Salusa Secundus

Location from Dune by Frank Herbert

The Imperial prison planet — a world of punishing extremes that secretly serves as the breeding ground for the Emperor's elite Sardaukar terror troops.

Also known as: the Prison Planet, the Emperor's Hell, Sardaukar homeworld

What They Know

• The planet's true purpose — breeding Sardaukar — is the Imperium's most closely guarded secret
• Conditions parallel Arrakis: extreme environment produces extreme warriors
• Survival rate for prisoners is roughly 54% after the first year
• The Fremen are the Sardaukar's equal in ferocity precisely because Arrakis is Salusa's equal in lethality
• Was once the Imperial capital before being devastated by atomics in an ancient war

Connections

• ruled_by — emperor_shaddam
• home_of — sardaukar
• produces — sardaukar

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