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	==History==		==History==
	Very little is known of her pre-Saint life, other than she was a [[Sisters Repentia\|Repentia]] of the Order of Our Martyred Lady and participated in the Palatine Crusade. After being apparently killed in battle, her body was recovered by her sisters, who found her wounds miraculously healed. Believing this to be a sign of the Emperor's blessing, they placed her in charge of the Imperial forces for the next days attack. After the battle was an unequivocal success, she rapidly rose through the ranks, leading the Imperium to victory time and time again against the heretics, becoming a beacon of inspiration in the process. While the Imperial forces were massing to attack the sector capital, Celestine left the main force, making a pilgrimage to a crypt on the world of Sanctus Lys, which legend said had once been visited by Saint Katherine.		Very little is known of her pre-Saint life, other than she was a [[Sisters Repentia\|Repentia]] of the Order of Our Martyred Lady and participated in the Palatine Crusade. After being apparently killed in battle, her body was recovered by her sisters, who found her wounds miraculously healed. Believing this to be a sign of the Emperor's blessing, they placed her in charge of the Imperial forces for the next days attack. After the battle was an unequivocal success, she rapidly rose through the ranks, leading the Imperium to victory time and time again against the heretics, becoming a beacon of inspiration in the process. While the Imperial forces were massing to attack the sector capital, Celestine left the main force, making a pilgrimage to a crypt on the world of Sanctus Lys, which legend said had once been visited by Saint Katherine.

	On the dawn of the next day, she emerged from the crypt, wearing the Armor of Saint Katherine and wielding the fiery Ardent Blade. After this, she was officially declared a [[Living Saint]] and went on a heretic-roasting-rampage, first leading the Imperial forces to victory in the Palatine Crusade, and then onto several crusades and wars of faith after. While she had become an icon to Imperial forces everywhere, the [[Sisters of Battle]] held her in particularly high regard. This lasted until she got [[Exterminatus\|nuked]] on Forrax by a [[Heresy\|traitorous warmaster]]. After presumably burning him to a crisp, the Sisters of Battle were comforted by the fact that she was undoubtedly with the Emperor.		On the dawn of the next day, she emerged from the crypt, wearing the Armor of Saint Katherine and wielding the fiery Ardent Blade. After this, she was officially declared a [[Living Saint]] and went on a heretic-roasting-rampage, first leading the Imperial forces to victory in the Palatine Crusade, and then onto several crusades and wars of faith after. While she had become an icon to Imperial forces everywhere, the [[Sisters of Battle]] held her in particularly high regard. This lasted until she got [[Exterminatus\|nuked]] on Forrax by a [[Heresy\|traitorous warmaster]]. After presumably burning him to a crisp, the Sisters of Battle were comforted by the fact that she was undoubtedly with the Emperor.

	[[Legion of the Damned\|And that's when shit got weird.]] Sightings of Celestine began steadily increasing, typically arriving in battles when the forces of the Imperium were at their most desperate, and disappearing before the dust had settled. In particular, she seemed to have a thing for killing [[Daemon Prince\|Daemon Princes]].		[[Legion of the Damned\|And that's when shit got weird.]] Sightings of Celestine began steadily increasing, typically arriving in battles when the forces of the Imperium were at their most desperate, and disappearing before the dust had settled. In particular, she seemed to have a thing for killing [[Daemon Prince\|Daemon Princes]].
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	In the audio drama ''Our Martyred Lady'' Celestine is caught in the middle of a political dispute between Inquisitor Greyfax and the Ecclesiarch Decius who in the wake of the Great Rift wants to rescind the Decree Passive and allow men to fight with the Sisters of Battle by reforming the [[Frateris Templar]] to increase to power of the Ecclesiarchy. Throughout the drama, Celestine is conflicted about being used as a political figure when a Lord of Change blows up the largest cathedral in the Imperial Palace on Terra and the headquarters of the Ecclesiarchy. Celestine saves Decius by flying out the window with him seconds before he is incinerated by an out of control psyker. The rest of the drama has Greyfax, Celestine, and a Custodian named Longinus uncovering the plot to kill Decius and finds the lost Abbess of the Sisters of Battle fighting daemons on the planet of San Leor where she has been for over a hundred years when it was lost in a warp storm when the Great Rift was formed. As they journey back to Terra they are assaulted by the Alpha Legion and a Lord of Change attempts to sacrifice Celestine's body and soul to pass over into the material world. [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|Greyfax]] tells Longinus to kill Celestine knowing she will come back. Her resurrection is enough to awe even a Custodian. The experience convinces Celestine that her faith and powers are more important than to be used as mere propaganda tool by the power-hungry [[Ecclesiarchy#Organisation\|Ecclesiarch]] and summarily executes him for his crimes against the God-Emperor.		In the audio drama ''Our Martyred Lady'' Celestine is caught in the middle of a political dispute between Inquisitor Greyfax and the Ecclesiarch Decius who in the wake of the Great Rift wants to rescind the Decree Passive and allow men to fight with the Sisters of Battle by reforming the [[Frateris Templar]] to increase to power of the Ecclesiarchy. Throughout the drama, Celestine is conflicted about being used as a political figure when a Lord of Change blows up the largest cathedral in the Imperial Palace on Terra and the headquarters of the Ecclesiarchy. Celestine saves Decius by flying out the window with him seconds before he is incinerated by an out of control psyker. The rest of the drama has Greyfax, Celestine, and a Custodian named Longinus uncovering the plot to kill Decius and finds the lost Abbess of the Sisters of Battle fighting daemons on the planet of San Leor where she has been for over a hundred years when it was lost in a warp storm when the Great Rift was formed. As they journey back to Terra they are assaulted by the Alpha Legion and a Lord of Change attempts to sacrifice Celestine's body and soul to pass over into the material world. [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|Greyfax]] tells Longinus to kill Celestine knowing she will come back. Her resurrection is enough to awe even a Custodian. The experience convinces Celestine that her faith and powers are more important than to be used as mere propaganda tool by the power-hungry [[Ecclesiarchy#Organisation\|Ecclesiarch]] and summarily executes him for his crimes against the God-Emperor.

