Captain Aramsham of the Imperial Sardaukar: Captain Aramsham posed as a smuggler to infiltrate the Arrikeen smugglers and ended up with group led by Gurney Hallack. He was captured when the group of smugglers were surprised by a troop of Fremen in the sand near the Cave of Birds. He and two other Sardaukar were all who survived out of the ten in the group. He killed one of the surviving Sardaukar when he attempted to attack Paul Muad'dib. Later, just before the Battle of Arrakeen, the Fremen sent Captain Aramsham to his Emperor with a message from Paul Muad'dib.

Arkie: d. 10,191. An Atrides soldier under Hawat's command who died during the Harkonnen/Sardaukar's prolonged attack against the Atrides. His water was taken by the Fremen, meant as a bond between the Freman and Hawat's men, but the gourp was slaughtered.

Lady Alia Atreides: b. 10,191. Sister of Paul Atreides, daughter of Duke Leto Atreides and the Lady Jessica. She was to be the next step in the Bene Gesserit plan to attain their Kwisatz Haderach, but instead she was the second child born rather than the first. She was conceived on Arrakis and born in the desert in a Fremen sietch after the death of her father. Because her mother took The Water of Life before Alia was born, she was pre-born, awakened to consciousness before birth, endowed with all the knowledge and power of a Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother. The Fremen feared her because of her difference. When she was three years old, the Sardaukar attacked Twenty Thumpers, a sietch in the Southern region of Dune where the women, children, wounded, and old men remain during battle, and took Alia prisoner. Alia was brought before the Emperor where she revealed her identity along with the identity of her brother. When her brother attacked Arrikeen, she killed her grandfather, the Baron Harkonnen, then went out into the battle and killed enemy wounded and marked them for the water-recovery teams.

Duke Leto Atreides: b. 10,140 d. 10,191. Also known as The Red Duke and Leto the Just, he was the patriarch of the Great House of Atreides, father of Paul "Muad'dib" and Lady Alia, by his concubine the Lady Jessica. For twenty generations the Atreides ruled over the planet Caladan. At the age of 51 he was forced by his distaff cousin, the Emperor Shaddam Corrino, to leave Caladan and rule over the planet Arrakis, replacing his enemy the Baron Harkonnen. This same year he was betrayed by House Corrino and House Harkonnen. Dr. Wellington Yeuh, the Duke's personal Suk doctor, drugged Leto and equipped him with a poison tooth with which to kill the Baron Harkonnen. The Duke died by biting down on the tooth and exhaling a gas which killed the Baron's mentat, Piter de Vires, and his guard captain, Umman Kudu. The Baron escaped. The Duke's remains were found in a pyre and his skull was taken and enshrined in Harg Pass in the "Skull Tomb."

Leto Atreides II: b. 10,192 d. 10,193. First son of Paul "Muad'dib" Atreides and Chani. Killed in Sardaukar attack on the Southern Sietch.

