| “ | If he will take the risk to be with you, who are you to tell him what to do with his life? | ” |
— Allegra Van
Alen, telling her daughter Sky to accept Jack's love.
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Allegra Van Alen
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Allegra Van Alen is the current reincarnation of Gabrielle, the Uncorrupted, one of only two vampyres who was not cursed or fallen, but became a vampyre by choice. Allegra is Schuyler's as well as Bliss's natural mother, the only known vampyre to have naturally born children. Born as Gabrielle the Uncorrupted, one of the seven archangels, she often led the Blue Bloods who were lost and led them in times of trouble.
Allegra succumbed to a self-imposed coma in 1995, three years following the birth of her half-human daughter, who was conceived from the illegal union with her husband and human familiar, Stephen Chase.
Past[]
Like many Blue Bloods of her generation, she began her education at the Duchesne School in Manhattan but transferred to Endicott Academy, a boarding school in Massachusetts, during her junior year. As a student, Allegra was known on campus as cheerful, spirited, and athletic; captain of the girls’ field hockey team and a natural-born leader. She made a stunning debut at the Four Hundred Ball on her eighteenth year, leading the cotillion with her brother, Charles. This earned her the nickname of “debutante of the decade.”
Physical appearance[]
Allegra Van Alen Chase has been seen in a coma for the majority of the books but she has been described as 5'3, with green eyes, white skin and blonde hair. Her daughter Schuyler Van Alen is described to have the same heart shaped face and body shape as her.
Biography[]
Gabrielle was an archangel in Paradise, not set to be cast down. However, after the battle ended, and those who were on Lucifer’s side were sent to Earth she willing became a vampyre to guide the others. This inspired her twin Michael to follow.
Michael and Gabrielle created a coven for Blue Bloods, as vampyres who feed on humans but don't kill and followed the Code of the Vampyres the Uncorrupted laid out. This was in hope of the Blue Bloods being welcomed back to Paradise. In every cycle but her current one she was bonded to her twin, Michael. In the current cycle, she eloped with Stephen Chase, her familiar, and gave birth to her half-vampyre daughter, Schuyler. When Stephen died she vowed never to take another familiar and went into a coma. When she awoke ,she told her daughter Schuyler about the Van Alen Legacy, and why she hadn‘t awoken until then. She then talked to her other daughter, Bliss, or Azazel, and left her in the care of The Watcher (Jordan). She then began her search for her twin Michael.
Personality[]
Gabrielle is compassionate, willing to sacrifice her heavenly life for her fellow angels, and kind. She also has a strong sense of justice, creating the Code of the Vampyres to help guide Blue Bloods. She, however, is not afraid to break rules, such as running away with Stephen.
Powers and abilities[]
Gabrielle has the ability to find out the truth and see people’s memories by drinking their blood without becoming a Silver Blood. This is called a Blood Trial, and this ability is only usable by her and Schuyler, her daughter. It is unknown whether Bliss can.
Allegra has a sword that never misses and can kill other archangels. Only Gabrielle can use it.
As an Uncorrupted, she is one of the few vampyres who can get naturally pregnant, as well as creating new life. Other Blue Bloods, in contrast, can only reincarnate vampyres in Evolution, in between expressions. She also has a special mark that only Uncorrupted vampyres have that cannot be faked.
As with all Blue Bloods, she has the power of enhanced strength and speed, telepathy, perfect recall, shapeshifting, and access to the Glom.
Relationships[]
Michael (also known as Charles Force)
Michael could not bear to be separated from her so he chose to be a vampyre to spend eternity with her. He was her bondmate, but when she ran off with Stephen, he was angered. The two currently do not get along.
Stephen Chase
He was the human husband of Allegra and before that, Gabrielle's familiar. He is the father of their child, Schuyler Van Alen. When he died Allegra vowed to never take another familiar, and put herself in a coma.
Lucifer Morningstar
He is the father of their child Bliss Llewellyn. He tricked Allegra into thinking he was Michael, her eternal bondmate, which resulted in Azazel's birth.
Jack Force (also known as Abbadon)
He was in love with Allegra, however, she was not in love with him. He joined Lucifer’s army in hopes of impressing her, but she spurned him instead. According to his inner monolog in Keys to the Repository, Abbadon was merely good friends with her.
Quotes[]
“This was no way to talk to his bondmate, but he couldn't help it. Because Charlie was Michael, of course. After what had happened in Florence, there was no doubt about it now: they had been born as twins in every cycle since then. The House of Records insisted on the practice, so what happened back then would never happen again. So that, from the beginning, there would be no doubts, no questions, no more mistakes.
Notes[]
Gabrielle is stated to have been the cycle mother to most of the angels at some point, and is seen as sort of a mother to them all, collectively.