Character Relationship Map: Colonials

Characters

• Silas (played by Greg Kriek) — protagonist

  A young Colonial sent to Earth to assess humanity's fate and prove he is ready to become a full-fledged Colonial. When his mission goes wrong, he is stranded and encounters Zoey and the human Resistan...

• Zeke (played by Sean Kanan) — supporting

  A Colonial whose distress call reports that he is the last surviving member of his squadron. His message reveals that Earth lies in ruins under Exile control and establishes the danger facing Silas an...

• Spark (voice) (played by Jon Provost) — supporting

  An argumentative assistant droid who departs with Silas's squad and later reaches the Resistance. Spark explains that the Colonials sent the team to investigate Earth's lost communications and that hi...

• Zoey (played by Jamie Bernadette) — supporting

  A young human Resistance fighter whom Silas meets after he is stranded on Earth. She helps him escape an Exile attack, though she initially distrusts him, and brings him into contact with the Resistan...

• Kelli (played by Louise Barnes) — supporting

  Silas's mother, who worries when he leaves on his mission to Earth. While Cyrus tries to secure Colonial support to find their son, Kelli urges him to act, pressing for a response despite the committe...

• Cyrus (played by Jeremy John Wells) — supporting

  Silas's father, who worries about his son's mission to Earth and tries to obtain Colonial support to find him. He believes Silas is aboard an advanced ship with capable crewmates, but the committee re...

• Grom (played by Mike Ferguson) — supporting

  The leader of the Exiles and a former Colonial who turned against his people after some Colonials were consumed by greed and banished. Under his leadership, the Exiles returned to Earth and waged war...

• Raven (played by Allie Ayers) — supporting

  An assassin whose weapon is shown to the Resistance by Spark. Spark suspects that Raven may be connected to Silas's disappearance, but the summary provides no further details about her actions or rela...

• Thomas (played by B.A. Tobin) — supporting

  A Colonial who has been stranded on Earth for decades. He explains to Silas that Zoey and her companion were orphaned when the Exiles sold their parents into slavery, and that Rhea became a parental f...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Spark (voice) → Silas (Professional Assistant) — Spark accompanies Silas's mission and later reaches the Resistance with information about the mission and Silas's disappearance.

  Spark is described as an argumentative assistant droid who departs with Silas and his squad.

• Kelli → Silas (Family Mother) — Kelli is concerned for Silas and urges Cyrus to act when he tries to secure help.

  The plot identifies Kelli as Silas's mother and says that she worries about him before he departs.

• Cyrus → Silas (Family Father) — Cyrus worries about Silas and seeks help to locate him, but the committee refuses to send assistance.

  The plot identifies Cyrus as Silas's father. Cyrus tries to obtain Colonial support to find his son after Silas disappears on Earth.

Story Dynamics

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

• Thomas → Zoey (Unknown Protective Parental Figure) — Thomas gives Silas's group information about Zoey's history and her bond with Rhea.

  Thomas explains that Rhea has become a parental figure to Zoey and her companion. The plot identifies Thomas as the person providing this explanation,...

• Spark (voice) → Raven (Unknown Suspected Connection) — Spark raises a possible link between Raven and Silas's disappearance, but the plot does not confirm the connection.

  Spark shows the group a weapon once owned by Raven and suspects that she may be connected to Silas's disappearance.

• Zeke → Silas (Narrative Distress Caller) — Zeke's distress call establishes the danger surrounding the events on Earth; no direct interaction with Silas is specified.

  A distress call from Zeke reports that he is the last surviving member of his squadron. The plot separately describes Silas's mission to Earth but doe...

• Grom → Silas (Conflict Opposing Faction Leader) — Grom leads the force threatening the human Resistance and Silas's mission, although the plot does not describe a direct encounter between them.

  The plot says Grom leads the Exiles, who pursue the group, and that the Exiles' war has devastated humanity on Earth.

• Thomas → Silas (Alliance Guide) — Thomas provides Silas's group with background about the Resistance members and their history.

  Thomas, a Colonial stranded on Earth for decades, explains the situation involving Zoey, her companion, and Rhea to the group Silas encounters.

• Zoey → Silas (Alliance Reluctant Ally) — Zoey's initial distrust gives way to practical assistance as she helps Silas reach the Resistance.

  Zoey helps Silas escape an Exile attack, although she initially distrusts him, and brings him into contact with the human Resistance.

Story Analysis

Silas's failed mission strands him among Earth's Resistance as the Exiles pursue the group, while those seeking to help him receive no official support.

Plot Progression

1. A Mission into Ruined Earth — Zeke's distress call establishes the danger on Earth, while Silas prepares for a mission meant to prove his readiness. Silas departs with his squad and Spark, but the mission goes wrong and leaves him...
2. A Fragile Resistance Welcome — Zoey helps Silas escape an Exile attack despite her initial distrust. She brings him into contact with the human Resistance, where the threat to its survival becomes clear.
3. The Cost of Exile — Silas learns about Grom's past and the conflict between the Exiles, humanity, and the Colonials. Thomas adds the personal history of Zoey and her companion, including Rhea's parental role.
4. Help Denied from Above — As danger continues to close in on the group, Cyrus seeks Colonial support to find Silas. Kelli urges action, but the committee refuses to send help.
5. A Clue and an Uncertain Fate — Spark reaches the Resistance and explains the purpose of Silas's mission and his failed attempts to send distress signals. Raven's weapon raises a possible connection, while the story ends without con...