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Paul Atreides
For Adaptation and Canon equivalents, see Paul Atreides (disambiguation) "He was warrior and mystic, ogre and saint, the fox and the innocent, chivalrous, truthless, less than a god, more than a man. There is no measuring Muad'Dib's motives by ordinary standards. In the moment of his triumph, he... -
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Scytale
For adaption equivalents, see The Baron's Doctor and Scytale/2000 miniseries Scytale [d. 10210 AG] was a Face Dancer of the Bene Tleilax, and later the youngest Masheikh and the last Tleilaxu Master, who played a prominent role in major historical events that spanned more than five thousand... -
Sardaukar
The Sardaukar were the elite military force of the Padishah Emperor who served prominently during the Corrino Empire, later given to the command of Leto Atreides II by Farad'n Corrino. They were renowned and feared throughout the Known Universe for their fanatic zeal, superior fighting... -
Spice Melange
"melange (me-lange also ma,lanj) n-s, original uncertain (thought to derive from ancient Terran Franzh): a. mixture of spices; b. spice of Arrakis (Dune) with geriatric properties first noted by Yanshuph Ashkoko, royal chemist in reign of Shakkad the Wise; Arrakeen melange, found only in deepest... -
Duncan Idaho
For adaption and Canon equivalents, see Duncan Idaho (disambiguation) Duncan Idaho was originally a Ginaz Swordmaster in the service of the honorable House Atreides during the last days of the Corrino Empire, and one of the Duke Leto's right-hand men, with Gurney Halleck and Mentat Thufir Hawat... -
Muad'dib's Jihad
"Statistics: at a conservative estimate, I've killed sixty-one billion, sterilized ninety planets, completely demoralized five hundred others. I've wiped out the followers of forty religions which had existed since...Unbelievers! Unbelievers all!No, Believers.My Liege makes a joke,. The Jihad... -
Vladimir Harkonnen
For adaption and Canon equivalents, see Vladimir Harkonnen (disambiguation) "I make a point. Never obliterate a man unthinkingly, the way an entire fief might do it through some due process of law. Always do it for an overriding purpose - and know your purpose![8]" ―Vladimir Harkonnen to Glossu... -
Alia Atreides
For adaption and Canon equivalents, see Alia Atreides (disambiguation) "The Fremen see her as the Earth Figure, a demi-goddess whose special charge is to protect the tribes through her powers of violence. She is Reverend Mother to their Reverend Mothers. To pilgrims who seek her out with demands... -
Chani Kynes
For adaption and Canon equivalents, see Chani Kynes (disambiguation) Chani Kynes [d. 10210 AG], also known by her intimate name Sihaya (meaning desert spring), was a Fremen warrior and Sayyadina as well as the royal concubine of Emperor Paul-Muad'Dib Atreides. As Paul's only lover, she mothered... -
CHOAM
"CHOAM. The Combine Honnete was much more than House Atreides, much more than Dune, much more than the Priesthood or melange. It was inkvines, whale fur, shigawire, Ixian artifacts and entertainers, trade in people and places, the Hajj, those products which came from the borderline legality of... -
Ghola
A ghola was an artificially created human, who was replicated from a dead individual. Gholas were created in Axlotl tanks and could be reconstructed from as little as one cell from the original being. They were created almost exclusively by the Bene Tleilax, although at least one (based on Miles... -
Dune Messiah
Dune Messiah, written by Frank Herbert, is the second novel in the Dune science fiction series. It originally appeared in Galaxy magazine in 1969, in a shorter version. A longer version was first published, in novel format, in 1970 by Berkley Publishing. "Once more the drama begins." ―The... -
Ix
Ix was a planet which derived its name from its status as the ninth planet in its star system.[14] The Ixian economy depended on manufacturing complex machinery, which sometimes flouts the moral-juridical proscriptions of the Butlerian Jihad.[5] The inhabitants of Ix were known collectively as... -
Shaddam Corrino IV
For adaption and Canon equivalents, see Shaddam Corrino IV (disambiguation) Shaddam Corrino IV (10119 AG[6][13]) was the 81st and final Padishah Emperor of the Corrino Empire. After pressuring Duke Leto Atreides and his Great House to relocate to Arrakis and take over its profitable spice... -
Reverend Mother
"REVEREND MOTHER: originally, a proctor of the Bene Gesserit, one who has transformed an “illuminating poison” within her body, raising herself to a higher state of awareness. Title adopted by Fremen for their own religious leaders who accomplished a similar “illumination." ―Terminology of the... -
Stilgar
For adaption and Canon equivalents, see Stilgar (disambiguation) Stilgar was a Fremen Naib of Sietch Tabr and the Siridar-Governor of Arrakis from 10196 AG onwards. A close friend and chief advisor to Emperor Paul-Muad'Dib Atreides, he was responsible for the education and upbringing of Paul's... -
Gurney Halleck
For adaption and Canon equivalents, see Gurney Halleck (disambiguation) Gurney Halleck [b. 10130s AG] was the Warmaster for House Atreides during the reign of Duke Leto Atreides and later his son, Paul. Along with Thufir Hawat and Duncan Idaho, Halleck was one of Paul's principal teachers during... -
Dune (novel)
"To the people whose labors go beyond ideas into the realm of 'real materials'- to the dry-land ecologists, wherever they may be, in whatever time they work, this effort at prediction is dedicated in humility and admiration." ―Frank Herbert[src] Dune is a science fiction novel written by Frank... -
Miles Teg
Supreme Bashar Miles Teg (14933 AG - 15229 AG) was a highly regarded Bene Gesserit military commander and Mentat. Miles Teg, who lived some fifteen hundred years after the death of the Tyrant God-Emperor Leto II, was a product of the Bene Gesserit breeding program, down the line of the House... -
Thinking Machines
The term thinking machines referred to both actual beings and a general concept, both of which had a profound impact on the development of humanity over the span of many millennia. It reflected the artificial intelligence on which humanity came to depend and, indeed, become subject to prior to... -
Glossu Rabban
For adaption and Canon equivalents, see Glossu Rabban (disambiguation) Glossu "Beast" Rabban (10132 - December 10193 AG)[3] was the brutish eldest nephew of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, serving as Count of Lankiveil, and Governor of Arrakis during the Desert War. Glossu Rabban was the eldest son of... -
God Emperor of Dune
God Emperor of Dune, written by Frank Herbert, is the fourth novel in the original Dune series of novels. 3,500 years have passed since Paul Atreides became the messiah of the Fremen and the Emperor of the universe. His son, Leto II, sees the path his father Muad'dib saw, a future that avoided... -
Chapterhouse: Dune
"Chapterhouse will become another Dune![1]" ―Darwi Odrade to Scytale Chapterhouse: Dune, written by Frank Herbert, is the sixth and final novel in the original Dune series. It is also known variously as Chapterhouse Dune, Chapter House Dune and Chapter House: Dune. The Bene Gesserit still find... -
Darwi Odrade
Mother Superior Darwi Odrade (/o'dreɪdiː/; d. 15240 A.G.) was the penultimate Bene Gesserit Mother Superior, holding the position for a large portion of the War of the Sisterhoods. As with many Reverend Mothers, Odrade was plucked from obscurity at a young age by the Sisterhood, who recognized...