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Welcome to the world of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series, a world in which humans are constantly accompanied by dæmons: the beloved animal embodiments of their inner-selves. Dæmons shift their shapes frequently when people are young but begin to settle into one, fixed, animal form as children reach puberty.

A Few Basic Dæmon Facts:

- They take the shape of animals
- They can talk, no matter what their shape
- Neither the person or the dæmon chooses the final settled form, but it always reflects their personality (although not necessarily in obvious or simple ways)
- They are almost always the opposite sex as their human
- If a dæmon feels pain, so will their person, and vice versa
- Being physically apart from one's dæmon causes horrible emotional and physical pain
- Dæmons frequently talk to and touch each other, in ways that reflect or complement their persons' interactions, but dæmons talking to humans other than their own is considered strange, and touching humans not their own is extremely taboo; it generally occurs only between long-time lovers. Touching someone else's dæmon without permission is a terrible violation.

How The Meme Works:

Just design a dæmon for your muse and put as little or as much information as you like about them (shape, name, link to a picture or species wiki if you are so inclined) in a comment, with your muses's name and series in the subject. Check out other people's dæmons and let your dæmons interact.

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(Marie's daemon is a male maned wolf named "Dearg" who she views as a separate being than herself, even knowing what he truly is supposed to be, they tend to talk to each other a lot and despite what others may think about it.)

[ Marie was Bruce's only companion when he went on the run, and like Bruce, she is adjusting to being around others for long periods of time again. She's quiet and observant, but incredibly loyal to both Bruce and her new-found friends. When Bruce transforms into the Hulk, Marie also transforms - into a lioness about the size of a car. ]

Edited 2017-02-04 23:38 (UTC)

_{[Dick's daemon hasn't settled yet, though she spends most of her time as, well, a Robin. She's called Zitka and is very active and playful]}

[Large female polar bear named Alecia. She's already the largest land predator and just gets bigger when/if he turns into Abomination.]

(A very protective peregrine falcon named Guinevere but known as Gwen out of affection is Kristen's daemon. She's usually perched atop a file cabinet keeping tabs on her mistress during the workday. Ignores everything post "Knock,Knock" for Kristen but am current otherwise)

[ what else would he have but a beautiful aging lioness. Adelheid is much like her owner. Huge and scarred and gray about the muzzle. Adel is super loyal and puts the "pride's" needs ahead of her own. ]

[Female crow named Nightmare. Best little lab assistant he could ask for.]

Edited 2017-02-05 04:42 (UTC)

//They've got a genderfluid demon named Forte who generally speaks for them, and takes small and armored forms.

[ Derek's daemon is an Fossa named Aria, she's extremely protective of him and likes to perch herself on his shoulders in any way she can or up on top of the cabinets of his office. She likes to sit next to patients and chat with them so they don't feel lonely. ]

[His daemon is a small female bear named Celia. She is generally much more standoffish than he is at the outset, and terribly good at sitting and listening or just being a soft supportive friend.]

it's like a patronus but cooler

Marie Kreutz l The Bourne Series l OTA

Bruce Banner | MCU

Robin | The Lego Batman Movie | OTA

Emil Blonsky - MCU (ota)

Kristen Kringle l Gotham

Reinhardt Wilhelm | Overwatch | OTA

Scarecrow | Batman Arkham Knight | ota

Frisk | Undertale | OTA

Derek Lockwood | Original | OTA

Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi | Dragon Age: Inquisition