Characters
26 entries in the His Dark Materials compendium.
Lyra BelacquaA liar who speaks truth, a child who saves worlds with her courage.PantalaimonA shape-shifting soul companion who mirrors Lyra's courage, from a dark brown moth to a red-gold pine marten.Will ParryThe boy from our world who becomes the bearer of the Subtle Knife.Lord AsrielLord Asriel, from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.Iorek ByrnisonExiled by iron, crowned by truth: the bear who reclaimed his soul.John ParryJohn Parry, from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.StelmariaThe snow leopard soul who walks beside the fierce Lord Asriel through rebellion and cosmic war.Father MacPhailThe Father President of the Consistorial Court of Discipline.BalthamosAn angel who, with Baruch, sought Will's help to deliver the Subtle Knife to Lord Asriel.The AuthorityIn the cosmology of His Dark Materials, The Authority is presented by the Church as the Creator God who…Lord RokeThe Gallivespian commander of Lord Asriel's spies.Serafina PekkalaSerafina Pekkala, from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.Roger ParslowThe kitchen boy whose death broke Lyra's heart and changed the multiverse.John FaaKing of the Gyptians who leads the Arctic expedition to save the abducted children.Farder CoramThe respected Gyptian elder and adviser to John Faa who once saved the life of the witch Serafina Pekkala.OgunweA key ally recruited by Lord Asriel to fight against the Authority in the final series.HesterThe loyal jackrabbit daemon accompanying aeronaut Lee Scoresby across multiple worlds.TialysThe Gallivespian spy who follows Lyra and Will into the land of the dead.Ma CostaA nurturing force within the Gyptian fleet who once cared for Lyra before joining the resistance against the…BaruchA low-ranking rebel angel, partner of Balthamos and brother of the man who became Metatron.Mrs. CoulterA figure of toxic malice who found love like a thief in the night.Lee ScoresbyLee Scoresby is a Texan aeronaut and balloonist whose friendship with Lyra Belacqua becomes pivotal in the…Mary MaloneThe scientist who proved Dust is consciousness through the language of Shadows.MetatronThe Authority's regent, once the man Enoch, who grew more powerful than his master.Iofur RaknisonIofur Raknison, from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.Stanislaus GrummanExplorer and shaman who sought the bearer of the Æsahættr.
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