Kristian Schaefer

**Kristian Schaefer** is a character on Netflix's *Warrior Nun*. He is portrayed by Peter De Jersey.

A former archivist for the Vatican, Kristian Schaefer left the Church and abandoned his faith to join Arq-Tech as an adviser, helping Dr. Salvius find Divinium for the Arc. When Adriel was revealed to the world, Kristian followed him and helped him achieve his projects.

## History

### Background

Kristian Schaefer once worked at the Vatican as an archivist. As a child he was an altar boy and prayed when his mother got sick, hoping for a miracle, but none came. He ended up throwing himself even deeper into the Church, but began to question the point of prayer, as there was no evidence it did anything at all. He eventually left, coming to Arq-Tech to try to find answers in scientific research. He has a very good knowledge of the history of the Church.

## Throughout the Series

### Season 1

Kristian Schaefer is an adviser to Jillian Salvius at Arq-Tech, a technology company. All along the season he assists Dr. Salvius in her research to build a quantuum portal.

On an archaeological site in Morroco, Kristian and Jillian find the Shield of Faith, a holy relic lost from the Church since the Third Crusade. It is revealed that Kristian had the intuition that the artifact could be found there.

At a press event at Arq-Tech, Cardinal Duretti thanks Kristian for his invitation. They have a discussion about the relation between faith and science, Kristian telling the cardinal that Dr. Salvius is trying to reconcile both. When Dr. Salvius presents her quantuum device, Duretti asks Kristian if he has taken divinium from the Church, and Kristian replies that she excavated artifacts herself. He applauds and smiles after the quantuum portal demonstration, then he listens to Dr. Salvius and Cardinal Duretti exchanging words about her research and the Church's views. Then Kristian has a talk with Blair Macready about an assignment in which his men had to face tactical trained nuns.

While watching camera footages from the break-in at Arq-Tech labs occurred during the press event, Kristian and Jillian are surprised to see the Shield of Faith glowing when Ava approaches it. Kristian thinks that Ava is what caused the glowing. He also remembers from the Church archives a secret order of nuns called the Order of the Cruciform Sword, which he believed was a legend.

Later, Kristian tells Jillian that their security employees are still searching for Ava, and he informs her that they found the dead body of Macready. Jillian is worried that Duretti may murder other people. Kristian tells her that as long as they don't openly fight Duretti, he will let them alone. Jillian replies that they are already at war.

After the Shield is stolen from Arq-Tech, Kristian and Jillian watch the footage showing Sister Beatrice taking down security employees and taking the relic. Jillian tells him to buy out Macready's private security company to take back the Shield, as their own employees are not up to the task.

Before a new press conference at Arq-Tech, Kristian tells Jillian that their men have not been able to take Ava yet. During the conference, Kristian shows the footage of the Warrior Sisters breaking in the labs to journalists.

After Father Vincent told Dr. Salvius how to retrieve the Shield, she and Kristian watch a footage of their team stopping the van transporting the relic and taking it.

When Ava comes to see Dr. Salvius at Arq-Tech, she introduces Kristian to her. He tells Ava that he left the Church in pursuit of truth, making them very much alike. When Kristian shows Ava out, she asks him why he left the Church. He shares his personal story, how he was waiting for a miracle that never came, then decided to turn to science to have answers.

Later, Father Vincent, Sister Beatrice, Sister Camila, Mary and Ava come to Arq-Tech to ask Jillian and Kristian for their help to find Adriel's tomb in the Necropolis of Vatican City, telling them that in return they may use Adriel's bones for the Arc. Kristian tells Father Vincent and Mary that the Vatican archives only have a partial map of the catacombs. However, he knows that there is a detailed map commissioned by the Medicis which was stolen decades ago. When Vincent and Mary find the map, she sends a picture of it to Kristian, who confirms this is what they need. When they come back at Arq-Tech, Kristian tells them that he found the location of the tomb.

