Samhain
Samhain was a village located in Yorkshire.
The village was home to the Shopkeeper's Fancy Dress Costume Hire Shop, which contained windows to many different times and places. Iris Wildthyme visited the town several times and was heavily involved in its history.
The Samhain Morningstar was the village's local newspaper. (PROSE: Wildthyme and the Wolf)
Geography
The most major street in Samhain was Festive Road.
Hebden Bridge was located at Samhain's border.
Samhain's graveyard contained many notable individuals, such as Olivia Price, Will Owen, Peter Wilde, and Michael Drake. (PROSE: Death of the Author)
History
17th century
In 1643, a three day party was held in celebration of Michael Drake. Iris and Panda crashed this party. When they used one of the Shopkeeper's windows to return to 1862, they were followed by Roger Daltrey. (PROSE: Right vs Left vs Wrong)
19th century
In 1862, Iris and Panda stayed at Samhain's inn. A cavalier from 1643 named Roger Daltrey followed them to 1862 and became involved in local politics. At the time, Samhain was run by roundheads who used the democratic process to make decisions. Daltrey arranged for a town vote on reinstating monarchical rule in Samhain. When it became clear that nobody wanted Samhain to have a king, Daltrey switched the voting ink with invisible ink. The election seemingly resulted in the Monarchists winning by one vote, but the villagers caught on to what Daltrey had done and they formed an angry mob.
After hiding in the costume shop for three weeks, Daltrey apoligised to the people of Samhain. He grew to become a valuable member of Samhain society. (PROSE: Right vs Left vs Wrong)
21st century
Brenda Soobie and Panda came to Samhain through a window connecting to the Flamingo Hotel. During their visit they helped Master Maker and the Rifkind. The Tomdroid that followed Brenda and Panda to Samhain was collected by the Shopkeeper. (PROSE: Death of the Author)
Known residents
The Shopkeeper lived in Samhain from the 17th century (PROSE: Michael Drake) until 2005. (PROSE: Self Possessed)
When Brenda Soobie visited Samhain, she encountered a Byzantine, an arachnid, a man in a bowler hat with a pet carnivorous plant, a nun on a penny-farthing, Derek, Master Maker, the toys of Rifkin's, Rifkin, and Ned. (PROSE: Death of the Author)
In the 1990s, Dolores Smith lived in Samhain with her mother and father. Dolores' two older cousins and her aunt Rebecca also lived in Samhain at the time. (PROSE: Dolores Smith and the Birthday Bear)
Behind the scenes
Paul Dale Smith, the editor of The Perennial Miss Wildthyme, based Samhain on the real life village of Heptonstall. [1]