Paul "Muad'dib" Atreides: b. 10,176. Son of Duke Leto Atreides and the Lady Jessica. He was tested by the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam with the Bene Gesserit gom jabbar, which he survived. He moved to Arrakis with his father by the Emperor's command. The boy had been trained in fighting by Gurney Hallack, Thufir Hawat, Duncan Idaho, and his mother, general studies were taught by Dr. Yeuh and his mother. His mother also trained him as a Bene Gesserit and Hawat trained him to become a mentat without the boy's knowledge. Almost from the moment he arrived on Arrakis, the Fremen have believed him to be their savior, an offworlder born to a Bene Gesserit who will led them to true freedom. He survived an assassination attempt in his home in Arrakeen. On the night of the joint Harkonnen Corrino attack he was drugged by Dr. Yeuh and taken into the desert to die with his mother. Yet, Dr. Yeuh prepared the 'thopter the Harkonnens used in the hopes they would survive. Duncan Idaho found them in the desert where they had landed and killed both Harkonnen pilots. Idaho and Keynes took them to a botanical testing station where Paul won the loyalty of Kynes. Within minutes of this Kynes was captured and Idaho was killed. Paul and his mother fled the Sardaukar attack of the station in a 'thopter and was lost in a sand storm. After landing their 'thopter, Paul and Jessica fled into the desert to find the Fremen and sanctuary among them. A troop found them in Tuono basin and accepted them into their tribe. On the troop's way back to Sietch Tabr, Jamis challenged Paul to single combat. Paul killed Jamis and claimed his water. When they returned to the Sietch, Paul was given Jamis home and his wife to care for. Paul accepted Jamis' wife, Harah, as a servant and cared for her two sons Kaleff and Orlop. Paul had fallen in love with Chani, the daughter of Liet Kynes and niece of the troop leader Stilgar. In the next two years, Paul trained the Fremen in the Atreides fighting style and led them in the war against the Harkonnens. He and Chani had a son, Leto II. On his first sand ride on a sandworm, Paul found his old friend Gurney Hallack in a group of smugglers. In a storage area of the Cave of Birds, Paul took the water of life and finally became the Kwisatz Haderach. After two years of disrupting Spice harvesting, the Emperor arrived to bring Spice harvesting back under control. In the Residency of Arrakeen, Paul killed Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in a knife fight. Afterward he married Irulan, the eldest daughter of the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino to claim the Imperial Throne, and made Chani his official bound concubine, swearing never to take Irulan into his bed. His son was killed during an attack on a southern sietch by Sardaukar.

The Bene Gesserit Sisterhood: An ancient Sisterhood dating back to the Butlerian Jihad. The sisters are trained in the mastery of the body and mind. The Sisterhood is led by the Mother Superior. The higher ranking sisters are Of Hidden Rank, and Reverend Mothers. The most important and most secret project is the Kwisatz Haderach program led by the Kwisatz Mother. Lesser sisters and many Reverend Mothers are to breed with particular men for their breeding programs. These sisters are often sent out as concubines and servants for breeding and information gathering. Reverend Mothers have access to the lives of all of their female ancestors. One way to have this access to genetic memory, is to drink the Water of Life. Their truthsayers are used by many Great Houses and the Emperor.

Lingar Bewt: Arrakis water merchant. A wealthy and powerful man on Arrakis. Was at the Atreides dinner party.

Chani: The only daughter of Liet Kynes and niece of Stilgar. Paul Atreides fell in love with her and they became lovers. For dynastic reasons Paul could not marry her, but he remained true to her and she gave birth to a son, Leto II who was killed in a Sardaukar attack. When Paul married Irulan to become Emperor he promised never to take Irulan into his bed and made Chani his concubine.

Chatt the Leaper: Captain of the Fedaykin. Present at Paul's first capture of a worm.

Coss:  One of the workers from Ajax Delta Niner who escaped on the Duke's 'thopter.

Czigo: d. 10,191. The deaf Harkonnen guard that took Paul and Jessica to the desert to die. Czigo was chosen to take them to the desert because he could not be swayed by Jessica's Bene Gesserit Voice. He was killed by his co-pilot during Jessica's seduction to escape.

Princess Irulan Corrino: Eldest daughter of Emperor Shaddam Corrino. She had five younger sisters and was used by Paul Atreides to claim the Imperial Throne. She had interests in history and literature and wrote much of the literature on Paul. Her interest in history and literature gave her a hobby of writing histories about her husband, Muad'dib.

Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV: b. 10,134 d. 10,202? The Emperor was part of the plot against Duke Leto Atreides. The Emperor felt threatened by the Dukes escalating popularity and conspired with the Baron Harkonnen to kill the Duke. The Emperor sent his Sardaukar troops secretly to Arrakis to ensure the Baron's victory. Two years later when the Spice flow was threatened, the Emperor traveled to Arrakis to take control. There he was attacked by Paul Atreides. Shaddam was forced to step aside and allow Paul to marry his eldest daughter Irulan. His year of death cannot be accurately determined.

Piter de Vires: d. 10,191. The Baron Harkonnen's twisted mentat created by the Tleilaxu. He was killed by the Duke Leto Atreides.

Farok: A Fremen aide to Muad'dib, part of the troop that found Paul and Jessica.

