Full Name: Rosemarie Hathaway

Nicknames: Rose (goes by), Roza (sometimes referred to by Dimitri)

Date of Birth: End of March (Aries- bold personality)

Subspecies: Dhampir

Height/Weight: 5’7”, athletic build

Eye Color: Dark brown

Hair Color: Dark brown

Related to: Janine Hathaway (mother, Scottish), Ibrahim Mazur (father, Turkish) (VA#1 p. 22)

Relationship Status: It’s EXTREMELY COMPLICATED. Adored by many, Rose would have no problem getting a boyfriend, that is, if she actually felt anything for her pursuers. Her main followers are Mason Ashford, Dimitri Belikov and Adrian Ivashkov. She has also had many flings, Jesse Zeklos being just one of the many. Briefly linked with Mason, Rose strung him along until his death, by constanly going hot and cold on him. One minute she would flirt with him, and the next she would reject him. Rose is in love with Dimitri, her mentor, but he is seven years older than her. But that’s not the reason that their love is forbidden. Before Dimitri got turned into a Strigoi at the end of Shadow Kiss, he and Rose were lined up to be Lissa’s guardians, which would mean if they were going to try to protect her, they wouldn’t need distractions (each other) to risk Lissa’s safety. But that didn’t stop them from loving each other. After Rose came back from Russia (on an attempted mission to kill Dimitri) she finally gave Adrian a chance, and is happy to be dating again.

Occupation: Student at St. Vladimirs Academy, training to become a guardian for her best friend, Moroi princess and last of the Dragomir line, Vasilisa Dragomir.

Physical Appearance: Rose is of average height (5’7”) and has thick, long, dark brown (almost black) hair to go along with her dark brown eyes. Rose mentions in VA #1 pg. 11 that she grew it out to cover the bite marks that Lissa left on her neck. She has insanely good looks, and can stop most men in their tracks.

Character’s Personality: Being described as “wild and disrespectful” by Dimitri (VA #1 p. 22) Rose has an outburst, obviously disagreeing to what he is saying. Rose can be conceited, at one point saying she has “semi-exotic desert princess features.” She doesn’t mind getting into fights, and often starts trouble.

First Appearance/Mention: VA #1 pg. 1 (Narrator)

Background Info: After being born, Janine Hathaway left Rose to be raised by the Academy. Rose was known to get into trouble at the academy, once starting a fight between a hermit crab and a hamster. She would also sneak out of her room, and was long well practiced at this. This once led to an encounter with Ms. Karp when Rose fell off the side of the building and Ms. Karp healed her wounds, which startled Rose. The knowledge of Mrs. Karp’s powers, as well as old books about St. Vladimir and a frightening encounter with Victor Dashkov (VA) led Rose to learn everything she and Lissa know about Spirit.

Favorite Rose Quotes:

(VA p.195) “I couldn’t be Mason’s girlfriend because when I imagined someone holding me and whispering dirty things in my ear, he had a Russian accent.”

(VA p.121) “’You see something you like?’ I asked”