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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