Character Relationship Map: The Charlemagne Code

Characters

• Eik Meiers (played by Benjamin Sadler) — protagonist

  Core adventurer and treasure hunter leading expeditions across Europe.

• Kriemhild 'Krimi' Meiers (played by Liv Lisa Fries) — supporting

  Eik's relative and amateur sleuth contributing intuition and connections.

• Maria Meiers (played by Milena Dreißig) — supporting

  Family matriarch offering wisdom and historical family secrets.

• Prof. Bachmann (played by Michael Abendroth) — minor

  Academic advisor verifying historical theories and artifacts.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Prof. Bachmann → Eik Meiers (Professional Academic Contact) — Bachmann's report brings Eik back into the investigation.

  Professor Bachmann contacts Eik and informs him that objects from the site where Eik worked with his wife have been stolen.

• Eik Meiers → Kriemhild 'Krimi' Meiers (Family Father And Daughter) — Eik raises his teenage daughter alone.

  Eight years after the gallery collapse, the plot says Eik looks after his fifteen-year-old daughter alone. Kriemhild 'Krimi' Meiers is the listed Meie...

• Eik Meiers → Maria Meiers (Family Husband And Wife) — Maria is identified as Eik's wife, whose disappearance is part of his past.

  The plot says Eik's wife disappeared in a gallery collapse. Maria Meiers is the listed family character associated with Eik.

Story Analysis

Eik's renewed pursuit of the Nibelung treasure follows a personal loss, a new theft, and the discovery that another team is already on the trail.

Plot Progression

1. The Long Search — Eik spends years pursuing the Treasure of the Nibelungs, believed to have been hidden by Charlemagne. His search ends after a gallery collapse and the disappearance of his wife and best friend.
2. Years of Withdrawal — Eik abandons the treasure hunt after the disappearances. Eight years later, he is raising his fifteen-year-old daughter alone.
3. The Stolen Objects — Professor Bachmann contacts Eik about objects stolen from the site where Eik worked with his wife. Eik connects the theft to the Nibelung treasure.
4. The Pursuit Resumes — Eik learns that another team is already at the site. He nevertheless sets out in pursuit of the treasure.