The Baron's Mentat, Hayt De Vries, was born from the flesh of a dead man in the Tleilaxu Flesh Vats. According to Lady Elara, the only thing human about the Harkonnen is their genetic makeup, as all humanity was abandoned long ago in favor of brutality and maliciousness. The Harkonnens are ruled by the wicked Baron, and come from the volcanic waste-planet of Giedi Prime. The Duke also wishes to develop an alliance with the Fremen, the native warriors of Dune. The House's fleets of ornithopters ensure their superior air power. The Duke's famous Mentat, Noree Moneo, advises and resides over the Duke's forces on Arrakis. Hailing from the water-planet of Caladan, the Atreides have a strict loyalty to their Duke and follow him with zeal. There are also four non-playable subfactions: House Corrino, the Fremen, the Mercenaries and the Smugglers. The only question is: whose side will they lead in the First Spice War?

Meanwhile, Lady Elara of the Bene Gesserit, bound concubine and truthsayer to the Emperor, secretly takes the commander - the player - into one of the Imperial Heighliners, a person whom the Sisterhood had studied their bloodline and future, including visions of the commander dying many times, then rise to control massive armies and bring peace to Arrakis. Emperor Frederick IV Corrino has issued a challenge that the House which can produce the most spice will control its source, the desert planet Dune, with no rules as to how the Houses can achieve the goal.

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