Ghosts flock around Lyra Silvertongue and William Parry
The ghost was one of the parts of a human, along with the body and the soul, or dæmon. After a human died, their ghost was guided to the world of the dead by their death, where it was ferried to the land of the dead by the boatman.[1]
A ghost is forced into cohesion by the nature of the world of the dead, but whenever a ghost entered the world of the living, it disintegrates into particles that mingle with the universe, reuniting with their soul. A ghost could however hold itself together for a short amount of time while in the world of living, as Roger Parslow, John Parry and Lee Scoresby once did.
Appearances[]
- The Amber Spyglass
- The Secret Commonwealth (Mentioned only)
References[]
- ↑ The Amber Spyglass, Chapter 21
| World of the dead | |
|---|---|
| Locations | Abyss • Holding area • Land of the dead • Suburbs of the land of the dead |
| Natives | Boatman • Gracious Wings • Martha • Magda • Peter • Martha and Peter's son • Martha and Peter's child • Martha and Peter's baby |
| Ghosts | Castor's human • Dirk Jansen • John Parry • Lee Scoresby • Matapan's human • Roger Parslow • Sandling's human |
| Important | Deaths • Harpies • Ghosts • The Authority |
| Species | |
|---|---|
| Humanoid | Angels • Dæmons • Deaths • Gallivespians • Ghosts • Humans • Mermaids • Witches • Zombi |
| Other | Cliff-ghasts • Harpies • Mulefa • Night-ghasts • Panserbjørne • Spectres • Will-o’-the-wykes |