Lore & History
13 entries in the Dune compendium.
Arrakis Desert EcologyThe only source of melange in the universe, where water is sealed away by sandtrout and giants guard the…Fremen Sietch CommunitiesHidden beneath the dunes, sietches forged a people destined to reshape a world.The MentatsHumans trained to think like the computers the Butlerian Jihad outlawed.Padishah EmpireAn empire built on fear and spice, crumbling before a rising messiah.War of AssassinsThe Imperium's regulated form of warfare between noble Houses.Fremen JihadA holy war that turned a desert people into galactic conquerors, burning the stars in the name of Muad'Dib.Butlerian JihadThe ancient crusade that outlawed thinking machines in the Dune universe.Sandworm EcologyThe Shai-Hulud: Territorial guardians of Arrakis whose waste creates the universe's most vital commodity.MelangeThe most valuable commodity in the universe.ChakobsaFictional language of the Fremen in the Dune universe.Face DancersThe Tleilaxu's shape-changing servants.GholasThe Tleilaxu's grown clones.Tleilaxu MastersThe small council that rules the Tleilaxu.
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