After Sister Lilith is left resting alone at Arq-Tech, Kristian and Jillian watch her on a surveillance camera and are concerned about her apparent ability to teleport. Jillian asks Kristian to make sure she stays on her care bed while she goes see her son.

Later, Jillian calls Kristian to come see her to discuss the recent election of Duretti. However, she sees on a surveillance camera that her son Michael is removing a transfusion device and goes see him in his room. When Kristian arrives at Jillian's office, she searches for her and he enters a room where there are drawings put up together on a wall to form the design of the Arc, with calculations and graphs also on the wall. He suddenly has an epiphany, understanding that the Arc was a technology inspired by a divine being. He is overwhelmed with emotion and cries tears of happiness. As he joins Jillian and Michael near the Arc being activated, Kristian is impressed and says it is divine will. This encourages Michael to go ahead and to pass through the portal. When Jillian is about to follow him, Kristian tells her not to go, and the Arc deactivate before she can cross over.

### Season 2

Kristian is now the acting manager of Arq-Tech, as Jillian Salvius has temporarily retired from her company to dedicate herself to finding her son Michael with the Arc. He is also an active follower of Adriel and a member of the Firstborn Children, although he keeps it secret from Jillian Salvius.

At Jillian's villa, Kristian asks Jillian how her research on the Arc is going. He also asks her to sign contracts for the final renovation phase of a building bought by Arq-Tech, which will later revealed to be Adriel's cathedral. Jillian signs the document without reading it, telling Kristian that she trusts him completely.

In Vatican City, Kristian has a private audience with Pope Duretti. He proposes to form an alliance between the Church and Adriel, who he describes as a divine angel. Pope Duretti refuses and tells Kristian that Adriel is a fraud.

Later, Jillian Salvius uses quantuum frequency glasses to understand where the energy activating the Arc is coming from. She observes a radiological current coming from the air and realizes that the documents she signed for Kristian included the purchase of radiological conductive infrastructive for the new building bought by Arq-Tech. She follows the current up to its source, at Adriel's cathedral, and sees Kristian praying inside with other Firstborn Children. Kristian tells her that Arq-Tech is now in partnership with Adriel to better understand divine realities, while Jillian is furious to see that Kristian used her money for a cult.

During Adriel's global broadcast in the cathedral, Kristian is overseeing the show from above the stage. After Pope Duretti exposes Adriel as a fraud and claims that the plagues were artificially created, Kristian activates the last plague, a light coming from the roof and burning Duretti to death.

Kristian is later seen in the cathedral, dressed as a FBC priest, baptizing a baby in front of several believers. Later, Adriel gives him a manuscript he wrote and tells him to spread it to the world, with Kristian calling it "the new Bible". Still in the cathedral, Father Vincent tries to distract Kristian while the Warrior Sisters put explosive charges on Adriel's cross. Kristian sees them and sends FBC monks to take them down. After the cross and the roof are destroyed by an explosion, Kristian looks devastated.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* *Proverbs 31:25*
* *Ephesians 6:11*
* *Matthew 7:13*
* *Ephesians 4:22-24*
* *Proverbs 14:1*
* *2 Corinthians 10:4*
* *Revelation 2:10*

### Season 2

* *Galatians 6:4-5*
* *Corinthians 10:20-21*
* *Mark 10:45*
* *Isaiah 40:31*
* *Psalms 116:15*
* *Jeremiah 29:13*

## Memorable Quotes

"*I'm here to balance the equation, so to speak. And to assure the outside world that the work we do here takes all sides into account.*"

"*Hmm. So you're just here for show.*"

- Kristian Schaefer and Ava Silva, *Ephesians 4:22-24*
"*If I've realized anything, it's that we can't find clarity in the intangible. It is better to put our faith in ourselves and our trust in those who've earned it.*"

- Kristian Schaefer to Ava, *Ephesians 4:22-24*
"*Adriel is here, living proof of a world beyond, breathing evidence of a higher power.*"

- Kristian Schaefer to Vincent, *Jeremiah 29:13*