His Dark Materials Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

This is a fiction/fan codex: entries describe an in-universe canon. Our audits check canon and internal consistency — external fact-checking does not apply the way it does on real-subject codexes.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-07-19 · 30 entries checked · 22 flagged · 44 issues confirmed · 22 corrected · 22 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Lyra Belacqua — Lyra Belacqua is not affiliated with the Mulefa; she only allies with them temporarily in The Amber Spyglass.

Pantalaimon — Lord Asriel did not intervene during Lyra's escape from the Bolvangar facility; that rescue involved Iorek Byrnison and the Witches (Serafina Pekkala). Lord Asriel rescued Lyra later in Oxford after she had already escaped Bolvangar.

Pantalaimon — Daemons fix their forms at puberty/adolescence, not 'biological maturity' which implies full adulthood. The canonical trigger specified in the text is reaching adolescence/puberty.

Lord Asriel — Lord Asriel is Lyra's biological uncle, not her father; Mrs. Coulter is his sister and Lyra's mother.

Iorek Byrnison — Canon confirms Iorek lost a single combat duel to Iofur Raknison due to human-made armor advantages; the entry incorrectly denies this duel occurred.

Iorek Byrnison — Panserbjørn kingship was traditionally internal and chosen by bears; humans did not impose kings prior to Iofur's usurpation with human aid.

The Magisterium — Leadership Structure claims there is a 'Pontifex'; canonically, the Magisterium is governed collectively by Cardinals/Consistory without a single supreme leader titled 'Pontifex'.

The Magisterium — Dust description states it is 'born of consciousness and knowledge'; in canon, Dust is attracted to consciousness rather than created/born from it.

The Gyptians — The entry incorrectly claims Gyptian society rejects hereditary power and is governed by a 'Council of Elders'; in canon, they are organized into clans with hereditary leadership (e.g., John Faa as Chief), not an elected council.

The Gyptians — The entry incorrectly describes Ma Costa as Lyra's 'surrogate mother'; while she cares for Lyra, the text does not define this relationship as surrogate motherhood, which is a specific term not applied to her in the canon.

The Witches — The encyclopedia's claim of systematic witch enslavement contradicts canon, as witches are hunted and persecuted but not enslaved.

The Witches — Attributing a doctrine viewing death as a natural transition to witches is inaccurate; this philosophy aligns with the Mulefa, while witches value their long lives and fight to avoid death.

Daemons — Claim that prolonged separation does not necessarily result in death contradicts canon; if separated beyond their limit for too long, both human and daemon die.

Daemons — Claim that interceded children are known as 'wraiths' is incorrect; they are described as soulless or empty, but no specific collective noun like 'wraiths' is used in the text.

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