Hi all!
The last main character in Celestial Plague who needs a blog post is Ashleigh Warren. Although quiet and loyal, she's the one that gets the most transformation in the series.
Ashleigh's mother died shortly after giving birth to her. Her father, who she calls Lord Warren, gave her to his sister to raise while he created his cult. By the time Ashleigh was two, the cult had over five hundred members. At six years old, the cult had absorbed most of her town and created it's own little area - Warrville. It's here in the Warrish cult that she met Raya and Shannon. They grew up together, learning about sins and how to guarantee that they will get a place in the afterlife. Ashleigh believed in this the most out of her friends, as she was also getting taught it at home by Warren. Just before her ninth birthday her aunt went missing and never returned. Ashleigh grieved heavily for the loss of the woman she called mother, and never knew what happened to her.
In Warrish, powers are not be used as they are sinful. In school, students are taught to control their powers. Warren pulled Ashleigh out of those classes and made her believe that using her power would mean that she is disrespecting God. Ashleigh has the power to change the colour of hair and fabrics. Though because Warren never let her practice, she has no control over it. She wears gloves to prevent herself from accidentally using her power. She's always ashamed to take them off at night, as the insides are always brightly coloured. As her power is transferred through her skin, she tries to keep herself as covered up as possible. Every time she accidentally brushes against someone and changes the colour of their hair, she has to punish herself as per Warren's teachings. She follows his teachings as much as she can and is completely brainwashed by them.
She is the most naïve of the group, believing everything Warren says without question. The only thing that she struggles to agree with him is marriage. Ashleigh is asexual aromantic, though she doesn't know it. She thinks something is wrong with her as she doesn't want to get married and hates the idea of sex and childbirth. Her friends accept her for who she is, which gives her some comfort. All of her friends are LGBTQ+, with Shannon and Jenna being lesbians and Raya being bisexual. She struggles with this idea as Warrish teaches her to hate them for feeling that way. But she can't hate her friends, and instead tries her best to help them in whatever way she can.
Like Raya, Ashleigh doesn't get along with Jenna too well. Even she can see through Jenna's façade and isn't convinced that she loves Shannon. While she tries to be support of her friend, she knows the relationship will end badly. She also isn't a huge fan of Dan, as he is completely obsessed with Raya and she doesn't like being around men.
That's it for the main characters of Celestial Plague! Next week's blog post will announce the publication of Celestial Plague #1: Nirvana, so don't miss it! See you next week.
