Sam Enfield

Heir Apparent to the Blood Rose Crown

Ghostmaker

### family

Kitty Enfield (sister)Anna Enfield (sister)Madame Marie (mother)The Flat Cap Man (assumed father)

## Appearances

### First Appearance

SBR 1.1: Bellwether

Sam Enfield is host of the Advice and Community Segment on Spirit Box Radio. He began his first broadcast in November 2020, acting as a temporary host whilst the previous host, Madame Marie, was away.

## **Personality**

Sam is friendly and bright, described out of canon as a 'sunshine boy'. He seems to be slightly sarcastic at times, especially with his sisters, and is told occasionally not to push his luck. They also seem to be very considerate of other people, often worrying about listeners if they haven't heard from them in a while.

As shown by their interactions with Oliver, Sam is also a shameless flirt.

## **Physical** **Appearance**

Sam has several streaks of grey in their hair, and a birthmark vaguely in the shape of an Algiz (ᛉ), both of which became more pronounced after the three siblings found Madame Marie's body.

## **History**

Sam was born on the 13th of November, 1998. He lived with his mother and sisters at Banemouth Road until he was seven, at which point the house collapsed on top of him. They were then in a coma for six years, give or take. Sam has no memories from this time, with the memories of the proceeding five years until he was 18 also being vague and hazily remembered.

Sam's memories are missing then from when they were a 'kid' until they were eighteen. Then, when Madame Marie went missing in November 2020, Sam took over hosting the Spirit Box Radio Community and Advice segment. This position went from temporary to permanent when Marie was found dead some months later.

There is some question as to Sam's education, as he never mentions going to school, though it is revealed that both of his sisters attended one. There is evidence of Sam learning to write and spell, though it is very arcanism-focused, and included writing exercises in Latin.

## **Skills** **and** **Abilities**

Sam regularly professes his lack of arcane ability, often being somewhat insecure about being 'spiritually challenged'. Despite this, there are several points through the show where Sam exhibits arcane powers, such as forcing silence onto their sisters in SBR 1.10. These occasions become more and more prominent as the show progresses, though the true extent and origins of Sam's abilities is yet to be seen.

There are several times throughout the second half of season 1 where Sam exhibits strong arcane abilities, though not intentionally. Magic seems to happen around him for no rhyme or reason, but occasionally they managed to channel it. Some examples of this include them wishing that Kitty would call, and then she does, despite being in an arcane-affected place (SBR 1.29), as well as when his mobile phone is ringing and he demands that everything stops, after which there is dead silence. There are also several instances in season one where Sam has uttered the phrase 'I speak and will be heard' (or something similar). This, combined with his interaction with Oliver, seems to suggest that Sam can use arcanism to get people to talk to them, hear their words, or follow commands.

In Season two Sam's powers grow, and become more concreate. Since Bliss cut his throat, and the Algiz mark, he has had access to a deep well of his powers. His ability to command and silence those around him as grown, and they sometimes struggle to keep the commands out of his voice when he speaks. The only exception to this is that he cannot compel Oliver to talk about the "things he isn't allowed to say" - presumably as their powers do not surpass the man in the flat cap.

He also has the ability to "take on" deals Arcana have made with the Man in the Flat Cap, at which point they then report to him, and he is able to draw on their powers. He uses Bliss, Indi and Ingra's power to resurrect Kitty, a week after she has died. Oliver states that he's never know of anyone capable of raising the dead, and that he previously believed it impossible.

Sam can talk to Revel, who is one of his Major Arcana. It is not currently clear if he can talk to any of the other cats in this way.

## Relationships

Madame Marie is Sam's mother, and previously his boss in his role as P.O. Box Boy, prior to hosting the show. Sam lives in Marie's House above the studio.

Kitty and Anna Enfield are Sam's sisters, and are both roughly 8 years older than them, though Anna is 11 months older than Kitty. Kitty lives in 'the shed' a converted outbuilding on the property of the house Sam and formerly Marie live in. Anna lives further away, though still within reasonable walking distance.

Sam also worked with the other 'Loyal Assistants', Janet, Salim and Astrid, although he was never allowed into the recording studio with them. All three have not been seen since Madame Marie's disappearance.

Rhytidia mentions meeting Sam at a young age, and has called in to talk to Sam as few times. However it is implies that this connection was more due to Rhytidia's friendship with his mother, than Sam themself.

Sam is dating Oliver Boleyn, the hedge witch, and is completely smitten with him. He has refused to take over Oliver's deal, which is a point of contention in their relationship currently, They are in Love. [Pippin has also confirmed that Sam and Oliver are 'End-Game']

Sam has three permanent cats, Revel, Cosmo and Eggroll. They are all very distinguished felines, and Sam cares for them a lot, often finding comfort with them during stressful times. Sam also cares for and feeds a hoard of stray cats, who have a tendency to surround him at all times.

Sam has taken over the deals of Indi, Bliss and Ingra, and now has the ability to summon them at will, and use their arcane power for his own means (such as bringing Kitty back to life), however they pledged fealty to him grudgingly, as they believe that Sam "taking the throne" would end their deals and kill them if they didn't.

## **Appearances**

As the host of the show, Sam is present in every single episode so far. The list can be found here.

## **Trivia**

* Sam is pansexual.
* Sam shows repeatedly that he understands Latin, and may know it fluently.
* They suffer from absence seizures, which can be described as brief, sudden lapses of consciousness. Sam takes medication for these.
* Sam's date of birth, the 13th November 1998, was the third Friday 13th in the year.
* Sam is a Scorpio.
* Sam's favourite animal is the American Grasshopper Mouse.
* Sam's favourite song is "Don't You Want Me", by The Human League.

## **Quotes**

> *"She wants me committed for the crime of hosting a radio show!"* Sam - SBR 1.20: Door
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## **References**

1. ↑ SBR 1.21: Enlightenment
2. ↑ SBR 1.33: Total Eclipse of the Start