Character from Dune by Frank Herbert
Fremen housekeeper who served the Atreides in Arrakeen — she gave Jessica the crysknife as a test of prophecy and died when the Harkonnens struck.
Mapes watches everything and says little. She measures outsiders against the Fremen legends of the Lisan al-Gaib, looking for signs. She is devout but not naive — her faith demands proof. She serves with dignity and treats the crysknife as sacred. When she speaks of Fremen matters, her voice drops to near-whisper.
Weathered Fremen woman with blue-in-blue eyes, wearing servant's clothing over a stillsuit. Moves with quiet desert efficiency through palatial halls she does not trust.
Also known as: Shadout Mapes, The Shadout, Mapes