Snow White

## Background

### 1510 - 1530: Snow White

Snow White was born in the Golden Realm to King Leopold & Queen Lauda during a particular harsh winter. A couple of minutes after, her mother gave birth to Snow's fraternal twin sister Rose Red. In their youth, Snow White & Rose Red were as happy as any two children in the world. They were terribly fond of each other & never far apart, swearing to the other that nothing would ever come between them.

Shortly before their coming of age celebration, their mother Lauda fell ill. After extensive examination, the cause of the illness could not be pinpointed. Snow wished for the part to be cancelled until their mother was well again but Lauda insisted for the show to go on without her.

As their time together shortened, Lauda promised to be with her daughters as long as they have good in their heart. She passed away peacefully as her daughters broke down into sobs with their father hugging them tight. Following her death, her father returned & took up a new wife by the name of Tsaritsa.

As she grew older, Snow began to spend more time in the forest. One winter's evening, she came across a talking bear & gave him shelter from the bitter cold. He stayed throughout the entire winter with them & when spring came, the bear left. By summertime, Snow & her sister soon met a dwarf who claimed his long beard was stuck on a tree while getting wood for his tea kettle. To the dwarf's chagrin, Snow cut his beard to free him & having lied about his predicament, he pulled out a treasure bag from the tree. A similar predicament would happen twice more with the dwarf, who then attacked them after the last time. He was then attacked & killed by the same bear Snow and Rose sheltered in the previous winter. After killing the dwarf, the bear changed into his real form, a human prince named Brandish from the Iron Realm. Seeing her as his savior, he vowed to marry Snow.

Snow's father rejoiced at the proposal & praised his daughter as the fairest one of them all, as she greatly reminded him of Lauda. Upon hearing the news, her stepmother consulted her magic looking glass & asked who was the fairest in all the land as she did everyday. But on that fateful day, it said that Snow was even lovelier than her. Enraged, the Evil Queen had her huntsman drag Snow White away into the dark forest then bring back her heart after killing her. But Snow White pleaded for her life, leading to the huntsman's change of heart. She fled into the dark forest & the huntsman substituted the heart of a pig to present to the wicked Queen, who was none the wiser.

Secluding herself in the forest, Snow meets another dwarf, Grumpy, who begins venting about his failed love story. Feeling sorry for the girl, the dwarf & his six brothers take her into their home. In a way, the dwarves becomes like caregivers to her.

In time the dark & wicked Queen learned from her magic mirror the truth about Snow's survival. Not able to abide this news, she cloaked herself in the guise of an old woman & gives her a poisoned apple. Snow took a bite & fell into death like trance. Believing her to be dead, the dwarves put her body to rest in a glass coffin. As they continued to mourn her, Charming found her & his love was enough to overcome the wicked Queen's poison.

### 1530 - 1987: Snow White

Prince Charming then escorted Snow White to his kingdom, where the two quickly fell in love. When Charming promised her anything she wished as a wedding gift, he was surprised when she asked for fencing lessons. Nevertheless he agreed, provided they were performed in private so his father did not become aware. Snow learned to handle a sword & put her skills into practice. During her training, Snow's vigor returned & her faded memories were bolstered as well, thus Charming's forces were tasked with locating her sister. Not much longer, Charming revealed that her father was dead but that he had found her sister. To cheer her up, he suggested that Rose Red come live with them.

Though Snow invited Rose to the kingdom with open arms, the damage to their relationship was already done. Rose felt abandoned & betrayed by her sister after all their time away. To punish Snow, she spent all her time causing havoc amongst the royal court before setting her sights on Prince Charming. It took some time but she eventually seduced him with Snow walking in on the two in her & Charming's bed. Devastated, Snow divorced Charming & disowned her sister. Unsure of where to go, Snow found herself living among the dwarves again. She maintained a quiet life for years before she was not only found by her sister but also made amends.

Shortly after the sisters' reconciliation, the Adversary invaded the The Homelands. Snow White, Rose Red & the dwarves were forced to flee, having heard of a gateway to another world beyond the Adversary's reach. The group was soon confronted by the Adversary's forces but before they could be captured, their captors were slain by a wolf, who had taken on the task of guarding the gate. Snow White immediately took up one of her captor's swords to defend herself against the wolf but was surprised when the wolf willingly freed them from their bonds. The wolf then escorted Snow, Rose & the fellow prisoners to the cave & escaped through into the mundane world, arriving some time in the mid-sixteenth century. The group would become some of the founders of the nascent Fabletown.

