Character Relationship Map: 13th Sign

Characters

• Faris (played by Waylon Reavis) — protagonist

  One of the two Guardians (Fallen Angels) who kidnap twelve reality TV contestants. He traps them in an underground chamber to be tortured and dismembered as part of a ritual to open hell's gates by 12...

• Surgeon (played by Jeff Hatrix) — protagonist

  One of the two Guardians (Fallen Angels) who oversees the ritual. He brutally tortures and dismembers the twelve victims one by one, using their bodies to construct an altar for the Devil.

• Maggie (played by Katie Oliver) — supporting
• Christopher (played by Ray MacDonald) — supporting
• Scott (played by Bill Lowery) — supporting
• The Seeker (played by Michael Bugard) — supporting
• Ava (played by Alicia Clark) — supporting
• Richard (played by Michael J. Vanderpool) — supporting
• Mac (played by Daren McNay) — supporting
• Charlie Davis (played by Chris Dellas) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• The Seeker → Faris (Power Superior) — The Seeker appears to be in a position of authority over Faris

Story Dynamics

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

• Richard → Mac (Alliance) — Form temporary alliance to survive
• Maggie → Ava (Alliance) — Form temporary alliance to survive
• Mac → Charlie Davis (Social Contestant) — Fellow contestants trapped together
• Ava → Richard (Social Contestant) — Fellow contestants trapped together
• Christopher → Scott (Social Contestant) — Fellow contestants trapped together
• Maggie → Christopher (Social Contestant) — Fellow contestants trapped together
• Surgeon → Christopher (Conflict Torturer) — Surgeon dismembers Christopher for the ritual
• Faris → Maggie (Conflict Torturer) — Faris tortures Maggie as part of the ritual
• Faris → Surgeon (Alliance Co-Conspirators) — Fallen Angels working together for the Devil's ritual

Story Analysis

A false reality-show competition becomes a kidnapping and sacrificial ritual intended to open the gates of hell on earth.

Plot Progression

1. The False Prize — Twelve individuals believe they are entering a reality television competition for one million dollars. They are instead drugged, beaten, kidnapped, and confined.
2. Buried Without Escape — The contestants find themselves trapped and chained in a chamber far below the earth. The chamber lies beneath the ashes of a slaughterhouse burned in the 1930s.
3. The Ritual Revealed — After the chamber doors open, the contestants face their worst fears and learn that they are being used in the Devil's ritual. Guardian is identified among the fallen angels conducting it.
4. An Altar Of Bodies — The ritual perpetrators torture and dismember victims one by one. Their bodies are used to construct an altar for the ritual's larger purpose.
5. The Gates Of Hell — The ritual is connected to a plan to open the gates and unleash hell on earth. The intended date for this apocalyptic act is 12-21-2012.