EYE COLOR: Red/black (vampire)
HEIGHT: 5‘4?
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Vladimir is slight and short. He has papery skin similar to that of the Volturi, and his hair is so blond it appears almost white. Unlike the Volturi, his eyes are a clear, dark red.
SPECIAL ABILITIES: He does not possess a quantifiable supernatural ability.
FAMILY/COVEN RELATIONSHIPS: He is part of a coven with Stefan.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Like Stefan, Vladimir was one of the original twelve ruling members of the Romanian coven. Vladimir was the head of a coven of four — large by normal vampire standards — when he joined forces with the other Romanian vampires. His big, successful coven was one of the inspirations for the notion of coexistence to pursue power.
They ruled over humans and vampires alike, demanding slave labor and copious human sacrifice.
During their rule — which lasted nearly a thousand years — the Romanians lived brazenly and decadently. For thousands of miles in every direction, they were known and feared. They ruled over humans and vampires alike, demanding slave labor and copious human sacrifice.
Occasionally humans would create armies to try to overthrow what they considered to be beautiful demon overlords, but of course all such attacks were futile, resulting in an easy feast for the Romanians. Obedient humans were spared death, if not labor, and a few lucky individuals pleased the Romanians enough to earn immortality.
Vampires were a well-known fact in the human world when the Volturi began to rise.
Their contention that vampires should conceal their existence was scoffed at.
After the Volturi had defeated the Romanians, the Volturi copied many aspects of the Romanians‘ way of life — the formation of a permanent guard, the stationary home, and the eschewing of hunting in favor of prey being rounded up and delivered to them. The difference was that they did all of these things while remaining invisible to humans.
Only Stefan and Vladimir, who were planning to spring a trap for the expected Volturi retreat, escaped.
Unlike Stefan‘s, Vladimir‘s mate survived the initial overthrow of the Romanians. She was killed around 810 A.D., during the last of many attempts the Romanians made during the centuries to regroup, repopulate, and topple the Volturi. The Romanians had amassed an army of more than a hundred new recruits and were confident that the Volturi would fall. This ill-fated assault occurred a decade after Aro had acquired Jane and Alec. It was the first time Aro displayed their talents in battle. The Romanians were decimated. Only Stefan and Vladimir, who were planning to spring a trap for the expected Volturi retreat, escaped. After this, Vladimir and Stefan made no further attempt to create more vampires for their coven. They decided to disappear until the Volturi weakened or another power presented itself.
FAMOUS QUOTE
The Nomads
Many vampires prefer to roam the world on their own or with a single partner. These vampires are known as nomads.
ALISTAIR
NAME: Alistair
DATE OF BIRTH: Around 1300
DATE OF TRANSFORMATION: Around 1320, at approximately 20
SOURCE OF TRANSFORMATION: George
PLACE OF ORIGIN: England
HAIR COLOR: Black
EYE COLOR: Red/black (vampire)
HEIGHT: 6‘2?
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Alistair is tall and slender.
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Alistair can track both people and things. He can sense the general direction of whatever he is looking for, but it takes him a long time to narrow this feeling down to a specific location. If whatever he‘s seeking is on the move, he may never catch up.
FAMILY/COVEN RELATIONSHIPS: He prefers to wander alone.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Alistair grew up in England during the turbulent reign of Edward II, considered the weakest of the Plantagenet kings. Alistair‘s father was one of the barons who continually fought against Edward‘s attempts to limit the power of the British Peerage. Throughout Alistair‘s youth, his father and older brother were embroiled in conspiracy after conspiracy as they tried to protect the rights of the aristocracy while also trying to gain a place of preeminence over the other barons.
Alistair lived quietly at the family‘s country estate with his mother and sisters. He had no interest in his father‘s schemes. Alistair loved to hunt for sport and was considered the best hunter in the county. He was also an avid falconer. He kept many falcons, and training them was his favorite pursuit. He loved his birds and spent more time with them than with people.
Unknown to Alistair, his father formed an alliance with two other barons after the banishment of the king‘s favorite counselor. Their object was to get Alistair‘s older brother placed in that vacated position, and thereby control the weak king. Some of the other barons had the same idea, but with their own champions. After multiple betrayals on all sides, Alistair‘s brother was implicated in a plot to overthrow the king, and he and a few others
