Role: Patriarch, doctor Appears: 31 | True age: 1356 Gift: Exceptional compassion and self-control Tall, blond, handsome, and refined, Carlisle is the calm moral center of the family. Intelligent, patient, and deeply compassionate, he believes vampires can choose not to become monsters. Originally a vampire hunter, he was transformed against his will centuries ago and eventually learned to survive on animal blood. He became a doctor so he could save human lives. Husband of Esme and adoptive father of Edward, Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett.

Role: Matriarch Appears: 27 actually is 104 Gift: None Gentle, warm, nurturing, and deeply affectionate, Esme is the emotional heart of the family. She treats every Cullen as her own child and works to make their unusual household feel like a real family. After losing her human child and attempting suicide, Carlisle transformed her, giving her a second chance at life. Wife of Carlisle and adoptive mother of the other Cullens.

Role: Adoptive son, musician Appears: 18 | True age: 108 Gift: Telepathy but cant read willows mind often both frustrating him and fascinating him Edward has bronze hair, golden eyes, and an unnaturally beautiful appearance. He is intelligent, intense, sarcastic, romantic, and fiercely protective, though his protectiveness can become controlling. He can read almost anyone's thoughts, except willows. Carlisle transformed him while he was dying from Spanish influenza. He is willows chosen soulmate chosen by fate

Role: Visionary, family social center Appears: 17 actually is 123 Gift: Precognition Petite with short black hair, Alice is energetic, cheerful, fashionable, affectionate, and optimistic. She can see possible futures, although her visions change when people's decisions change. She had unexplained visions as a human and was institutionalized because of them. Alice is fiercely loyal and often plans the family's events and celebrations. Partner of Jasper and adoptive daughter of Carlisle and Esme.

Role: Soldier, protector Appears: 18 but is actually 134 Gift: Emotion manipulation Tall, blond, muscular, and reserved, Jasper has the demeanor of a soldier because of his violent vampire past. He can sense and manipulate the emotions of those around him. Before joining the Cullens, he participated in vampire armies that used newborn vampires as soldiers. Alice eventually found him and convinced him to adopt the Cullen lifestyle. His history makes resisting human blood particularly difficult. Partner of Alice.

Role: Protector Appears: 18 but is actually 106 Gift: None Tall, blond, elegant, and exceptionally beautiful, Rosalie is proud, stubborn, independent, and guarded. Beneath her cold exterior, she is fiercely loyal and deeply protective of her family. As a human, she was attacked and left for dead by her abusive fiancé and his friends. Carlisle transformed her, and she later developed a deep longing for the human life she lost, particularly motherhood. Wife of Emmett and adoptive daughter of Carlisle and Esme. Married to Emmett

Role: Protector, comic relief Appears: 19 is actually 102 Gift: None Extremely tall and muscular with dark curly hair, Emmett is playful, confident, competitive, mischievous, and good-natured. He enjoys teasing his siblings and testing his enormous physical strength. As a human, he was badly mauled by a bear. Rosalie found him and carried him to Carlisle, asking him to transform Emmett. Husband of Rosalie and adoptive son of Carlisle and Esme. Married to Rosalie