Character Relationship Map: Cannibal Troll

Characters

• Casey O'Connor (played by Georgina Jane) — protagonist

  A central member of the countryside trip who becomes determined to understand and survive the creature's attacks. Casey learns that the attacker is a Troll and struggles to free a captive survivor whi...

• Troll (played by Zuza Tehanu) — supporting

  A dangerous nonhuman creature associated with caves and woodland hunting. It stalks the group, takes people one by one, holds a captive in a hut, and attacks the survivors during their attempted escap...

• Yara (played by Barbara Dabson) — supporting

  The group's guide during their countryside hike. She leads the others despite a confusing map and mismatched signs, while the group continues exploring after receiving warnings about the forest.

• Ava (played by Nicole Nabi) — supporting

  A member of the traveling group who accompanies a pregnant companion back to the campsite when that companion decides not to continue the hike.

• Keily (played by Faith Kiggundu) — supporting

  A survivor seen desperately running through underground passages while being hunted by the creature. Keily reaches an old church while seeking safety and help.

• Mike (played by Marcus Brooks-Henderson) — supporting

  A survivor who runs through underground passages with Keily after the creature has taken the others. Mike seeks refuge in an old church while the creature draws near.

• Lizzy (played by Megan Purvis) — supporting

  A pregnant member of the group who returns toward the campsite before being captured and held in a hut for several days. She describes being restrained, beaten, and forced to participate in a horrific...

Story Dynamics

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

• Ava → Casey O'Connor (Alliance Group Ally) — Ava and Casey belong to the survivor group facing the same danger.

  Ava and Casey O'Connor are part of the same traveling group whose members attempt to escape after the Troll begins attacking.

• Yara → Lizzy (Social Travel Companion) — They are companions within the same expedition.

  Yara travels with Lizzy and the others before the group enters the countryside and encounters the Troll.

• Yara → Ava (Social Travel Companion) — They share membership in the wedding-related traveling group.

  Yara travels with Ava as part of the group preparing for the countryside hike.

• Troll → Keily (Conflict Hunter) — Keily is a direct target of the Troll's hunt.

  Keily runs with Mike through underground passages while the creature hunts them after taking the others.

• Troll → Mike (Conflict Hunter) — The Troll directly pursues Mike during the opening escape.

  Mike is one of the two people desperately running through underground passages while being hunted by the nonhuman creature.

• Mike → Keily (Alliance Survival Companion) — Mike and Keily cooperate while fleeing the Troll.

  The story opens with Mike and Keily desperately running together through underground passages after the creature has taken the others.

• Troll → Lizzy (Conflict Captor) — The Troll physically dominates and imprisons Lizzy.

  Lizzy says that the Troll tied her down, beat her into obedience, and forced her to participate in a ritual involving the eating of rodents.

• Casey O'Connor → Lizzy (Alliance Rescuer) — Casey takes part in the effort to free Lizzy from captivity.

  The survivors discover Lizzy in a hut, and Casey struggles with the keys while trying to cut her ropes.

• Ava → Lizzy (Alliance Supportive Companion) — Ava actively accompanies Lizzy when Lizzy leaves the hike.

  When Lizzy decides to return to the campsite because of her pregnancy, Ava goes with her.

• Yara → Troll (Conflict Threatened Group Member) — Yara is connected to the Troll through the creature's pursuit of the expedition.

  Yara remains with the group while a creature stalks and picks off its members one by one.

• Casey O'Connor → Troll (Conflict Primary Adversary) — Casey is the central survivor confronting the creature's escalating threat.

  The Troll stalks and attacks the group, while Casey O'Connor struggles to rescue Lizzy and the child from the creature's attack.

• Casey O'Connor → Yara (Alliance Travel Companion) — They are members of the same expedition, with Yara guiding Casey and the group.

  Casey O'Connor travels with Yara and the others on the wedding-related countryside trip. Yara acts as the group's guide.

Story Analysis

A countryside expedition becomes a desperate struggle against a Troll that hunts, captures, and terrorizes the group.

Plot Progression

1. A Doorway Against Darkness — Mike and Keily flee through underground passages while the Troll hunts them. Their attempt to use an old church as refuge ends in panic and separation.
2. Warnings in the Countryside — The story returns to Casey O'Connor and the group on a wedding-related countryside trip. A mismatched map and a warning about the northern woods establish danger that the group chooses to ignore.
3. The Group Is Hunted — Lizzy leaves the hike with Ava while the others take photographs. The group soon realizes that something is stalking them and learns that the creature is a Troll.
4. Captive in the Hut — The survivors discover Lizzy after several days of captivity. Her account of violence and forced participation in a horrific ritual reveals the Troll's brutality.
5. The Unfinished Rescue — The survivors try to escape the unsafe campsite, but the Troll attacks again and apparently takes Lizzy's baby. Casey works to free Lizzy, while the available account ends without resolving their fate...