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Lee Donahue was the son of Clarence Donahue and a restored Strigoi, who killed several girls by blood drinking to "reawaken," but spirit prevented the change when a Strigoi tried turning him again.
Biography[]
Lee Donahue is the college-aged son of Clarence Donahue. He lives in Palm Springs with Clarence and "attends" college classes in California, a little ways from Palm Springs. He is first introduced in Bloodlines, as he and Clarence offered to let Jill and Adrian use their feeder. Adrian is also living with Clarence and Lee due to the fact that he is too old to attend Amberwood with Sydney, Eddie, and Jill and has nowhere else to stay. Lee is very supportive of everything Sydney does and is forever thankful to Eddie for protecting Jill. He develops a crush on Jill easily and seems to be very relaxed and easygoing. And despite his being a Moroi, Sydney decides she approves of him. The only one who doesn't seem to like him is Adrian Ivashkov, the protective "older brother" of shadow-kissed Jill. But towards the end, it is revealed that the girls who were murdered in California, including Clarence's niece Tamara Donahue, were all victims of Lee Donahue's attempts at once again becoming Strigoi by drinking different types of blood, i.e., Moroi blood, Dhampir blood, and human blood. Lee was planning on "awakening" Jill with him so they could be Strigoi together. He was restored by spirit from being Strigoi, and ever since he has been planning to become Strigoi once again. His blood is drunk by a Strigoi and she attempts to awaken him, but she fails. Sydney's fire amulet catches one of the female Strigoi's hair on fire, and Eddie comes to stake them.
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Personality[]
Lee is described as being gentle, supportive, relaxed, easygoing, and understanding. He always agrees with anything to keep Jill safe and is liked by everyone, Adrian Ivashkov excluded. He is an air-using Moroi and always has a nice time, being able to talk to everyone, but deep down he is power-hungry and would do anything to become an immortal Strigoi once again. However, he did seem to feel remorse over having murdered his cousin Tamara.
Appearances[]
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The Golden Lily[]
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The Indigo Spell[]
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Powers and Abilities[]
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As a Moroi[]
- Compulsion: Moroi are able to control the minds of humans, dhampirs, and other Moroi to a certain degree through eye contact and verbal commands.
- Elements: Moroi have magical abilities that allow them to control the elements of earth, air, fire, water, and spirit. Moroi often specialize in one element in particular.
- Air: As an Air user, Lee can create, manipulate, and project air.
- Enhanced Immune System: Moroi don't get sick like humans. Although they can contract diseases, especially terminal diseases, it is unusual for Moroi to get sick or catch viruses.
- Enhanced Senses: Moroi have stronger senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch than humans. Moroi are shown to be able to distinguish between Moroi/Dhampir/Human blood by taste.
- Enhanced Speed: Moroi are faster than humans but aren't as fast as Strigoi and Dhampirs.
- High Life Expectancy: Moroi are not immortal like Strigoi, but they still live longer than most humans. Most Moroi live up to 100–110 years old, although some can far exceed that.
- Hunger Resistance: Moroi do not have to kill in order to feed, unlike Strigoi, who always kill their bite victims, and instead feed in small, non-lethal increments.
- Limited Darkness Adaptation: Moroi possess better night vision than humans, being able to see even in very dim illumination such as starlight.
- Regenerative Healing Factor: Moroi heal easier and quicker than humans, allowing them to recover from injuries quickly so long as they feed.
- Supernatural Beauty: Moroi are known to be highly attractive. They are immensely beautiful, slim, and tall; their skin is pale. However, Moroi do not need to have all of these features.
As a Strigoi[]
- Darkness Adaptation: They possess perfect night vision and can see clearly even in complete darkness.
- Enhanced Bite: Strigoi have an animalistic bite and jaw strength that allows them to shred and rend flesh.
- Heightened compulsion: Strigoi can control the minds of humans, Dhampirs, and Moroi to a certain degree through eye contact and verbal commands.
- Immortality: Strigoi are unable to be killed by natural causes (e.g., age, disease, heart failure, suffocation, etc.) except by staking them in the heart with a silver stake by fire, by sunlight, or by decapitation.
- Pain Tolerance: Strigoi can feel pain, though the older and more powerful they are, the higher their pain tolerance. Strigoi have the ability to heal from any injury within seconds.
