As the years passed and the Cullens moved elsewhere, the younger members of the Quileute tribe began to think of the treaty between the cold ones and the werewolves as part of a legend, not factual truth.
As the years passed and the Cullens moved elsewhere, the younger members of the Quileute tribe began to think of the treaty between the cold ones and the werewolves as part of a legend, not factual truth. The Cullens returned to the area in 2003, and Jacob Black later told human Bella Swan that the Cullens were vampires who had made a treaty with his werewolf great-grandfather, Ephraim. He thought he was only telling her a scary story, but in fact, he unknowingly broke the treaty.
The Cullens‘ return had a huge impact on the tribe, especially those who had inherited the extra chromosome and who were in the right age range to transform. Werewolves hadn‘t existed in the Quileute tribe since Ephraim‘s pack. But the number of vampires in the Cullen coven caused an unusually large number of tribe members to become werewolves. The result was the largest wolf pack the tribe had seen since the days of the first shape-shifter.
The Black Pack
JACOB BLACK
NAME: Jacob Black; nickname: Jake
DATE OF BIRTH: January 14, 1990
QUILEUTE STATUS: Werewolf Alpha
WEREWOLF GENE SOURCE: Black and Ateara lines
HUMAN HAIR COLOR: Black
WOLF COAT COLOR: Rusty brown
EYE COLOR: Brown
HEIGHT: 5‘10‖ at age 15; 6‘7‖ after transformation PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: When Jacob first met Bella, he looked older than he was because he was tall for his age, although he had a hint of childish roundness to his chin. He had a lanky build and wore his long, glossy black hair in a ponytail. As he got closer to transforming, he went through a series of growth spurts. By the time he phased for the first time, he had reached 6‘7‖ in height and had achieved his current imposing, muscular build. He cut his hair very short after his transformation but soon started letting it grow again.
EDUCATION/OCCUPATION: He attends the tribal high school at La Push. Although he is currently on ―sabbatical,‖ he plans to return soon. In the past, he has worked at the store on the La Push reservation to earn extra money. Since his transformation his main focus has been protecting tribal lands and Bella Swan.
HOBBIES: He enjoys rebuilding automotive vehicles.
VEHICLES: Red Volkswagen Rabbit and a classic black Harley Spirit motorcycle FAMILY MEMBERS: Jacob‘s mother, Sarah, is deceased. He has older twin sisters named Rachel and Rebecca. He lives with his father, Billy Black. He has imprinted on Renesmee Cullen.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Jacob Black was born in La Push, Washington. He grew up with his father, Billy; his mother, Sarah; and his older twin sisters, Rachel and Rebecca. Jacob‘s best friends throughout his childhood and adolescence were Embry Call and Quil Ateara V. All three attended school on the La Push reservation.
When Jacob was nine, his mother was killed in a car accident on the highway between La Push and Forks. This loss was hard on Jacob, but he recovered better than his sisters did, thanks in part to his sisters filling the role of mother for him as much as they were able. When his father became wheelchair-bound due to complications from diabetes, Jacob became Billy‘s legs. He did not resent taking care of his father; in fact, Jacob enjoyed spending so much time with him.
Jacob looked up to Billy and thought he was a great dad, his only real flaw being his superstitious beliefs. Billy constantly tried to indoctrinate Jacob in the traditions and histories of the tribe, but Jacob stopped listening at an early age.
Jacob and his father were on their own as soon as Jacob‘s sisters were out of high school.
Both Rachel and Rebecca had a difficult time living in the place where their mother had lived; it made them miss her even more. Rebecca married a Samoan surfer right out of high school, and traveled with him around the world to his many competitions. Rachel went to Washington State University and worked through her breaks and holidays.
Jacob noticed the change in his father when the Cullens moved to Forks, but he didn‘t understand it. He found his father‘s aversion to the new doctor very embarrassing, and the increased emphasis on the Quileute traditions annoying. After a while, he began tuning out most of what his father said.
―I think being a teenager is such a compelling time period in your life — it gives you some of your worst scars and some of your most exhilarating memories. It‘s a fascinating place: old enough to feel truly adult, old enough to make decisions that affect the rest ofyour life, old enough to fall in love, yet, at the same time too young (in most cases) to be freeto make a lot of those decisions without someone else‘s approval. There‘s a lot of scope fora novel in that.‖ —Stephenie
―THE BLACKS‘ HOUSE WAS VAGUELY FAMILIAR, A SMALL WOODEN
PLACE WITH NARROW WINDOWS, THE DULL RED PAINT MAKING IT
RESEMBLE A TINY BARN.‖
— Bella (New Moon, Chapter 5)
Jacob was the fifth person to join the current crop of werewolves. Genetically, he was the rightful Alpha. However, he did not assume that title until later, when he formed a separate pack from Sam‘s. He continued to live with only his father until his sister Rachel returned home and was imprinted on by Paul Lahote.
FAMOUS QUOTES
“Do you like scary stories?” Twilight, Chapter 6
“I guess I just violated the treaty.” Twilight, Chapter 6
“ „We‟ll be watching.‟ ” Twilight, Epilogue
“What are you, forty?” New Moon, Chapter 5
“Sometimes you‟re a little strange, Bella. Do you know that?” New Moon, Chapter 7
“Well, I‟m so sorry that I can‟t be the right kind of monster for you, Bella. I guess I‟m just not as great as a bloodsucker, am I?” New Moon, Chapter 13
“You really, honestly don‟t mind that I morph into a giant dog?” New Moon, Chapter 13
“We‟re a pretty messed-up pair, aren‟t we? Neither one of us can hold our shape together right.” New Moon, Chapter 15