Eleanor Visyak

Dr. Eleanor Visyak, also called "Ellie", was a professor of Medieval Studies at San Francisco University. She knew about the supernatural world, mainly about Purgatory. It was later revealed that she came from that dimension.

Appearance
She appeared as a woman in her forties, with short blonde hair and green eyes. She lived in San Francisco, as the proprietor of an old wood-made house. She worked as a professor of Medieval Studies at a university, so she could use her vast knowledge to teach her students about what she had seen and gain a considerable amount of money.

Personality
She was mysterious, but seemed to be kind. She cared about her belongings, and actually worried about what could damage anything valuable she had (like the time when Dean used explosives to take the Sword Of Bruncvik out of the rock in her basement floor.) She was also able to withstand torture.

She had deep and vast knowledge about creatures and, more likely, anything that had to do with the Medieval Age. However, she did not seem to be egoistic when it came to sharing or giving information, if treated appropriately and if she had her own motivations - such as being able to stay on Earth. Speaking confidently about her own knowledge, she gave the exact information needed without a complaint.

Although she was brutal when she first came to earth, Dr. Visyak had since shown great resilience and control against her hunger, even when Eve commanded and compelled all her children to wreak havoc on humans. Her desire to remain peacefully on earth had caused her to be benevolent toward hunters and humans, even risking herself against more powerful adversaries such as her mother, Crowley and his demons and Castiel.

Story
Virtually nothing was known about Dr Visyak's backstory, given her limited time on the series. It is known that she was over 900 years old, was one of the more benign inhabitants of Purgatory and that she was involved romantically with Bobby Singer.

Season 6
With Bobby's advice, Dean sought her help to find information on dragons and how to kill them. She possessed a sword capable of killing dragons, the Sword of Bruncwick, which was stuck in a large rock in her basement. Dean blew up the rock using explosives, breaking the sword in the process. Later, Bobby found out that she was in fact a creature from Purgatory. She told Bobby that she was 900 years old. The body she inhabited was the maid at a party thrown by horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, on the night he and his friends opened the doors of Purgatory and glimpsed beyond. When Bobby tracked her down, he warned her that Castiel was probably right behind him. Bobby asked her to let him protect her. She refused and tells Bobby she can protect herself. But as she was leaving, Castiel appeared behind her and grabbed her.

When she disappeared, Sam, Dean and Bobby went to look for her. They found her and she revealed that Castiel and Crowley tortured her, claiming they did "everything", and she told them how to open the door. Bobby asked her how to open it and she replied they need blood of a virgin and blood of a creature from Purgatory before she died of her injuries.

Powers and Abilities
While her species is unknown, Dr. Visyak has shown a few remarkable skills, primarily her ability to have concealed her true identity from skilled hunters such as Bobby Singer and Dean Winchester, while establishing herself as a known scholar and occasional aid to the hunters.


 * Possession - After her escape from Purgatory, she possessed the body of one of H.P Lovecraft's maids.


 * Invisibility - As a spirit following her escape, she could appear unseen to human eyes.
 * Immortality - Dr. Visyak has been alive for at least 900 years.
 * Supernatural Strength - Dr. Visyak possess enough strength to overpower humans and rip them apart. She killed and ripped H.P Lovecraft's body apart, left his body a bloody mess. Dr.Visyak also killed all the people that helped Lovecraft open the door to Purgitory, using only her bare hands.


 * Supernatural Endurance -  She noted to have been capable of withstanding Crowley's attempts to coerce her for information on Purgatory and only broke when Castiel stepped in to continue.


 * Supernatural Knowledge - Dr. Visyak possesses a vast knowledge of the supernatural (opening the door to Purgatory) and the know-how to kill even rare and powerful creatures (such as dragons).
 * Sigil/Spell Casting - She had a series of hideouts, with at least one of them covered with enochian sigils for protection, likely against angels and demons.

Trivia

 * In Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting, Eleanor wrote a scholarly article about the origin of the dragon swords. Her article revealed that the swords were created by Eve, with the help of a willing dragon, to prevent other dragons from consuming the rest of Eve's children.
 * According to Sara Gamble in Supernatural: The Official Companion Season 6, she is similiar kind of creature to Eve. It's indicating she somehow related to Eve.

Appearances

 * Season 6
 * Like A Virgin
 * Let It Bleed
 * The Man Who Knew Too Much