	In Andy Clark's [https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/novels/celestine-ebook-2019.html Celestine book,] the actual process of her resurrections were described in detail. Every time she dies, she wakes up half naked in the warp. In order to come back, she has to find herself again by piecing together her armour, which is scattered on a mountain [[Grimdark\|made up of her own skeletons.]] Every time she dies, another skeleton is added to the pile. Guided by the faint sensation of the Emperor's light, she travels through the nightmarish realm in a totally not [[Berserk]] way, finding parts of personality, confronting her doubts and fears, and purging any daemons she runs into along the way. Finally, [[Awesome\|she strikes a deal with the Emperor,]] offering her service yet again in exchange for the safety of a small girl in the warp, a representation of her hope. Hope that she could rest in that final, peaceful realm she visited in her trials. At the end of the whole ordeal, she is inevitably sent to a battlefield of Big E's choice to make a grand entrance there.		In Andy Clark's [https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/novels/celestine-ebook-2019.html Celestine book,] the actual process of her resurrections were described in detail. Every time she dies, she wakes up half naked in the warp. In order to come back, she has to find herself again by piecing together her armour, which is scattered on a mountain [[Grimdark\|made up of her own skeletons.]] Every time she dies, another skeleton is added to the pile. Guided by the faint sensation of the Emperor's light, she travels through the nightmarish realm in a totally not [[Berserk]] way, finding parts of personality, confronting her doubts and fears, and purging any daemons she runs into along the way. Finally, [[Awesome\|she strikes a deal with the Emperor,]] offering her service yet again in exchange for the safety of a small girl in the warp, a representation of her hope. Hope that she could rest in that final, peaceful realm she visited in her trials. At the end of the whole ordeal, she is inevitably sent to a battlefield of Big E's choice to make a grand entrance there.

	==On the Subject of Wings==		==On the Subject of Wings==
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	Before Chapter Approved 2018, Celestine was one of the best [[Distraction Carnifex]] units in the game, a nigh-unkillable juggernaut whose badass sword, free act of faith, and resurrection abilities made her a killing machine. In the grim darkness of Chapter Approved 2018 however, she's... okay. Her statline is mostly the same (minus a wound), and like before, she can resurrect with full health on a 2+. Offensively, Celestine is still a beast. Her sword is +4 Strength, -3 AP and 2 damage while also being a Heavy Flamer. With 6 attacks, she is sure to deal some damage. Instead of giving a free Act of Faith... she gets no replacement rule and GW just took away one of the best reasons to take her, especially now that Acts of Faith work differently. Saintly Blessings still increases nearby Shield of Faith saves by +1, which means Seraphim get a 4++ save, and still gives nearby Ministorum and Astra Militarum units a 6+ invulnerable save. On the downside, they inexplicably removed the Geminae Superia, making them their own unit. This might make ''some'' sense if they also did something to make the Geminae stand out on their own (they are [[Canoness\|Canonesses]] after all), but they're functionally the same as they were when with Celestine; the only difference is that they can Look Out, Sir! for her on a 2+.		Before Chapter Approved 2018, Celestine was one of the best [[Distraction Carnifex]] units in the game, a nigh-unkillable juggernaut whose badass sword, free act of faith, and resurrection abilities made her a killing machine. In the grim darkness of Chapter Approved 2018 however, she's... okay. Her statline is mostly the same (minus a wound), and like before, she can resurrect with full health on a 2+. Offensively, Celestine is still a beast. Her sword is +4 Strength, -3 AP and 2 damage while also being a Heavy Flamer. With 6 attacks, she is sure to deal some damage. Instead of giving a free Act of Faith... she gets no replacement rule and GW just took away one of the best reasons to take her, especially now that Acts of Faith work differently. Saintly Blessings still increases nearby Shield of Faith saves by +1, which means Seraphim get a 4++ save, and still gives nearby Ministorum and Astra Militarum units a 6+ invulnerable save. On the downside, they inexplicably removed the Geminae Superia, making them their own unit. This might make ''some'' sense if they also did something to make the Geminae stand out on their own (they are [[Canoness\|Canonesses]] after all), but they're functionally the same as they were when with Celestine; the only difference is that they can Look Out, Sir! for her on a 2+.

