In 1948, Alice went to the small diner in Philadelphia where she knew she and Jasper were destined to meet. Though her greeting was characteristically cryptic, Jasper's ability to feel the emotions of those around him allowed him to appreciate the magnitude of the occasion. Alice was already in love; Jasper quickly learned to reciprocate.
To please Alice, Jasper began practicing a "vegetarian" lifestyle as well. By 1950, when they joined the Cullens, Alice was able to control her thirst as well as the rest of the family did. Jasper continues to have more difficulty with self-restraint than the others. Alice and Jasper were married sometime after joining the Cullen family.
Alice loves all of her adopted family, but has a special bond with Edward. Thanks to his mind-reading abilities, he is the only one who truly understands what it is like to live with constant visions of the future.
"SHE WAS THERE--EXPECTING ME, NATURALLY.... 'YOU'VE KEPT ME WAITING A LONG TIME,' SHE SAID."
--Jasper, on Alice (Eclipse, Chapter 13)
FAMOUS QUOTES
"You do smell nice, I never noticed before." Twilight, Chapter 15
"It sounded like you were having Bella for lunch, and we came to see if you would share." Twilight, Chapter 16
"Do you think any of us want to look into his eyes for the next hundred years if he loses you?" Twilight, Chapter 20
"I will always tell you the truth." Twilight, Chapter 20
"Edward, you have to do it." Twilight, Chapter 23
"Would you like to explain to me how you're alive?" New Moon, Chapter 17
"Honestly, I think it's all gotten beyond ridiculous. I'm debating whether to just change you myself." New Moon, Chapter 19
"How strongly are you opposed to grand theft auto?" New Moon, Chapter 19
"I think she's having hysterics. Maybe you should slap her." New Moon, Chapter 22
"Who invited the werewolf?" Eclipse, Chapter 17
"Please, Bella, please--if you really love me... Please let me do your wedding." Eclipse, Chapter 21
"No one dressed by me ever looks like an idiot." Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1
"Bella gets in the way. She's all wrapped around it, so she's... blurry. Like bad reception on a TV--like trying to focus your eyes on those fuzzy people jerking around on the screen." Breaking Dawn, Chapter 14
"Esme, give her a few pointers on acting human." Breaking Dawn, Chapter 25
NAME: Jasper Whitlock Hale
DATE OF BIRTH: 1844
DATE OF TRANSFORMATION: 1863, at age 19
SOURCE OF TRANSFORMATION: Maria
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Houston, Texas
HAIR COLOR: Honey blond
EYE COLOR: Brown (human); gold/black (vampire)
HEIGHT: 6'3"
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Jasper is tall with a medium build, and his hair falls to just above his collar. He has many scars from years of dealing with newborn vampires, but these scars are easily visible only to others with supernaturally good eyesight.
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Jasper has the ability to both feel and manipulate the emotions of those around him.
EDUCATION/OCCUPATION: He has attended high school and college several times. He has degrees in philosophy and history.
HOBBIES: He is a natural scholar and an avid reader. He has a shrewd mind for both business and battle tactics.
VEHICLE: Jasper has the silver Ducati motorcycle given to him by Edward.
FAMILY/COVEN RELATIONSHIPS: He is married to Alice Cullen. He considers Carlisle and Esme Cullen to be his parents; Edward Cullen, Rosalie Hale, and Emmett Cullen to be his siblings; Bella Cullen to be his sister-in-law; and Renesmee Cullen to be his niece. He also feels brotherly affection for nomadic vampires Peter and Charlotte.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Jasper Whitlock grew up in Houston, Texas. When he was almost seventeen, he lied about his age and volunteered to join the Confederate Army. He rose quickly through the ranks, being promoted over older, more experienced men. People thought of Jasper as charismatic. This was likely due in part to early traces of the psychic ability Jasper would develop after his transformation. Even as a human, Jasper had a gift for empathizing with and influencing the emotions of those around him.
By the time the Battle of Galveston began, Jasper was the youngest major in the Confederate army. After leading a group of refugees from Galveston to Houston, he encountered three extraordinarily beautiful women--Maria, Nettie, and Lucy. Maria--a vampire and head of her coven--decided to transform Jasper into a vampire for the newborn army she was creating.
"I WAS ALMOST SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD WHEN I JOINED THE CONFEDERATE ARMY IN 1861."
