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Elijah Mikaelson ♚ The Vampire Diaries/The Originals ♚ 3/3

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POINT OF DEPARTURE: N/A
ABILITIES:

Elijah's got the standard vampire skill set, but most of them are better than a standard vampire because he's an Original. Arguably Elijah is the strongest vampire still around as he is currently the oldest known and he seems to have different thresholds than his siblings. (ex. Rebekah is constantly getting choked by the Salvatores, but when Damon tried to choke Elijah, he just shrugged that shit off.) Also entirely possible it's just due to inconsistent writing!

Anyway, Elijah's got the abilities of super strength & speed, heightened senses, mind compulsion, and accelerated healing that are better than everyone else because of his age if nothing else. One difference from Elijah and non-Original vampires in particular is his ability to compel other vampires. Regular vampires cannot do this. Originals are also special snowflakes because they can detect when other vampires and humans are using vervain. They also tend to have a speedier recovery time when vervain is used on them. Vervain burns vampires upon contact and when consumed or worn will prevent their compulsion. A vampire's compulsion can also be removed if there's a witch with that much magic around. It's not a pleasant process and hurts like hell, but it's doable. Elijah's also got some memory-sharing wherein if a person - regardless of species - opens their mind up to him, he can show them his memories. It's limited to him sharing his memories with them though. It doesn't work in the reverse.

Sunlight will burn the hell out of an Original, but Elijah's got a daylight ring to keep that from being an issue. Elijah also needs an invitation to enter a private residence with a living, human occupant. The only way to kill Elijah and his fellow Originals is with a stake created from the white oak tree that had been used to make them into vampires. The best most can do is neutralize them with a dagger dipped in the ash of the white oak tree.

INVENTORY; Clothes, cellphone, daylight ring.
ANYTHING ELSE WE SHOULD KNOW? Nah, nothing important.

S A M P L E S;

FIRST PERSON: Thread in Asgard + Inbox Thread for Asgard
Elijah's from a slightly earlier canon point in these samples, but not that much has dramatically changed between the episodes.

THIRD PERSON:

There is currently a lot on Elijah's plate in this precise moment. His sister has been allowed to walk away from the city of New Orleans freely. His brother carried on as though it were a banishment, but the wind has been taken out of his sails. He's no doubt about to begin a self-destructive binge sooner rather than later. The witches are likely still not yet satisfied and, provided that Celeste's last bit of magic works, the werewolves are likely to grow restless out in the bayous with Hayley in their midst and under their protection. And Elijah is no fool. Marcel may have left the French Quarter as he was ordered, but he's still in the city somewhere. The vampires that were forced out of their family home are just as likely to continue obeying the rules as they are to seek out Marcel. And at the risk of thinking like Niklaus, Elijah knows Marcel is likely licking his wounds and trying to scheme his way back into power over the city.

War is brewing in New Orleans. And with his sister gone and Klaus collapsing in on himself, Elijah is left to stave it off or arise the victor. He cannot allow himself to be distracted by anything, not Hayley, not Rebekah's exit. He needs to find a way to quell humans, witches, vampires, and werewolves all alike. Where Niklaus would prefer to rule over all with an iron fist - or eliminate them if they refused to submit - Elijah is not like his brother. He would rather see each faction have their equal say, but know that they must still answer to their family. They managed peace between everyone a century ago along similar lines in the past, they can do it again. Provided Klaus lends a hand rather than working against Elijah. And right now, either is likely.

Elijah draws a deep breath and leaves the courtyard for his room. He needs to begin devising more exact plans before he can rest.