PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Kebi has long, curly black hair and a faint olive cast to her pale skin, denoting the darkness of her human skin.
SPECIAL ABILITIES: She does not possess a quantifiable supernatural ability.
FAMILY/COVEN RELATIONSHIPS: She is Amun‘s mate. Benjamin and Tia are also part of their coven.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Kebi was chosen by Amun from his human slaves because of her beauty and total loyalty to her master. Even after her conversion, their relationship was never one of equals. When Amun decided to bow to the Volturi‘s demands, Kebi followed his lead without question. She would have done the same had he decided to defy the Volturi and end both their lives.
Kebi has little emotion for anyone besides Amun.
Kebi has little emotion for anyone besides Amun. Benjamin she tolerated because he made Amun happy, but she was somewhat jealous of the boy. When Benjamin brought Tia home, Kebi was pleased; she hoped Amun would be less entranced with the boy when it was clear he loved Tia more than Amun. Kebi‘s hopes about that rift were not entirely fulfilled, as Benjamin continued to love Amun as a father. But Amun‘s jealousy of Benjamin‘s affections, though well concealed, was enough to make Kebi content.
TIA
NAME: Tia
DATE OF BIRTH: Between 1790 and 1800; three years after Benjamin DATE OF TRANSFORMATION: Five years after Benjamin‘s transformation, at age 17
SOURCE OF TRANSFORMATION: Benjamin
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Egypt
HAIR COLOR: Black
EYE COLOR: Red/black (vampire)
HEIGHT: 5‘4?
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Tia has heavy, straight black hair and pale skin with a slight olive tone, indicating the darkness of her skin before transformation.
SPECIAL ABILITIES: She does not possess a quantifiable supernatural ability.
FAMILY/COVEN RELATIONSHIPS: She is Benjamin‘s mate. They are in a coven with Amun and Kebi.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Tia had a very large family; she was one of many children. Her overwhelmed and financially distraught mother began placing her children in the care of her second cousin (Benjamin‘s great-uncle) when she could no longer feed them. Tia was given away when she was five. She had a good singing voice and nimble fingers, so the uncle kept her with him. When she was about seven, Benjamin came to live with the uncle. Though Benjamin was three years her senior, he became her best friend and confidant. Tia was the first person to whom Benjamin revealed his gift with fire. It was Tia who suggested he show the uncle; she knew that a special ability like this would ensure that the uncle would hold on to Benjamin, thus keeping them together. As the years passed, their close friendship became more serious, and they planned to someday run away together. They held back small amounts of money instead of turning all their earnings over to the uncle, saving for that future.
Tia was devastated when Benjamin disappeared.
Tia was devastated when Benjamin disappeared. When the uncle‘s body was found, everyone assumed that Benjamin was dead, too. Tia searched out her mother, whom she found in slightly better circumstances. Tia had all the money she and Benjamin had saved, and her mother was happy to let her stay with such a contribution. Tia continued performing and stealing to help her family. After a few years, Tia‘s mother was offered a dowry for the girl, which she accepted.
Tia was married to a clerk for a shipping company and taken to Suez. Her circumstances were more comfortable than at home, and she was not unhappy. However, she did not love her husband.
When she realized that she couldn‘t effectively stay with him as a human, she was willing to become a vampire.
When she saw Benjamin in her garden, Tia didn‘t question for a second that she would be leaving with him. Though she was totally unprepared for his changed appearance or revelations, none of it made a difference. When she realized that she couldn‘t effectively stay with him as a human, she was willing to become a vampire.
Tia never embraced Amun or Kebi as fully as Benjamin had. She could see that, like the uncle, Amun was interested in Benjamin because of what he could get out of him. But as long as Amun‘s goal was the same as hers — to keep Benjamin safe — she had no problem staying with his coven.
The Irish Coven
The three members of the Irish coven are old friends of Carlisle Cullen‘s. Siobhan is the leader, but she and her mate, Liam, trust the judgment of their newest member, Maggie, who has a gift for knowing a lie when she hears one.
LIAM
NAME: Liam
DATE OF BIRTH: Around 1615
DATE OF TRANSFORMATION: 1651, at approximately age 36
