Daemon (His Dark Materials)
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A Dæmon in the Philip Pullman trilogy His Dark Materials, is a physical manifestation of the soul of a conscious human.
A dæmon takes the form of an animal, usually of the opposite sex to the person, which has a separate identity even though it is an integral part of a person in that world, although in some universes such as ours they are invisible. A child's dæmon has no fixed form, and changes according to whim and circumstances, but as children reach puberty their dæmons take a form reflective of the person's personality. This concept is sometimes referred to as a "familiar".
Generally a person and their dæmon must stay within a short distance of each other, although witches' dæmons may be remote. Permanently separating a person from his or her dæmon effectively renders him or her a zombie; the separation process also generates a burst of energy.
See also
- Daemon
- Demon
External links
- The Dæmon Page (http://www.daemons.envy.nu)
- The Dæmon Forum (http://yourdaemons.proboards25.com/index.cgi#general)