	This is a bit of a kick in the teeth for our favorite <s>[[daemon prince]]</s> {{BLAM}} [[Living Saint\|living saint]]. Separating Celestine from the Geminae ''drastically'' reduces her survivability. Not only does it effectively drop her wound count, but it can easily lead to situations where Celestine makes a charge, but the Geminae don't, or vice versa. In the former case, this makes Celestine much easier to kill, especially if she's fighting [[Assault Terminators\|a unit that can actually cause her trouble]]. In the latter case, you get stuck with the Gemniae's dinky S3 power swords while the real melee heavyweight gets sidelined. All of this, combined with the fact that Celestine can't deep strike in this edition, encourages you to play much more cautiously with her. Whereas before she could reliably run around on her own, now it's a good idea to have some Seraphim rolling around with her to keep enemies from shooting her, and you have to be much more careful about charges now.		This is a bit of a kick in the teeth for our favorite <s>[[daemon prince]]</s> {{BLAM}} [[Living Saint\|living saint]]. Separating Celestine from the Geminae ''drastically'' reduces her survivability. Not only does it effectively drop her wound count, but it can easily lead to situations where Celestine makes a charge, but the Geminae don't, or vice versa. In the former case, this makes Celestine much easier to kill, especially if she's fighting [[Assault Terminators\|a unit that can actually cause her trouble]]. In the latter case, you get stuck with the Gemniae's dinky S3 power swords while the real melee heavyweight gets sidelined. All of this, combined with the fact that Celestine can't deep strike in this edition, encourages you to play much more cautiously with her. Whereas before she could reliably run around on her own, now it's a good idea to have some Seraphim rolling around with her to keep enemies from shooting her, and you have to be much more careful about charges now.

	And before you ask, no: the 2019 codex didn't change anything. She gained Sacred Rites, but did ''not'' gain Order bonuses. Pray to the Emperor that [[Games Workshop\|GW]] realizes the error in their ways and repents before it is too late!		And before you ask, no: the 2019 codex didn't change anything. She gained Sacred Rites, but did ''not'' gain Order bonuses. Pray to the Emperor that [[Games Workshop\|GW]] realizes the error in their ways and repents before it is too late!
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	Celestine is arguably the best [[Distraction Carnifex]] in the entire game. Seriously, it's nigh-impossible to put her down. For starters, She's an Eternal Warrior with 5 wounds, a 2+ armor save, and a 4+ invulnerable save. In addition to that, she's got two 2-wound [[canoness]] bodyguards who have 3+ armor and share her invulnerable save. Should one or more of them die, one will automatically respawn at the beginning of each of Celestine's turns. On top of all that, assuming you actually manage to chew through 9 total wounds, she can resurrect with all wounds and res one of her bodyguards once per game with a successful leadership test.		Celestine is arguably the best [[Distraction Carnifex]] in the entire game. Seriously, it's nigh-impossible to put her down. For starters, She's an Eternal Warrior with 5 wounds, a 2+ armor save, and a 4+ invulnerable save. In addition to that, she's got two 2-wound [[canoness]] bodyguards who have 3+ armor and share her invulnerable save. Should one or more of them die, one will automatically respawn at the beginning of each of Celestine's turns. On top of all that, assuming you actually manage to chew through 9 total wounds, she can resurrect with all wounds and res one of her bodyguards once per game with a successful leadership test.

	Alright, so she's functionally unkillable, her offensive capabilities can't be great, right? Nope, with a S5 AP3 Armorbane sword/heavy flamer and the ability to call orbital bombardment, she can be a murder-machine as well. Add her ability to buff nearby Imperial units and you have one of the best HQs in the game. And the best part? She's 200 points. For less than any of [[Dante\|The]] [[Logan Grimnar\|Big]] <s> [[Marneus Calgar\|Three]] </s> [[Roboute Guilliman\|Four]], you get a unit that is nearly unkillable, and packs a decent punch to boot. Bring her to battles and send her straight at the biggest, scariest enemy unit. Even if she doesn't beat it, she's all but guaranteed to keep it tied down for the entire game. Her main weaknesses are [[Deep Strike\|deep strike]] mishaps, [[Assault Terminators\|heavy assault troops]], and [[Lukas the Trickster\|"remove with no saves allowed"]] weapons, so be even more wary of those than usual.		Alright, so she's functionally unkillable, her offensive capabilities can't be great, right? Nope, with a S5 AP3 Armorbane sword/heavy flamer and the ability to call orbital bombardment, she can be a murder-machine as well. Add her ability to buff nearby Imperial units and you have one of the best HQs in the game. And the best part? She's 200 points. For less than any of [[Dante\|The]] [[Logan Grimnar\|Big]] <s> [[Marneus Calgar\|Three]] </s> [[Roboute Guilliman\|Four]], you get a unit that is nearly unkillable, and packs a decent punch to boot. Bring her to battles and send her straight at the biggest, scariest enemy unit. Even if she doesn't beat it, she's all but guaranteed to keep it tied down for the entire game. Her main weaknesses are [[Deep Strike\|deep strike]] mishaps, [[Assault Terminators\|heavy assault troops]], and [[Lukas the Trickster\|"remove with no saves allowed"]] weapons, so be even more wary of those than usual.

