The story sometimes seems secondary to the "process" of her becoming the living Saint, sometimes it feels like it's written "to the game" and the way the model is used in the 40K universe, but it still works. I rushed down to the local GW this morning to get my copy of the new book (as well as some other choice goodies), eager to read the new story and some of the new rules. On its own, that is not too shabby. Granted, Apocalypse was an incredibly tough act to follow. Her halo blazes like a star upon the smog wreathed, blood-soaked battlefields of the 41st millennium; its holy light leading the faithful to victory time and time again. Celestine is no slouch in combat either. Initially available as a rather beautiful Limited Edition hardback before the standard editions arrived six months later, Andy Clark’s short novel Celestine: The Living Saint offers the most thorough exploration yet of the realities of life (and death) for the legendary Saint Celestine. I don’t think Celestine works with Imperial Knights. Did not expect the ending battle sequence however. At the start of your next turn, Saint Celestine is returned to the battlefield with full wounds and can act normally (even using Healing Tears to replace a lost Geminae Superia). In addition, Celestine will confer Hit and Run and Fearless to any unit that she joins, boosting their combat abilities further. We all know that Celestine has been chosen by the Emperor and that, when she is laid low in battle, she returns to life, ready to smite those who would dare to stand against her. Also, she can’t be taken as part of a Gladius- they would either need a SoB allied detachment or a CAD/allied of some other Imperial faction to put her into. I’ve written a separate review discussing both sets of Relics that are available in the new books. Buy Warhammer 40,000: Celestine - The Living Saint for $90.00 at Mighty Ape NZ. The Fall of Cadia also proves, once again, fertile ground for adding depth to stories. She wears the Armour of St. Katherine, a set of glorious golden plate replete with holy icons and sculpted symbols.This kit comes as 46 components, and is supplied with The Ardent Blade- A Master-crafted Power Sword that is +2S and AP3, as well as Armourbane. Her halo blazes like a star upon the smog wreathed, blood-soaked battlefields of the 41st millennium; its holy light leading the faithful to victory time and time again. I know gw doesn’t errata these kind of things but I hope this character isn’t meta changing for the tournament scene. She is accompanied to battle by two Geminae Superia (that do not prevent her from joining a unit). Little is known of her life and battles before she was proclaimed a Living Saint — presumably they were suppressed. Very little is known of her pre-Saint life, other than she was a Repentiaof the Order of Our Martyred Lady and participated in the Palatine Crusade. As a result of this, you are pretty much getting a character with 9 wounds, with Eternal Warrior on 5 of those, who also has the potential to recover 2 wounds each turn. As a living Saint, Celestine is a powerful supernatural warrior who can appear to aid the faithful in combat. My husband is and he spent the last of our audible credits on the Warhammer 40K books (shame him), so I had to listen to them because there are no other books in my audible library! Just wow! She can then use her Blessings to give the entire army It Will Not Die (assuming you deploy all the Knights within 12″ when the Blessing is used). The other insane thing about her that I noticed is she adds 4 recoverable wounds to ANY unit she joins. Wings spread wide, halo blazing and Ardent Blade in hand, Saint Celestine is a living embodiment of the God-Emperor’s might. Let us know whatâs wrong with this preview of, Published With her mighty wings spread wide and Ardent Blade aflame, Saint Celestine is the living embodiment of the God-Emperor’s wrath. In general I believe allies have opened up some of the least fun, most overpowered combos in the game. Celestine: The Living Saint delivers this in spades. Chapter Master Smashf***er I’m only at 1140 points for all that and only used 2 detachments. [6a] In a later life she was a Sister Repentia of the Order of Our Martyred Lady and that she was but one warrior fighting at the prolonged … She should end up as an auto-include in most death star builds. Pious Grit- All Heavy Support units in range gain the Relentless special rule until the start of your next turn. Saintly Blessings- At the start of each turn, Saint Celestine can bestow a Saintly Blessing. A clubhouse centers as one of … If the test is passed, place a counter on the table where she was slain.