Boy Blue

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

### Tom Horn: Once Upon A Time...

Tom, or "Boy Blue" as he's usually called, is the son of the occult woodcarver Geppetto and the blue fairy Vindemia Faye. By the terms of the agreement of the mating ritual which produced Tom and his changeling brother Pinocchio, Geppetto was allowed to choose which of the sons to raise. To the surprise of Vindemia, Geppetto chose Pinocchio, leaving Vindemia to raise her human-looking son among Fae.

Due to the rising number of Sheeda incursions into the kingdoms surrounding the Twilight Lands, Vindemia took Tom to the Hesse where they settled into the town of Hamelin as Vindemia researched ancient legends of a site in the area said to be a gateway to another plane.

To keep mischievous Tom out of trouble, Vindemia offered some local shepherds good coin in exchange for them agreeing to look after Tom and teach him their trade. Within a week, the adult shepherds grew tired of the boy and pawned him off on their daughter, Bo Peep.

Much of Bo Peep's time was spent tracking down Tom as he constantly disappeared whenever her back was turned, sneaking off to cause trouble or simply hiding to take a nap rather than do any sort of work. This proved troublesome for Bo Peep as she would often lose the sheep under her own care while dealing with Tom, causing her to often pass the boy off to the Pipers down the road whose family had a gourd farm.

Tom became good friends with the Piper boys, Peter and Max, as well as their father who taught Tom to play the horn. Tom was a wonder with the horn and it became part of his identity with people soon calling him Tom Horn. Soon enough, the young kid was spending his days watching sheep in the fields while practicing his skills and performing in town at night where he soon was earning more coin in tips than he did working all day in the fields with Bo Peep.

Thinking shepherding was a waste of his time, Tom stopped taking it seriously (not that he ever took it too serious to begin with). His chaotic nature began to reveal itself with him starting to pull pranks on the Peeps and Pipers. These pranks ultimately culminated in him calling "Wolf! Wolf!" and frightening the Peeps and Pipers into rushing to him with weapons at the ready, only to be met with Tom's wicked laughter.

After several such pranks, Tom had an encounter with the Big Bad Wolf and no matter how much noise he made or how much he screamed, no one came. The wolf devoured most of the Peeps' flock and may have eaten Tom himself if Peter did not show up at the last second to throw a net over the enormous beast.

Tom and Peter dragged the beast into town but were soon set upon by Sheeda hunters who wanted the wolf for themselves. Tom being a Fae himself, he knew the Sheeda were not one to make deals so rather than risk them killing him and Peter after they turned over the wolf, Tom cut the wolf free before he and Peter ran in the opposite direction.

Soon after this, Tom would join the Little Resistance as a scout, known for using his fae heritage to infiltrate the ranks of the Sheeda to gain crucial intelligence. When the Resistance was scattered, Tom used his skills to once again infiltrate the Sheeda and use their paths through the Bleed to find his way to a new world — luckily, he was found by Ystina who helped him find his way to Earth and years later to Fabletown.

### Supplemental Reports

* (*Submitted by Four-Eyes*) Tom's trickster traits allow him to bend (or even break) the 'unbreakable' laws that bind Fae society. He is also able to use glamour to make minor changes to his appearance, such as changing his clothes or giving him a slightly different face. These parlor tricks are not true sorcery but good enough to fool other Fae, particularly the uncreative Sheeda.
* (*Submitted by Four-Eyes*) Tom used to be a rather wicked kid and he still has that nasty streak in him somewhere, only now he's learned to channel that into his music or his community service. Bo Peep taught him the value of honest work, Peter Piper taught him the value of art and music, and Ystina taught him how to wield a sword and fight for something larger than himself. Of course, a lot of his improvement also has to do with his love for Red Riding Hood.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* Fable Physiology
	+ *Immortality*
	+ *Resurrection*
* Sidhean Physiology
	+ *Dimensional Shifting*
	+ *Sidhean Sensitivity*
	+ *Supernatural Sight*
	+ *Trickster Traits*
* Master Equestrian
* Master Infiltrator
* Master Musician
* Master of Occult Lore
* Master Strategist
* Master Swordsman

### Weaknesses

* Code of Chivalry
* Overly Romantic
* Vulnerability: Unforged Iron (Mild)

### Analytics

* **Physicality:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
* **Weaponry:** 6 — World-Class / Superb
* **Expertise:** 6 — World-Class / Superb
* **Range:** 6 — World-Class / Superb
* **Strategy:** 6 — World-Class / Superb
	+ **TOTAL:** 115
	+ **RANKING:** Elevated Threat

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* After the Pipers started to take care of him, Tom wasted no time before he stole a pig from the Piper farm. The boys were sent out to retrieve the boy and found him enjoying a roasted pork meal. The boys took Tom back to their grandfather who had no problem beating the boy, breaking some of Tom's wild spirit.
* He works as Bigby Wolf's deputy. He is much more capable than his innocuous appearance would suggest.
* He ran as Snow White's running mate during elections in the second Fabletown.
* He is in a band with Briar Rose, Peter Piper, Puss-in-Boots, and Jill Horner.

### Notes

* Boy Blue is a character from *Fables*.
* He's a composite character with a Boy Blue from the *Seven Soldiers of Victory Vol. 1*.
* His backstory is a combination of *Little Boy Blue*, *Tom Tom the Piper's Son* and *Boy Who Cried Wolf*.

## Links and References

* Appearances of Boy Blue

1. ↑ Network Files: Boy Blue
2. ↑ Network Files: Peter Piper
3. ↑ Roy Reimagines... Fables
4. ↑ NFX: Snow White