Pool is mentioned in Fairest #2 — "Run! Chapter Two of Wide Awake." This is where a knight, if they are noble and chaste, can be healed of any injury.[102] | |
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Thrumbly Warrens[]
| Thrumbly Warrens is a land inhabited by talking rabbits. These were shown as being taken in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. The comic suggests that Thrumbly Warren is either a world or a kingdom, though it does not specify which. |  |
Residents
Colonel Thunderfoot (formerly) | |
Trivia
This location was inspired by Watership Down.[144] | |
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Ulster[]
| The Homelands version of Ulster is mentioned in Jack of Fables #31 — "The Book of Reversals: The Books of War, Volume Four," in which Cuchulain refers to himself as the "Hound of Ulster." | |
Residents
Cuchulain (formerly) | |
Locations
The real-world Ulster is the northernmost of the four ancient provinces of Ireland. The Ulster cycle has made Ulster a prominent location in Irish literature, telling the tales of Cú Chulainn and other heroic figures from the province. Today, the name "Ulster" is often used to refer to Northern Ireland.[145] | |
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The Valley of King Noble[]
| The Valley of King Noble appears in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall and was a sprawling, forested valley inhabited by animal Fables and ruled by King Noble, the lion. |  |
History
At first, the Adversary's forces let King Noble continue to rule, as long as he kept his subjects pacified and paid taxes to the Empire. However, they were not allowed to celebrate Christmas, and the enemy seized the forest's magic gateway that lead to the mundane world, and arrested anyone who attempted to flee through it. Noble and his people, desiring freedom from the evil oppressors, eventually found a way to escape through the gateway after Reynard tricked the enemy into leaving it unguarded for one night.[6] | |
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Locations
The Valley of King Noble is based on King Noble's kingdom from the literary cycle of Reynard the Fox. | |
Vestiri[]
| Vestiri is mentioned in Fables #36 — "Death & Taxes: Chapter One of Homelands" and was the site of a battle where Chernomor and Boy Blue fought on opposing sides, with Chernomor's side fighting for the Adversary and the other against. During a reconnaissance mission in the Homelands, Blue finds Chernomor reading aload a poem about the battle, in which the latter is described as "the captain of the west, birthed from crashing sea--his home" and the leader of "the fabled thirty and three, puissant knights, also birthed out from the sea." Blue interrupts his reading, claiming that the poem is not accurate: Despite what it says about Chernomor's victory, it was actually Boy Blue's side that emerged as the true winners. | |
Trivia
Although Vestiri itself is a location created for the comic, Chernomor's thirty-three knights are reference to the Russian fairytale "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" by Alexander Pushkin, in which a prince visits the titular character's court and overhears his elder aunt telling the merchants about an army of thirty-three men led by one Chernomor that march in the sea. Chernomor himself is from Puskin's epic poem/fairytale Ruslan and Ludmila. | |
Spiritual Planes[]
Heaven[]
| Heaven appears in flashbacks in Jack of Fables #16 - "Jack o' Lantern." It's a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God (or the gods) and the angels, and of the good after death, often traditionally depicted as being above the sky. |  |
Hell[]
| Hell appears in flashbacks in Jack of Fables #15 - "The Bad Prince, Part Four: (Enchanted) Blade Runner" and Jack of Fables #16 - "Jack o' Lantern," and in the present day in the chapter story Fables #148 — "The Very Last Jack of Fables Story of All Time." |  |
The Underworld[]
| The Underworld is mentioned in the chapter story Fables #150 — "The Last Snow and Bigby Story," and is ruled by Hel, a descendant of Snow White and Bigby Wolf. | |
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- In Peter & Max: A Fables Novel, it was stated that the mundane world's new year didn't match up with any of the calendars the Fables had used in the hundred-plus worlds they'd come from.
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See Also[]
| Jack of Fables | |
|---|---|
| Issues | The (Nearly) Great Escape • Jack of Hearts • The Bad Prince • Americana • Turning Pages • The Big Book of War • The New Adventures of Jack and Jack • The Fulminate Blade • The End |
| Characters | Jack Horner • Kevin Thorn • Gary • Mr. Revise • Robin Page • Priscilla Page • Hillary Page • Jack Frost • Babe • The Snow Queen • Wicked John • Alice |
| Locations | Fabletown • Golden Boughs Retirement Village |