Roger Parslow

From His Dark Materials

Roger Parslow is a minor character in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. He is a kitchen boy around Lyra's age. Both picked up friendship. Roger is the youngest of the Parslow family that had long been employed as masons for Jordan College. He has several attributes similar to Lyra. He was adventurous like Lyra though he restrained Lyra when she became too ambitious and over adventurous. He and Lyra explored and learnt about Jordan College, from the roofs, over the grounds, to the cellars and crypts.

Roger's daemon's name Salcilia, a terrier.

Later on, children started disappearing, and Roger too disappeared. In fact, he was kidnapped by the Gobblers (General Oblation Board). All these children were taken to the Bolvangar where an experiment centre was located. During her travels, Lyra reached Bolvangar and assisted the children to escape. Roger also escaped. With Roger, Lyra went on to see the Lord Asriel in Svalbard. This proved unfortunate for Roger because Lord Asriel used Roger to create a hole between worlds by cutting him from his daemon. In the process Roger's daemon, Salcilia, was killed. For this, Lyra blamed herself.

Lyra once again encountered Roger in the World of the Dead.