--Jasper (Eclipse, Chapter 13)
Maria chose her newborns more carefully than was usual. She'd chosen Jasper first because of his rank--which meant he'd had success in a military system--and second because of that charismatic quality that had always drawn other humans to him. Jasper was naturally gifted as a warrior and a leader. His ability to control the emotional environment around him, although not yet fully developed, made Maria's army more effective.
A bond formed between Jasper and Maria. She came to depend on him more and more and grew quite fond of him. For Jasper, Maria's army was the only vampire life he had known, and he had no idea anything else was possible for him.
One of Jasper's regular tasks was to execute members of the coven who had outlived their newborn strength and developed no other skills that made them valuable to the army. Eventually he had help in this task from Peter, another former newborn who had proved himself worthy of being kept around. Jasper liked Peter for his oddly civilized nature. They became friends.
One night as he and Peter were carrying out the grim task of dispatching age-weakened newborns, Jasper could feel the unusually difficult emotional toll it was taking on his friend. When Jasper called out a newborn named Charlotte, Peter suddenly erupted in fear and fury. He yelled for Charlotte to run, then bolted after her. Jasper could easily have caught them, but he chose not to.
As the years passed, Jasper became depressed, tired of always being surrounded by the devastating emotions of those he killed. Maria was not pleased with this alteration. He began to notice a change in her emotions around him; sometimes she was fearful, sometimes malicious. He knew Maria was thinking about getting rid of him, and Jasper began planning how he would destroy her first.
At this critical moment, Peter came back to find Jasper. He told Jasper of an alternative he had never imagined: Peter and Charlotte had been living peacefully in the North for the last five years, meeting several other covens that coexisted amicably. Jasper left with Peter immediately.
He traveled with Peter and Charlotte for a few years, but even in the more peaceful North, his depression didn't lift. Though he was killing only humans now, he was still subject to their emotions as they died.
Jasper's misery stayed with him, and eventually he left Peter and Charlotte. He tried to kill less often, but the thirst always grew overwhelming.
When Alice held out her hand, he took it. And he felt an unfamiliar emotion: hope.
In 1948, Jasper encountered Alice. She approached Jasper as if they were close friends and told him he'd kept her waiting a long time. Jasper was puzzled and wary, but Alice's joyful emotions impacted him greatly. When Alice held out her hand, he took it. And he felt an unfamiliar emotion: hope.
Alice explained her vision of the Cullens, and she described the lifestyle of Carlisle and his family. Jasper found it all hard to believe, but he and Alice set off to find them. Once they did, Alice and Jasper were quickly welcomed into the family. Jasper started using the last name Hale because he and Rosalie looked related, and people assumed they were siblings. It made sense to go along with what humans already seemed inclined to believe. At Carlisle's suggestion, Alice and Jasper were married shortly after joining the Cullens.
Jasper became fond of the members of his new family but never developed the deep bonds with them that Alice did. Jasper chose to live with the Cullens in order t
o stay with Alice, and because the "vegetarian" lifestyle, though exceptionally difficult for him, freed him from the negative emotions that had so depressed him.
FAMOUS QUOTES
"I can feel what you're feeling now--and you are worth it." Twilight, Chapter 19
"You held out your hand, and I took it without stopping to make sense of what I was doing. For the first time in almost a century, I felt hope." Eclipse, Chapter 13
"I've never seen a newborn do that--stop an emotion in its tracks that way. You were upset, but when you saw our concern, you reined it in, regained power over yourself." Breaking Dawn, Chapter 20
NAME: Isabella Marie Swan Cullen; preferred name: Bella
DATE OF BIRTH: September 13, 1987
DATE OF TRANSFORMATION: September 11, 2006, at age 18
SOURCE OF TRANSFORMATION: Edward Cullen
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Forks, Washington
HAIR COLOR: Brown
EYE COLOR: Brown (human); red (newborn vampire), which will change to gold/black
HEIGHT: 5'4"
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Bella's dark brown hair is long, thick, and straight. She has a wide forehead with a widow's peak, and a narrow jaw with a pointed chin. Her eyes are large and widely spaced, her cheekbones prominent, her nose thin. Her lips are out of proportion, a bit too full for her slim jawline. Her eyebrows are darker than her hair and are straighter than they are arched. She's slender but not muscular. As a human, Bella was very fair-skinned, with chocolate-brown eyes. As a vampire, she is even paler, and her eyes are bright red. They will change to gold/black as her human blood leaves her system. Bella's features were heightened and perfected by her transformation.
