able to assume wolf form as well.
The first time a vampire — or ?cold one,? as the Quileutes called them — entered the Quileutes‘ land, the tribe discovered that their wolf protectors were able to kill vampires, but it was an almost evenly matched contest. Vampires became the main focus of the Quileute wolves. Over time, the Quileute warriors gained the ability to assume wolf form only if a vampire triggered the reaction.
This history was passed down through oral storytelling. Originally the entire tribe would learn the account; in the last century, however, the sharing became more secretive, passed only from werewolf descendants to the next generation of potential werewolves. All tribe members know the basics, but think of the stories as myths rather than facts.
HISTORY WITH THE CULLENS
In 1936, cold ones again entered Quileute land. They were different from the vampires who had come before. Their coven was larger — three males and two females — and the eyes of all the members were golden rather than red. The leader, Carlisle Cullen, somehow knew that the wolves had human intelligence. He told the wolves that the Cullens meant no harm to the wolves, the Quileute tribe, or any other humans. He claimed that they did not drink human blood, and offered a treaty between his coven and the werewolves. The three werewolves in the pack were outnumbered, so Carlisle had no need to make this offer other than an honest desire to refrain from killing the wolves. For this reason, Alpha wolf Ephraim Black believed Carlisle was making a genuine offer.
Ephraim insisted on two main points to the treaty: The vampires could not injure any humans (either by hunting them for food or by transforming them into vampires, as the Quileutes viewed this transformation as equal to murder), and the vampires were never to trespass on Quileute land. Carlisle agreed to these terms and proposed adding the concept of mutual secrecy: The Quileutes would not be able to tell anyone the true nature of the Cullens, and vice versa.
Ephraim agreed, and they worked out the boundary lines for their respective lands. The Quileute territory covered all of the reservation, plus some of the land that had traditionally belonged to the Hohs and the Makahs. In some places, the boundary line followed the main road, now Highway 101, but in others it followed the old tribal lines. In turn, the werewolves would not cross into Cullen land. The town of Forks, along with a few other surrounding towns, and the highway were ?truce areas? where both the Quileute werewolves and the Cullens were allowed to venture.
As the years passed and the Cullens moved elsewhere, the younger members of the Quileute tribe began to think of the treaty between the cold ones and the werewolves as part of a legend, not factual truth.
As the years passed and the Cullens moved elsewhere, the younger members of the Quileute tribe began to think of the treaty between the cold ones and the werewolves as part of a legend, not factual truth. The Cullens returned to the area in 2003, and Jacob Black later told human Bella Swan that the Cullens were vampires who had made a treaty with his werewolf great-grandfather, Ephraim. He thought he was only telling her a scary story, but in fact, he unknowingly broke the treaty.
The Cullens‘ return had a huge impact on the tribe, especially those who had inherited the extra chromosome and who were in the right age range to transform. Werewolves hadn‘t existed in the Quileute tribe since Ephraim‘s pack. But the number of vampires in the Cullen coven caused an unusually large number of tribe members to become werewolves. The result was the largest wolf pack the tribe had seen since the days of the first shape- shifter.
The Black Pack
JACOB BLACK
NAME: Jacob Black; nickname: Jake
DATE OF BIRTH: January 14, 1990
QUILEUTE STATUS: Werewolf Alpha
WEREWOLF GENE SOURCE: Black and Ateara lines
HUMAN HAIR COLOR: Black
WOLF COAT COLOR: Rusty brown
EYE COLOR: Brown
HEIGHT: 5‘10? at age 15; 6‘7? after transformation PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: When Jacob first met Bella, he looked older than he was because he was tall for his age, although he had a hint of childish roundness to his chin. He had a lanky build and wore his long, glossy black hair in a ponytail. As he got closer to transforming, he went through a series of growth spurts. By the time he phased for the first time, he had reached 6‘7? in height and had achieved his current imposing, muscular build. He cut his hair very short after his transformation but soon started letting it grow again.
EDUCATION/OCCUPATION: He attends the tribal high school at La Push. Although he is currently on ?sabbatical,? he plans to return soon. In the past, he has worked at the store on the La Push reservation to earn extra money. Since his transformation his main focus has been protecting tribal lands and Bella Swan.
HOBBIES: He enjoys rebuilding automotive vehicles.
VEHICLES: Red Volkswagen Rabbit and a classic black Harley Spirit motorcycle FAMILY MEMBERS: Jacob‘s mother, Sarah, is deceased. He has older twin sisters named
