Above, middle left: Rowan in her gargoyle form.
Above, middle right: Rowan as Jackie, with Owen.
Above, far right: Rowan, in her current human form, with Owen, in their wedding garb.
All images rendered by Tara O'Shea.
Species: Child of Oberon
Gender: Female
First Appearance: "The Butler's Tale" by Tara O'Shea
Other Appearances: "Games," "The Hills Come Between You and Me," and "Midsummer" by Tara O'Shea
Created by: Tara O'Shea
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
Weight: 103 lbs (47k, 7.4 stone)
Hair: Black
Eyes: Grey
Born Fionnuala ní Áine, (Fionnuala, daughter of Áine) the jack called Rowan was given into the Queen's service by Lord Oberon shortly after her mother's death. First, however, she was trained by Oberon's Puck. The teacher and student developed a romantic relationship in 975 CE that survived their exile from Avalon and was rekindled in 1996 ("The Butler's Tale") when she was sent by Titania to fetch back her Mirror.
Apparently some time after returning the mirror, Rowan returned to Manhattan, ostensibly to pixy-lead Brooklyn and Matthew Bluestone in the form of Fionnuala, a gargoyle, and Jackie, a human runaway, respectively. However the true purpose of her visit was to find out what Owen planned to do about the impending end of their exile. She became embroiled in the machinations of Gregory Marlowe, a rogue member of the secret organisation known as the Illuminati, and escaped only with the aid of the gargoyles, Matt, and Owen. To date, she owes Brooklyn a boon to repay him for his part in her rescue as well ("Games").
June 21st, 1996, the Weird Sisters were dispatched to return all of the wayward Children to Avalon. They attacked Rowan in her home and abducted her. With the aid of Titania, Rowan was able to return to Manhattan, however she is bound in mortal form unless fulfilling a boon. There is, to date, no way around this geas. Rowan took a position as Alexander Xanatos' nanny, and shortly after, she and Owen Burnett were wed. It was revealed that she is Oberon's bastard, a fact which she had always known but had no inkling that Owen also knew. Everyone else found out when Oberon crashed the wedding ("The Hills Come Between You And Me").
Rowan and Owen Burnett's love affair perplexes some, completely baffles others, and is possibly only truly understood by Titania herself.
Although Rowan is well over 1000 years old, and has taken the form of
a 15 year old runaway human girl (Jackie), and a 32 year old gargoyle,
her current (and permanent form) as a mortal physically she appears to
be in her mid to late 20s. It is not yet known if she and Owen, bound in
mortal form, will age. Only time will tell.
In her true form, Rowan possesses magics on a par with those of the Puck, if not possibly overreaching his grasp due to genetics. As a mortal, Rowan is learning martial arts. Slowly. Painfully.