The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide
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MAKENNA
NAME: Makenna
DATE OF BIRTH: 1920
DATE OF TRANSFORMATION: 1946, at age 26
SOURCE OF TRANSFORMATION: Luca
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Malta
HAIR COLOR: Black
EYE COLOR: Red/black (vampire)
HEIGHT: 5'2"
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Makenna is short and thin.
SPECIAL ABILITIES: She does not possess a quantifiable supernatural ability.
FAMILY/COVEN RELATIONSHIPS: Makenna's mate is Charles.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Makenna comes from a Maltese family with a very unusual link to vampirism. One of her ancestors, Luca, was converted to vampirism around 400 B.C. Unlike most vampires, Luca did not leave his mortal family behind; he continued to look after his family's prosperity and safety. And, with a vampire on their side, the family prospered greatly. Everyone in the family was in on the secret and thought of Uncle Luca as a kind of personal family saint. The next generation grew up with an entirely different perception of vampirism than was usual. After several more generations had passed, one of Luca's relatives, a distant nephew, asked if he could join Luca. When he saw that the boy's parents were willing, Luca agreed. The nephew went his own way rather than staying a part of the family, and Luca was disappointed. He looked for another family member to help him protect the family line. He converted a few more of his relatives into vampires, two of whom became his constant companions. Others left the family for various reasons; Renata, for example, was adopted into the Volturi. It became the tradition that every other century, one child would be chosen to join Luca as a family protector. Makenna was one of the chosen ones, and she grew up knowing this would be her destiny. She looked forward to her fate, until she met Charles. Luca told her she could give up her heritage if she wanted to grow old and die with the human. Makenna did not want to give up either, so she chose immortality, always planning to go back for Charles.
When she went back to Charles, Makenna was honest with him. She explained to him all the drawbacks and advantages of vampirism. They discussed everything thoroughly before Charles chose to be with her. Knowing her uncle Luca would not change someone unrelated to the family, Makenna waited until she was sure she was strong enough to handle the temptation, and then she changed Charles herself.
Renata was the one who invited Makenna and Charles to accompany the Volturi to Forks to witness the crime the Cullens had committed. Because the Volturi were sure that Renesmee was an immortal child, Charles got no sense of dishonesty until they arrived in the clearing.
FAMOUS QUOTE
"We did not come here for a fight. We came here to witness. And our witness is that this condemned family is innocent." Breaking Dawn, Chapter 37
PETER
NAME: Peter
DATE OF BIRTH: Sometime between the 1860s and 1920s
DATE OF TRANSFORMATION: Sometime between the 1860s and 1920s
SOURCE OF TRANSFORMATION: Maria
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Southern United States
HAIR COLOR: Pale blond
EYE COLOR: Red/black (vampire)
HEIGHT: 6'3"
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Peter is tall and lean.
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Peter does not possess a quantifiable supernatural ability.
FAMILY/COVEN RELATIONSHIPS: Peter's mate is Charlotte.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Peter was created by Maria to fight in her newborn army. Jasper found a kindred spirit in Peter and was impressed with his abilities; he advised Maria that Peter might be worth keeping. Maria didn't care much either way, and so indulged Jasper in his preference.
Peter knew Jasper had saved his life, and he felt indebted; he would do anything Jasper asked.
Jasper enjoyed Peter's company, and they worked well as a team. Peter knew Jasper had saved his life, and he felt indebted; he would do anything Jasper asked. He cheerfully took on the responsibility of the other newborns. He was not concerned about their fate. Like Maria and Jasper, he viewed them as tools without individual personalities--until Maria brought Charlotte back.
Charlotte was different from the other newborns. Usually Maria selected humans she thought would make good warriors, but during her brief interludes of peaceful living, she was less picky. There were some women, a few physically older individuals, and some who were too young to be of much use. They were just numbers. Charlotte was one of the vampires who did not have physical attributes or life experience that would lead to her being a good warrior. She was very small physically, and scholarly by nature. She was the most self-controlled of all the fresh newborns, which gained Peter's attention. She was able to carry on a conversation, a rarity for newborns, and Peter found himself spending more and more time with her.
At first Peter did not think he was in danger. Charlotte was interesting and oddly pleasant, but still just another newborn. She was also very pretty in a delicate way, but all the female recruits were beautiful. She was fun to talk to, but that was just killing time. It wasn't until nearly nine months had passed that Peter suddenly realized she would be destroyed soon--and it wasn't until he imagined her gone that he realized how much she'd come to mean to him.
Peter waited for a good moment, and then spoke to Jasper about maybe preserving a few of the newborns. Jasper brushed him off, saying Maria would make that decision. In truth, Jasper had seen nothing special about any of the group. They were poor soldiers; he wouldn't make any recommendations this time. Jasper could tell that Peter was agitated, but he assumed it was a similar emotion to his own depression. He thought Peter was opposed to the coming destruction in a general sense. Jasper knew Peter would need to get over that weakness in order to stay alive.
