Post by Esme Cullen on Mar 24, 2010 12:59:11 GMT -5
Character Basics
Name: Esme Anne Platt Evenson Cullen
Nickname:
Age: born 1895, turned in 1921 at 26 years of age
Appearance
Looks: Esme has caramel-colored hair and ocher eyes, and very pale skin. The dark circles under her eyes fade when she is well-fed. She is slender but rounded as she was changed not long after giving birth to her son. She is extremely beautiful, like the other vampires.
Scars, tattoos, other marks:
Portrayed by: Elizabeth Reaser
Personality and Stats
Basic Personality: Esme is an extremely warm individual who has the "gift" to love passionately. She always has a maternal ache in her, which is why she is able to open her heart to her adoptive children and Bella. This was caused because her first and only child, a son, died when it was only a few days old from a lung infection. Esme is very family motivated. She loves Carlisle, her adoptive children, including Bella and her granddaughter Renesmee dearly, and is very protective of them. Esme even shows affection to Jacob Black's pack when they stay with the Cullens. She is also quite intelligent like Carlisle and has the magic touch for interior decorating, having designed their Forks home as well as having decorated Edward and Bella's cabin in the woods.
Species: "Vegetarian" Vampire
Abilities: Standard vampire abilities
Occupation: Matriarch of the Olympic Coven
Car: any of the many Cullen cars
History
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Family: Carlisle Cullen (Husband)
Biological Infant son (Deceased)
Alice Cullen (Adoptive daughter)
Emmett Cullen (Adoptive son)
Bella Swan Cullen (Adoptive daughter-in-law)
Edward Cullen (Adoptive son)
Rosalie Hale (Adoptive daughter)
Jasper Hale (Adoptive son)
Renesmee Cullen (Granddaughter)
Charles Evenson (Ex-husband)
Friends: Denali Coven, La Push wolf pack [post-BD]
History: Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, it was after falling out of a tree she'd been climbing when she was sixteen years old that she would meet the man who would change her life forever. The local doctor was away and there was only a Dr. Carlisle Cullen who was available to take care of her. He would leave town the following month and she would never forget him or the experience.
She had dreamt of becoming a teacher out West, but her parents thought it more suitable for a young woman to marry. Charles Evenson, he son of a family friend, who seemed to have a fine future ahead of him, wanted to marry Esme, and her father pressured her to accept. She was indifferent towards Charles Evenson, but not dislike him. They married in 1917 when she was 22 and she quickly found that this had been a mistake. He was sunshine and roses to everyone in public, but when they were alone, he abused her. Her parents basically told her to smile and put on a brave face when she spoke to them about what was going on. When he was drafted to fight in WWI, it was as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders, only to weigh back down even worse when he returned in 1919.
Soon after he came home, Esme learned she was pregnant. She took this as her chance to run away as she couldn't bring herself to raise any child of hers in the same home as him. She ran away in 1920 to live with a cousin in Milwaukee, and then took off further north when word of her whereabouts leaked to her parents. She blended in easily, pretending to be one of the many war widows and was finally able to teach school in a small community outside Ashland.
In 1921, a few days after her child, a son, was born he died due to a lung infection and Esme's world fell apart, feeling as if there was nothing left for her. Unbeknownst to her, Carlisle was working in the little hospital in Ashland when she decided to end her life by jumping off a cliff outside of town. When her body was recovered, it was assumed she was dead but it was Carlisle who found her in the morgue and remembered her, of course, as the happy girl she had been at sixteen. He took note that she was still alive and, not wanting her to die, he made the decision to change her.
When Esme came to however long later, in all that pain, and saw the face that she'd always remembered, and was happy it was Carlisle. While she wasn't angry she had been changed into a vampire, she didn't exactly jump for joy either. She knew she would never again have the chance to have children but at least she had the man of her dreams. Shortly after, they were married.
She was the newest addition to Carlisle's family, him having turned Edward three years before. In the beginning, Esme and Edward pretended and sister since their features were similar. As the Cullen family grew, Esme and Carlisle started the front of being the foster and adoptive parents of several teenaged children. The mother type she was, she always hope for Edward to find a love of his own as she had Carlisle and Rosalie soon had Emmett.