Farrukh: A Fremen, part of the troop that found Paul and Jessica.

Count Hasimir Fenring: b. 10,133 d. 10,225. A boyhood friend of Emperor Shaddam and his expediter. Fenring married a Bene Gesserit sister and enjoyed a very good if not loving relationship with her. So well in fact he allowed her to become pregnant by Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen. He knew something about the Bene Gesserit breeding programs and they even discuss the merits of Feyd-Rautha's part. Fenring also shared the plot against Duke Leto with her. In the end, Fenring was commanded by the Emperor to kill Paul Atreides, but he knew his own fate as a failed Kwisatz Haderach and did not kill Paul.

Countess Margot Fenring: Bene Gesserit wife of Count Hasimir Fenring. She seduced Fedy-Rautha and conceived his girl-child.

The Fremen: Descended from the nomadic Zensunni Wanderers, the Fremen arrived on Dune long before the Spice was discovered by the Imperium. On Arrakis the Fremen tribes learned great water discipline, making stillsuit, stilltents, dew collectors, windtraps, and many other technologies in order to control the amount of water lost and collected from the environment. The Fremen learned to ride the sandworms. They have a different sense of honor, an insular society that do not trust outsiders. They have a plan to change the face of Arrakis to make it habitable for humans. To this end, the Fremen must pay a large bribe of Spice to the Guild to keep the skies clear of satellites.

Geoff: Father of Kaleff and husband to Harah. He was killed by Jamis.

Gladiator: d. 10,191. Atredies trooper captured in the battle of Arrakeen. He was set up to help Feyd's image, and may have been meant by Hawat to kill Feyd.

The Guild Banker: A Guidi Prime Guild Banker. Jessica suspected the Guild sided with the Harkonnens because of this man. One of the dinner guests at the Atreides home in Arrakeen.

Gurney Halleck: Saved by the Atreides from the slave pits of Giedi Prime, Gurney pledged his allegiance to the Atreides. Gurney was known as a great warrior and skilled with a baliset. He knew many songs and quotations and made up many songs for the entertainment of his Duke. He was one of Paul's teacher in combat. The night of the Harkonnen attack on Arrakeen, Gurney was leading on the defense teams, but he was able to escape with his men to a smugglers' base. He felt certain that the Lady Jessica had betrayed them and swore vengeance. He believed his House was dead and remained with the smugglers for two years. Two years after he joined the smugglers, they were surprised by a group of Fremen led by Paul Muad'dib. He was reunited with his Duke. When he met Jessica he would have killed her, but Paul and Jessica were able to convince him that it was Yeuh who had betrayed them. He re-swore his loyalty to the Atreides. He fought along side his Duke in the Battle of Arrakeen.

Harah: Wife of Geoff and mother of his son Kaleff. Jamis killed Geoff and married her and gave her another son, Orlop. Then Jamis was killed by Paul Muad'dib and he took her as a servant and accepted to take care of her sons. She became devoted to Paul's sister Alia. Alia gave her the nickname of Ghanima.

Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen: d. 10,193. Son of the Baron Harkonnen's half brother Abulurd and his wife Emmi Rabban, the younger brother of Count Glossu Rabban. Feyd changed his name from Rabban to Harkonnen when he was chosen for the Siridar-Baron's household. He was the next step in the Bene Gesserit breeding Kwisatz Haderach program. He was to have been bred with Alia Atreides and produce the Kwisatz Haderach. But when Alia was not the first born, and the bloodlines became threatened, Margot Fenring seduced Feyd and conceived his daughter. At the end of the Battle of Arrakeen, Feyd challenged Paul in Kanly and was killed.

Siridar Baron Vladimir Harkonnen: 10,110 - 10,193. Father of Lady Jessica, the Baron was seduced by a Reverend Mother (thought to be Mohiam). Normally a homosexual, the Baron enjoyed young boys as lovers. Having no other children, not knowing who his daughter was, he adopted both his nephews as heirs, Fedy-Rautha being his official heir. The Baron ruled over his homeworld of Giedi Prime and many other planets such as Arrakis and Lankiveil. The Baron was so fat that he had to wear suspensors to elevate the great weight from his joints. He was killed by his granddaughter Alia during the Battle of Arrakeen.

