Samhain

Samhain is the Lord of the Dead (sometimes known as Death), and and he reigns over the Land of the Dead. To the Druids he is known as the Lord of Coldness and Despair.

Thousands of years ago, Samhain was once a mortal man, but he insulted the gods and was sentenced to rule the Underworld for all eternity. He is bound to his throne; it is part of him; he cannot move. Over the centuries, he has become virtually emotionless and has no sympathy for the mortal souls whom he judges and presides over. His throne is located by the Sea of Souls.

Samhain judges the spirits that come to his realm, deciding what next stage of the afterlife will be for each one.



Shaharazad was a knight who came to the Land of the Green Isles from a distant land who was seeking to spare the soul of his dead lover. He apparently failed, as Alexander finds the knight's remains and retrieves his gauntlet, with which he challenges Samhain. He succeeds in making him cry in order to save the souls of King Caliphim and Queen Allaria.

Alexander made Samhain cry by showing him a mirror. Samhain saw in the mirror all of those centuries of his pitiable existence, bound, motionless and emotionless, and for the first time felt pity for himself.

Real world
Samhain ("summer's end") is a celtic feast for the dead and the word signifies the month of November.

The concept of Samhain as a god of the dead originates from the 1700's but is not part of any actual legends see Samhain.

The concept of a lover who enters the Underworld in order to find his beloved one and bring her back to life, like what the knight did for his beloved, is common in myths. In Greek mythology Orpheus went to Hades to ask Eurydice back.