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Authors: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson

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Heoma

— powerful Sorceress of Rossak, one of Zufa’s trainees

hollownut

— Rossak nut, used for carving

Holtzman,

Tio — genius inventor on Poritrin

hrethgir

— derogatory term for “human vermin”

Hrethgir

Rebellions — first uprisings of enslaved humans against thinking machines, particularly cymeks. Major one occurred on Walgis, and was brutally crushed by Ajax

irongourd

— Rossak gourd

Isana

— primary river on Poritrin

Ishmael

— young slave taken from Harmonthep

Ix

— planet in League of Nobles

javelin

— mid-sized model of League Armada destroyer

Jayther,

Vilhelm — original human name of the Titan Barbarossa

Jibb,

Pinquer — messenger from Giedi Prime

Juno

— cymek female, one of the original Titans, Agamemnon’s lover

Kaitain

— peripheral League World

Keedair,

Tuk — Tlulaxa slaver and flesh merchant

kindjal

— fast, small fighter ship in League Armada

Kirana III

— League World

Komider

— industrial League World

Kralizec

— name of the final struggle, as predicted by Buddislam

Kwyna

— Cogitor dwelling in the City of Introspection

League

of Nobles — government of free humans

League

Armada — space navy designed to protect League Worlds

League

Parliament — governmental body of League of Nobles

League

Worlds — signatory planets to League of Nobles charter

Linné,

Serena — false name used by Serena Butler after her capture

Lords

Council — government body on Poritrin

Magnus

— political title on Giedi Prime

Mahmad

— Naib Dhartha’s son

Manresa,

Bovko — first League Viceroy

Meach,

Primero Vannibal — commander of Salusan Militia

milkbug

— edible arachnid from Harmonthep

Moulay,

Bel — Zenshiite religious leader

Narakobe,

Pitcairn — League military philosopher

neo-cymek

— later generations of cymeks, created from humans who willingly serve Omnius

neurelectronics

— delicate circuits used in robots

Old Metalmind

— Vorian Atreides’s nickname for Seurat

Omnius

— computer evermind, controlling all thinking machines

O’Mura,

Nivny — one of the founders of the League of Nobles

optic

threads — sophisticated eye sensors used by robots

osthmir

tubers — edible root on Poritrin

Parhi,

Julianna — original human name of Titan Juno

Paristeel

— metal-polymer alloy used in heavy construction

Parmentier

— Synchronized World

Paterson,

Brigit — engineer on Serena’s commando team

Pincknon

— League World

plascrete

— construction material

Platinum

River — river on Parmentier, source of prized salmon

Poritrin

— League World, home of Tio Holtzman

Powder,

Jaymes — member of Salusan Militia; later, adjutant to Xavier Harkonnen

primero

— highest rank in League Armada

qaraa

eggs — edible eggs from marsh birds on Harmonthep

Relicon

— League World

Reticulus

— Cogitor

Richese

— League World

Rico

— member of Salusan Militia

Rossak

— planet in League of Nobles, home of Sorceresses, source of numerous drugs

Rucia

— Sorceress of Rossak, one of Zufa’s trainees

Salusa

Secundus — capital world of the League of Nobles

Salusan

Militia — local military based on Salusa Secundus

secondary

— one of the attendant monks that serve the Cogitors

segundo

— secondary rank in League Armada

Selim

— young exile on Arrakis

Seneca

— League World, corrosive atmosphere, ruled by a Patriarch

Sentinel

Rock — rock formation on Arrakis

Seurat

— independent robot, captain of the
Dream Voyager

sexto

— sixth and lowest rank in the League Armada

Shaitan

— Satan

Shakkad

— Old Imperial chemist, known as “the Wise,” first to study Arrakis spice

Sheol

— The domain of eternal damnation in Zensunni tradition, a fiery subterranean region of unimagined horrors

Silin

— Sorceress of Rossak, one of Zufa’s trainees

Skouros,

Andrew — Agamemnon’s original name in the Old Empire

slarpon

— scaly jungle creature from Rossak

Songs

of the Long Trek — Zensunnni oral history

Souci

— Unallied Planet, source of slaves, home of Ebbin

Starda

— riverport, capital city of Poritrin

stasis

coffins — suspended-animation slave transport system used by Tlulaxa flesh merchants

Suk, Dr. Rajid

— innovative battlefield surgeon in Butlerian Jihad

Sumi,

Magnus — elected leader of Giedi Prime

suspensor

— gravity-nullifying effect based on Holtzman’s original shield design, modified by Norma Cenva on Poritrin

Synchronized Worlds

— planets under the control of Omnius

Taina

— Ishmael’s cousin, villager on Harmonthep

Tamerlane

— one of the original Twenty Titans

Tantor,

Emil — Xavier’s foster father

Tantor,

Lucille — Xavier’s foster mother

Tantor,

Vergyl — Xavier’s young foster brother

Tanzerouft

— deep desert on Arrakis

tercero

— third-level rank in League Armada

thinking machine

— overall term for robots, computers, and cymeks arrayed against humanity

thoughtrodes

— sensors used by cymeks

Time

of Titans — the century of tyrant rulers who overthrew the Old Empire, living first as humans and then as cymeks. The Time of Titans ended when the newborn Omnius evermind took over all systems and effected his own rule

Tirbes

— Sorceress of Rossak, one of Zufa’s trainees

Titans

— original tyrants who conquered the Old Empire

Tlaloc

— one of the original Titans, the visionary who first inspired the revolt

Tlulax

— Unallied Planet in Thalim system, known for providing slaves and biological material

Tlulaxa

— people of Tlulax, known as slavers and flesh merchants

turtlebugs

— sweet-tasting insects in the marshes of Harmonthep

Twenty Titans

— the group of warlords who overthrew the Old Empire

Ularda

— Synchronized World

Unallied Planets

— outlying worlds that have not formally joined the League of Nobles

vabalone

— colorful shell, native to Buzzell

Venport,

Aurelius — Rossak businessman, mate of Zufa Cenva

Vertree

Colony — League World, heavily industrialized

Viceroy

— leader of League of Nobles

Walgis

— a Synchronized World, site of First Hrethgir Rebellions

watcheyes

— mobile electronic eyes used by Omnius

Weyop

— Ishmael’s grandfather

Wibsen,

Ort — aging space commander, leader of Serena’s mission to Giedi Prime

Wilby,

Quinto Vaughn — member of Salusan Militia

Winter

Sun Room — chamber in Butler manor house

Wormrider

— name taken by Selim

Xerxes

— cymek, one of the Twenty Titans, responsible for machine takeover

Yardin

— Unallied Planet

Yo,

Amia — kitchen slave of Erasmus

Young,

Cuarto Steff — officer in Salusan Militia

Zanbar

— League World, prominent slave market

Zensunni

— Buddislamic sect, generally docile

Zenshiite

— Buddislamic sect, generally more violent than Zensunnis

Zimia

— cultural and governmental center on Salusa Secundus
Major Planets
League Worlds
Balut
Chusuk
Giedi Prime
Ginaz
Hagal
Junction
Kaitain
Kirana III
Komider
Pincknon
Poritrin
Relicon
Ros-Jal
Rossak
Salusa Secundus
Seneca
Vertree Colony
Zanbar
Synchronized Worlds
Alpha Corvus
Bela Tegeuse
Corrin
Earth
Ix
Parmentier
Quadra
Richese
Ularda
Walgis
Wallach IX, VII, and VI
Yondair
Unallied Planets
IV Anbus
Arrakis
Buzzell
Caladan
Ecaz
Harmonthep
Souci
Tlulax
Yardin

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