Character Relationship Map: They Found Hell

Characters

• Peter (played by Chris Schellenger) — protagonist

  Peter is the driving force behind the experiment and the central survivor of the story. He insists that Trish and Ward are still alive and leads the search for a way home through Hell. After Ward blam...

• Trish (played by Katy Reece) — supporting

  Trish is Peter's companion and initially supports him despite fearing that the experiment is dangerous. After being separated in Hell, she reunites with Peter and Ava and explains that Ward was bitten...

• Giles (played by Austin Scott) — supporting

  Giles is a member of Peter's group who helps interpret the rules of Hell. He identifies the required payment to Charon as obols, allowing the survivors to search a room filled with corpses for the coi...

• Ava (played by Kabby Borders) — supporting

  Ava is one of Peter's companions and a survivor transported into Hell by the failed experiment. She searches through the strange realm with the group and later reunites with Peter and Trish. Ava helps...

• Lucia (played by Mirela Burke) — supporting

  Lucia is a member of Peter's group who becomes trapped in Hell after the transponder experiment fails. She takes part in the search through shifting locations, dangerous trails, and supernatural attac...

• Slade (played by Max Rinehart) — supporting

  Slade is one of Peter's companions during the expedition into Hell. He refuses to follow the others at one point and is attacked by a monstrous creature, making him an early casualty of the hostile re...

• Charon (played by George Zlatarev) — supporting

  Charon is the figure whose terms govern escape from Hell. The survivors learn that they must provide a payment to Charon, and Giles identifies the required obols as coins traditionally placed in the m...

• Evan (played by Laurie Kynaston) — supporting

  Evan appears to be operating the signal from the other side of the experiment and trying to reverse what happened. His actions suggest that he may be working to reconnect the trapped survivors with th...

• Ward (played by Hunter Canedy) — supporting

  Ward is a member of Peter's group who remains alive in Hell but is bitten by a creature and later disappears. He is eventually found horribly transformed while holding the glowing transponder. Ward bl...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Peter → Charon (Power Escape Gatekeeper) — Charon controls the condition that must be satisfied for the survivors to escape.

  The group learns that escape requires payment to Charon.

Story Dynamics

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

• Giles → Ava (Alliance Survival Allies) — They share the same survivor expedition and escape objective.

  Giles and Ava travel with Peter and the other survivors through the shifting locations of Hell.

• Giles → Charon (Unknown Identifies Payment) — Giles helps interpret the requirement imposed by Charon.

  The group learns that escape requires payment to Charon, and Giles identifies the payment as obols.

• Trish → Ward (Unknown Witnesses To Transformation) — Trish is directly connected to the account of Ward's disappearance and transformation.

  Trish explains to Peter that Ward was bitten by a creature and disappeared.

• Trish → Ava (Alliance Survival Allies) — Ava and Trish are together when they provide Peter with information about Ward.

  Peter eventually reunites with Ava and Trish, who then explain what happened to Ward.

• Peter → Evan (Conflict Opposing Operators) — Their actions are connected to opposing sides of the experiment and its attempted reversal.

  Peter tries to escape through the realm while Evan appears to operate the signal from the other side and attempts to reverse the experiment.

• Peter → Slade (Alliance Expedition Companions) — Slade is a member of Peter's original survival group before separating from them.

  Slade initially travels with Peter and the other survivors while they search through Hell.

• Peter → Lucia (Alliance Survival Allies) — Lucia is part of Peter's survivor group and her loss affects his determination.

  Peter searches through Hell with Lucia and later refuses to turn back after losing her.

• Peter → Giles (Alliance Survival Allies) — Giles contributes essential knowledge to Peter's escape plan.

  Peter and the other survivors search through strange locations together, while Giles identifies the obols needed for escape.

• Peter → Ava (Alliance Survival Allies) — Ava remains one of Peter's principal companions during the search for escape.

  Peter searches through Hell with Ava, Giles, Lucia, and Slade, and later reunites with Ava and Trish.

• Peter → Ward (Conflict Blaming Rivals) — Their relationship changes from shared survival to direct hostility and blame.

  After Ward is transformed, he blames Peter for bringing them to Hell and refuses to cooperate with him.

• Peter → Trish (Alliance Supportive Partners) — Trish supports Peter's decision to proceed with the dangerous experiment.

  Trish supports Peter despite fearing that the experiment may be dangerous. Peter later reunites with Trish while searching for a way out of Hell.

Story Analysis

A dangerous experiment traps a group of survivors in Hell, forcing them to confront guilt, transformation, loss, and an uncertain chance of escape.

Plot Progression

1. The Experiment Beyond Understanding — News of burning craters precedes a dangerous transponder experiment at a research facility. Peter and his companions are transported into a realm that appears to be Hell.
2. Lost Among Bloody Trails — Peter leads a search for Trish and Ward through strange locations marked by cries, blood, visions, and threatening voices. The survivors become separated, and Slade is attacked after refusing to follo...
3. The Price Of Escape — The survivors learn that Charon requires payment and that the payment is made with obols. Their search through a room filled with corpses leads them toward a confrontation with the transformed Ward.
4. The Transponder's Violent Reckoning — Ward is found holding the glowing transponder and blames Peter for their situation. Peter accepts responsibility, but the confrontation turns violent while Evan works from the other side to reverse th...
5. A Portal In The Theater — Giles dies from his injuries, and the remaining survivors continue despite losing Lucia and Slade. In a theater, images of familiar places form a portal that may be their final route out, though the e...