Rose the Hat from 'Doctor Sleep'

 Stay away from the woman in the hat. She's the Queen Bitch of Castle Hell.

 

Rose the Hat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F: Ex (20)
A: Ex (20)
S: Gd (10)
E: Am (50)
R: Gd (10)
I: Rm (30)
P: Am (50)

Health: 100
Karma: 90
Resources: Mn (75)
Popularity: 0*

Talents:
Rose the Hat has displayed the following skills:
Mystic Origin*
Leadership*
Human Nature
Knowledge: The True Knot
Charm
Driving
Firearms (alluded to)
Knives and sharp weapons (alluded to)
Knowledge: Continental US Locations
Knowledge: Multi-lingual


Powers:
True Knot Psychic Vampire
Rose the Hat is possibly the most formidable of the True Knot, and is their absolute leader. Rose possesses several psionic abilities which have been amplified by being a member of the True Knot, and has additional abilities that allow her the following powers:

• True Knot Psychic Vampire: Rose the Hat has all of the advantages and disadvantages of being a True Knot member. Unlike the other members, Rose is always at full Steam, using the concealed pressure tanks that are used to store the spirits to empower herself. Rose’s attributes will never drop below where they are now due to the lack of Steam, nor does she suffer the diseases and weaknesses the other do. Please see the write-up for The True Knot for further details on abilities and limitations.
• Psionically Gifted: Rose has many psionic abilities which have been further enhanced by her conversion to a member of the True Knot. Rose can detect psionic activity at Rm (30) ability, and possesses a degree of awareness when even her mind is lightly read. Rose can actually detect Steam or psychically powered children with Un (100) ability, able to sense powerful figures up to 200+ miles with some ease. Rose cannot draw specifics, but the closer she gets to a perspective target, the easier it is for her to read it. In addition, Rose is considered to have Ex (20) protection vs. Psychic/mental effects, and can even transpose herself mentally with a target, seeing and experiencing what they can see, feel, and sense. Perhaps Rose’s most dangerous gift is the ability that she can plan suggestions into the minds of individuals with Ex (20) Psyche or less, which usually are ‘trust these people’ or ‘Don’t struggle’. Rose can also probe the mind of anyone she links with to see their past and what drives/makes them afraid. Rose reduces resistance to those she links with by 1cs, and then further reduces their resistance if she makes a Red FEAT vs. Rm (30) intensity.

Contacts:
Rose the Hat has contacts within the True Knot, and vicariously she can use the Mn (75) resources of the True Knot and several of their legitimate holdings and connections to gain whatever she wants or needs.

Limitations:
Rose the Hat has several key limitations that derive from her nature as well as a member of the True Knot. They include:

• Vulnerabilities of the True Knot – Rose shares many of the common vulnerabilities of the True Knot, and if reduced to 0 Endurance disappears/ceases to exist.
• Vengeful: Rose the Hat is extremely vengeful, and will go to great lengths to revenge herself upon those who have thwarted her efforts, embarrassed her or make her look foolish or weak, or because she simply feels that proper respect wasn’t shared. Rose will allow her need for vengeance to blind her and actually will cause a -2cs to any actions utilizing her powers As examples, Rose effectively destroyed the True Knot in her pursuit of Abra Stone, going to so such lengths as allowing a then 13 year old Stone to taunt her into agreeing to terms of a ‘final showdown’. Rose also underestimates her enemies when she is pursuing them for vengeance, often times making critical mistakes she would not normally make.
• Rose’s trademark hat – Rose’s trademark is her old black hat, which is described always sitting on an impossible jaunty angle. Rose will violently attack anyone who knocks her hat off, makes fun of it, or attempts to destroy it. In many cases, Rose’s hat is tied so intrinsically to her that the hat appears to people in visions long before Rose or the True Knot ever encounters them.
• Hideous Visage: Rose is described as almost unearthly beautiful, unless she is about to feed or wishes to intimidate her opponents, when her real appearance is revealed – Rose has no teeth, but a distended jaw which houses a single tooth that as described is yellowed, long, and curved like a walrus tusk. Rose’s appearance is so unsettling that even after she is encountered the image is tied to her, making those who deal with her rattled. As such, anyone who encounters this visage of Rose will have a hard time ever thinking of Rose the same way.