Ep 13. Children Of The Damned

In The Vampire Diaries season 1 episode 13, titled "Children Of The Damned," Elena, Stefan and Damon continue to try and piece together the past of the Salvatore family. They learn more about the relationship between Damon and Katherine, as well as the reason why Stefan was so desperate to stay away from his hometown of Mystic Falls. Meanwhile, in the present day, new characters are introduced, including an ancient vampire named Sage who holds a powerful secret.

The episode begins with Elena and Stefan visiting a mansion in nearby Richmond to search for information about the Salvatore family. They discover a hidden room that contains a journal written by Stefan's ancestor, Zachariah Salvatore. The journal reveals a shocking secret: the Salvatore brothers were not the ones who turned Katherine into a vampire. Instead, it was someone else, someone who has been watching over them for centuries.

Back in Mystic Falls, Damon is trying to find out more about the tomb vampires that have been awakened in town. He enlists the help of Caroline and Jeremy, who are still trying to process the fact that vampires exist. They stumble upon a chilling discovery: some of the tomb vampires are children, turned into vampires in the 19th century and trapped underground for over a century. These "children of the damned" are now loose in Mystic Falls, and Damon realizes that they pose a serious threat.

Meanwhile, a mysterious woman named Sage arrives in town. She immediately catches Damon's eye, and it soon becomes clear that they have a long history together. Sage is over a thousand years old and was once the mentor of one of the most powerful vampires in history, Klaus. She reveals that she knows something about Klaus that could change everything and offers to share the information with Damon in exchange for his help.

As Elena and Stefan try to decipher the Salvatore family history, they are interrupted by the arrival of another stranger: Isobel, Elena's birth mother. Isobel claims that she has important information about Katherine and wants to help them find her. Elena is hesitant to trust her mother, but she also wants to know more about her past and decides to hear her out.

Meanwhile, the "children of the damned" are causing chaos in Mystic Falls. The youngest of the group, a girl named Pearl, is desperate to find her son, who was also turned into a vampire and separated from her. She enlists the help of Anna, the teenage vampire who has befriended Jeremy, and together they begin to search the town for Pearl's missing child.

The episode ends with several major revelations. Damon and Sage share a shocking secret about Klaus, which changes everything they thought they knew about him. Meanwhile, Isobel reveals the reason why she abandoned Elena as a baby, and it has to do with the supernatural forces that govern Mystic Falls. As the pieces of the puzzle start to come together, Elena, Stefan and Damon realize that they are in for a much bigger fight than they ever imagined.