Samkim



Samkim was an orphan of Redwall Abbey, and good friends with Arula the molemaid. One night during a thunderstorm, he narrowly avoided being skewered by the sword of Martin the Warrior as it fell off the weathervane. All the Redwallers were very puzzled by this incident. Brother Hal worked through the night, searching for old volumes to find the reason why the sword would be on the weathervane. When he finally found the answer, he was anxious to tell Samkim and Arula, but he was killed by an arrow accidentally shot by the stoats Dingeye and Thura before he could let anyone know.

An excited Samkim got up early that morning, and raced downstairs to see the sword. Unfortunately, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. As the young squirrel stared in horror at the body whilst holding the bow, Friar Bellows walked in and immediately jumped to the conclusion that Samkim had killed Brother Hal.

In order to prove that he wasn't the killer, Samkim went out into Mossflower with Arula to find the stoats who had also taken Martin's sword. Samkim finally retrieved the sword from the evil fox Dethbrush, and was able to bring it back safely to the Abbey. It is usually assumed that Samkim became the next warrior of Redwall, but that fact has never been confirmed.

Something interesting about the character of Samkim is that he is actually based on a Redwall fan named Samantha Kim.