Thufir Hawat: d. 10,193. Mentat to Duke Leto Atreides. He was one of the teachers of Paul Atreides. He was responsible for the security for the Regency in Arrakeen and blamed himself for the attempt on young Paul Atreides' life. He offered his resignation but both the Duke and Paul would not except it. He discovered the note incriminating Jessica as the possible traitor in the House. He believed she had done it until the night he died. He was captured by the Harkonnens and replaced the Baron's dead mentat. A poison was introduced into his body and was fed the antidote every day. During the Battle of Arrakeen, the Emperor ordered him to use a poison needle to kill Paul Atreides, but he killed himself and learned that it was not Jessica who betrayed them.

Duncan Idaho: d. 10,191. Duncan Idaho was the swordmaster for House Atreides and taught Paul Atreides in swordsmanship. He spent seven years on Ginaz and fought in the Battle of Ginaz when they were attack by Grumman. The Atreides saved Duncan from slavery and torture on Giedi Prime and ever since has been the most loyal man in the House guard. When the House moved to Arrakis, Duncan led one of the first waves to the desert planet. Once on Arrakis he made contact with the Fremen to help make allies of them for the Duke. He was excepted by the Fremen of Sietch Tabr. He was sent to stay with Stilgar in the Sietch in a duel alliance with the Fremen. When suspicion was brought against Jessica, Leto called him back to spy on her. The Fremen resented this. The night of the dinner party in Arrakeen, Duncan was ordered to escort one of the women home, while out he became drunk on Spice beer and made a scene in the Residency. He let the suspicion against Jessica out. He was contacted by Dr. Yeuh to rescue Paul and Jessica in the desert the night of the Harkonnen attack. He died defending Paul at one of the botanical testing stations.

Jamis: d. 10,191. Jamis was the husband of Harah. He was killed by Paul Muad'dib after Jamis challenged Paul in single combat to prove his part in the legend. He had killed Geoff in a knife fight and won Harah and Geoff's son, Kaleff. He had one son of his own, Orlop.

Lady Jessica: b. 10,154 d. 10,256. Mother of Paul and Alia Atreides and concubine of Duke Leto Atreides, daughter of the Baron Harkonnen and a Reverend Mother (probably Mohiam). She disobeyed her Bene Gesserit superiors and fell in love with Duke Leto and bore him a son rather than the daughter they required for the Kwisatz Haderach program. The Harkonnens, knowing how much the Duke loved his concubine, sowed suspicion against her to hide the real traitor Dr. Yeuh. The night of the attack, Piter de Vires was to take her, but the Baron persuaded him to kill her. He sent Jessica and Paul into the desert to die as Yeuh had suggested. In the 'thopter, Paul used Voice to make the guard, Kinet, to remove Jessica's gag. She then used Voice to make Kinet kill Czigo then Paul killed Kinet. Jessica and Paul ran into the desert and out ran a sandworm. They were caught by a troop of Fremen in the Tuono Basin. There, Stilgar threaded to kill her because she was too old and not born of the desert. She showed her worth by besting Stilgar. They were both excepted into the tribe. There she was made a sayyadina and passed within with the Fremen Reverend Mother Ramallo to become a Reverend Mother. She drank the Water of Life while pregnant with her daughter Alia. When Paul found Gurney Hallack she was summoned to the Cave of Birds. There, acting on belief she had betrayed the Atreides, Gurney attempted to kill her. After they told Hallack the truth, Paul took the Water of Life and Jessica found him. She summoned Chani to help. After he awoke and went with him to the Residency of Arrakeen to watch as Paul secured his power.

Kaleff: Son of Geoff and Harah, adopted by Paul Muad'dib. Natural father killed by Jamis.

Kinet: d. 10,191. One of the two Harkonnen troops sent to take Paul Atreides and Jessica to the desert to die. Under the influence of Paul's Bene Gesserit Voice, he removed Jessica's gag, then swayed by her Voice, killed his fellow soldier Czigo and was then killed by Paul after releasing him at Jessica's order.

