Aro

Aro is a vampire that was born in Greece around 1300 BC. He has black hair and red eyes.

Relatives

 * Didyme (sister, deceased)
 * Sulpicia (wife)

Powers and Abilities
Aro possesses the gift of tactile telepathy, the ability to read peoples' minds through physical touch; he can reach far more deeply into a person's mind than Edward Cullen, because he is capable of reading every thought, feeling, and memory a person has ever had in the past. This power works very effectively in gathering information and looking into thoughts that his subjects may want to hide. It is, however, limited by his need to touch the subject in order for him to access that mind. Because of this power, he can learn any visitor's past and intentions of their visit. When interrogating a criminal, he uses his power to examine the guilty party's mind and see the proof they present. It has also happened on occasion that he discovers individuals with intriguing capabilities by seeing them through someone else's memories, such as Jane, Alec, Bella Swan, Benjamin, Kate, Zafrina, and Alice Cullen.

By reading Edward's mind, he can also access any mind that Edward has ever read. And like Edward, he can access Alice's mind and experience the visions that she'd had.