Kaitain

Location from Dune by Frank Herbert

The Imperial capital — a planet of calculated opulence where the Padishah Emperor holds court and every garden path conceals a political knife.

Also known as: the Imperial Capital, the Golden Planet, seat of the Imperium

What They Know

• The Imperial Palace contains the Golden Lion Throne — seat of the Padishah Emperor
• The Landsraad council meets here to adjudicate disputes between Great Houses
• CHOAM directorship meetings determine spice allocation and trade policy for the known universe
• Bene Gesserit Truthsayers serve the Emperor here, reading lies in every political negotiation
• Every Great House maintains an embassy on Kaitain — and every embassy is a nest of spies
• The planet's weather, ecology, and aesthetics are entirely artificial — maintained at enormous cost

Connections

• capital_of — imperium
• ruled_by — emperor_shaddam
• home_of — princess_irulan
• ruled_by — shaddam

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