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In the tiniest tiny village, there were only two. Because one is not a village, but I suppose two is. 

There was Iris and the snake-killer. I am sure that at one time the snake-killer had a name, but I've since forgotten what it was. 

If you count the masked man, there were three in the village. But he came and went so frequently that it would be slightly unfair to include him in the population count. He was a scout, mostly for the snakes, but not really a member of the village. He didn't have a house there after all. 

It all began on a grey day.