Sinbad

Sinbad
Biographical information
Real name	Sinbad
Aliases	Sinbad the Sailor
Status	Alive
Species	Human (Fable)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Captain of the Glory of Baghdad (formerly)
Affiliation	Fabletown Arabian Fables
Family information
Relatives	Rose Red (ex-wife)
Appearances
First issue	Fables #42 — "Arabian Nights (and Days), Chapter One: Broken English"
Last issue	Fables #142 — "The Last Sinbad Story"
Lastmentioned	Fables #146 — "The Toxic Dream"
Original source	Sinbad the Sailor from One Thousand and One Nights

“	The Empire can't put anything in the air to challenge us.	„
	~ Sinbad to Prince Charming and Boy Blue in Fables #75 — "War & Pieces, Part Three: The Fire Ship"

Sinbad is a human Fable who is part of the envoy of Arabian Fables to arrive in Fabletown. He debuts in Fables #42 — "Arabian Nights (and Days), Chapter One: Broken English"

History

Fabletown

Arriving in Fabletown with his envoy and his minister Yusuf to meet Prince Charming, Sinbad was met with the barrier of their different language and culture. Charming was unprepared to host them, and once Fabletown learned that Sinbad had brought a d'jinn along, tensions rose high. Thanks to Totenkinder a disaster was avoided, and with the arrival of King Cole who both spoke Sinbad's language and knew of his customs and culture, the relationship between Fabletown and the Arabian Fables was strengthened. After seeing Fabletown, Sinbad decided to prepare his own people in the event that their evacuation from their Homeland be necessary, using it as a model.

War and Pieces

During the war against the Empire, Sinbad was the captain of the ship Glory of Baghdad, which had been built combining Arabian and Fabletown technology and magic. Charming served as his second in command, and they successfully lead their mission. At the last step, however, the ship was attacked and caught on fire. Sinbad escaped unscathed, and helped Charming through their last mission to the very end.

After the war, Sinbad was married to Rose Red. She divorced him, causing Sinbad to leave with one of the air ships in order to help recover the Homelands after their victory against the Adversary.

Fairest

Sinbad made a brief appearance in Fairest, finding Charming and offering to take him back to Fabletown.

Personality

Sinbad is a mariner sent to Fabletown to meet with Prince Charming in order to form an alliance against the Adversary. Sinbad's relationship with Fabletown was off to a rocky start, but he did not take the misunderstandings personally. Eventually he sees Fabletown as a new beginning, something that could be positive for his own people. He cares about the Fables of his land and likes to settle things as diplomatically as possible.

Physical Appearance

Sinbad is a tall, attractive man with tan skin and a muscular build. He has brown eyes and dark hair.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Immortality: Like all Fables, Sinbad is extremely long-lived and difficult to kill. Allegedly, the caliber of his immortality is based on how well known he is among the mundy.

Abilities

Seamanship: Sinbad is an accomplished seaman and ship's captain.

Appearances

Fables Fables #42 (first appearance) Fables #43 Fables #44 Fables #45 Fables #73 Fables #74 Fables #75 Fables #77 Fables #79 Fables #80 Fables #81 Fables #82 Fables #136 Fables #142 Fables #146 (mentioned)

Original source

He is based on Sindbad (Arabic: السندباد البحري, as-Sindibād al-Baḥri; Persian: سندباد, Sandbād), the hero of Sinbad the Sailor from the One Thousand and One Nights. His name has many meanings, including Lord of Sindh and Wind that blows over the Sindh. The term "Sindh" is the native Hindi-Urdu name for the Indus River in present-day Pakistan and the origin of the name "Sindria" (which appears to be based on India, or the Indian subcontinent). Thus, Sinbad is the ruler of Sindria.

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