Arrakis

Location from Dune by Frank Herbert

The desert planet — sole source of the spice melange, where colossal sandworms patrol endless dunes and the Fremen wage a hidden war for survival beneath the burning sky.

Also known as: Dune, Desert Planet, the Spice World, Rakis

What They Know

• Arrakis is the only known source of the spice melange in the universe — whoever controls Arrakis controls the Imperium
• Sandworms are attracted to rhythmic vibrations on the surface; walking without rhythm is essential for desert survival
• Coriolis storms can reach wind speeds of 700 kph and strip flesh from bone — no shelter except rock or deep sand
• The Fremen have lived here for thousands of years and know water caches, hidden sietches, and safe passages no outsider has mapped
• Shield use attracts sandworms into a killing frenzy — personal shields are effectively forbidden in the open desert
• Spice is everywhere in trace amounts; long-term residents develop blue-within-blue eyes from constant exposure
• The planet has no natural precipitation — all water must be trapped, recycled, or extracted from the air
• CHOAM controls spice production rights, but the Fremen control the desert, and the worms control everything

Connections

• produces — spice_melange
• home_of — sietch_tabr
• contains — arrakeen
• contains — carthag
• contains — shield_wall
• contains — deep_desert
• ruled_by — leto_ii

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