Mrs Coulter

Marisa Coulter is the head of a particular faction of the Church known as the General Oblation Board (also known as the “Gobblers” among Gyptians and street urchins). Under Mrs Coulter’s guidance, the Oblation Board has been secretly kidnapping children from Lyra’s world, and then proceeding to use them as subjects of their experiments at their laboratory in Bolvangar.

The Oblation Board thinks that by cutting away the child’s dæmon, they can prevent the child from knowing sin. Mts Coulter is also Lyra’s mother. Her dæmon is a golden-coloured monkey.

She is cruel and merciless at times, stopping at nothing to get what she wants. She is deceptive, full of grace and beauty, and can easily charm anyone to do what she wants. However, she is filled with love for her daughter, and goes great lengths to keep her safe.