The Consistorial Court of Discipline
A court of the Magisterium, presided over by Father President Hugh MacPhail.
The Consistorial Court of Discipline is a body of the Magisterium, the governing organisation of the Church in Lyra's world. Its Father President is Hugh MacPhail, a Magisterium official whose dæmon is a lizard. Fra Pavel Rašek is its representative and alethiometrist.
Quick Facts
- Parent organization
- The Magisterium
Lore & Background
Fra Pavel is described as a sluggish reader of the alethiometer, although, according to Marisa Coulter, he was successful in obtaining information useful to the Consistorial Court in a relatively short period of time. In The Amber Spyglass, Lord Asriel lets Mrs Coulter escape in an 'Intention Craft' and has Lord Roke follow her to gain information from the Consistorial Court of Discipline.
Reader's Guide
In the television series Lord Boreal is a Consistorial Court priest, whom the Master of Jordan College denies access to what is believed to be Stanislaus Grumman's severed head. The series considerably expands the role of Hugh MacPhail, played by Will Keen: Mrs Coulter and Lord Boreal answer to him.
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