Hi all,
Following on from last week's blog post I want to talk more about the powers the characters have in Celestial Plague. Everyone in the Celestial Plague universe has some sort of power; but they can only have one. Usually the powers are determined by what powers their parents have. Shannon's parents both have wings so she is born with wings. Raya's mother is a shapeshifter, though a wolf one, but she still passes this gene down to her daughter. Jenna's biological parents have fins, which explains their daughter having gills. Ashleigh is the only one who doesn't follow this pattern as both of her parents have offensive powers while she has a passive one. There are two types: passive and offensive.
Offensive.
These are powers that can be used to inflict damage or violence on other people. Take Raya, for example, she can shapeshift into a panther, which can be used to hurt others. Most shapeshifters are in this category as most animal forms can be used to hurt others. They are not discriminated against for this, in fact they are encouraged to join the police or military so their powers can be used freely. Other types of offensive powers include:
Telekinesis.
Claws.
Elemental control.
Passive.
These powers are considered to be harmless and are mostly for aesthetic purposes. More people tend to have passive powers than offensive powers. The other three main characters in Celestial Plague have passive powers - Jenna, Shannon and Ashleigh. They have a wider array of jobs that they can take which is different for each individual power. Shannon can become a pilot, for example. Other types of passive powers include:
Healing.
Telepathy.
Camouflage.
In the books themselves a wide array of different powers are shown with different characters. Due to the virus that the characters come up against a lot of these powers have been weakened or taken away altogether. The Sarj virus slowly drains the host of their power with the more people they infect, until they pass on to Nirvana or Heaven. The four girls use their powers a lot throughout the books and come across powers that used to make their lives more convenient. For example, Shannon used to hang out at a coffee shop where one of the baristas could mix coffee with an emotion that the buyer wants to feel for the day. So, when the virus starts draining people of their powers, a lot of people start to panic. But some don't mind that they'll lose their power. Not everyone likes the one they were born with.
That's it for this week! Keep an eye out next week as Years will be going up for pre-order. See you next week!