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Her mind is impenetrable; no one can read her thoughts unless she allows it. She can shield herself from all types of psychic attacks and learns to shield those around her.
EDUCATION/OCCUPATION: She is a graduate of Forks High School. As a human, she held a part-time job at Newton's Olympic Outfitters.
HOBBIES: Bella enjoys reading, especially the classics, and listening to music.
VEHICLES: Red 1953 Chevy pickup truck, a 1960s Honda motorcycle, a 2006 Mercedes Guardian, a red Ferrari F430
FAMILY/COVEN RELATIONSHIPS: She is married to Edward Cullen, and Renesmee Cullen is her daughter. Her father is Charlie Swan. Her mother, Renee, is married to Phil Dwyer, Bella's stepfather. Bella views Carlisle and Esme Cullen as her father-and motherin-law, and Alice Cullen, Rosalie Hale, Emmett Cullen, and Jasper Hale as her sisters-and brothers-in-law.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Isabella "Bella" Swan was born in Forks, Washington. Her parents, Renee and Charlie, divorced when she was still a baby. Bella lived with her mother, growing up mainly in Riverside, California, and Phoenix, Arizona. Up until 2002, Bella visited her father in Forks for a month every summer. The climate in Forks was unpleasant to Bella, though, and when she was old enough, she insisted that Charlie meet her in California for a few weeks in the summer instead.
"It was a sweet, kind of tender moment. But there was this dark side to it because he was also admitting how much he had wanted to kill her from the first day he met her." --Stephenie
Bella didn't fit in with her peers in California or Arizona. She had the feeling of being a little out of sync with everyone--even the person she was closest to, her mother. Renee was a very extroverted, impractical, and absentminded mother who liked to dabble in a multitude of hobbies; from necessity, Bella turned out quite the opposite. At an early age she took over most of the household responsibilities. When not being the adult, she preferred quiet pastimes like reading, in part because she was extraordinarily clumsy. Her naturally responsible nature carried over into her schoolwork, where Bella usually received A's. Her plan for the future was to get a degree in education and teach, like her mother. Renee's career was the one thing Bella truly respected about her mother. However, she intended to teach at the high school level.
"EDWARD POINTED TO THE COUPLE IN THE MIRROR DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM US.... THE NARROW SHEATH OF THE SHIMMERING WHITE DRESS FLARED OUT SUBTLY AT THE TRAIN ALMOST LIKE AN INVERTED CALLA LILY, CUT SO SKILLFULLY THAT HER BODY LOOKED ELEGANT AND GRACEFUL...."
--Bella, on wearing her wedding dress (Breaking Dawn, Chapter 4)
When Renee fell in love with and married minor-league baseball player Phil Dwyer, Bella chose to move in with her father in Forks so Renee could go on the road with her new husband during baseball season. Bella arrived in Forks in January 2005 to finish high school in the town where she was born. On her first day at Forks High School, she met Edward Cullen.
