Character Relationship Map: Prowl

Characters

• Susie (played by Ruta Gedmintas) — protagonist

  Amber's best friend who joins her on a road trip to Chicago. She convinces truck driver Bernard to give them a ride. After surviving an initial creature attack, she is captured and offered as bait to...

• Peter (played by Joshua Bowman) — protagonist

  Susie's boyfriend who joins the group on the road trip. He is attacked and dismembered by the bloodthirsty creatures alongside Fiona and Ray at the abandoned meat-packing plant.

• Fiona (played by Perdita Weeks) — supporting

  A friend of the group who joins the road trip. She is attacked and dismembered by the creatures at the meat-packing plant alongside Peter and Ray.

• Ray (played by Jamie Blackley) — supporting

  A friend who joins the road trip. He is attacked and dismembered by the creatures at the meat-packing plant alongside Peter and Fiona.

• Amber (played by Courtney Hope) — supporting

  The protagonist, a young butchery worker who dreams of escaping her small town and alcoholic mother. She discovers she is a supernatural late-bloomer resembling the creatures. After escaping the facil...

• Bernard (played by Bruce Payne) — supporting

  A truck driver who initially offers the group a ride to Chicago. He transports them against his will to an abandoned meat-packing plant where his cargo is blood. He is coerced by Veronica to help loca...

• Veronica (played by Saxon Trainor) — supporting

  The leader of the bloodthirsty creatures who treats them as her children. She trains them to hunt humans and coerces Bernard into finding victims. She recognizes Amber as a lost member, offers her Sus...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Bernard → Veronica (Power Coerced Accomplice) — Bernard serves Veronica's predatory operation under coercion.

  Veronica has coerced Bernard into finding fresh human victims for her children.

• Susie → Peter (Romantic Boyfriend) — Their romantic relationship connects Peter to the traveling group.

  Peter is explicitly identified as Susie's boyfriend and joins her on the road trip.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Susie → Ray (Alliance Traveling Companions) — Their relationship is established through shared travel.

  Ray joins Susie and the others on the road trip before the group reaches the abandoned plant.

• Susie → Fiona (Alliance Traveling Companions) — They are companions within the same road-trip group.

  Fiona joins Susie, Peter, Amber, and Ray during the journey toward Chicago.

• Amber → Ray (Alliance Traveling Teammates) — They share membership in the endangered travel group.

  Ray joins the same road trip as Amber and is later attacked with Peter and Fiona.

• Amber → Fiona (Alliance Traveling Teammates) — Their connection is based on shared travel and survival circumstances.

  Fiona joins the road trip with Amber and the group before the creatures attack at the plant.

• Amber → Peter (Alliance Traveling Teammates) — They belong to the same traveling party before the plant attack.

  Peter joins the same road trip as Amber and the other members of the group.

• Veronica → Susie (Conflict Captive Handler) — Veronica uses Susie as prey and leverage against Amber.

  Veronica captures Susie and offers her to Amber as a meal.

• Veronica → Amber (Narrative Recognizer) — Veronica reveals Amber's connection to the creatures.

  Veronica recognizes Amber as one of the creatures, calling her a late bloomer who was abducted by mistake.

• Susie → Bernard (Social Persuader) — Susie uses social pressure to secure transportation for the group.

  After Bernard stops, Susie convinces him to let the group ride in the back of his semi-truck.

• Amber → Susie (Social Best Friends) — Their close friendship becomes the emotional core of Amber's moral choice.

  Susie is described as Amber's best friend and accompanies her on the journey to Chicago. Amber later refuses to kill Susie when Veronica offers her as...

Story Analysis

A young woman's escape from a troubled life becomes a struggle between friendship and an inherited predatory nature.

Plot Progression

1. Dreams Beyond The Butchery — Amber feels alienated from her work and troubled by dreams of bloodthirsty creatures. After learning she was adopted, she decides to leave her small-town life and travel to Chicago with Susie.
2. The Road Into Darkness — Amber and her friends encounter transport trouble and accept a ride from Bernard. Their unease grows when Bernard refuses to stop and they discover the truck is carrying cartons of blood.
3. Training Ground Of Predators — The group is taken to an abandoned meat-packing plant, where creatures attack and kill Peter, Fiona, and Ray. Amber and Susie escape briefly while Veronica's hunting operation begins to emerge.
4. The Late Bloomer — Amber discovers that she shares the creatures' physical abilities and is recognized by Veronica as a lost member. She rejects Veronica's offer of blood and Susie as prey, escaping through a destructiv...