Dune glossary

This is a glossary of terms used in the Dune Universe.


 * Arrakis: Also known as Dune. A desert planet that is the only known source of the spice Melange, and the home of the Fremen.
 * Bene Gesserit‏‎: A secretive matriarchal religious group and political power. Its members receive years of training to develop great mental and physical abilities.
 * Carryall: A large planet-bound ornithopter that transports spice mining teams on Arrakis.
 * Fremen: Native humans of the planet Arrakis.
 * Guild Navigator: A member of the Spacing Guild. They are humans who have become mutated and developed prescient abilities through long-term use of the spice Melange, enabling them to safely navigate through interstellar space.
 * Harvester: A large mobile factory use to harvest the spice Melange from the surface of Arrakis.
 * House: A ruling clan of a planet or planetary system.
 * House Corrino‏‎: The noble House of the Padishah Empire's hereditary emperors.
 * Ix: Home planet of the Ixians, a technological culture that produces sophisticated machines.
 * Landsraad: A political body consisting of the noble Houses in the Padishah Empire.
 * Melange‏‎: Also called Spice. A drug that can prolong life, increase awareness, and unlock prescience in some humans. Arrakis is the only known source.
 * Mentat‏‎: Mentats are humans specially trained to have exceptional memory, cognitive, and analytical abilites.
 * Ornithopter‏‎: An aircraft that flies by a combination of jet propulsion and bird-like flapping of wings. Mostly used within planetary atmospheres, but also capable of short-range space travel.
 * Padishah Empire: A galactic empire that encompassing the entire portion of the universe explored by humans.
 * Sandworm‏‎: An enormous worm-like creature native to the planet Arrakis.
 * Sardaukar‏‎: Formidable soldier-fanatics who serve the Padishah Emperors of House Corrino.
 * Spacing Guild: An organization with a monopoly on interstellar travel and banking. See also Guild Navigator.
 * Spice‏‎: See Melange.
 * Wind trap: A facility designed to collect moisture from the air.