Rowena MacLeod

"The King at last...King of what, Lilliput? I mean I heard you were short. Well, get to it. Time for the coup de grâce, wee boy. Something the matter with you? Cat got your tongue, hmm? Meow."

- Rowena to Crowley

Rowena MacLeod is a very powerful Scottish witch, and the mother of the demon Crowley, who was originally named Fergus Rodric MacLeod and grandmother of Gavin MacLeod. She currently appears as the main antagonist in Season 10.

Background
Rowena considers herself a "natural" witch, claiming to be born with the gift of magic (as opposed to harnessing the power of demons). She is presumably immortal, as she is known to have been alive for centuries. She frequently uses hex bags to kill her victims. In Girls, Girls, Girls, it was revealed that she created a demon killing spell in the 1800's that only she knows how to perform. Many of the spells that she uses are not easily withstood by humans, and cause them to die shortly after being affected. Even simple spells like the servitude spell eventually burn up the human victims, just like powerful ones such as the Attack Dog Spell.

Rowena was formerly part of the Grand Coven, but was dismissed by her superiors as a result of her violent and forceful use of magic. However, later, Olivette revealed the true reason about her expulsion, she having a child with a non-magician.

Before appearing in Season 10, Rowena was briefly mentioned by Crowley. He described his mother as "dabbling in witchcraft" and said that she taught him a few things. However, Crowley did not mention her name.

Powers and Abilities
"That? Parlor trick! I'm capable of greatness. Given free reign I'd be unstoppable."

Rowena is a very powerful witch that has been around since the 1600s. After long time trainings throughout her life, she has been mastered and collected a vast arsenal of spells and many magical things at her disposal, ranging from simple offensive ones, which nonetheless become deadly when performed by her, to higher ranking, more complicated ones. She has mastered a very high degree in magic and its branches. Although her current powers and abilities are somewhat reduced to a certain degree due to Olivette's sealing, she is still very powerful, and very difficult to defeat.


 * Witchcraft - Being a witch, Rowena is very experienced in the use of spells and hex bags. She even has the ability to create some spells of her own (Defigere Et Depurgare). It is unknown whether or not the Attack Dog Spell is of her making.
 * Immortality - Rowena can live for a very long time if not infinitely. She has lived for several hundred years, if not longer.
 * Hex Casting - Due to being an old talented witch, she has absolute knowledge of hex bags, and are said to have taught Crowley how to use spells and hex bags back in the 1600s.
 * Dream Manipulation - In The Hunter Games, Rowena demonstrated this ability by crafting a spell which manipulates her victim's dreams.
 * Astral projection - In The Hunter Games, Rowena demonstrated this ability by crafting a spell which projected her awareness outside her body in order to spy on Crowley making a deal with Sam and Dean Winchester.
 * Illusion Casting - Rowena proved capable to crafting an illusion spell powerful enough to successfully trick Cain.
 * Transmogrification - Rowena was able to cast a spell to turn Olivette into a hamster.
 * Reality Warping - Rowena was able to cast a spell so that one demon's had a face on both sides of his head. However, she claims that this is merely a parlor trick compared to what she is really capable of.
 * Telekinesis - Rowena has pinned humans to the ceiling by impaling them on furniture on multiple occasions. She also able to cause several items in Crowley's lair to shatter and explode with a simple spell.
 * Torturing - She is able to torture her target until death with a certain powerful spell.



Weaknesses

 * Power Sealing - Her powers are reduced to a certain degree due to an unknown sealing spell that was casted by Olivette before her expulsion. Although her current powers and abilities are somewhat reduced, she is still very powerful and difficult to defeat. It's not been revealed what she is capable of in her full state.
 * Iron - Her power was reduced dramatically and blocked when she was bound by iron. As shown in Girls, Girls, Girls, she severely weakened when bound by the iron cuff's in Hell's Dungeon.
 * Verbal Restraints - It appears Rowena is unable to cast many spells without reciting an incantation as Crowley's demons were able to capture her with ease after they had gagged her.

Quotes

 * "Of course you had a father. You were just conceived during a winter solstice orgy, and it's not like I was taking names."
 * "This demon asks you to equalize credit for his and another's work. Split the baby if you will. Well, then I would well and truly split the baby. I'd cut this pulling, pathetic, grade-grubbing git in two, literally. Then I'd nail his bloody halves to the doors of the court. A reminder to all not to waste the King's time! Whiners beget whiners. You can't reward behavior like that. Why, I never gave in when you asked for sweeties as a child no matter how much you cried. Well, you were a very chunky child, darling. A bit of a bloater."
 * "You can't understand my disappointment or my pride. You don't know this but after I left you, after I was forced to leave you, I heard of your death. Your mortal death. I thought you were gone to me forever. Then, hundreds of years later and thousands of miles away, I find you: the King of Hell. And not by luck or accident, you made that happen all by yourself. You're not a mother. You can't know what that pride felt like. How huge it was. But can you try to imagine, for me? Now do you understand why it breaks my heart to see what a colossal numb nut you've become? You've got the crown but you're no ruler, not really. A sad, bored wee boy on the throne who'll flop ass up the second those Winchesters, hunters who'd as soon see you dead as have you to tea, ask you to. You're no king. Not any more. You're their bitch!"
 * "You see my son, the spawn you speak of, is now the King of Hell - total Cinderella story I'd say. Oh aye, and now you, dearest Olivette, are prisoner of the baddest of the bad and his devoted mother."
 * "You say that like it's an insult. Nice girls, they're pathetic. Here's to evil skanks."

Appearances

 * Season 8
 * We Need To Talk About Kevin (mentioned only)
 * Clip Show (mentioned only)


 * Season 9
 * King of the Damned (mentioned only)


 * Season 10
 * Soul Survivor
 * Girls, Girls, Girls
 * The Things We Left Behind
 * The Hunter Games
 * About a Boy (mentioned only)
 * The Executioner's Song
 * Paint it Black
 * Inside Man