Character Relationship Map: Risen

Characters

• Clavius (played by Joseph Fiennes) — protagonist

  A Roman Tribune of Legio X Fretensis, Clavius supervises Yeshua’s crucifixion and investigates the disappearance of his body for Pontius Pilate. After finding Yeshua alive, he abandons Roman polytheis...

• Pontius Pilate (played by Peter Firth) — protagonist

  The Roman authority overseeing Jerusalem, Pontius Pilate orders Clavius to recover Yeshua’s body and prevent an uprising before the Emperor arrives. Under political pressure and fear of Caesar’s wrath...

• Yeshua (played by Cliff Curtis) — supporting

  Yeshua is the crucified man whose body disappears from the guarded tomb, leading Clavius to investigate claims of resurrection. Clavius later discovers him alive among his apostles, travels with him,...

• Lucius (played by Tom Felton) — supporting

  Lucius is Clavius’ aide during the investigation into Yeshua’s missing body and later leads a Roman search party after being promoted. He raids the place where Yeshua and the apostles had been hiding,...

• Mary Magdalene (played by María Botto) — supporting

  Mary Magdalene is one of Yeshua’s followers questioned during Clavius’ investigation into the resurrection. She speaks in riddles and refuses to betray the others, contributing to the growing uncertai...

• Peter (played by Stewart Scudamore) — supporting

  Peter is an apostle who travels with Yeshua and the other followers after Yeshua’s apparent resurrection. Clavius speaks with and befriends him while trying to understand what happened, later helps th...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Clavius → Mary Magdalene (Professional Investigator And Witness) — Mary is one of the witnesses Clavius interrogates while testing the resurrection reports.

  Clavius questions Mary Magdalene during his search for accounts of people who claim to have seen Yeshua after the resurrection.

• Pontius Pilate → Lucius (Power Military Commander) — Pilate uses Lucius as the new operational leader of the pursuit.

  After Clavius disappears, Lucius is promoted and leads the Roman contingent sent to pursue Clavius and Yeshua.

• Clavius → Lucius (Professional Military Aide) — Lucius initially works directly under Clavius during the investigation.

  Lucius is identified as Clavius's aide and assists him while questioning witnesses.

• Clavius → Pontius Pilate (Professional Roman Subordinate) — Pilate commands Clavius to investigate the disappearance and prevent unrest.

  Clavius serves as a Roman Tribune, and Pontius Pilate orders him to find Yeshua's missing body.

Story Dynamics

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

• Pontius Pilate → Yeshua (Conflict Political Opponent) — Pilate treats the resurrection claim as a political threat requiring containment.

  Pilate orders the search for Yeshua's body to suppress an uprising and later sends troops after the group travelling with Yeshua.

• Peter → Clavius (Social Traveling Companion) — Peter becomes Clavius's principal personal connection within the group.

  Clavius talks to and befriends Peter while travelling with Yeshua and the followers.

• Mary Magdalene → Yeshua (Alliance Follower) — Mary belongs to the group protecting or representing Yeshua's followers.

  Mary Magdalene is described as one of Yeshua's followers during Clavius's investigation.

• Yeshua → Peter (Alliance Apostle And Leader) — Peter is one of Yeshua's close followers and travelling companions.

  Yeshua travels with Peter and the other apostles, and the apostles later split up to continue their journeys.

• Clavius → Yeshua (Narrative Investigator And Subject) — Yeshua's apparent resurrection drives Clavius's investigation and personal transformation.

  Clavius supervises Yeshua's crucifixion, investigates the disappearance of his body, and questions people claiming to have seen him alive.

• Lucius → Yeshua (Conflict Pursuer) — Lucius represents the Roman effort to capture or locate Yeshua's group.

  Lucius leads the Roman troops pursuing Clavius and Yeshua after Clavius joins the disciples.

Story Analysis

A Roman investigator moves from skepticism about Yeshua's disappearance to personal faith after witnessing the risen Yeshua and his final ascension.

Plot Progression

1. The Vanished Body — Clavius supervises Yeshua's crucifixion and guards the tomb. When the body disappears, Pilate orders Clavius to investigate before unrest spreads.
2. Voices of Resurrection — Clavius and Lucius question witnesses, including Mary Magdalene, but receive riddles and increasingly miraculous accounts. Pilate becomes distant as political pressure mounts.
3. The Impossible Witness — A disgraced tomb guard describes a blinding flash, destroyed seals, and a fleeing figure. Clavius rejects the testimony, then encounters Yeshua alive during a raid.
4. The Defection — Clavius secretly halts the search and chooses to follow Yeshua and the disciples. Pilate interprets the decision as betrayal and sends Lucius after them.
5. Witness to Heaven — Clavius helps the disciples evade the Romans and persuades Lucius to let them pass. He witnesses healing and ascension before saying farewell to Peter and recounting his transformed experience.