Korba: A Fremen aide to Muad'dib.

Harkonnen Guard Captain Umman Kudu: d. 10,191. The Baron Harkonnen's guard captain. He was killed by Duke Leto Atreides in 10,191.

Pardot Kynes: 

Dr. Liet Kynes: d. 10,191. Son of Planetoligest Pardot Kynes. Kynes was made Judge of the Change by the Emperor during the Atreides replacement of the Harkonnen. He was instructed to ignore certain incidents and not to interfere in the fighting between the Houses. However, Kynes began admiring the Duke after he risked his life and the life of his son to save the men on a doomed Spice Harvester. Kynes then helped Duncan Idaho save Paul and Jessica from the desert. Just as Paul attained Kynes' loyalty, the Harkonnen and Sardaukar force killed Duncan and force Kynes to flee apart from Paul and Jessica. He was later captured by the enemy and taken out into the desert without a stillsuit to die. He wondered onto a Spice Blow and was killed in the explosion. He had envisioned a green Dune and worked toward that goal with the rest of the Fremen. He had one daughter, Chani.

Larus: A Fremen, part of the troop that found Paul and Jessica.

Lemil: A Fremen, part of the troop that found Paul and Jessica.

The Shadout Mapes: d. 10,191. Fremen House Keeper in the Regency in Arrakeen since the house was occupied by the Count and Countess Fenring. Used as a spy, she reported to Stilgar on the Lady Jessica and her son. She believed the legend was being fulfilled and gave a crysknife to Jessica. She was present at the attempt on Paul Atreides life, opening the door that sent the hunter-seeker to attack her rather than Paul, following the motion in the dark room. Paul was able to grab it and smashed the nose, disabling it. She was found dying by the Duke Leto Atreides. she had been killed by Dr. Yeuh in the moments before the Harkonnen attack.

Mitha: A Fremen ancestor who had a son on Bela Tegeuse before the parting. Alia marked the likeness of Subiay's baby to the son of Mitha.

Mattai: d. 10,191. An Atrides soldier under Halleck's command who was wounded in the Harkonnen/Sardaukar's prolonged attack against the Atreides. He died in a smugglers' cavern as Halleck was negoiating an allience. He requested that Halleck play the song "My Woman" to him, he died as the singer, another soldier, finished singing.

Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam: Thought to be the mother of Lady Jessica; she was Jessica's teacher at the Bene Gesserit mother school on Wallach IX while she was Proctor Superior.. Mohiam was the Emperor Shaddam's truthsayer for many years. She went to Caladan just before the Atreides left for Arrakis and tested young Paul Atreides with the Bene Gesserit gom jabbar. He passed. She was later present during the Battle of Arrakeen in which Paul Atreides became Emperor.

Harkonnen Guard Captain Iakin Nefud: Promoted to guard captain when the Baron's former guard captain Umman Kudu was killed by Leto Atreides.

Orlop: Son of Jamis, second son of Harah, adopted by Paul Muad'dib after Paul killed Jamis.

Otheym: A Fremen aide to Muad'dib.

Count Glossu Rabban: b. 10,132 d. 10,193. First son of the Baron Harkonnen's half brother Abulurd and his wife Emmi Rabban and Count of Lankiveil. He was given the governship over Arrakis after the Harkonnen victory over the Atreides in 10,191. Given the nickname "Beast Rabban" by the people of Arrakis.

Reverend Mother Ramallo: d. 10,191. The Reverend Mother of the Fremen. She passed within using the Water of Life, surrending her life and genetic memory to Jessica, making Jessica and her unborn daughter, Alia, Reverend Mothers.

Shimoon: One of the watermasters for Jamis.

Shishakli: A squad leader of the Fedaykin. He was the one who gave Paul the maker hooks on the day Paul first captured his own worm. Shishakli gave Paul his own hooks, assuring his that they had never failed.

Shamir: The Fremen in the Botanical Testing Station, where Kynes and Idaho bring Paul and Jessica about 24 hours after the initial attack on Arrakeen, who Kynes sends to get coffee for them. He never brings the coffee due to the Sardaukar attack which kills Idaho.

