Personal servant to the High Priest Eli. Son of Elkanah and Hannah. Samuel has served at the Temple at Shiloh since the age of 3, his mother fulfilling her vow to God. Despite his young age he is both loved and respected by the common people of Shiloh yet, except for Eli and Bethani, he is an outcast among the priests and servants of the Temple. Samuel is a keen observer and judge of character with an unerring sense of duty and responsibility.