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| − | '''The Authority''' is the name of an [[angel]], the first angel, formed out of [[Dust]]. He declares to other angels that he is the creator, and many believe that the Authority is God. The Authority has delegated substantial part of his power to [[Metatron]], functioning as his regent. He is harassed by cliff ghasts in [[The Amber Spyglass]], and it's debatable whether this, combined with his colossal age, may have been the cause of his death. |
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| + | |name=Authority |
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| + | |death=Disintegration |
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| + | |alias=*[[God]] |
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| + | *The Creator |
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| + | *The Lord |
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| + | *Yahweh |
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| + | *El |
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| + | *Adonai |
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| + | *The King |
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| + | *The Father |
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| + | *The Almighty |
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| + | |species=[[Angel]] |
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| + | |gender=Male |
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| + | }} |
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| + | The '''Authority''' was the first [[angel]]. He declared himself a deity and was worshipped as the creator in many worlds. He was betrayed and imprisoned by his Regent [[Metatron]], and died in the battle for the Republic of Heaven. |
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| + | ==Biography== |
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| + | ===Early ages=== |
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| + | The Authority was the first angel to condense out of [[Dust]]. He declared to the angels who formed after him that he was their creator and formed them out of dust, but this was a lie. The angel [[Xaphania]] discovered this secret and the Authority exiled her. |
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| + | In the early ages, the Authority established the [[world of the dead]], a prison camp for the [[ghost]]s of those who die.<ref name="AS2">{{ref|book|3|2}}</ref> |
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| + | ===Later ages=== |
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| + | As the Authority became older, he gathered more and more clouds around his Chariot, and delegated more power to [[Metatron]], his regent. However, Metatron, who grew too powerful, betrayed the Authority, and trapped him in a crystal box which kept him alive. |
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| + | ===Death=== |
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| + | During the battle for the Republic of Heaven, [[William Parry|Will Parry]] freed the Authority from his crystal prison with [[Æsahættr]], whereupon his body disintegrated due to extreme old age.[[File:DeathOfGod.png|thumb|The physical form of the Authority dissolving into [[dust]] as Will Parry cuts open Metatron's prison.]] |
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| + | ==Personality== |
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| + | By the time of his death, the Authority was extremely aged, fragile, and naïve due to senility - a far cry from the powerful, perfect, infallible deity he tried to pass himself off as. Once a brutal and oppressive tyrant, he reacted with childish glee to being released from his prison by Will and Lyra and dissolving into atoms. |
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| + | ==Appearances== |
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| + | {{imcat|Images of Xaphania}} |
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| + | *''[[The Amber Spyglass]]'' |
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| + | *''[[His Dark Materials (TV series)]]'', [[Series 3]], [[Series 1]] {{Mention}}, [[Series 2]] {{Mention}} |
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| + | *''[[The Secret Commonwealth]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| + | ==References== |
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| + | {{Reflist}} |
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| + | [[it:L'Autorità]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 19 July 2023
The Authority was the first angel. He declared himself a deity and was worshipped as the creator in many worlds. He was betrayed and imprisoned by his Regent Metatron, and died in the battle for the Republic of Heaven.
Biography[]
Early ages[]
The Authority was the first angel to condense out of Dust. He declared to the angels who formed after him that he was their creator and formed them out of dust, but this was a lie. The angel Xaphania discovered this secret and the Authority exiled her.
In the early ages, the Authority established the world of the dead, a prison camp for the ghosts of those who die.[1]
Later ages[]
As the Authority became older, he gathered more and more clouds around his Chariot, and delegated more power to Metatron, his regent. However, Metatron, who grew too powerful, betrayed the Authority, and trapped him in a crystal box which kept him alive.
Death[]
During the battle for the Republic of Heaven, Will Parry freed the Authority from his crystal prison with Æsahættr, whereupon his body disintegrated due to extreme old age.
The physical form of the Authority dissolving into dust as Will Parry cuts open Metatron's prison.
Personality[]
By the time of his death, the Authority was extremely aged, fragile, and naïve due to senility - a far cry from the powerful, perfect, infallible deity he tried to pass himself off as. Once a brutal and oppressive tyrant, he reacted with childish glee to being released from his prison by Will and Lyra and dissolving into atoms.
Appearances[]
- The Amber Spyglass
- His Dark Materials (TV series), Series 3, Series 1 (Mentioned only), Series 2 (Mentioned only)
- The Secret Commonwealth (Mentioned only)
References[]
- ↑ The Amber Spyglass, Chapter 2
| World of the dead | |
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| 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 |