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	Image:Celestine 7e Close-up.jpg		Image:Celestine 7e Close-up.jpg
	Image:Geminae Superia Close-up.jpg\|The Geminae Superia		Image:Geminae Superia Close-up.jpg\|The Geminae Superia
	Image:Celestine and her girls.jpg\|Celestine chilling with her girls		Image:Celestine and her girls.jpg\|Celestine chilling with her girls while getting her hair dyed
	Image:Celestine Art Card.png\|thumb\|Right\|350px\|Now you fucked up		Image:Celestine Art Card.png\|thumb\|Right\|350px\|Now you fucked up
	Image:Triumverate of the Imperium.png\|Celestine with [[Belisarius Cawl\|Cawl]] and [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|Greyfax]] during the [[Black Crusade\|13th Black Crusade]], yeah, religion, science and government in the 40k millennium...		Image:Triumverate of the Imperium.png\|Celestine with [[Belisarius Cawl\|Cawl]] and [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|Greyfax]] during the [[Black Crusade\|13th Black Crusade]], yeah, religion, science and government in the 40k millennium...
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	Image:Sanguinius-celestine.jpg\|Of late and thanks in part to TTS, Celestine has been paired with the Sanguinor/Sanguinius. This particular drawing already existed however.		Image:Sanguinius-celestine.jpg\|Of late and thanks in part to TTS, Celestine has been paired with the Sanguinor/Sanguinius. This particular drawing already existed however.
	Image:Thiccerine.jpg\|Celestine reminds the imperial citizens the human species never really needed extra-heresy to begin with, the dummies.		Image:Thiccerine.jpg\|Celestine reminds the imperial citizens the human species never really needed extra-heresy to begin with, the dummies.
	Image:Saint-celestine-cant-be.jpg\|Even she can sometime be ~~feed~~ up with Emprah's rampant aspie.		Image:Saint-celestine-cant-be.jpg\|Even she can sometime be fed up with Emprah's rampant aspie.

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	Following the demise of Cadia, Celestine was the one who convinced Cawl and the [[Black Templars]] to head down to Klaisus, using her previously mentioned dreams as a guide. She then led the survivors to the webway portal and on to [[Ultramar]] to resurrect [[Roboute Guilliman]]. Following his resurrection, she played an important role in ensuring his safe arrival to Terra alongside her two [[Belisarius Cawl\|new]] [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|pals]], even making amends with Greyfax before the Battle of Luna. After Guilliman's arrival on Terra, she went to minister to the people of Terra before departing once again to continue the fight against Chaos.		Following the demise of Cadia, Celestine was the one who convinced Cawl and the [[Black Templars]] to head down to Klaisus, using her previously mentioned dreams as a guide. She then led the survivors to the webway portal and on to [[Ultramar]] to resurrect [[Roboute Guilliman]]. Following his resurrection, she played an important role in ensuring his safe arrival to Terra alongside her two [[Belisarius Cawl\|new]] [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|pals]], even making amends with Greyfax before the Battle of Luna. After Guilliman's arrival on Terra, she went to minister to the people of Terra before departing once again to continue the fight against Chaos.

	She later showed up on Tsadrekha to help against the World Eaters, but unfortunately [[Khârn]] sensed her and showed up too. He managed to get the charge on her [[Rip and Tear\|(with predictable results)]] and apparently Celestine rolled a 1 on her resurrection roll (or the writer just needed a convenient excuse for her to exit the story) because she didn't come back to life for round 2. ~~Not surprising since she couldn't even kill~~ Abaddon, ~~so pitifull Abby spared her for being weak.~~		She later showed up on Tsadrekha to help against the World Eaters, but unfortunately [[Khârn]] sensed her and showed up too. He managed to get the charge on her [[Rip and Tear\|(with predictable results)]] and apparently Celestine rolled a 1 on her resurrection roll (or the writer just needed a convenient excuse for her to exit the story) because she didn't come back to life for round 2. Considering the fact that Celestine went toe-to-toe with Abaddon in Fall of Cadia without saintly powers and survived, it's safe to say that this was more of a failure on the part of the author than the character. Another thing to consider is that although the two should be fairly evenly matched in a fight, Khârn is a more popular character, and as one fan put it, "Plot Armor is powerful and good writing is rare." [[/co/\|Comics]] fans will recognize this as the "wolverine factor" similar to the [[Star Trek\|Worf Factor]], wherein any charcter who can heal or revive will lose a disproportionate number of fights just because losing isn't the end of their story the way it would be for other characters.

	~~Not surprising since Kharn has only died once against Black Templar Sigismund (~~a ~~much superior fighter~~ than ~~Celestine) while she has died countless times~~ in ~~40k. And we are talking about~~ a ~~Berserker who CHARGES AND SLAUGHTERS ENTIRE GUARD REGIMENTS ON HIS OWN!!!~~

	~~Furthermore~~, ~~Kharn has only gotten stronger post-Heresy~~. ~~As Azrael found out~~ the ~~hard~~ way ~~when he barely survived fighting the Betrayer~~.

