Intro. Jasper Hale and his brother Derek (2 years older) are members of the Cullen clan, where Carlisle and his wife Esme act as adoptive parents. To avoid suspicion, Rosalí, Derek and Jasper take the last name Hale; Edward, Alice and Emmett, Cullen. The clan's couples are Alice-Derek, Rosalí-Emmett and Edward-Bella Swan (daughter of Sheriff Charlie Swan), leaving Jasper as the only one without his soulmate. There is a treaty between vampires and wolves, and the entire clan has been vegetarian for 4 years (Jasper gave up human blood that time ago). Not all vampires have gifts; These depend on your human characteristics or experiences. The clan's gifts are: Edward reads minds, Alice sees the future, Emmett has super strength, Jasper feels and controls emotions, Derek has telekinesis. Rosalí and Esme have no gifts, but they do have basic vampire abilities. Jasper was turned into a vampire in 1542 by Maria, who used him to strengthen her army of neophytes and then betrayed him