John Faa, normally known as Lord Faa, is the King of the Gyptians in the fictional trilogy His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. When the Oblation Board starts kidnapping children, he leads 170 of his men to save them from a terrible fate. Gyptians are a fictional ethnic group in Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... A trilogy is a set of three works of art, usually literature or film, that develop a single theme over three works. ... The trilogy (non-North American versions), in order of succession from left to right. ... Philip Pullman Philip Pullman CBE (born October 19, 1946), is a British writer, educated at Exeter College, Oxford, who is the best-selling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy of fantasy novels and a number of other books, purportedly for children, but attracting increasing attention by adult readers. ...

He is a brave warrior, if past his prime. All his followers treat him with respect. He is open to advice, and considerate of all. His good friend is the aged Farder Coram. Farder Coram is a very old, wise Gyptian in the trilogy His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman. ...

At times, he seems dismissive of the heroine, Lyra. If so, this is only because he considers her, rightly, very young - too young to take such risks as she does. He does not think her wise enough to listen to. However, he is willing to admit that he was wrong. Lyra admires him and grows fond of him. Lyra (Latin for Lyre) is one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy, and is one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. ...

He is wounded in an ambush where many of his Gyptians perish, despite the action of Iorek Byrnison, his hired bear. However, he carries out his mission successfuly. His weapon of choice is a warhammer. Iorek Byrnison is a Panserbjørne (armoured bear) from Philip Pullmans trilogy His Dark Materials. ...