	In the audio drama ''Our Martyred Lady'' Celestine is caught in the middle of a political dispute between Inquisitor Greyfax and the Ecclesiarch Decius who in the wake of the Great Rift wants to rescind the Decree Passive and allow men to fight with the Sisters of Battle by reforming the [[Frateris Templar]] to increase to power of the Ecclesiarchy. Throughout the drama, Celestine is conflicted about being used as a political figure when a Lord of Change blows up the largest cathedral in the Imperial Palace on Terra and the headquarters of the Ecclesiarchy. Celestine saves Decius by flying out the window with him seconds before he is incinerated by an out of control psyker. The rest of the drama has Greyfax, Celestine, and a Custodian named Longinus uncovering the plot to kill Decius and finds the lost Abbess of the Sisters of Battle fighting daemons on the planet of San Leor where she has been for over a hundred years when it was lost in a warp storm when the Great Rift was formed. As they journey back to Terra they are assaulted by the Alpha Legion and a Lord of Change attempts to sacrifice Celestine's body and soul to pass over into the material world. [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|Greyfax]] tells Longinus to kill Celestine knowing she will come back. Her resurrection is enough to awe even a Custodian. The experience convinces Celestine that her faith and powers are more important than to be used as mere propaganda tool by the power-hungry [[Ecclesiarchy#Organisation\|Ecclesiarch]] and summarily executes him for his crimes against the God-Emperor.		In the audio drama ''Our Martyred Lady'' Celestine is caught in the middle of a political dispute between Inquisitor Greyfax and the Ecclesiarch Decius who in the wake of the Great Rift wants to rescind the Decree Passive and allow men to fight with the Sisters of Battle by reforming the [[Frateris Templar]] to increase to power of the Ecclesiarchy. Throughout the drama, Celestine is conflicted about being used as a political figure when a Lord of Change blows up the largest cathedral in the Imperial Palace on Terra and the headquarters of the Ecclesiarchy. Celestine saves Decius by flying out the window with him seconds before he is incinerated by an out of control psyker. The rest of the drama has Greyfax, Celestine, and a Custodian named Longinus uncovering the plot to kill Decius and finds the lost Abbess of the Sisters of Battle fighting daemons on the planet of San Leor where she has been for over a hundred years when it was lost in a warp storm when the Great Rift was formed. As they journey back to Terra they are assaulted by the Alpha Legion and a Lord of Change attempts to sacrifice Celestine's body and soul to pass over into the material world. [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|Greyfax]] tells Longinus to kill Celestine knowing she will come back. Her resurrection is enough to awe even a Custodian. The experience convinces Celestine that her faith and powers are more important than to be used as mere propaganda tool by the power-hungry [[Ecclesiarchy#Organisation\|Ecclesiarch]] and summarily executes him for his crimes against the God-Emperor.

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	Following the demise of Cadia, Celestine was the one who convinced Cawl and the [[Black Templars]] to head down to Klaisus, using her previously mentioned dreams as a guide. She then led the survivors to the webway portal and on to [[Ultramar]] to resurrect [[Roboute Guilliman]]. Following his resurrection, she played an important role in ensuring his safe arrival to Terra alongside her two [[Belisarius Cawl\|new]] [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|pals]], even making amends with Greyfax before the Battle of Luna. After Guilliman's arrival on Terra, she went to minister to the people of Terra before departing once again to continue the fight against Chaos.		Following the demise of Cadia, Celestine was the one who convinced Cawl and the [[Black Templars]] to head down to Klaisus, using her previously mentioned dreams as a guide. She then led the survivors to the webway portal and on to [[Ultramar]] to resurrect [[Roboute Guilliman]]. Following his resurrection, she played an important role in ensuring his safe arrival to Terra alongside her two [[Belisarius Cawl\|new]] [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|pals]], even making amends with Greyfax before the Battle of Luna. After Guilliman's arrival on Terra, she went to minister to the people of Terra before departing once again to continue the fight against Chaos.

	She later showed up on Tsadrekha to help against the World Eaters, but unfortunately [[Khârn]] sensed her and showed up too. He managed to get the charge on her [[Rip and Tear\|(with predictable results)]] and apparently Celestine rolled a 1 on her resurrection roll (or the writer just needed a convenient excuse for her to exit the story) because she didn't come back to life for round 2. ~~Considering the fact that Celestine went toe-to-toe with~~ Abaddon ~~in Fall of Cadia without saintly powers and survived~~, ~~it's safe to say that this was more of~~ a ~~failure on the part of the author~~ than ~~the character~~. ~~Another thing to consider is that although the two should be fairly evenly matched in~~ a ~~fight~~, ~~Khârn is a more popular character, and as one fan put it, "Plot Armor is powerful and good writing is rare~~.~~" [[/co/\|Comics]] fans will recognize this as~~ the ~~"wolverine factor" similar to~~ the [[Star Trek\|Worf Factor]], wherein any charcter who can heal or revive will lose a disproportionate number of fights just because losing isn't the end of their story the way it would be for other characters.		She later showed up on Tsadrekha to help against the World Eaters, but unfortunately [[Khârn]] sensed her and showed up too. He managed to get the charge on her [[Rip and Tear\|(with predictable results)]] and apparently Celestine rolled a 1 on her resurrection roll (or the writer just needed a convenient excuse for her to exit the story) because she didn't come back to life for round 2. Not surprising since she couldn't even kill Abaddon, so pitifull Abby spared her for being weak.

			Not surprising since Kharn has only died once against Black Templar Sigismund (a much superior fighter than Celestine) while she has died countless times in 40k. And we are talking about a Berserker who CHARGES AND SLAUGHTERS ENTIRE GUARD REGIMENTS ON HIS OWN!!!

			Furthermore, Kharn has only gotten stronger post-Heresy. As Azrael found out the hard way when he barely survived fighting the Betrayer.

