Rowena

Name	Rowena
Actor	Ruth Connell
Dates
Location
Occupation	Witch
Episode(s)	10.03 Soul Survivor 10.07 Girls, Girls, Girls 10.09 The Things We Left Behind

Hardly the most appetizing process in the world, but killing demons always makes me hungry. – Rowena, 10.07 Girls, Girls, Girls

History

Rowena is a natural born witch who has been around since the 17th century (or possibly longer), and is the mother of Fergus Roderick McLeod aka Crowley. She was thrown out of the Grand Coven many years ago, as her magic was considered too extreme; one such spell she created was the "Defigere Et Depurgare," which was used to vanquish demons. Rowena's use of magic would ultimately lead to her being banned from performing magic, taking students and forming her own coven by the Grand Coven -- putting her on the run for years. In 2014 Rowena resurfaces seeking to reclaim her lost power base.

Episodes

10.03 Soul Survivor

In a hotel suite in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Rowena is reading a book in front of a fireplace, when suddenly a drop of blood falls on her arm from the ceiling. She looks up, revealing two hotel staff members nailed to the ceiling, smiles and continues reading her book.

10.09 The Things We Left Behind

Gerald places Trish in Crowley's dungeon next to Rowena. As Trish attempts to break free from her bindings, Rowena initiates small talk with her, wanting to find out what brought her there. Trish tells her she was smuggled topside as Crowley only allows certain demons out of Hell. When Trish asks why she is a prisoner, Rowena replies that she was a "horrible mother."

When Crowley finally decides to see Rowena, he berates her for being a horrible mother to him, but Rowena deflects that by saying she was motivating him for bigger things. When he brings up she abandoned him when he was eight, she tells it was because she ran afoul of the locals and had to flee. Rowena tells Crowley she wishes to be a family again, and that he can trust her unlike the demons who turn on him at the first chance.

After their chat, Crowley and Gerald escort Rowena to the dungeon. It's there that Rowena accuses Gerald of smuggling demons out of Hell, to which Trish confirms. Gerald denies the accusations, and begins to strangle Rowena. When he doesn't listen to Crowley's repeated orders to stop, Crowley stabs Gerald through the neck with an angel sword, killing him. As Crowley leaves the cell, he asks Rowena if she is coming. She smiles and follows him out the door. As Trish tells Rowena that she said she would get her out if she lied about Gerald, Rowena responds that she'll be back for her "in a flash" and locks the cell.