The witch queen, Serafina Pekkala, tells Lyra the missing children are in an experimental station called Bolvangar. Meanwhile, Lord Asriel has reached Svalbard, the kingdom of the Ice Bears, but he is captured by Samoyed tribesmen hired by Mrs.
One is batted away but the other is caught and sealed in a can by Farder Coram, who says the spy-fly has a stinger filled with a sleeping poison. Coulter sends two mechanical spy-flies after Lyra. A wise Gyptian elder named Farder Coram is able to decipher the compass.Īfter consulting with Magisterium agent Fra Pavel, Mrs.
Lyra is taken to the Gyptian king, John Faa, whose ship is heading north to search for the captured children. Gobblers pursue her, but she is saved by Ma Costa, Billy's mother. Coulter's dæmon attempts to steal the alethiometer, Lyra and Pan escape with it into the streets. Coulter is head of the General Oblation Board and realizes they are the "Gobblers." Kidnappers called Gobblers have been snatching poor, orphaned, and Gyptian children, including Lyra's friends Roger, an Oxford servant boy, and Billy Costa, a young Gyptian. Coulter sternly warns her to never mention it again. Coulter's congenial manner changes and shows she is aligned to the Magisterium and its mandate. Lyra notices the alethiometer continuously points to a symbol of a lady, a lightning bolt, and an infant, though she is unable to comprehend its meaning. The Magisterium has seized or destroyed all other alethiometers, and Lyra is warned to keep hers a secret. Few individuals can decipher its symbols. Before Lyra leaves, the Master of the college entrusts her with her uncle's alethiometer, a compass-like artefact that reveals the truth (the titular golden compass). She invites Lyra to stay with her in retrofuturistic London. If his theory is proven, it could severely undermine the Magisterium's control. Asriel receives a grant for another expedition. Asriel later gives a presentation to other scholars regarding his discovery that Dust existing in the North Pole links infinite worlds. When Asriel returns to Oxford, Lyra saves his life after seeing a visiting Magisterium agent spike his wine with an unidentified poison.
Her uncle, Lord Asriel, a noted explorer and scholar, has been absent seeking the elusive Dust, a cosmic particle that the Magisterium forbids to be mentioned. Lyra Belacqua, whose dæmon is named Pantalaimon or "Pan", is an orphan being raised at Jordan College in Oxford. Witches, however, have bird-shape dæmons that are able to travel long distances from their bodies. The dæmon communicates with the person and must remain in close physical proximity. In this world, every person's inner spirit partially exists outside the body, manifesting itself as an animal companion called a dæmon. In an alternate Earth, a powerful church called the Magisterium strictly controls the populace's beliefs and teachings. Spoiler warning: The following contains plot details about
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