For Alex's mother, see Ash Roswell.

Ash Thorane, known only as Ash for most of the Fallen Nation Trilogy, is the main protagonist of Fallen Nation, Fallen Nation: Uprising, and Fallen Nation: Downfall. She is the sister of Rena Thorane and the aunt of Scarlett. She founded the Uprising in 2175.

"It’s a dark night. But the darkest nights are when the spark shines brightest.”

– Ash to Alex, Scarlett, and Jayden, in Fallen Nation: Uprising