Character Relationship Map: The Cellar

Characters

• Brian (played by Eoin Macken) — protagonist

  Keira's husband and the father of the children. He rushes home after the disappearance, initially refuses to believe Keira's supernatural account, but later discovers significant symbols connected to...

• Steven Woods (played by Dylan Fitzmaurice-Brady) — supporting

  An elementary-school-aged boy who explores the house with his sister. He becomes trapped by the supernatural force, is found in the secret room with a carving on his chest, and participates in a myste...

• Baphomet (played by Kurt Walsh) — supporting
• Ellie's Friend (Voice) (played by Vivian Drew) — minor
• Baphomet (Voice) (played by Noor Truijens) — minor
• Ellie Woods (played by Abby Fitz) — minor
• John Fetherson (Voice) (played by Chris McHallem) — minor
• Rose Fetherston (played by Marie Mullen) — supporting

  An elderly woman who provides Keira with crucial information about the house's history. She explains that her father opened contact between the supernatural realm and the human world in an attempt to...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Baphomet (Voice) → Baphomet (Meta Voice Of The Entity) — The credited voice represents the auditory manifestation associated with the entity's ritual.

  The children play a recording of a man reciting formulas and counting, while Baphomet later appears as the entity controlling the house.

• Rose Fetherston → John Fetherson (Voice) (Family Daughter) — Rose is John's daughter and the surviving source of information about his actions.

  Kiera visits John Fetherston's now elderly daughter Rose, who explains what her father did in the house.

• Steven Woods → Ellie Woods (Family Siblings) — Steven and Ellie are siblings whose experiences in the house become connected to the supernatural threat.

  Steven and Ellie are introduced as the children of Brian and Kiera Woods.

• Brian → Ellie Woods (Family Father) — Brian is Ellie's father and searches for her after she disappears.

  Brian and Kiera move into the house with their teen daughter Ellie.

• Brian → Steven Woods (Family Father) — Brian is Steven's father and becomes involved in the effort to protect him from Baphomet.

  Brian and Kiera Woods move into the old house with their son Steven, who is described as an elementary student.

Story Dynamics

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

• Brian → Rose Fetherston (Social Information Seeker) — Rose serves as a source of historical information about the house and John.

  Brian's family investigates the house's history, and Rose provides the account of her father's contact with the supernatural force.

• John Fetherson (Voice) → Baphomet (Narrative Occult Predecessor) — John's attempt to contact the supernatural force establishes the history behind Baphomet's presence.

  Rose explains that her father allowed Leviathan contact with the human world while seeking a cure for Jack, after which the evil took over the house.

• Ellie Woods → Baphomet (Conflict Captive And Adversary) — Ellie becomes one of the people trapped within Baphomet's dimensional space.

  Ellie disappears after acting strangely, and she is later seen among people counting upward in the entity's dimension.

• Steven Woods → Baphomet (Conflict Victim And Antagonist) — Steven is directly targeted and used by Baphomet during the countdown ritual.

  Baphomet captures Steven, and Steven is found in the secret room with a carving on his chest.

• Brian → Baphomet (Conflict Enemy) — Brian is opposed to Baphomet's control over the house and his family.

  Baphomet captures Steven and later chases the family through the house and cellar, while Brian helps confront the resulting danger.

• Ellie's Friend (Voice) → Ellie Woods (friend)

Story Analysis

A family investigates an old house and becomes trapped in a supernatural dimension governed by counting, symbols, and Baphomet.

Plot Progression

1. The House Beneath The House — Brian's family moves into an old house, and Steven and Ellie explore its cellar. They find a secret room filled with formulas, symbols, artwork, and a disturbing counting recording.
2. The Girl Who Vanished — A nighttime power failure leads to counting instructions and strange behavior. Ellie disappears, but the search is dismissed because she has run away before.
3. Secrets Of Leviathan — The family investigates the house and discovers that the symbols spell Leviathan and that the equation represents dimensions. A hostile presence begins directly interfering with the investigation.
4. Rose Remembers The Ritual — Rose explains that John sought supernatural help to save his son, but the attempt allowed evil to overtake the house. The warning reveals that the threat is still active.
5. The Baphomet Dimension — Door symbols identify Baphomet, who captures Steven and triggers a countdown ritual. The cellar becomes a dimensional corridor, leading to Ellie and countless trapped people.
6. Counting Beyond Escape — Baphomet is overcome and the family reunites, but the apparent escape remains inside the demon's dimension. The family begins counting upward together.