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People.... the new book is coming out on Augest 2nd! Have fun reading it and tell me what you think!
Edward Anthony Masen was born on June 20, 1901 to Edward and Elizabeth Masen.
While dying of the Spanish influenza in Chicago in 1918, he was changed into a vampire by a doctor named Carlisle Cullen, as the result of an indirect request made by his dying mother; Carlisle believes that Elizabeth sensed that he was different, and asked him to do "what others cannot do" to save her son's life.
As a human, Edward was very sensitive to the thoughts of the people around him, and when he was changed, he gained the ability to hear others' thoughts. A decade after Edward was changed into a vampire, he rebelled against Carlisle's practice of drinking animal's blood, though he understood why Carlisle only fed on animals. Since he could read minds, he purposefully sought out and preyed on only the worst of society, which helped him justify his actions to himself. However, after a few years he became guilt-ridden, realized that Carlisle was right, and returned home. He has not strayed since.
Edward, like all vampires, possesses superhuman strength (sufficient to lift a large van, as demonstrated in Twilight), speed, durability (sufficient to take a high-speed impact by said van without any physical damage whatsoever), endurance and agility. Edward is the fastest of the Cullens, easily able to outrun any other vampire. Edward can also read the minds of anyone within a few miles of himself as a side effect of his nature (Bella is the one person who is immune to this ability). Some vampires have special talents such as Edward's, but not all do. He can also cease breathing for as long as he desires when needed, since breathing is not a necessity for vampires (though Edward has stated that it gets uncomfortable to stop breathing, due to habit, and because it is linked to their sense of smell). Like other vampires in the series, Edward is not harmed by sunlight, but avoids it, as it causes his skin to sparkle. These vampires are incapable of sleeping, and receive nutrients only from blood. He and his family resist the temptation to drink human blood, a vampire's natural food source, choosing instead to drink the blood of animals.
Vampires release venom when they bite their prey. If this venom is absorbed into a human's bloodstream, they will undergo the excruciatingly painful process of transforming into a vampire over the course of approximately three days, depending on the location of the bite relative to the heart. When the "heart stops beating", the transformation is complete. When a vampire bites someone, a crescent-shaped scar is left where the person was bitten.
