Character Relationship Map: Hex

Characters

• Sarah (played by Kayla Adams) — protagonist

  A talented but initially solitary skydiver who joins the team despite fears linked to a previous personal loss. She struggles with anxiety about skydiving accidents, loses control during a formation j...

• Payson (played by Matthew Holcomb) — protagonist

  A team leader who repeatedly invites Sarah to join the group because he believes her talent could strengthen it. He disappears during a jump, becoming the first major victim of the team's mysterious d...

• Wade (played by Bryan David Roberts) — supporting

  A member of the skydiving team who collides with Sarah during a failed formation jump. He later helps Sarah investigate an old photograph connected to her father's former team.

• Lisa (played by Chloe Berman) — supporting

  A team member who blames Sarah for the group's escalating tragedies and calls her a jinx.

• Greg (played by Brad Worch II) — supporting

  A team member who leaves with Sarah and is later found badly injured after apparently breaking every bone in his body during the night.

• Evan (played by Eric Alperin) — supporting

  A member of the team who suffers a fatal heart attack as the group's mysterious disasters intensify.

• Chad (played by Jonathan Wong) — minor

Story Dynamics

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

• Sarah → Chad (Social Supporter) — Chad offers Sarah a personal keepsake connected to her skydiving experience.

  Chad gives Sarah a keepsake recovered from her helmet when she arrives at the drop zone.

• Wade → Greg (Alliance Teammate) — They share team membership during the group's escalating crisis.

  Wade and Greg are both included in the group attempting the formation jump.

• Wade → Lisa (Alliance Teammate) — They cooperate within the same skydiving group.

  Wade and Lisa are both named among the participants in the formation-jump team.

• Payson → Evan (Alliance Teammate) — Payson and Evan share membership in the team facing the later disasters.

  Evan is identified as part of the group assembled by Payson for a formation jump.

• Payson → Greg (Alliance Teammate) — Payson and Greg participate in the same team operation.

  Greg is listed with Payson and the others during the team's formation-jump attempt.

• Payson → Lisa (Alliance Teammate) — They share membership in Payson's skydiving team.

  Payson and Lisa are both included in the group that attempts the formation jump.

• Payson → Wade (Alliance Teammate) — Payson and Wade cooperate as members of the formation team.

  Payson and Wade take part in the same formation-jump group with Sarah and the other listed team members.

• Sarah → Evan (Alliance Teammate) — Sarah and Evan are members of the same skydiving team.

  Evan is named among the team members who join Sarah for the formation jump.

• Sarah → Greg (Alliance Teammate) — Sarah and Greg share team membership and a dangerous nighttime episode.

  Greg participates in the formation-jump team, and he later leaves with Sarah before being found badly injured.

• Sarah → Lisa (Alliance Teammate) — Sarah and Lisa belong to the same skydiving group before blame divides them.

  Lisa is part of the group that joins Sarah for the formation jump and later discusses the team's disasters.

• Sarah → Wade (Alliance Teammate) — Wade supports Sarah during the team's difficult early formation attempt.

  Sarah joins Wade and the others for a formation jump, and Wade reassures her after she collides with him.

• Payson → Sarah (Alliance Teammate) — Payson seeks Sarah's participation because he believes her talent can strengthen the team.

  Payson repeatedly invites Sarah to join his team, and Sarah eventually joins Payson and the others for a formation jump.

Story Analysis

A skilled but isolated skydiver joins a troubled team as disappearances, deaths, and injuries point toward a mysterious supernatural tradition.

Plot Progression

1. A Lone Jumper Recruited — Sarah arrives at the drop zone and demonstrates confidence through solo jumps. Payson persistently invites her to join the team, despite her personal reluctance.
2. Formation Under Pressure — Sarah joins Payson's team for a formation jump and loses control, colliding with Wade. The team reassures her, but she later admits that catastrophic skydiving accidents remain a serious fear.
3. The Team Begins To Break — Payson disappears during a jump, and the search produces no trace. Police questioning, Evan's fatal heart attack, and Greg's devastating injuries transform anxiety into apparent catastrophe.
4. Secrets Behind The Hex — Lisa blames Sarah while the group considers the legendary Hex as a possible explanation. Sarah and Wade follow an old photograph to a former skydiver whose account begins to reveal a supernatural orig...