Special abilities

Some vampires have special abilities that they gain after or before they get change in to a vampire. In The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner it is revieled by Riley that 1 in about every 50 vampires is 'talented.'

Explanation
When a person has a skill or gift in life that is particularly profound, it gets much stronger after their transformation into a vampire and becomes a power of some sort. For example, Bella's shield originally only covered her, but after her transformation she was able to project a shield, covering those around her.

Other talents
These vampires have abilities that are not quantifiably supernatural.


 * Note: Some vampires may have additional special traits beyond their main ability, as with Edward's incredible speed and mastery of the piano apart from his mind-reading gift.