After being away from Forks, Washington where they had originally lived in 1936, and where they made a treaty with the Quilette indian tribe to not bite a human or come on their land, they returned once more in 2003 where their "children" entered Forks High School and it was there that Edward finally found someone to love: Bella Swan. Esme supported Edward when he met and fell in love with Bella Swan.
She continued to be supportive of the relationship even after Bella's disaster 18th birthday party. They left Forks at Edward's request, all in hopes that by leaving Bella would be safer. Esme and Carlisle went to Ithaca, NY where she restored a and old house just north of the city. When they returned back to Forks months later, and was asked to vote if Bella should become a vampire, she voted yes, already considering Bella to be a part of the family.
After Bella's graduation and after fighting with the wolves against Victoria and her newborn vampires, Esme helped plan Edward and Bella's wedding and decorated the cottage in the woods on the Cullen property for them to use as their home so they could have their own space separate from the rest of the family. When Bella announced her pregnancy, Esme stood by her decision to have the baby. Then, after Renesmee was born and Bella became a vampire, the Volturi threatened to come and start a battle because they were under the impression that Renesmee was an Immortal Child, which is outlawed in the vampire world. To support their side and prove Renesmee was not what the Volturi thought she was, Esme welcomed other vampires from all over into her home to stand as witnesses on Renesmee's behalf. When the Volturi arrived, she stood at Carlisle's side, prepared fight alongside her family, and to die with them.
Name: Esme Anne Platt Evenson Cullen
Nickname:
Age: born 1895, turned in 1921 at 26 years of age
Appearance
Looks: Esme has caramel-colored hair and ocher eyes, and very pale skin. The dark circles under her eyes fade when she is well-fed. She is slender but rounded as she was changed not long after giving birth to her son. She is extremely beautiful, like the other vampires.
Scars, tattoos, other marks:
Portrayed by: Elizabeth Reaser
Personality and Stats
Basic Personality: Esme is an extremely warm individual who has the "gift" to love passionately. She always has a maternal ache in her, which is why she is able to open her heart to her adoptive children and Bella. This was caused because her first and only child, a son, died when it was only a few days old from a lung infection. Esme is very family motivated. She loves Carlisle, her adoptive children, including Bella and her granddaughter Renesmee dearly, and is very protective of them. Esme even shows affection to Jacob Black's pack when they stay with the Cullens. She is also quite intelligent like Carlisle and has the magic touch for interior decorating, having designed their Forks home as well as having decorated Edward and Bella's cabin in the woods.
Species: "Vegetarian" Vampire
Abilities: Standard vampire abilities
Occupation: Matriarch of the Olympic Coven
Car: any of the many Cullen cars
History
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Family: Carlisle Cullen (Husband)
Biological Infant son (Deceased)
Alice Cullen (Adoptive daughter)
Emmett Cullen (Adoptive son)
Bella Swan Cullen (Adoptive daughter-in-law)
Edward Cullen (Adoptive son)
Rosalie Hale (Adoptive daughter)
Jasper Hale (Adoptive son)
Renesmee Cullen (Granddaughter)
Charles Evenson (Ex-husband)
Friends: Denali Coven, La Push wolf pack [post-BD]
History: Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, it was after falling out of a tree she'd been climbing when she was sixteen years old that she would meet the man who would change her life forever. The local doctor was away and there was only a Dr. Carlisle Cullen who was available to take care of her. He would leave town the following month and she would never forget him or the experience.
She had dreamt of becoming a teacher out West, but her parents thought it more suitable for a young woman to marry. Charles Evenson, he son of a family friend, who seemed to have a fine future ahead of him, wanted to marry Esme, and her father pressured her to accept. She was indifferent towards Charles Evenson, but not dislike him. They married in 1917 when she was 22 and she quickly found that this had been a mistake. He was sunshine and roses to everyone in public, but when they were alone, he abused her. Her parents basically told her to smile and put on a brave face when she spoke to them about what was going on. When he was drafted to fight in WWI, it was as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders, only to weigh back down even worse when he returned in 1919.
