Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-190.27.43.13-20140708231921/@comment-13965604-20140711180859

DManCO wrote: If I remember S1 correctly, Derek and Laura had lived in New York for years after the fire. Laura came back for some reason (probably to check on Peter) and Derek came back because she went missing (was murdered). Jackson left BH to move to London, and has yet to be drawn back. Isaac has now gone to France with Chris. So if Beacon Hills does have some kind of pull, it is not a very strong one.

You can't take anything before the end of 3a into account because the Nemeton wasn't activated yet.

I'm of the camp that it's not a magnet, and more of a 'hey, here we are' people who seek power would be drawn to that, or even stuff that are curious about whats in the area. Or it might be sort of magnet like, but not a compulsion.