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| − | The war centered around Puebla, Mexico City, where [[Benito]] had amassed his army. His tactic was so successful that most covens in the area created their own newborns to defend against him and other covens that were reacting. These wars spread widely and caused such death toll and fear to the local humans that the [[Volturi]] were sent to stop the rampage, fearing the exposure this might lead to and |
+ | The war (started around the 1820s) centered around Puebla, Mexico City, where [[Benito]] had amassed his army. His tactic was so successful that most covens in the area created their own newborns to defend against him and other covens that were reacting. These wars spread widely and caused such death toll and fear to the local humans that the [[Volturi]] were sent to stop the rampage, fearing the exposure this might lead to and executed Benito and all other covens that experimented on newborns, effectively ending the war within one year of clearing in the 1830s. |
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| − | Unfortunately, the President and vampire hunter Abraham Lincoln did not look too kindly on the Volturi feeding habits, seeing the Vampire Mafia as no different than the Southern vampire armies. He immediately took up arms against them. The Volturi, seeing him as only another human, refused to deal with him until he exterminated half their coven. Aro finally held a private meeting with Honest Abe at the White House, but as negotiations were proceeding, the vampire godfather stepped into the sunlight and began sparkling. Offended at Lincoln's hysterical laughter, Aro attacked. Accounts differ as to what exactly happened next, but it seems the President withdrew an axe from under the table and chased his immortal guest out the White House doors. Shortly afterward, the Volturi were seen boarding a passenger ship to Florence. |
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| ⚫ | The Volturi eventually returned to Italy and the southern lands were peaceful for a time. Around the 1840s, the survivors in the South quickly laid claim to the land. It did not take long before new covens were formed and the war resumed. However, because the last war caused entire armies and everyone involved to be slaughtered, the new covens fought in more carefully managed conditions to avoid a new intervention by the Volturi. At times, some covens would slip and let the death rate grow out of proportions again, and then the Volturi would return to wipe them out. However, they allowed the more careful covens to continue. |
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| ⚫ | Using Benito's idea, [[Maria]], along with her newfound companions, [[Lucy]] and [[Nettie]], started her own army, turning [[Jasper Hale|Jasper]], [[Peter]], [[Charlotte]] and many others into vampires along the way to win back the territories they'd lost. Maria quickly made Jasper her second-in-command when she noticed his useful skills in battle and his gift of [[pathokinesis]] that kept her minions in check. |
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| − | It is generally accepted, however, that had either the President or the Volturi been allowed free reign, the wars would have ended much quicker than they did. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 09:48, 23 October 2015
A map of Mexico.
- "This was another chapter of our history that will always be remembered, though there were very few witnesses left to speak of what it was like."
- ―Jasper[src]
The Southern vampire wars started around the early 1800s and engulfed most of the southern part of North America, including Texas and Mexico. They began when a vampire named Benito created the first newborn army to conquer other covens that controlled New Mexico and Texas. Jasper Hale became involved in the later half of the 19th century.
History
First War
The war (started around the 1820s) centered around Puebla, Mexico City, where Benito had amassed his army. His tactic was so successful that most covens in the area created their own newborns to defend against him and other covens that were reacting. These wars spread widely and caused such death toll and fear to the local humans that the Volturi were sent to stop the rampage, fearing the exposure this might lead to and executed Benito and all other covens that experimented on newborns, effectively ending the war within one year of clearing in the 1830s.
Second War
Maria's newborn army in Mexico.
The Volturi eventually returned to Italy and the southern lands were peaceful for a time. Around the 1840s, the survivors in the South quickly laid claim to the land. It did not take long before new covens were formed and the war resumed. However, because the last war caused entire armies and everyone involved to be slaughtered, the new covens fought in more carefully managed conditions to avoid a new intervention by the Volturi. At times, some covens would slip and let the death rate grow out of proportions again, and then the Volturi would return to wipe them out. However, they allowed the more careful covens to continue.
Using Benito's idea, Maria, along with her newfound companions, Lucy and Nettie, started her own army, turning Jasper, Peter, Charlotte and many others into vampires along the way to win back the territories they'd lost. Maria quickly made Jasper her second-in-command when she noticed his useful skills in battle and his gift of pathokinesis that kept her minions in check.
This tactic is still in use to this day, and Victoria adopted it in her attempt to destroy the Cullens.
The war is still active to this day, but the covens are careful not to draw too much attention to themselves.
Known participants
- Caius
- Other guards
- Benito
- Many unnamed deceased newborns
- Multiple Southern covens
- Northern Texas coven
- Monterrey coven
- Arkansas coven