As the time for Charlotte's demise approached, Peter agonized over his options. To his understanding, the world was entirely made up of warring factions of strong vampires surrounded by newborn armies. He had powerful allies in Jasper and Maria; he was in as good a position as possible for a three-year-old vampire. His best option was to convince Jasper to leave Charlotte alive. Peter could barely conceive of trying to strike off on his own with Charlotte--they'd be massacred in no time.
Charlotte's time grew closer and Peter became more frantic. Again he tried to talk Jasper into letting him save the ones he wanted. He never said Charlotte's name, worried that drawing attention to her would prove dangerous for her. Jasper told him to relax and not worry about it--there was still plenty of time to make a decision. He promised to talk to Maria. Peter thought that sounded promising, so he waited. Jasper actually went to Maria to ask, for Peter's sake, but Maria felt that three permanent vampires were enough. She didn't want another Nettie/Lucy situation on her hands.
The night of the purge came a few weeks sooner than Peter had expected. As it began, he tried to control his panic. He begged Jasper to let him keep one or two. Jasper was adamant; Maria said all of them had to go. Peter tried frantically to come up with an answer as, one by one, he helped Jasper destroy the newborns. Then Jasper brought Charlotte out. She had no idea what was going on; she smiled when she saw Peter there.
Though he absolutely believed he and Charlotte would be slaughtered on their own, it was the only option he could think of. He didn't want to live if Charlotte was dead. He yelled for her to run, worried that she would be confused and hesitate. She didn't. He bolted after her, expecting to feel Jasper's teeth at any second, but there was no pursuit. They ran hundreds of miles before Peter paused to explain.
They lived very cautiously in the beginning; it took them a while to figure out that not all vampires lived Maria's way. Over time, they grew very comfortable with their new world. Peter's only regret was leaving Jasper behind. He knew Jasper was his true friend because Jasper had not killed him for leaving. He also knew that Jasper was unhappy, and he was sure that, just like himself, Jasper had no idea of any other way of life.
Peter's only regret was leaving Jasper behind.
Peter decided to go back for Jasper.
He told Charlotte he could move more inconspicuously alone, but in fact he was trying to protect her. Peter knew Charlotte felt no loyalty or friendship for Jasper; she should not have to risk her life to try to help him. Peter would take the risk alone.
Peter was shocked that Jasper was ready to leave after just one conversation. On the road, Jasper explained how things had changed with Maria. Peter was all for going back together and killing her, but Jasper was happy to not have to destroy her.
As pleased as Peter was to rescue his friend and have his company, he couldn't miss the fact that Jasper wasn't much happier with him than he'd been with Maria. Peter tried to discover what was making Jasper so miserable, and he noticed how much worse Jasper's mood became after eating. This was a contrast to how he and Charlotte felt--relieved and well. He discussed this with Jasper, and Jasper recognized the source of his problems. He tried to go without hunting, but struggled. Peter could be of no help to him in this, so Jasper left.
Peter missed Jasper, but couldn't help but enjoy how much happier he and Charlotte were without him. They pursued a comfortable nomadic existence, mostly in the Americas. Peter kept tabs on his old friend and was thrilled when Jasper found Alice. The foursome traveled together for a while, but Peter and Charlotte's lifestyle did not help Jasper embrace the way of life he wanted to learn from Alice. Peter never understood the benefits of not hunting humans, but he was glad it made Jasper happier. He and Charlotte stayed on good terms with Jasper and all the Cullens.
OTHER NOMADS
MARY A solitary nomad, Mary was born in Nova Scotia around 1890 and transformed just after her twenty-eighth birthday, in 1918.
RANDALL Randall was born in California in 1945 and became a vampire in 1963, at age eighteen. Carlisle was one of the first vampires he met, and he's always considered him a great friend.
Joham and the Vampire Hybrids
Joham is the father of the four known human/vampire hybrids in existence aside from Renesmee. With four different human women, he fathered three daughters and one son, Nahuel. None of the human women survived. All of Joham's daughters are on relatively friendly terms with their father and consider him their coven leader for all intents and purposes, though they don't travel with him. Nahuel, the only hybrid capable of effecting a vampire transformation, lives with his aunt--a full vampire changed by him--Huilen. He is not on good terms with Joham.
HUILEN
NAME: Huilen
DATE OF BIRTH: Mid-1830s
DATE OF TRANSFORMATION: Approximately 1850, at around age 17
SOURCE OF TRANSFORMATION: Nahuel
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Mapuche territory, considered to be Central and Southern Chile and Southern Argentina, particularly concentrated in the Araucania Region
HAIR COLOR: Black
EYE COLOR: Red/black (vampire)
HEIGHT: 5'0"
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: She is short and slight, with an olive tone to her pale skin. She wears her long hair in a braid.
SPECIAL ABILITIES: She does not possess a quantifiable supernatural ability.
FAMILY/COVEN RELATIONSHIPS: She is Nahuel's aunt. Her sister, Pire, is Nahuel's deceased mother.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Huilen was a member of the Mapuche tribe in the mid-1800s. Her people made their living farming and raising livestock.
Pire was the beautiful one, and Huilen was the strong, capable one.
