Factions & Groups
10 entries in the His Dark Materials compendium.
The GyptiansThe Gyptians, from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.The AngelsBeings condensed from Dust, ranked by power and by how brightly they shine.The WitchesLong-lived women of the far north who fly on cloud-pine and whose bird dæmons can travel far from them.Jordan CollegeJordan College is a fictional college in the Oxford of Lyra's world, a universe parallel to our own, and the…The Consistorial Court of DisciplineA court of the Magisterium, presided over by Father President Hugh MacPhail.The Republic of HeavenA future where no god rules, and every being builds their own destiny.Oxford UniversityTwo Oxfords in two worlds: Lyra's, with Jordan College, and Will's, our own.General Oblation BoardWhere childhood ends and servitude begins, severed by steel.The PanserbjørneArmoured bears of Svalbard who forge their own armour from sky-iron and hold it as their soul.The MulefaWheel-riding beings of a parallel Earth who can see Dust directly.
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