	In the audio drama ''Our Martyred Lady'' Celestine is caught in the middle of a political dispute between Inquisitor Greyfax and the Ecclesiarch Decius who in the wake of the Great Rift wants to rescind the Decree Passive and allow men to fight with the Sisters of Battle by reforming the [[Frateris Templar]] to increase to power of the Ecclesiarchy. Throughout the drama, Celestine is conflicted about being used as a political figure when a Lord of Change blows up the largest cathedral in the Imperial Palace on Terra and the headquarters of the Ecclesiarchy. Celestine saves Decius by flying out the window with him seconds before he is incinerated by an out of control psyker. The rest of the drama has Greyfax, Celestine, and a Custodian named Longinus uncovering the plot to kill Decius and finds the lost Abbess of the Sisters of Battle fighting daemons on the planet of San Leor where she has been for over a hundred years when it was lost in a warp storm when the Great Rift was formed. As they journey back to Terra they are assaulted by the Alpha Legion and a Lord of Change attempts to sacrifice Celestine's body and soul to pass over into the material world. [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|Greyfax]] tells Longinus to kill Celestine knowing she will come back. Her resurrection is enough to awe even a Custodian. The experience convinces Celestine that her faith and powers are more important than to be used as mere propaganda tool by the power-hungry [[Ecclesiarchy#Organisation\|Ecclesiarch]] and summarily executes him for his crimes against the God-Emperor.		In the audio drama ''Our Martyred Lady'' Celestine is caught in the middle of a political dispute between Inquisitor Greyfax and the Ecclesiarch Decius who in the wake of the Great Rift wants to rescind the Decree Passive and allow men to fight with the Sisters of Battle by reforming the [[Frateris Templar]] to increase to power of the Ecclesiarchy. Throughout the drama, Celestine is conflicted about being used as a political figure when a Lord of Change blows up the largest cathedral in the Imperial Palace on Terra and the headquarters of the Ecclesiarchy. Celestine saves Decius by flying out the window with him seconds before he is incinerated by an out of control psyker. The rest of the drama has Greyfax, Celestine, and a Custodian named Longinus uncovering the plot to kill Decius and finds the lost Abbess of the Sisters of Battle fighting daemons on the planet of San Leor where she has been for over a hundred years when it was lost in a warp storm when the Great Rift was formed. As they journey back to Terra they are assaulted by the Alpha Legion and a Lord of Change attempts to sacrifice Celestine's body and soul to pass over into the material world. [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|Greyfax]] tells Longinus to kill Celestine knowing she will come back. Her resurrection is enough to awe even a Custodian. The experience convinces Celestine that her faith and powers are more important than to be used as mere propaganda tool by the power-hungry [[Ecclesiarchy#Organisation\|Ecclesiarch]] and summarily executes him for his crimes against the God-Emperor.

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	In the audio drama ''Our Martyred Lady'' Celestine is caught in the middle of a political dispute between Inquisitor Greyfax and the Ecclesiarch Decius who in the wake of the Great Rift wants to rescind the Decree Passive and allow men to fight with the Sisters of Battle by reforming the [[Frateris Templar]] to increase to power of the Ecclesiarchy. Throughout the drama, Celestine is conflicted about being used as a political figure when a Lord of Change blows up the largest cathedral in the Imperial Palace on Terra and the headquarters of the Ecclesiarchy. Celestine saves Decius by flying out the window with him seconds before he is incinerated by an out of control psyker. The rest of the drama has Greyfax, Celestine, and a Custodian named Longinus uncovering the plot to kill Decius and finds the lost Abbess of the Sisters of Battle fighting daemons on the planet of San Leor where she has been for over a hundred years when it was lost in a warp storm when the Great Rift was formed. As they journey back to Terra they are assaulted by the Alpha Legion and a Lord of Change attempts to sacrifice Celestine's body and soul to pass over into the material world. [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|Greyfax]] tells Longinus to kill Celestine knowing she will come back. Her resurrection is enough to awe even a Custodian. The experience convinces Celestine that her faith and powers are more important than to be used as mere propaganda tool by the power-hungry [[Ecclesiarchy#Organisation\|Ecclesiarch]] and summarily executes him for his crimes against the God-Emperor.		In the audio drama ''Our Martyred Lady'' Celestine is caught in the middle of a political dispute between Inquisitor Greyfax and the Ecclesiarch Decius who in the wake of the Great Rift wants to rescind the Decree Passive and allow men to fight with the Sisters of Battle by reforming the [[Frateris Templar]] to increase to power of the Ecclesiarchy. Throughout the drama, Celestine is conflicted about being used as a political figure when a Lord of Change blows up the largest cathedral in the Imperial Palace on Terra and the headquarters of the Ecclesiarchy. Celestine saves Decius by flying out the window with him seconds before he is incinerated by an out of control psyker. The rest of the drama has Greyfax, Celestine, and a Custodian named Longinus uncovering the plot to kill Decius and finds the lost Abbess of the Sisters of Battle fighting daemons on the planet of San Leor where she has been for over a hundred years when it was lost in a warp storm when the Great Rift was formed. As they journey back to Terra they are assaulted by the Alpha Legion and a Lord of Change attempts to sacrifice Celestine's body and soul to pass over into the material world. [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|Greyfax]] tells Longinus to kill Celestine knowing she will come back. Her resurrection is enough to awe even a Custodian. The experience convinces Celestine that her faith and powers are more important than to be used as mere propaganda tool by the power-hungry [[Ecclesiarchy#Organisation\|Ecclesiarch]] and summarily executes him for his crimes against the God-Emperor.