- Species Detection: With ease, they are able to distinguish between Strigoi, dhampirs, Moroi, witches, and ordinary people. Although dhampirs look almost like humans, they are recognized with ease by Strigoi via enhanced vision and smell.
- Superior Endurance: Strigoi can maintain physical performance longer than Dhampirs and Moroi and not be greatly fazed by attacks.
- Superior Senses: They can see, taste, touch, and hear better than Moroi and Dhampirs.
- Superior Speed: Strigoi are faster than dhampirs and Moroi. They can easily catch up to their Moroi, dhampir, or human prey.
- Superior Strength: Strigoi are significantly stronger and more fit than dhampirs or Moroi. A single strigoi can brutally beat even a well-trained dhampir into submission.
- Supernatural Beauty: Similarly to Moroi, Strigoi are attractive by human standards. It is unclear whether this applies to human-turned Strigoi; however, Moroi and Dhampir-turned Strigoi are described to retain their attractiveness, which is amplified even further by their newfound grace.
- Supernatural Healing Factor: Strigoi heal and recover almost instantly from any injury besides a silver stake in their heart, decapitation, or being burned by fire or sunlight. Blood can make recovery even faster and easier.
- Vampirization: Strigoi can turn a human, Dhampir, or Moroi into another of their kind if any one drinks any amount of their blood, usually by force. Moroi can turn themselves into Strigoi by killing or draining their victim when they feed.
Abilities[]
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Weaknesses[]
As a Moroi[]
- Mortality: Despite their healing factor, Moroi are still mortal and can die of advanced diseases, exsanguination, and severe injuries. They also weaken with age, just like humans.
- Overexertion: Using too much air can weaken the user after long use.
- Physical Weakness: Moroi aren't very strong physically and are absolutely no match for Strigoi. Compared to Dhampirs, Moroi are generally physically weaker and less nimble.
- Sunlight: Moroi are sensitive to sunlight, and while exposure to sunlight is not lethal to Moroi, it is very uncomfortable.
As a Strigoi[]
- Decapitation: Separating the head from the Strigoi's body will instantly kill them.
- Fire: Fire is one of the four ways to kill a Strigoi; therefore, they tend to avoid it for fear of losing their immortality.
- Oxygen Dependence: While Strigoi cannot die from suffocation, they still require oxygen and will lose consciousness if deprived of oxygen for too long.
- Religious Symbols: Strigoi hate religion, holy water, saint crosses, and churches. They can't enter holy ground.
- Silver Stake: The weapon damages the Strigoi's heart and kills them. A silver stake that is charmed with spirit magic can transform Strigoi back into their original form. A cut from a silver stake will cause them immense pain and has been described as feeling like acid being poured on their skin.
- Sunlight: Strigoi burn when they are in direct sunlight.
Relationships[]
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Romances[]
Jillian Mastrano Dragomir[]
Jillian Mastrano and Lee Donahue meet in Bloodlines due to the fact that Clarence Donahue offered to let Jill and Adrian use his "feeder" twice a week, and Lee is Clarence's son. The two easily develop a good friendship, and despite the fact that Jill is only 15 and Lee is college-aged (19), the two also begin a light relationship. Lee seems to have real feelings for Jillian, and the two have gone out to dinner a few times and had a mini-golf group date together. After Jill's fashion show, it is revealed that Lee Donahue has been planning to become Strigoi once again and has been killing all the young girls in California, but that he never meant Jill any harm. He confesses that, though twisted, his feelings for Jill are real, and he plans on turning her into Strigoi.
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Enemies[]
Adrian Ivashkov[]
Adrian Ivashkov and Lee Donahue also meet in Bloodlines, but unlike Jill and Lee, they do not develop a very good friendship. Despite the fact that everyone seems to tolerate or like Lee, Adrian is constantly worried for Jill and about her being taken advantage of by older guys, more specifically, Lee. He is always jumping on the age difference between the two and telling Lee to find girls his own age, and his dislike of Lee and Jill's relationship is made clear throughout the story. When it is found out that Lee is Strigoi and countable for the murders of young girls, Adrian says something along the lines of "I told you so" and expresses that he knew something was up with Lee the whole time. Adrian is very protective of Jill, as they share a shadow-kissed bond, and he feels as if she is his younger sister.
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