Huilen's closest friend and confidante was her younger sister, Pire. Only twelve months separated them, and they were like fraternal twins in many ways, having their own shorthand language between them. Pire was the beautiful one, and Huilen was the strong, capable one. Because they were so close, Huilen knew immediately when something changed in Pire's life. However, Pire did not confide in Huilen immediately. Joham had asked Pire to keep their liaison a secret, and such was her infatuation with him that she refused to answer Huilen's pleas for information. Eventually, though, Huilen saw the bruises on Pire's skin and was able to guess most of what had happened. Huilen was sure that Pire's lover was the bloodsucking Libishomen of their legends. Pire refused to believe her or to try to leave Joham, though Huilen did not stop begging her sister to do so.
This situation did not last long. It was less than a month before Pire realized that she was pregnant. She told Joham, who was very pleased. He told her he had to go away but would return soon, and urged her to run away until the child was born; they both knew that she would be in danger if the truth were known. However, Joham was only truly worried about the safety of the child.
Huilen was a good hunter and protector, and they did well on their own.
Pire turned to Huilen for help. Huilen knew that their people, even their own parents, would insist on the child's immediate death, though this would mean Pire's death as well. Huilen and Pire left their people and took to the wild. Huilen was a good hunter and protector, and they did well on their own. Pire's appetite for raw meat and blood confirmed Huilen's fears about the child Pire carried, but again Pire refused to hear anything negative about her lover or her child. Even when the fetus was strong enough to break her bones, Pire loved it and made her sister swear to protect it if Pire did not live. She called her unborn child Nahuel, for the jaguar, because of his strength.
Pire did not survive the birth. Huilen, having sworn to care for the baby, truly meant to honor her sister's wishes despite her own feelings toward it. But the baby boy bit Huilen as she tried to pick him up out of her sister's body. The pain of transformation hit her immediately and quickly incapacitated her. She was only able to drag herself a few feet from Pire and the baby before collapsing.
When Huilen recovered, she found the boy curled up against her side, fast asleep. She did not understand how a newborn child could have crawled even those few feet, but when he woke she quickly learned that Nahuel was amazingly developed and capable. She did not mean to love him--she blamed him for her sister's death--but Nahuel was adorable and endearing, and he resembled Pire quite a bit.
Huilen's appetite had changed, but not her hunting prowess. As a newborn, she became a terror in the area, and several tribes picked up and moved to avoid the new jungle demon. Huilen hunted for Nahuel until he was able to hunt for himself.
Both Huilen and Nahuel were totally unaware that they'd had a visitor in that first week after Nahuel's birth. Joham, knowing that there was no way Pire would survive the birth, sent his oldest daughter, Serena, to take the child and raise him until he was old enough to live on his own. Joham did not like the bother of dealing with a child. Serena found Nahuel as instructed, but was unsure how to proceed because of Huilen's existence. She knew better than to engage with a full vampire, and she mistook Huilen for the child's mother, though she had no idea how the transformation could have come about. She went back to report to Joham but was unable to find him for a few years. When he heard the unexpected news, he went to check on Nahuel himself. That contact was the first Nahuel and Huilen were aware of.
Joham was thrilled to have a son, excited and intrigued by his son's ability to create a full vampire, and ready to join forces with him. However, Joham's total lack of concern for Pire's fate quickly turned Huilen and Nahuel against him.
Huilen was happy when Nahuel showed no interest in Joham as a father figure and sent him away.
Huilen was happy when Nahuel showed no interest in Joham as a father figure and sent him away. Whenever Joham visits, Huilen is civil but unforgiving.
JOHAM
NAME: Joham
DATE OF BIRTH: 1560s
DATE OF TRANSFORMATION: Early 1600s, at approximately age 40
SOURCE OF TRANSFORMATION: An unknown female vampire
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Portugal
HAIR COLOR: Black
EYE COLOR: Red/black (vampire)
HEIGHT: 5'10"
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Wiry and slight
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Joham does not possess a quantifiable supernatural ability.
FAMILY/COVEN RELATIONSHIPS: He has one h
ybrid son, Nahuel, and three hybrid daughters.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Joham was born in Portugal in the late 1560s. As a human, he was a scientist with a deep interest in the occult and how it could be proven or debunked by rational thought. He had an obsessive personality, and he found it impossible to let go of any pursuit until it was fully investigated. This obsession with the occult eventually resulted in his meeting a female vampire. This vampire was amused by his questions and offered to transform him as a way to satisfy his curiosity. Joham eagerly agreed.
After his transformation, Joham continued his scientific studies, mostly focusing on vampire abilities. Over time, he grew fascinated with the potential of a vampire-human hybrid. To test the possibility, he attempted to mate with a human female. His initial attempt was a failure, as were many subsequent attempts; he was unable to restrain himself from killing the women involved.
After much practice, Joham developed the ability to be intimate with a human woman without killing her. Still, there were many casualties. Despite his preparation, he sometimes lost control. Others died from injuries inflicted by the fetus before they could carry it to a viable age.
His first success was Serena, daughter to a Norwegian village girl of the same name. Joham stayed with the mother until the child was born, monitoring the effect of the pregnancy on the girl while doing his best to keep her alive. He paid similarly close attention to his first daughter, charting her progress and development carefully. Of all his children, Serena remains closest to Joham.