FAMOUS QUOTES
"About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was part of him--and I didn't know how potent that part might be--that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him." Twilight, Chapter 9
"I don't speak Car and Driver." Twilight, Chapter 11
"You said that Rosalie and Emmett will get married soon.... Is that... marriage... the same as it is for humans?" Twilight, Chapter 14
"Well, it's no irritable grizzly.... " Twilight, Chapter 15
"Rosalie is jealous of me?" Twilight, Chapter 15
"I'm betting on Alice." Twilight, Chapter 24
"Oh, I'm with the vampires, of course." Twilight, Epilogue
"Which is tempting you more, my blood or my body?" New Moon, Chapter 2
"Nothing. I just hadn't realized before. Did you know, you're sort of beautiful?" New Moon, Chapter 8
"Could you... well, try to not be a... werewolf?" New Moon, Chapter 13
"My mortality. I'm putting it to a vote." New Moon, Chapter 23
"I would want... Carlisle not to have to do it. I would want you to change me." New Moon, Chapter 24
"Am I the only one who has to get old? I get older every stinking day!" Eclipse, Chapter 5
"We're a bit sensitive to blood around here. I'm sure you can understand that." Eclipse, Chapter 10
"I punched a werewolf in the face." Eclipse, Chapter 15
"Show me the damn ring, Edward." Eclipse, Chapter 20
"Kiss me, Jacob. Kiss me, and then come back." Eclipse, Chapter 23
"Edward, I know who I can't live without." Eclipse, Chapter 27
"It's a good thing you're bulletproof. I'm going to need that ring. It's time to tell Charlie." Eclipse, Chapter 27
"Does this screw my total? Or do we start counting after I'm a vampire?" Breaking Dawn, Chapter 13
"It feels... complete when you're here, Jacob. Like all my family is together." Breaking Dawn, Chapter 15
"Huh. I can see what everyone's been going on about. You stink, Jacob." Breaking Dawn, Chapter 22
"You nicknamed my daughter after the Loch Ness Monster?" Breaking Dawn, Chapter 22
"We're going to tell her I spent hours in there playing dress-up. We're going to lie." Breaking Dawn, Chapter 24
"It's over. We've all been sentenced to die." Breaking Dawn, Chapter 28
"I am all over this." Breaking Dawn, Chapter 38
"Now you know. No one's ever loved anyone as much as I love you." Breaking Dawn, Chapter 39
"THEY WERE ALL WAITING IN THE HUGE WHITE LIVING ROOM; WHEN I WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR, THEY GREETED ME WITH A LOUD CHORUS OF 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BELLA!' WHILE I BLUSHED AND LOOKED DOWN."
--Bella (New Moon, Chapter 1)
FAMOUS CONVERSATIONS WITH EDWARD
"Please tell me just one little theory."
"Um, well, bitten by a radioactive spider?"
"That's not very creative."
"I'm sorry, that's all I've got."
"You're not even close."
"No spiders?"
"Nope."
"And no radioactivity?"
"None."
"Dang."
"Kryptonite doesn't bother me, either." Twilight, Chapter 5
"I smelled the blood."
"People can't smell blood."
"Well, I can--that's what makes
me sick. It smells like rust... and salt.... What?"
"It's nothing." Twilight, Chapter 5
"THE WOODEN FLOOR, THE LIGHT BLUE WALLS, THE PEAKED CEILING, THE YELLOWED LACE CURTAINS AROUND THE WINDOW--THESE WERE ALL A PART OF MY CHILDHOOD."
--Bella, on her bedroom (Twilight, Chapter 1)
"I dazzle people?"
"You haven't noticed? Do you think everybody gets their way so easily?"
"Do I dazzle you?"
"Frequently." Twilight, Chapter 8
"How old are you?"
"Seventeen."
"And how long have you been seventeen?"
"A while." Twilight, Chapter 9
"Don't laugh--but how can you come out during the daytime?"
"Myth."
"Burned by the sun?"
"Myth."
"Sleeping in coffins?"
"Myth. I can't sleep."
"At all?"
"Never." Twilight, Chapter 9
"And so the lion fell in love with the lamb.... "
"What a stupid lamb."
"What a sick, masochistic lion." Twilight, Chapter 13
NAME: Renesmee Carlie Cullen; nickname: Nessie
DATE OF BIRTH: September 11, 2006
DATE OF TRANSFORMATION: Born a vampire/human hybrid
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Forks, Washington
HAIR COLOR: Bronze
EYE COLOR: Brown
HEIGHT: 3'5"
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Renesmee has fair skin, pink cheeks, dimples, and bronze-colored ringlets.
SPECIAL ABILITIES: She can show people her thoughts by touching their skin. So far, no one has been able to block her talent.
EDUCATION/OCCUPATION: She is taught at home by her parents, extended family, and friends.
HOBBIES: She likes to hunt with Jacob, read, study, and spend time with her parents and the other members of the Cullen family.
VEHICLE: She doesn't have a vehicle yet.
FAMILY/COVEN RELATIONSHIPS: She is the natural daughter of Edward and Bella Cullen. Charlie Swan and Renee Dwyer are her natural grandparents. Carlisle and Esme Cullen are her adoptive grandparents through their relationship to Edward. She thinks of Rosalie Hale and Alice Cullen as her aunts, and of Jasper Hale and Emmett Cullen as her uncles. Jacob Black has imprinted on her.