Character Relationship Map: Shaman

Characters

• Candice (played by Sara Canning) — protagonist

  A respected member of the remote religious community and Elliot’s mother. She initially supports the community’s religious beliefs and seeks Father Meyer’s help when Elliot’s behavior becomes unnatura...

• Joel (played by Daniel Gillies) — supporting

  Candice’s husband and Elliot’s father. He is respected for supporting the church, water supply, and clinic. He participates in responding to Elliot’s disturbing condition and the exorcism crisis, but...

• Elliot (played by Jett Klyne) — supporting

  Candice and Joel’s son, who disappears before his confirmation ceremony after going to look for his watch near a cave. After encountering something frightening and receiving soup from a Shaman, he ret...

• Father Meyer (played by Alejandro Fajardo) — supporting

  A religious authority whom Candice and Joel ask to help with Elliot. He performs an exorcism, confronting a demonic presence that mocks Christianity and challenges Elliot’s faith. Although he believes...

• Shaman (played by Lisandro Morales) — supporting

  A spiritual practitioner who gives Elliot soup after his frightening encounter and later becomes an alternative source of help. The Shaman mentions Supay and begins a Kichwa ritual involving chanting...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Shaman → Elliot (Professional Healer) — The Shaman offers an alternative form of spiritual treatment.

  The Shaman gives Elliot soup after his frightening encounter, and later begins a Kichwa ritual intended to help him.

• Father Meyer → Elliot (Power Exorcist And Subject) — Father Meyer attempts to control the supernatural crisis through exorcism.

  Father Meyer performs an exorcism on Elliot and confronts the hostile presence associated with him.

• Joel → Father Meyer (Professional Seeker And Adviser) — Joel participates in seeking Father Meyer's religious assistance.

  Candice and Joel jointly ask Father Meyer for help with Elliot's unnatural behavior and apparent possession.

• Candice → Father Meyer (Professional Seeker And Adviser) — Candice turns to Father Meyer for religious intervention.

  Candice and Joel ask Father Meyer for help, and Father Meyer performs an exorcism and later warns Candice to pray with Elliot.

• Candice → Joel (Family Partner) — Candice and Joel share family responsibilities and community duties.

  Candice and Joel are presented together as Elliot's parents and jointly support the church, water supply, and clinic.

• Joel → Elliot (Family Father) — Joel is Elliot's father.

  The plot identifies Elliot as Candice and Joel's son. Joel is present as part of the family during Elliot's disturbing episodes and the supernatural a...

• Candice → Elliot (Family Mother) — Candice is Elliot's protective mother.

  The plot identifies Elliot as Candice and Joel's son. Candice refuses to abandon Elliot and takes him to the Shaman for help.

Story Dynamics

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

• Candice → Shaman (Alliance Seeking Ally) — Candice seeks the Shaman's alternative intervention.

  Candice takes Elliot to the Shaman after questioning the Christian explanation, seeking help through the Kichwa ceremony.

Story Analysis

A mother confronts possession, religious rejection, and competing spiritual explanations while trying to save her son.

Plot Progression

1. The Missing Confirmation — Candice and Joel are introduced as respected supporters of their religious community. Elliot disappears before confirmation, and the truth about his trip near a cave begins to emerge.
2. A Stranger Within — After encountering something frightening and receiving soup from the Shaman, Elliot returns home changed. His physical episodes and hostile sounds during prayer make the family fear a supernatural cau...
3. Faith Under Siege — Candice and Joel seek Father Meyer's help, leading to a violent exorcism. Elliot appears to recover briefly, but the warning about continuing evil proves ominous.
4. The Alternative Ritual — Supernatural manifestations return and the family is attacked, while the community blames and expels Candice. She rejects abandonment and brings Elliot to the Shaman for a Kichwa ceremony whose result...