	In Andy Clark's [https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/novels/celestine-ebook-2019.html Celestine book,] the actual process of her resurrections were described in detail. Every time she dies, she wakes up half naked in the warp. In order to come back, she has to find herself again by piecing together her armour, which is scattered on a mountain [[Grimdark\|made up of her own skeletons.]] Every time she dies, another skeleton is added to the pile. Guided by the faint sensation of the Emperor's light, she travels through the nightmarish realm, finding parts of personality, confronting her doubts and fears, and purging any daemons she runs into along the way. Finally, [[Awesome\|she strikes a deal with the Emperor,]] offering her service yet again in exchange for the safety of a small girl in the warp, a representation of her hope. Hope that she could rest in that final, peaceful realm she visited in her trials. At the end of the whole ordeal, she is inevitably sent to a battlefield of Big E's choice to make a grand entrance there~~. Yes, totally not [[Berserk]]~~.		In Andy Clark's [https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/novels/celestine-ebook-2019.html Celestine book,] the actual process of her resurrections were described in detail. Every time she dies, she wakes up half naked in the warp. In order to come back, she has to find herself again by piecing together her armour, which is scattered on a mountain [[Grimdark\|made up of her own skeletons.]] Every time she dies, another skeleton is added to the pile. Guided by the faint sensation of the Emperor's light, she travels through the nightmarish realm in a totally not [[Berserk]] way, finding parts of personality, confronting her doubts and fears, and purging any daemons she runs into along the way. Finally, [[Awesome\|she strikes a deal with the Emperor,]] offering her service yet again in exchange for the safety of a small girl in the warp, a representation of her hope. Hope that she could rest in that final, peaceful realm she visited in her trials. At the end of the whole ordeal, she is inevitably sent to a battlefield of Big E's choice to make a grand entrance there.

	==On the Subject of Wings==		==On the Subject of Wings==

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	In the audio drama ''Our Martyred Lady'' Celestine is caught in the middle of a political dispute between Inquisitor Greyfax and the Ecclesiarch Decius who in the wake of the Great Rift wants to rescind the Decree Passive and allow men to fight with the Sisters of Battle by reforming the [[Frateris Templar]] to increase to power of the Ecclesiarchy. Throughout the drama, Celestine is conflicted about being used as a political figure when a Lord of Change blows up the largest cathedral in the Imperial Palace on Terra and the headquarters of the Ecclesiarchy. Celestine saves Decius by flying out the window with him seconds before he is incinerated by an out of control psyker. The rest of the drama has Greyfax, Celestine, and a Custodian named Longinus uncovering the plot to kill Decius and finds the lost Abbess of the Sisters of Battle fighting daemons on the planet of San Leor where she has been for over a hundred years when it was lost in a warp storm when the Great Rift was formed. As they journey back to Terra they are assaulted by the Alpha Legion and a Lord of Change attempts to sacrifice Celestine's body and soul to pass over into the material world. [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|Greyfax]] tells Longinus to kill Celestine knowing she will come back. Her resurrection is enough to awe even a Custodian. The experience convinces Celestine that her faith and powers are more important than to be used as mere propaganda tool by the power-hungry [[Ecclesiarchy#Organisation\|Ecclesiarch]] and summarily executes him for his crimes against the God-Emperor.		In the audio drama ''Our Martyred Lady'' Celestine is caught in the middle of a political dispute between Inquisitor Greyfax and the Ecclesiarch Decius who in the wake of the Great Rift wants to rescind the Decree Passive and allow men to fight with the Sisters of Battle by reforming the [[Frateris Templar]] to increase to power of the Ecclesiarchy. Throughout the drama, Celestine is conflicted about being used as a political figure when a Lord of Change blows up the largest cathedral in the Imperial Palace on Terra and the headquarters of the Ecclesiarchy. Celestine saves Decius by flying out the window with him seconds before he is incinerated by an out of control psyker. The rest of the drama has Greyfax, Celestine, and a Custodian named Longinus uncovering the plot to kill Decius and finds the lost Abbess of the Sisters of Battle fighting daemons on the planet of San Leor where she has been for over a hundred years when it was lost in a warp storm when the Great Rift was formed. As they journey back to Terra they are assaulted by the Alpha Legion and a Lord of Change attempts to sacrifice Celestine's body and soul to pass over into the material world. [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|Greyfax]] tells Longinus to kill Celestine knowing she will come back. Her resurrection is enough to awe even a Custodian. The experience convinces Celestine that her faith and powers are more important than to be used as mere propaganda tool by the power-hungry [[Ecclesiarchy#Organisation\|Ecclesiarch]] and summarily executes him for his crimes against the God-Emperor.

