Rose Waverley

Rose Waverley is the main antagonist of The Haunting of Braidwood Manor book. She is first seen in Chapter 5.

Appearance
Rose Waverley is seen as a spirit burned to the bones by fire. The only notable trait that still exists is evidence of brown hair. She is left in a charred skeleton form, and is capable of throwing fireballs and controlling flames.

Personality
Rose Waverley was afraid of everything.

When her husband went away to war, she thought that he would never come back and poisoned her three youngest children to spare them the pain. When her eldest daughter Eleanor found out, she slit her throat before throwing herself in the furnace and shutting the door. Tragically, this was all for nothing, because her husband survived the war and was the one who found their bodies. He became depressed and drank himself to death. Being consumed by rage and sorrow after death, Rose was never able to learn the truth.

Eleanor
Eleanor is Rose's oldest daughter. The two seem to have a strained relationship.

Clarissa Thomas and Simon
Clarissa, Thomas, and Simon are Rose's children. She poisoned them so they won't have to go through the pain of losing their father.

William Wavereley
William was Rose's husband. She thought he died in the war.

Trivia

 * Pixelberry gave her the same first name as Rose Blake, a character in The Crown and the Flame series.
 * Eleanor implies that Rose's actions stemmed from a mental illness.