Shoab: Tharthar's brother, Stilgar's brother-in-law. He agrees with many of the young men in the Sietch that Paul must call Stilgar out after he completes his first worm ride.

The Spacing Guild: One of the Great Schools that was created during the Butlerian Jihad. The Spacing Guild concentrated in mathematics and space travel. They now have a monopoly on space travel and transport. They are heavily dependant on Spice and have been accepting bribes from the Fremen to keep the Arrakeen skies clear of satellites.

Stilgar: Naib of Sietch Tabr, half-brother of Liet, and uncle to Chani. Stilgar challenged and won against the former leader of Sietch Tabr and assumed control. His was the sietch that Duncan Idaho visited when he was sent on his mission to make the Fremen the allies of the Atreides. Stilgar was sent out by Liet to find Paul Atreides and his mother in the desert after the Harkonnen attack on Arrakeen. Stilgar agreed to accept Paul into the sietch, yet he decided Jessica was of no value to the tribe and would claim her water for the tribe. However, she attacked the Naib and proved her worth as a fighter. Stilgar accepted them both into the tribe. He gave Paul the secret name of Usul and made Jessica a sayyadina. When they returned to the sietch, Stilgar oversaw the ritual of the Water of Life. He and Paul then trained the Fremen in the weirding way and fought the Harkonnens. Many Fremen wanted Paul to call Stilgar out, but Paul left Stilgar in charge of the tribe, Together they led the attack in the Battle of Arrakeen.

The Stillsuit Manufacturer, his daughter, and companion: This man is not known for fine work and is "a greedy little climber." It is sad that only a fool would be caught in the open desert wearing one of the man's suits. His female companion was there only to bring up that question of the Atreides safety, not being permitted to eat until she did. The daughter was there to lure Paul Atreides with sex. She did not succeed.

Subiay: Freman woman who had a child the day that Paul Muad'dib captured and rode his first worm. Alia touched the newborn stopping it from crying. This disturbed many since a Fremen child must only cry at birth and never again. Alia marked his likeness to that of the son of Mitha.

Tharthar: One of the wives of Stilgar. She brought the news of the young men's wishes that Paul Muad'dib challenge Stilgar.

Turok: d. 10,191. The courier who was sent to warn the Atreides that Harkonnen mercenaries were disguised at Fremen. The Harkonnen waylaid Turok during the attack. Duncan Idaho cared for his, yet he died. His crysknife was left in Duncan Idaho's possession.

Esmar Tuek: d. 10,191. Father of Staban Tuek. A well known smuggler on Arrakis, Esmar Tuek has dined at many houses. His appearance at the Atreides dinner party was arranged by Gurney Hallack at the request of the Lady Jessica. Esmar Tuek was said by Jessica to "sow doubt and suspicion" just by appearing at the dinner party. He has some respect or loyalty to Leit Kynes. He was found dead in the corridors of the Arrakeen Regency on the night of the Harkonnen attack.

Staban Tuek: Son of Esmar Teuk. He assumed control of the Arrakis smugglers and gave Gurney Hallack and his men a place among his smuggler band.

Wanna Yueh: Late wife of Dr. Wellington Yeuh. Somehow taken by the Harkonnens and used to force her husband to betray the Atreides. However, she was killed sometime before Yeuh betrayed Leto. She was a Bene Gesserit sister.

Suk Doctor Wellington Yueh: d. 10,191. The Suk doctor in the employ of Duke Leto Atreides. In addition to his role as offical doctor to the Atreides family, he became young Paul Atreides' general studies teacher. From "Dictionary of Muad'Dib" by the Princess Irulan:

YUEH (yu'e), Wellington (weling-tun), Stdrd 10,082-10,191; medical doctor of the Suk School (grd Stdrd 10,112; md: Wanna Marcus, B.G. (Stdrd 10,092-10,186?); chiefly noted as betrayer of Duke Leto Atreides. (Cf: Bibliography, Appendix VII [Imperial conditioning] and Betrayal, The.)