	In Andy Clark's [https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/novels/celestine-ebook-2019.html Celestine book,] the actual process of her resurrections were described in detail. Every time she dies, she wakes up half naked in the warp. In order to come back, she has to find herself again by piecing together her armour, which is scattered on a mountain [[Grimdark\|made up of her own skeletons.]] Every time she dies, another skeleton is added to the pile. Guided by the faint sensation of the Emperor's light, she travels through the nightmarish realm, finding parts of personality, confronting her doubts and fears, and purging any daemons she runs into along the way. Finally, [[Awesome\|she strikes a deal with the Emperor,]] offering her service yet again in exchange for the safety of a small girl in the warp, a representation of her hope. Hope that she could rest in that final, peaceful realm she visited in her trials. At the end of the whole ordeal, she is inevitably sent to a battlefield of Big E's choice to make a grand entrance there.		In Andy Clark's [https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/novels/celestine-ebook-2019.html Celestine book,] the actual process of her resurrections were described in detail. Every time she dies, she wakes up half naked in the warp. In order to come back, she has to find herself again by piecing together her armour, which is scattered on a mountain [[Grimdark\|made up of her own skeletons.]] Every time she dies, another skeleton is added to the pile. Guided by the faint sensation of the Emperor's light, she travels through the nightmarish realm, finding parts of personality, confronting her doubts and fears, and purging any daemons she runs into along the way. Finally, [[Awesome\|she strikes a deal with the Emperor,]] offering her service yet again in exchange for the safety of a small girl in the warp, a representation of her hope. Hope that she could rest in that final, peaceful realm she visited in her trials. At the end of the whole ordeal, she is inevitably sent to a battlefield of Big E's choice to make a grand entrance there. Yes, totally not [[Berserk]].

	==On the Subject of Wings==		==On the Subject of Wings==

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	Image:Celestine Art 1.jpg\|I summon my bird!		Image:Celestine Art 1.jpg\|I summon my bird!
	Image:Celestine Art 2.jpg		Image:Celestine Art 2.jpg
	Image:Sanguinius-celestine.jpg\|Of late and thanks in part to TTS, Celestine has been paired with the Sanguinor/Sanguinius.		Image:Sanguinius-celestine.jpg\|Of late and thanks in part to TTS, Celestine has been paired with the Sanguinor/Sanguinius. This particular drawing already existed however.
	Image:Thiccerine.jpg\|Celestine reminds the imperial citizens the human species never really needed extra-heresy to begin with, the dummies.		Image:Thiccerine.jpg\|Celestine reminds the imperial citizens the human species never really needed extra-heresy to begin with, the dummies.
	Image:Saint-celestine-cant-be.jpg\|Even she can sometime be feed up with Emprah's rampant aspie.		Image:Saint-celestine-cant-be.jpg\|Even she can sometime be feed up with Emprah's rampant aspie.

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	Image:Geminae Superia Close-up.jpg\|The Geminae Superia		Image:Geminae Superia Close-up.jpg\|The Geminae Superia
	Image:Celestine and her girls.jpg\|Celestine chilling with her girls		Image:Celestine and her girls.jpg\|Celestine chilling with her girls while getting her hair dyed
	Image:Celestine Art Card.png\|thumb\|Right\|350px\|Now you fucked up		Image:Celestine Art Card.png\|thumb\|Right\|350px\|Now you fucked up
	Image:Triumverate of the Imperium.png\|Celestine with [[Belisarius Cawl\|Cawl]] and [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|Greyfax]] during the [[Black Crusade\|13th Black Crusade]], yeah, religion, science and government in the 40k millennium...		Image:Triumverate of the Imperium.png\|Celestine with [[Belisarius Cawl\|Cawl]] and [[Inquisitor Greyfax\|Greyfax]] during the [[Black Crusade\|13th Black Crusade]], yeah, religion, science and government in the 40k millennium...
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	Image:Sanguinius-celestine.jpg\|Of late and thanks in part to TTS, Celestine has been paired with the Sanguinor/Sanguinius. This particular drawing already existed however.		Image:Sanguinius-celestine.jpg\|Of late and thanks in part to TTS, Celestine has been paired with the Sanguinor/Sanguinius. This particular drawing already existed however.
	Image:Thiccerine.jpg\|Celestine reminds the imperial citizens the human species never really needed extra-heresy to begin with, the dummies.		Image:Thiccerine.jpg\|Celestine reminds the imperial citizens the human species never really needed extra-heresy to begin with, the dummies.
	Image:Saint-celestine-cant-be.jpg\|Even she can sometime be ~~feed~~ up with Emprah's rampant aspie.		Image:Saint-celestine-cant-be.jpg\|Even she can sometime be fed up with Emprah's rampant aspie.

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	Image:Sanguinius-celestine.jpg\|Of late and thanks in part to TTS, Celestine has been paired with the Sanguinor/Sanguinius.		Image:Sanguinius-celestine.jpg\|Of late and thanks in part to TTS, Celestine has been paired with the Sanguinor/Sanguinius. This particular drawing already existed however.
	Image:Thiccerine.jpg\|Celestine reminds the imperial citizens the human species never really needed extra-heresy to begin with, the dummies.		Image:Thiccerine.jpg\|Celestine reminds the imperial citizens the human species never really needed extra-heresy to begin with, the dummies.
	Image:Saint-celestine-cant-be.jpg\|Even she can sometime be feed up with Emprah's rampant aspie.		Image:Saint-celestine-cant-be.jpg\|Even she can sometime be feed up with Emprah's rampant aspie.