After escaping the Homelands, Snow became part of Fabletown's government. At the same, her relationship with Rose continued to deteriorate as they drifted apart over the following centuries. In the following years, Snow gradually rose up through the ranks of Fabletown's government, until she became assistant to Deputy Mayor Crane. She took her duty of helping Fabletown to heart & worked tirelessly to keep it a float. Her plans would succeed until the town & its residents were obliterated by intrinsic bombing. Snow was one of the first to be resurrected due to her popularity with the mundanes. As their town was destroyed, they relocated to Danny the Street who found them & offered his help.

### 1987 - Present: Snow White

The next year, Snow helped Bigby Wolf with an investigation over the death of one of their own. After the course of the investigation, Snow took over as Deputy Mayor, becoming largely responsible for the day-to-day running of the community.

Snow dealt with numerous incidents during her tenure as deputy mayor. Among these were an attempted murder by a human who had managed to cross into Fabletown. Her popularity as a Fable among the mundys saved her from the gunshot wound but she was in a coma for six weeks & had to use a cane for sometime. The situation did help with clearing the air between her & Rose Red, leading to Snow appointing Rose as the new town administrator for a time.

Unbeknownst to Snow, Bigby Wolf had developed a romantic interest in her but she rebuffed him immediately, though Bigby remained undeterred. It took some time but Snow eventually agreed to go on a date with him after realizing that she did have some feelings for him. The date quickly took a turn as the two slept together, with Snow falling pregnant. She eventually gave birth to not one, not two but seven children, dubbing them "The Cubs."

Snow continued to raise their children with the help of Bigby's father & the North Wind, Boreus. He trained them in the use of their abilities so that they could take on a fully human or fully wolf form. He also taught them how to walk as flight was their original default due to his genetics. Bigby eventually proposed & she accepted, though the pair did not get married for another few years.

Since then, Snow & Bigby have gone on to live a happy life with their many rambuctious children. Together, they keep the town safe & functioning as Deputy Mayor & Sheriff, respectively.

## Romantic Relationships

* Prince Charming: Husband (1530)
* Bigby Wolf: Lover (2004 - 2008); Husband (2008 - )

## Personality

Described as "an ice queen," Snow has suffered so much betrayal & tragedy that she’s slow to let anyone past her guard. While a workaholic who channeled practically all social interactions through her political station, she did still have an undeniable had a warm, nurturing side heavily evident around children. She was not very informed of the opinions & feelings of her fellow Fables despite being an effective administrator with excellent management skills

Although, generally a woman of grace & poise, she knew how to throw vulgar words and blatant truths when the need arose. As a former aristocrat, Snow White had the tendency to associate love & happiness with handsome princes, fairy-tale castles & the trappings of high society.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Fable Physiology**
	+ ***Immortality*:** She is virtually immortal & does not age. She has lived & retained her youthful appearance for hundreds of years unchanged.
	+ ***Invulnerability:*** As a Fable whose story is common knowledge to Mundanes, she can not killed by regular methods & will heal if harmed.
	+ ***Resurrection*:** If for some reason she is killed, she will resurrect due to her popularity.
* **Business Management**: She has excellent management skills & practically runs all of Fabletown by herself
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Snow has shown some proficiency in combat, as seen when she fought alongside Cinderella. She was also able to deliver a strong hook that knocked a human off their feet.
* **Leadership:** Snow is considered to be the de facto leader of Fabletown & does her job flawlessly.
* **Multilingualism:** She can speak English & understands some German.
* **Swordsmanship:** Snow is a formidable fencer, having been trained by her ex-husband & the master swordsman Prince Charming.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strength:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Speed:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Occult:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Weapons:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Range:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strategy:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Combat:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **TOTAL:** 62 - Threat Level 2 / Low Threat

## Trivia

* Rose Red claims that Snow doesn't like apples. This is most likely because she was once poisoned with an apple by the Evil Queen.
* King Cole presided over the wedding & Rose was Snow's maid of honor.

## Notes

* She is a composite of Snow White from the *Fables* comics & *Once Upon a Time* series.