A dæmon (/ˈdiːmən/) is a type of fictional being in the Philip Pullman fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials. Dæmons are the external physical manifestation of a person’s “inner-self” that takes the form of an animal. … Dæmons are usually of the opposite sex to their human, though same-sex dæmons do exist.

How many Keres are there?

KeresParentsNyx and ErebusSiblingsMoros, Thanatos, Hypnos, Oneiroi, Momus, Oizys, Hesperides, Moirai, Nemesis, Apate, Philotes, Geras, Eris, Styx, Dolos, Ponos, Euphrosyne, Epiphron, Continentia, Petulantia, Misericordia, PertinaciaRoman equivalentTenebrae

What happens if you touch someone's daemon?

If someone is touching someone else’s dæmon without consent, it causes that person to feel horrible and it’s basically equivalent to rape. And suddenly all the strength went out of her. It was as if an alien hand had reached right inside where no hand had a right to be, and wrenched at something deep and precious.