Volturi
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The Volturi are an organized coven of vampires in the Twilight series of fictional young adult novels by Stephenie Meyer. They 'hire' other vampires with special abilities or powers to help enforce the rules of the vampire world.
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[edit] Background
The Volturi are like a royal family to vampires. Their home is in the city of Volterra, Italy. The Volturi have been in existence for at least three thousand years, if not more, and are some of the most sophisticated vampires. However, they do not follow the "vegetarian" diet that is followed by the main characters of the series, but instead drink the blood of humans.
[edit] Purpose
Although they are not an 'official' royal family, the Volturi are an incredibly influential coven. They act as guardians, keeping the secret society of vampires hidden from the human world as needed. They often send others to travel from Volterra to prevent overzealous covens and renegade vampires from exposing their species by eradicating every vampire (and human) present. In Eclipse, they travelled to Forks, Washington to destroy Victoria's evil coven of young vampires, as they were being a menace to the nearby city of Seattle. Currently in the Twilight series, the Volturi are becoming an increasing problem to the Cullen family, as they want Bella Swan to be turned into a vampire as soon as possible, since she knows their secret.
[edit] Powers
Most of the Volturi have very strong powers: Jane can give anyone the illusion of pain while they are under her gaze; Aro can see all of the thoughts that a person has ever had, while making physical contact with that person; Marcus can sense relationships; Demetri can track anyone once he has the tenor of their mind. Others' powers are not mentioned, but are rumored to be just as powerful.
[edit] Current members
The leaders of the Volturi:
- Aro
- Caius
- Marcus
There are also two un-named female vampires who are part of the coven. There used to be a sixth member as well, who was Marcus's mate, but she was killed in battle.[1]
Members of the guard:
- Jane
- Alec
- Felix
- Demetri
- Heidi
There are four others who have not yet been named.
There is also a human secretary named Gianna who appears in New Moon. She is privy to everything that goes on with the Volturi, and hopes to one day become a vampire as well.
[edit] Wanted members
- Carlisle Cullen: He stayed with the coven as a guest, but left due to his belief of not harming humans and created his own coven in the United States.
- Edward Cullen: He was asked to join the Volturi because of his ability to read minds, but declined.
- Alice Cullen: She was asked to join because she can see into the future, but declined also.
- Bella Swan: Aro invited her to be a member of the Volturi as well, after seeing Alice's vision of her becoming a vampire. He said this because he saw that she was immune to powers involving the mind. He hoped that she would have powers as a vampire that would be useful to his coven. Bella declined as well.
[edit] References
- Meyer, Stephenie. (2006). New Moon. New York: Little, Brown and Company.
- Twilight Lexicon - The Volturi
[edit] See also
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