Stefan

"Say what you want, I still think Dracula One and Dracula Two are creep-tacular."

- Jacob Black on Stefan and Vladimir

Stefan is a vampire and one of the founding members of the Romanian Coven.

History
"Of all the rotten luck."

He and his fellow Romanian vampire Vladimir once ruled the vampire world thousands of years ago with their coven, along with 10 other Romanian vampires. Not even bothering to keep the secret, they let the Romanian people in their city know that they were vampires, instead of lying and saying they were saints (referring to St. Marcus Day in Volterra) Their castles, however, were burned and their coven destroyed by the Volturi. Stefan's mate was lost in the loss.

Breaking Dawn
{main|Breaking Dawn}} After over 1500 years, Stefan and Vladimir show up uninvited to the Cullen household in Breaking Dawn hoping that the controversy caused by Renesmee will finally destroy the Volturi. However, their hopes don't falter throughout the book. In the big climax with the Volturi, the "royal vampire family" is entirely astonished to see their bitter enemies on Carlisle's side, and immediately want to take action. Aro, however, with his eternal enthusiasm, seeks the truth from Carlisle, and Stefan's and Vladimir's hope of having a battle with the Volturi is vanquished. They were happy, however, to see the Volturi run away like cowards after the confrontation.

During the month that the Romanian coven "witnesses" Renesmee, Bella has a certain aversion to having Renesmee being around the Romanians, for fear that they, too, are just like the Volturi, with their pasty-white skin and red eyes. However, Bella notices that Stefan's and Vladimir's eyes are not filmed over as the Volturi's, but she does not inquire about this fearing that it would be rude. It is Renesmee who eventually asks, and the vampires reply that once their castle was burned they had to move, as opposed to the Volturi elders who sit still decade after decade.

Renesmee is said to have enjoyed the Romanians' company. Bella limits her time with them after they describe how they would like to rip out the eyes of the Volturi. They only seek revenge towards the Volturi, and will do anything to harm them.

Physical appearance
He is described as being a slight, dark-haired man, dressed in simple black clothing, with eyes that are dark burgundy in colour; and along with Vladimir, he too possesses the same powdery skin as the Volturi ancients, although it is said to be not as pronounced in their case. He speaks in a smooth tandem, with a voice so similar to Vladimir's that anyone with ears less sensitive than a vampire's would assume they were one speaker.

He and Vladimir despise the Volturi.

Film portrayal
Summit Entertainment confirmed on October 13, 2010 that Guri Weinberg will play the role of Stefan in the second half of Breaking Dawn.

Appearances

 * Breaking Dawn
 * Breaking Dawn - Part II