Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview… respected aristocrat and explorer. Lord Asriel is searching for Dust, a strange particle that causes human consciousness, but he is running out of funds and friends. His quest for the forbidden particles has angered the Magisterium, the supreme religious power within his realm. Fortunately, Lord Asriel receives the grant he asks for and is able to travel to the North to continue his expedition. But little does he know, his troubles with the Magisterium are far from over…
Personality… strict and cold. Lord Asriel is a commanding and intimidating figure. He expects the utmost obedience from his charge Lyra and complete compliance from the school board of Jordan College. Unfortunately, he rarely receives either.
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After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
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Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal—including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world. Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want. But what Lyra doesn't know is that to help on of them will be to betray the other.
