Character Relationship Map: Freeze

Characters

• Barnabas McCullough (played by Johnny Vivash) — protagonist

  A member of the expedition’s surviving crew, Barnabas helps Gideon Roth carry the injured Charles Redgrave toward shelter in the mountains. Later, he insists that sinking the Innsmouth is the survivor...

• Gideon Roth (played by David Lenik) — supporting

  A member of the expedition’s surviving crew, Gideon helps Barnabas McCullough carry the injured Charles Redgrave toward shelter in the mountains. When Roland Mortimer orders the Innsmouth destroyed to...

• Charles Redgrave (played by Jake Watkins) — supporting

  An expedition member who records the journey in drawings, hoping to sell them when the crew returns. He secretly shelters a female stowaway in his quarters, and Marlowe Spriggs uses the discovery to d...

• Roland Mortimer (played by Rory Wilton) — supporting

  An officer leading the expedition’s survivors, Roland orders the crew to cut through the ice and inspect the Innsmouth after it becomes trapped in shallow water. He later confronts William Streiner ov...

• Marlowe Spriggs (played by Ricardo Freitas) — supporting

  A member of the Innsmouth’s crew, Marlowe mocks Charles Redgrave for drawing the expedition in hopes of selling his work. After discovering that Redgrave is secretly hiding a female stowaway, he threa...

• William Streiner (played by Tim Cartwright) — supporting

  A man the survivors find in a remote mountain refuge, William has been isolated in the region for two years after arriving aboard the Ayebaun. He reveals that the expedition was a search for Ichthyoid...

• Ashcroft (played by Elliot Hadley) — supporting

  A member of the expedition crew, Ashcroft performs duties aboard the Innsmouth as the ship becomes trapped in ice and conditions grow increasingly hostile. The summary places Ashcroft among the crew w...

• Ichthyoid (played by Derek Nelson) — minor
• Simmons (played by Simon Pengelly) — minor

  A member of the expedition crew, Simmons performs duties aboard the Innsmouth as the ship becomes trapped in ice and conditions grow increasingly hostile. The summary places Simmons among the crew wor...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Simmons → Roland Mortimer (Professional Crew And Commander) — Simmons is part of the crew acting under Roland's orders.

  Simmons performs duties aboard Innsmouth while Roland orders the crew to cut through the ice and inspect the vessel.

• Ashcroft → Roland Mortimer (Professional Crew And Commander) — Ashcroft operates within Roland's expedition command structure.

  Ashcroft performs duties aboard the ship while Roland gives orders to the crew during the ice emergency.

• Ashcroft → Simmons (Professional Duty Partners) — They share operational duties during the expedition's collapse.

  Ashcroft and Simmons perform their duties while the officers struggle to keep order aboard the expedition ship.

• Roland Mortimer → Gideon Roth (Power Commander And Subordinate) — Their opposing responses to Roland's order reveal a command conflict.

  Roland orders the ship destroyed, while Gideon desperately hopes to use Innsmouth to return home.

• Roland Mortimer → Barnabas McCullough (Power Commander And Subordinate) — Roland issues survival orders that shape Barnabas's actions.

  Roland orders the crew to cut a channel through the ice and later orders the ship destroyed.

Story Dynamics

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

• Barnabas McCullough → Gideon Roth (Alliance Survival Partners) — They cooperate during the retreat and the final survival decision.

  Barnabas and Gideon help the injured Charles reach mountain shelter and remain among the survivors.

• Roland Mortimer → Ichthyoid (Conflict Enemy) — Roland attempts to prevent the creatures from spreading beyond the expedition.

  Roland considers the Ichthyoid creatures a danger and orders Innsmouth destroyed so they cannot reach civilization.

• William Streiner → Ichthyoid (Alliance Creature Advocate) — William aligns himself with the creatures and supports their expansion.

  William searches for Ichthyoid creatures, embraces them, and believes they can reshape the future of the human world.

• Roland Mortimer → William Streiner (Conflict Ideological Enemies) — Roland rejects William's plan and confronts him violently.

  Roland sees William's plan to bring the Ichthyoid creatures into the human world as a threat that could unleash war and destruction.

• Charles Redgrave → Gideon Roth (Alliance Survival Ally) — Gideon directly helps Charles survive the journey to refuge.

  Gideon helps Barnabas move the injured Charles toward shelter in the mountains.

• Charles Redgrave → Barnabas McCullough (Alliance Survival Ally) — Barnabas assists Charles during the survivors' retreat.

  Barnabas helps Gideon carry the injured Charles toward shelter in the mountains.

• Charles Redgrave → Marlowe Spriggs (Conflict Extortionist And Target) — Marlowe uses Charles's secret to obtain his drawings.

  Marlowe discovers that Charles is hiding a female stowaway and threatens to report them unless Charles gives him some drawings.

Story Analysis

A stranded expedition uncovers a hidden creature agenda and must sacrifice its ship to prevent an inhuman threat from reaching civilization.

Plot Progression

1. Frozen Expedition — Innsmouth becomes trapped in hostile ice, while hunger, cold, and isolation destabilize the crew. Charles records the journey as Marlowe pressures him for profit.
2. Secrets Beneath The Ice — The ship freezes in shallow waters and Roland orders an inspection. Marlowe discovers Charles's hidden stowaway and forces him to pay for silence.
3. The Survivors' Refuge — The expedition collapses as crew members disappear and the survivors search the frozen wilderness. They reach a mountain refuge and find evidence of earlier occupants.
4. The Ichthyoid Revelation — William Streiner explains that the expedition sought Ichthyoid creatures rather than the North Pole. He has embraced them and claims they can reshape humanity's future.
5. The Ship Must Sink — Roland confronts William as the creatures become an immediate threat. After further attacks and deaths, the survivors prepare to destroy Innsmouth despite Gideon's hope of returning home.