Rose Browning

Rose Browning was a powerful witch of Salem. She led the Essex Coven witches before Mary Sibley laid claim to the Grand Rite. She was killed by Mercy Lewis after Mary discovered she had betrayed her by plotting the death of John Alden and conspiring with John Hale to complete the Grand Rite without her.

Biography
Little is actually known about Rose's life, but it was revealed that she worked as a maid at the Sibley house when George Sibley's first wife was alive and helped Mary Walcott become the richest woman in Salem.

Physical Appearance
Rose appeared to be poorer than the other witches of Salem. She had reddish hair with gray streaks and wore less well-made clothing. She also appeared to have a physical ailment, as she walked with a staff and was crooked over.

Personality
Rose appeared to be kind to Mary Sibley but was willing to betray her. Since she was the leader of the Essex Coven, it can be assumed she was very devoted to witchcraft and that her powers were considerable.

Powers
Witchcraft: Rose was one of the older witches of the Essex Coven, the former leader, and the one who taught Mary Sibley much about witchcraft. Rose was possibly also one of the last old witches of the coven who wielded any sort of magical strength which the Hags no longer possessed, as seen when they were easily killed by Mercy Lewis.

Illusion Casting: Rose was capable of crafting powerful illusions on sheer will, as seen when she made herself appear as John Alden's mother, tricking him.

Levitation: Rose was able to propel herself into the air and quickly ascend a tree.

Necromancy: Her most significant feat was her ability to raise the dead. By spilling blood from her wrists on the ground, Rose was able to reanimate a dozen corpses who, under her control, proceeded to attack John Alden and Cotton Mather. However, upon her death, the corpses vanished.

Abilities
Endurance: Rose demonstrated to have had a great physical durability, as seen when John Alden stabbed her with a large amount of a powerful paralytic that would have killed a normal human being.

Etymology
Rose was originally a Norman form of a Germanic name, which was composed of elements meaning "fame" and "kind, sort, type". The Normans introduced the name to England in the forms Roese and Rohese. From an early date, it was associated with the word for the fragrant flower rose (derived from Latin rosa). When the name was revived during the 19th century, it was probably with the flower in mind.

Browning is an English surname from the Middle and Old English personal name Bruning, originally a patronymic from the byname Brun, meaning "brown", originally a nickname for a person with brown hair or skin.