For those who are familiar with His Dark Materials...

[awanderingbard]

It's been ages since I read The Golden Compass, and I didn't read the other books in the trilogy, so I don't know if this is ever established, but how does human/daemon communication work? I know humans and their own daemons talk to each other, and daemons can talk to one another, but can other humans hear/understand what your daemon is saying? Or does it just come out like random animal noises, or is it more telepathic or like a Shakespearian aside?

Apologies for the randomness of this question.

Comments

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I have definitely seen non witches with bird daemons in more than one fanfic.

[awanderingbard.livejournal.com]

Oh, good. Because you know how long it takes to find a daemon. I would seriously hate to have to try and find another.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I *completely* understand. :)

That's the nice thing about daemons, since most AUs with them aren't actual crossovers it leaves many aspects of the worldbuilding up to the fanfic writer.

[awanderingbard.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was thinking about that in terms of Sherlock. There is no magic, so it doesn't matter what daemons witches have.