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Stellan tends to infantilize Vilhelm, which leads to him feeling extremely exasperated yet protective of his little brother. Stellan truly adores Ville, and though he wishes he were more independent, Stellan only reinforces Ville's behaviors by doting on him and protecting him from consequences of his actions, constantly aiding in his heinous crimes. Ville may be the only person Stellan truly cares for.
Stellan's younger brother. Ville is incredibly dependent and clingy towards Stellan, like most people he likes. To some degree Ville views Stellan as a sort of surrogate parent after being emotionally neglected by their own, and Stellan spoiled him enough during their childhood to reinforce this idea. Stellan is Ville's primary enabler and has acted as an accomplice for him multiple times over. Despite this close relationship, Ville occasionally has violent outbursts towards his older brother, often stemming from jealousy of his success and apparent likeability. These conflicts are often resolved by Stellan beating him into submission or knocking him unconscious. They make up afterwards and the fawning resumes.
Stellan has a negative amount of respect for Hal; while Stellan is typically distant and aloof to his fellow clergymen, he is actively hostile to Hal, never hesitating to criticize his character *or* his artwork. He finds his skills as both a practitioner and an artist laughable and rarely interacts with him outside of scathing side-comments.
Hal is actively praying on Stellan's downfall. He is intimidated by Stellan's skill, charisma, and hostility. He is extremely jealous of these qualities as well. Hal is inwardly delighted when Stellan is revealed as a traitor and thus executed by Isaiah.
Kingsley is extremely wary of Stellan. They know his allyship is conditional and temporary at best, but they can't deny his usefulness. They're keeping a close eye on him, because they know as soon as Isaiah is down, it's them vs him. They only feel relieved when he dies, thankful that he's not around to oppose them in the future.
Uri is afraid of Stellan, just like he's afraid of all the clergy members, but he finds him the least threatening outside of maybe Hal. He panics when Stellan confronts him for sacrificing a cult member to resurrect D'Angelo, and initially thinks his proposal for a team-up is a trap. However, he soon realizes that it's actually *blackmail*, and Uri is initially hesitant, but his hope to escape the cult overpowers his fear. His feelings towards Stellan are complicated, as the man was part of the powers that actively oppressed and abused him, but he is ultimately what led to his family's safety.
Stellan is tasked with keeping an eye on Uri due to his past transgressions against the cult. He didn't find him particularly notable before D'Angelo's return after Uri sacrificed a cult member. Fascinated by D'Angelo's new form and in need of allies, Stellan confronted Uri with an ultimatum; help him take down Isaiah and find his way to safety, or be outed as a traitor. Uri accepted, of course, and served as an in with the Sionnach clan. Stellan doesn't necessarily care for Uri, but he has no intent to betray him due to his harmless nature and keeps his word. Even after he's killed, Isaiah didn't manage to pin Uri as a co-conspirator until much later.
Uri is utterly terrified of Isaiah and rightfully so. He applied for a job at the church after being promised a large sum of money, but was swiftly initiated into the cult after it was requested he bring a friend with him; said friend was sacrificed, and Uri was blackmailed into supplying the cult with younger bodies for Isaiah's pickier demons. At first, Uri was resistant, reaching out for help from the local police, only to realize they were allied with the church. Afterward, it became apparent to Uri how absurd his story would sound to any sane person, and under the eye of Isaiah, there was no opportunity to escape, especially not when he had seven siblings to look after. Isaiah has punished Uri in the past for looking for help, at one point resulting in a broken leg. Learned helplessness and hopelessness would set in as Uri settled into his role, but disdain for these murderers would always simmer underneath. After a mysterious being rose from the lake and attacked the church, Uri killed a cult member and disposed of his body in the lake in a desperate bid to summon something that might kill Isaiah; this was the second resurrection of D'Angelo. Uri would meet the Sionnach clan through him, and then conspire against Isaiah with the help of Faye and Stellan. For an amount of time, Uri and his family were safe under the care of the Sionnachs, until his sister Madeline would give birth at a public hospital. Isaiah had her assassinated, driving Uri back into despair. He then relinquished his humanity in exchange for her life, reviving her and ascending to Heaven as an Archangel. He would later fight against Isaiah during his attempt to bring about Armageddon.
Isaiah respects Stellan for his abilities and the work he's done for the church, but otherwise hates everything else he represents; wealth, youth, snobbishness, arrogance, etc. Stellan is a damn pup who doesn't know anything about the real world. However, he's too great of an asset to simply let go, especially due to his clairvoyance. Stellan is like a metaphorical drug dog for Isaiah, an infobroker that wipes out potential threats...Until Stellan decides to become a very realized threat himself, and Isaiah has to step in. Stellan's betrayal was infuriating, if not somewhat cathartic for the excuse to murder the man. The damage was already done, though, and Stellan was a key part in Isaiah's downfall.
Stellan initially held great respect for Isaiah, but the sentiment has waned with time. Networking within Isaiah's cult was very useful, but Stellan believes him to be a selfish, arrogant fool with dangerous ideals. He sees right through the man's intentions, knowing Isaiah intends to take the prize for himself. While Isaiah vies for personal godhood, Stellan wishes to destroy the very barrier between mortality and godhood. When D'Angelo is resurrected by Uri, Stellan is aware of this through scrying, and he contacts the boy to discuss plans of conspiracy, offering Uri protection in return for cooperation. This leads to Stellan networking with the Sionnach Clan. Isaiah uncovers Stellan's betrayal and manages to kill him, but not before Stellan provides them with a comprehensive list of Isaiah's allies and motives.
Stellan sees Faye and her clan as a means to an end; the girl doesn't mean much to him. He wouldn't be above taking on her family if he didn't need their help in his goals.
Faye is wary of Stellan for being a member of the church, but tentatively trusts him due to his diplomacy and cooperation against Isaiah. She begins to rely more heavily on him when he gains her trust.
Before his death, D'Angelo was very intimidated of Stellan due to his presence as an upper-class artist and a member of the clergy. He also found Stellan attractive, which stressed the boy out due to his traumatic background and internalized homophobia, so he often avoided Stellan in life. After death, D'Angelo regards him as an enemy, the same as the rest of the church, though he holds complicated feelings towards him knowing he was a key part in combating Isaiah.
Stellan is wholly apathetic and borderline ignorant to D'Angelo's existence until the boy is revived. The two don't actually interact much, as Stellan is busy taking care of affairs while D'angelo is trapped in Hell; he has helped Uri resurrect D'Angelo on a few occasions, but that's it.