Thomas Herman

## Background

### 1513 - 1539: Thomas Herrmann

Prince Thomas Herrmann was the third & last son of King Alexandre & Queen Louise. His parents resided & ruled over the kingdom of The Hesse (the mythical version of Germany) in The Homelands. As their last son, he was never expected to take on the throne or have any serious responsibilities. While his eldest brother Alexandre II prepared himself to take the throne, his other brother Jacques was to be his loyal advisor. Thomas figured he would join the royal court but as more of a formality than a necessity.

His father soon passed when Thomas was just fifteen. He was out at the stable when his mother found him to tell him that his father had suddenly collapsed & the doctors could not save him. Alexandre II then took the throne at the age of seventeen. He was a just king, continuing on in his father's political affairs for some time.

During his brother's reign, their mother fell seriously ill. She told them of the water of life, as it was the only thing left to save her. Because he was the king, Alexandre II went out to find the water of life. Along the way, he was rude to a dwarf & became trapped in a water ravine, where he would die. His subjects returned to the kingdom to tell of the king's death. Jacques then took the throne, promising his mother he would find the water of life unlike his brother. He also ran into the dwarf, dismissing him as beneath him. As punishment, he too became trapped in a water ravine & died. The subjects returned again to report the king's death. Now that last of the brothers, Thomas became king & decided to go on the same journey his brothers did. His mother tried to stop but he refused to listen.

As he made the journey, Thomas came across the same dwarf that had met his brother. When the dwarf asked where he was going, he politely told him that he was searching for the water of life. told him. The dwarf told him it was in a cave & gave him an royal cutlass sword to open the gates & two loaves to feed to the lions inside.

When Thomas arrived at the cave, he used the sword to open the gate & fed the lions the bread. As he went deeper into the cave, he found Jacinta, the beautiful missing princess from Aragon. Now that he had freed her, she promised to marry him if he took her with him as he returned home. She then took him to the spring, where he fetched the water & escaped the cave with the princess before the lions became hungry again.

When Thomas returned home with Princess Jacinta, his mother has passed during his time away. In addition, the kingdom had become plagued with famine. Using the water of life, he put it into the kingdom's water supply & saved the lives of his people. Thomas soon became a beloved king, respected by all with his Jacinta by his side.

For the following years, the two ruled The Hesse with peace & prosperity. When the Adversary conquered the Homelands years later, Thomas ordered an evacuation of his kingdom. Unfortunately, majority of them were slaughtered except for him & his wife. Just as they were running into the forest for some cover, Jacinta was hit with an arrow that pierced her heart. After watching the life drain from her eyes, Thomas retreated himself, not wanting to be the next victim.

### 1539 - 2000: Thomas Herman

Thomas remained in hiding until he decided to fight back against the forces, joining various rebellions for over 450 years. His most stable comrade was Jasmine, the Princess of Agrabah. She reminded him much of Jacinta, leading to the two becoming best friends & each other's closest confidants. He eventually led a large group to the other Fables in the mundane world, where they had created their own community called Fabletown inside of Manhattan. When Thomas arrived, the Fables were still rebuilding their town (now on Danny the Street) after an intrinsic bombing went off a decade ago, killing every Fable in town. Luckily death was not the end for them & they all resurrected, though the popular ones did so at a faster rate. With Fables still resurrecting & Thomas leading a second exodus, Fabletown had to continue to grow.

After signing the Fabletown Compact, he had made the journey from loved king to respected rebel to a common citizen to help those get readjusted after thee bombing. Wanting to stay out of the limelight, Thomas began working at the local cannery to keep himself busy. But then he fell in love with a princess.

## Romantic Relationships

* Jacinta: Wife (1530 - 1538)
* Cinderella: Girlfriend (*Unknown*); Wife (*Unknown*)

## Powers & Abilities

* **Fable Physiology**
	+ ***Immortality:*** Thomas lives without aging.
	+ ***Resurrection:*** If he was to die, Thomas will then return to life. However, the rate of his resurrection is much slower than the other Fables as he is not as popular with the mundanes.
* **Mathematics:** Tomas has a head for numbers, with his mother frequently finding him with the The Hesse's Master of Coin. When he joined the resistance, he used his math skills in helping Jasmine form plans & also to keep track fo their funds. Now, he uses his skills to teach adolescent kids & run the books at his wife's shops.
* **Equestrianism:** He is able to ride a horse well, even at high speed in difficult circumstances.
* **Hand to Hand Combat**
* **Infiltration**
* **Knife Throwing**
* **Swordsmanship:** Thomas has excellent sword & fencing skills. The sword that he primarily wields is the royal cutlass given him to him by the dwarf.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Energy Projection:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Fighting Ability:** Unknown

## Trivia

* Thomas became king when he was seventeen & got married the same year.
* Thomas & Jacinta loved each other, just not romantically. Jacinta married him because he had saved her & he married her as he needed a queen to rule by his side. In time, they became fond of each other & were more like best friends/roommates than lovers. Despite pressure from the kingdom, the two never produced an heir.
* His best friend is Jasmine. He became friends with her husband Aladdin through her.

## Notes

* Prince Thomas/Sean Herman is a character from *Once Upon a Time*. He is a composite with the prince in**"**The Water of Life," a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm.
* Being married to a Jacinta is a nod to Cinderella/Jacinda Vidrio from *Once Upon a Time.*