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17 year old protagonist of the Vampire Academy series. She is the shadow-kissed best friend of Princess Vasilisa Dragomir, who she had known since kindergarten. She becomes shadow-kissed when involved in an accident that kills the other Dragomir Moroi and leaves her dead and brought back by Lissa; this allows her to feel what Lissa is feeling and to take the darkness she experiences due to the spirit magic she uses.Rose takes Lissa away from the Academy when a teacher (who is also a spirit user) convinces her that the spirit will get her taken away because it will drive her crazy. They escape for two years before being returned by Dimitri Belikov, Lissa's new guardian and Rose's eventual love interest.