Factions & Groups
19 entries in the His Dark Materials compendium.
The MagisteriumA shadow that stretches across worlds, crushing free thought under the weight of absolute The GyptiansRiver-forged guardians who answer to no crown but their own conscience.The AngelsLiving constellations who shattered heaven to free the multiverse from a dying god.The WitchesWinged sky-dwellers with bird-daemons who see all worlds and answer only to their own lawsJordan CollegeA fortress of forbidden knowledge where daemons whisper secrets and Dust defies dogma.The MulefaA wheel-rolling civilization without daemons, proving a soul need not have wings to fly.The TartarsA non-existent faction that does not appear in the His Dark Materials canon.The Consistorial Court of DisciplineThe unblinking eye and iron fist of the Magisterium; crushing heresy across every world wiThe Republic of HeavenA future where no god rules, and every being builds their own destiny.Oxford UniversityWhere the pursuit of truth is both a sacred duty and a heretical crime.MagisteriumWhere silence is safer than truth, and faith is enforced by the sword.GyptiansNomads of the waterways who trade freedom for safety and protect children at all costs.The AuthorityA mortal boy who stole the title of God, only to be unmasked by truth.Consistorial Court of DisciplineThe silent judges who sever souls to preserve the dogma of the Magisterium.InquisitionThey hunt the truth with fire, iron, and unyielding dogma.General Oblation BoardWhere childhood ends and servitude begins, severed by steel.WitchesAncient sky-walkers who ride the winds and fight for the freedom of all souls.Church PoliceThey hunt the heretic in every shadow to silence the truth.Republic of HeavenA covenant of worlds where freedom flows like Dust, and no throne rules above.
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