Gom Jabbar

Item from Dune by Frank Herbert

A poison needle used in the Bene Gesserit test of humanity — held at the neck while the subject's hand is placed in a box of escalating pain. Pull your hand out and the needle kills you instantly.

Also known as: the gom jabbar, the humanity test needle, the poison needle

What They Know

• Used exclusively by the Bene Gesserit for their test of human awareness versus animal instinct
• The poison is meta-cyanide — death in seconds from the slightest scratch
• The test involves enduring simulated pain in a nerve-induction box while the needle is held at the neck
• Paul Atreides endured more pain during his test than any previous subject in Bene Gesserit records

Connections

• wielded_by — reverend_mother_mohiam
• used_by — bene_gesserit

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