DUNE
Frank Herbert
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear."
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The World of Dune
Arrakis
The most dangerous planet in the known universe. No rain—only endless desert, sandworms, and the sole source of spice.
The Spice
Melange extends life, expands awareness, and powers space travel. Control spice, control the universe.
The Prophecy
The Bene Gesserit breeding program seeks the Kwisatz Haderach. Paul Atreides is the variable in their plan.
Mentat Projection
Planetary Ecology
PLANETARY ECOLOGYAn interdependent ecosystem: sandworms, spice, desert, and people. A parable of scarcity and adaptation.
Feudal Politics
FEUDAL POLITICSIn a post-AI future, feudal houses plot and betray. Power struggles form the spine of the story.
Religious Engineering
RELIGIOUS ENGINEERINGBene Gesserit seed myths to be used centuries later. A critique of messiah narratives and fanaticism.
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SHAI-HULUD
BLESS THE MAKER AND HIS WATER
MAJOR POWERS
House Atreides
HOUSE ATREIDES
From Caladan, they value honor and virtue—making them targets for annihilation.
"Here I am, here I remain."
House Harkonnen
HOUSE HARKONNEN
From Giedi Prime, brutal and industrial. The mortal enemies of Atreides, ruthless for power.
"Power over all."
The Fremen
THE FREMEN
Desert natives of Arrakis. Adapted to extremes, with blue-in-blue eyes and mastery of sandworms.
"May thy knife chip and shatter."
The Golden Path
Butlerian Jihad
Humanity overthrew thinking machines. “Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.”
Spacing Guild Founded
With spice discovered, the Guild monopolized space travel. Imperial dating begins.
Birth of Paul Atreides
An unintended outcome of the Bene Gesserit breeding program—he was supposed to be a girl.
House Atreides to Arrakis
A trap by the Padishah Emperor to destroy the rising House Atreides.
Jihad of Muad'Dib
Paul leads the Fremen, takes the throne, and unleashes a galaxy-spanning jihad.
God Emperor Leto II
Paul’s son merges with the sandworm and enforces the Golden Path to secure humanity’s future.
The Gom Jabbar
Put your hand in the box. One does not remove their hand until the test is done.
Acquire the Chronicles
"By order of the Padishah Emperor, the holder of this contract is granted rights to acquire the Chronicles of Arrakis."
Sign ContractAUTH: SHADDAM_IV
CURRENCY: SOLARIS
Visions of Other Worlds
Paths Not Taken