Character

Felisa Howard

nurturing wise passionate

Felisa Howard serves as Dr. Beverly Crusher's grandmother and a cherished family matriarch. A skilled healer, she imparts wisdom through hands-on care and shares warmth via recipes like gingerbread. Her life intertwines with the energy being Ronin in a passionate, hypnotic affair chronicled in her journals, blending human emotion with supernatural bonds. Camellias mark her favorite flower, symbolizing her enduring legacy across generations.

11 appearances

family healing traditions

Also known as: Nana, Felisa

Felisa Howard's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

11 moments

S7E14 · Sub Rosa

Beverly’s Eulogy and the Camellia Omen

N/A (deceased, but her presence is felt through the rituals and tributes)

Felisa Howard, though deceased, is the emotional and narrative center of the event. Her absence is palpable as Beverly delivers the eulogy, reading her gingerbread recipe and sharing memories of …

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S7E14 · Sub Rosa

Picard agrees to delay Enterprise

Expressionless yet intense, radiating a supernatural presence that unsettles Beverly and foreshadows the colony’s crisis.

Ronin, the pale and striking stranger, silently places a camellia—a flower tied to Felisa’s legacy—on her coffin and locks eyes with Beverly before vanishing. His presence is eerie and deliberate, …

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S7E14 · Sub Rosa

Beverly notices the stranger at the funeral

Respectful and composed, balancing his role as a leader with his personal connection to the colony’s traditions and his pragmatic need for Starfleet’s technical expertise.

Governor Maturin leads the funeral procession, delivering a traditional burial speech that reflects the colony’s cultural and religious traditions. He oversees the lowering of the coffin and the ritual of …

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S7E14 · Sub Rosa

Beverly confronts Quint over the candle

N/A (posthumous presence, evoked through objects and memories)

Felisa Howard is not physically present in the scene but is evoked through Beverly’s memories, the candle, and Quint’s warnings. Her presence is a spectral force, shaping the emotional and …

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S7E14 · Sub Rosa

Quint’s Cursed Warning Escalates

Not directly observable, but her legacy evokes nostalgia in Beverly and frustration in Quint.

Felisa Howard is mentioned posthumously through Quint’s warnings and Beverly’s reflections. Her presence looms over the confrontation as the candle—a symbol of her legacy—becomes the focal point of the conflict. …

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S7E14 · Sub Rosa

Beverly confesses the dream’s intimacy

N/A (off-screen, invoked through narrative)

Felisa Howard is not physically present in the scene but is invoked through Beverly’s reference to her journal. Her presence looms large as the source of the erotic descriptions that …

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S7E14 · Sub Rosa

Quint warns Beverly at Felisa’s grave

Absent but haunting; her death is a catalyst for the supernatural tension, and her memory is both revered and feared. The camellias and Quint’s warnings evoke a sense of her unresolved connection to the living world.

Felisa Howard is referenced posthumously through her grave, tombstone, and Quint’s frantic warnings. Her presence looms over the scene as a symbol of the family’s haunted legacy, her death implied …

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S7E14 · Sub Rosa

Geordi and Data uncover Felisa’s grave anomaly

Hauntingly present through absence; her grave embodies both a warning and a clue, evoking a mix of reverence and foreboding.

Felisa Howard’s grave is the focal point of the investigation, its weathered tombstone standing as a silent witness to the supernatural disturbance. Though physically absent, her presence looms large as …

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S7E14 · Sub Rosa

Beverly Outmaneuvers Ronin’s Threat

None (possessed by Ronin; no independent emotion).

Felisa Howard’s corpse is reanimated by Ronin, her eyes snapping open as she sits up and grabs Data and Geordi, enveloping them in green plasma energy. She speaks with Ronin’s …

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S7E14 · Sub Rosa

Beverly destroys Ronin’s power source

None—Felisa’s corpse is a hollow vessel, her emotions long gone. The horror lies in the contrast between her peaceful death and her violent reanimation, a grotesque violation of her memory and rest.

Felisa Howard’s corpse is reanimated by Ronin, sitting up in the coffin and grabbing Data and Geordi with supernatural strength. She is enveloped in green plasma energy, incapacitating both men …

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S7E14 · Sub Rosa

Beverly confesses Ronin’s hypnotic control

Indirectly evoked as a figure of conflicted memory—Beverly’s sadness and guilt are tied to Felisa’s happiness, which complicates Beverly’s own feelings about Ronin. Felisa’s emotional state in life is implied to have been one of fulfillment, despite the manipulation.

Felisa Howard is referenced indirectly through Beverly’s reflections on her journals and her relationship with Ronin. Though physically absent, her presence looms large in the conversation, as Beverly re-reads her …

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Affiliation

Caldos Colony

Federation Terraforming and Colonial Administration