Soon after he came home, Esme learned she was pregnant. She took this as her chance to run away as she couldn't bring herself to raise any child of hers in the same home as him. She ran away in 1920 to live with a cousin in Milwaukee, and then took off further north when word of her whereabouts leaked to her parents. She blended in easily, pretending to be one of the many war widows and was finally able to teach school in a small community outside Ashland.
In 1921, a few days after her child, a son, was born he died due to a lung infection and Esme's world fell apart, feeling as if there was nothing left for her. Unbeknownst to her, Carlisle was working in the little hospital in Ashland when she decided to end her life by jumping off a cliff outside of town. When her body was recovered, it was assumed she was dead but it was Carlisle who found her in the morgue and remembered her, of course, as the happy girl she had been at sixteen. He took note that she was still alive and, not wanting her to die, he made the decision to change her.
When Esme came to however long later, in all that pain, and saw the face that she'd always remembered, and was happy it was Carlisle. While she wasn't angry she had been changed into a vampire, she didn't exactly jump for joy either. She knew she would never again have the chance to have children but at least she had the man of her dreams. Shortly after, they were married.
She was the newest addition to Carlisle's family, him having turned Edward three years before. In the beginning, Esme and Edward pretended and sister since their features were similar. As the Cullen family grew, Esme and Carlisle started the front of being the foster and adoptive parents of several teenaged children. The mother type she was, she always hope for Edward to find a love of his own as she had Carlisle and Rosalie soon had Emmett.
After being away from Forks, Washington where they had originally lived in 1936, and where they made a treaty with the Quilette indian tribe to not bite a human or come on their land, they returned once more in 2003 where their "children" entered Forks High School and it was there that Edward finally found someone to love: Bella Swan. Esme supported Edward when he met and fell in love with Bella Swan.
She continued to be supportive of the relationship even after Bella's disaster 18th birthday party. They left Forks at Edward's request, all in hopes that by leaving Bella would be safer. Esme and Carlisle went to Ithaca, NY where she restored a and old house just north of the city. When they returned back to Forks months later, and was asked to vote if Bella should become a vampire, she voted yes, already considering Bella to be a part of the family.
After Bella's graduation and after fighting with the wolves against Victoria and her newborn vampires, Esme helped plan Edward and Bella's wedding and decorated the cottage in the woods on the Cullen property for them to use as their home so they could have their own space separate from the rest of the family. When Bella announced her pregnancy, Esme stood by her decision to have the baby. Then, after Renesmee was born and Bella became a vampire, the Volturi threatened to come and start a battle because they were under the impression that Renesmee was an Immortal Child, which is outlawed in the vampire world. To support their side and prove Renesmee was not what the Volturi thought she was, Esme welcomed other vampires from all over into her home to stand as witnesses on Renesmee's behalf. When the Volturi arrived, she stood at Carlisle's side, prepared fight alongside her family, and to die with them.
SAMPLE POST:
Esme descended the staircase with ethereal grace as her ocher eyes scanned the room below and instantly lit up like a million stars dancing when she caught sight of her family gathered together around their newest addition, Renesmee. The young girl looked to be at least five years old when in reality she had just celebrated her first birthday weeks before. Locking eyes with the little one, Esme held her hands out to her granddaughter and scooped her up in her arms.
"How is our beautiful Nessie?" Esme inquired with warmth oozing from her voice. In response, the child placed her small hand to Esme's temple and a series of images played before the woman's mind's eye. The corners of Esme's lips raised even more and she considered what Renesmee showed her. "I'm glad you had a wonderful time hunting with your Uncle Emmett and Aunt Rosalie," she commented, glancing momentarily to the gorgeous blonde and her linebacker of a mate.
When Renesmee touched her hand to Esme's face once more, another group of images entered her mind. Esme's eyes went wide and smiled with a mix of incredulousness and curiosity. Looking back at Emmett, the Cullen matriarch parted her lips.
"You threw her from a tree top?"
Emmett's only answer was to shrug and laugh it off as everyone else did.
"Clearly you're fine," she spoke to Renesmee who touched her grandmother's face again. "And you thought it was fun." Shaking her head with a laugh she passed the girl back to her mother's eager arms and smiled at Bella. "She surprises us every day, doesn't she?"