List of Dune Characters and Locations for my reference
Dune character and location notes:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Duke Leto Atreides | Leader of the Atreides, Paul's father |
| Lady Jessica | Paul's mother, Bene Gesserit concubine to Leto, bears a son against the wishes of the Bene Gesserit |
| Paul Atreides | Main character, son of Leto and Jessica. Fifteen years old |
| Bene Gesserit | Sisterhood of "witches" who seek to gain political power, addicted to spice |
| Caladan | Ocean homeworld of the Atreides |
| Arakis | Desert world, home of the spice melange, setting for the entire book |
| Gurney Halleck | Troubador Warrior, skilled in the use of the baliset, loyal friend to Leto |
| Thufir Hawat | Old Mentat, master of assassins that has served house Atreides for many years |
| Duncan Idaho | Swordmaster of the Ginaz, one of Leto's right hand men |
| Dr. Wellington Yueh | Betrays Duke Leto |
| Princess Irulan | "Narrator" of the book. Each chapter begins with one of her short diary entries |
| Sardaukar | Elite military force of the Emperor |
| Fremen | Local peoples of Arakis, glowing blue eyes |
| Mentat | Human "computers", vast memories, ability to organize lots of information |
| Muad'Dib | Small desert mouse, Paul later adopts this as his Fremen name |
| Kwisatz Haderach | Male Bene Gesserit who can bridge space and time, result of breeding program |
| Liet Kynes | Planetologist assigned by the emperor to assist in transition of Arakis |
| Salusa Secundus | Harkonnen prison planet |