| “ | The winds always change. It's our nature. | „ |
| ~ The North Wind speaking to Bigby Wolf in Fables #57 — "A Man's Home is His Castle, Part One of Father and Son" |
Winds are a Fable species which first appears in Fables #32 — "The Dark, Killing Winter," although they debut in hybrid form in Fables #1 — "Chapter One: Old Tales Revisited."
Physiology and traits
Winds[1] are shapeshifting creatures[2] who are living personifications of the various forms of wind, some of which are servants of the North Wind.[1] They possess the ability to fly.[3] Since they are made of air, they do not need to breathe.[2]
Winds will shift in various directions, moving freely as they please. They are known to be fickle and will not blow true or steadfast in one direction for very long, neither literally nor figuratively; should they harbor feelings for someone, those emotions will shift over time, resulting in the eventual fading of their love,[4] and is in their nature to always change.[5]
The cardinal winds[6][3] are four ancient, immensely powerful beings representing the winds that blow from the cardinal points of a compass.
Zephyrs are rare form of wind, incapable of taking physical form. They are thought to be corrupted forms of wind; a birth defect, and are often terminated at birth.[1]
Known winds
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Original source
Although the winds as a species appear to be an original creation, the cardinal winds are based on the anemoi from Greek mythology, as each of them are named after their Greek counterpart. As implied in Fables: The Last Castle, and confirmed in Fables #99 — "Dark City," they are also based on the four winds from the Norwegian fairy tale of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon."
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Fables #33 — "Until the Spring"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fables #110 — "Allies: Chapter Three of Inherit the Wind"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Fables #109 — "Cardinal Virtues: Chapter Two of Inherit the Wind"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall — "The Runt"
- ↑ Fables #57 — "A Man's Home is His Castle, Part One of Father and Son"
- ↑ Fables #108 — "Hall of the Mountain King, Chapter One of Inherit the Wind"
- ↑ Fables #31 — "The Long, Hard Fall"
- ↑ Fables #111 — "Windswept: Chapter Four of Inherit the Wind"