Farder Coram
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Farder Coram is a very old, wise Gyptian in the trilogy His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman. His advice is always important for John Faa, the Gyptian king. Farder Coram is arguably the second - in - command of the boatloving nation.
How Farder Coram came to be such an important member of the Gyptians is not entirely clear, though some of his past is referred to. He was once a wandering warrior. He travelled to the north, and witnessed a witch, Serafina Pekkala, being attacked by another witch's dæmon. Farder Coram shot this rogue dæmon and rescued Serafina. They fell in love and had a son, and then he continued his travels.
He took a poison wound, but Serafina sent herbs to cure him. However, after that he was permanently crippled. His son was killed in battle.
He accompanies Lord Faa, Iorek Byrnison, Lee Scoresby and 170 Gyptians to Bolvangar to rescue the captured children there.
Lyra, the heroine, grows to love this frail old man and all his wisdom. He, more than any other Gyptian, respects her and sees her potential. He guides her to mastering the alethiometer, encouraging her and discovering before anyone else her amazing talent. Lyra specially accompanies him in Trollesund, a northern town, when he runs errands in it.
His dæmon, Sophonax, is a cat with wonderful golden fur.
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