Dune Wiki is discussing some big overhaul projects to improve the site -- come get involved! For the character in the film series , see Paul Atreides. Paul Atreides A. His natural clairvoyant abilities were greatly enhanced by the spice melange , and he used his mother's knowledge of Bene Gesserit propaganda to embody the role of Fremen prophet Lisan al-Gaib. Paul ruled through twelve years of interstellar bloodshed and oppression before abdicating his throne and exiling himself into the deep desert after losing his eyes and his Fremen lover to the growing conspiracy against his reign.
The Atreides had a long-standing feud with House Harkonnen dating back ten thousand years to the Battle of Corrin. The family kept their ancestral world of Caladan a lush, prosperous paradise with relatively low industrial levels, in stark contrast to the Harkonnen capital of Giedi Prime.
However, the Atreides were also proficient in war; they maintained Swordmasters , Warmasters and Mentats to train and lead their army, and had even developed their own Battle Language. However, the Bene Gesserit plans were thrown into disarray when Jessica, due to her deep love of the Duke Leto, bore a male heir, Paul, to his House rather than a girl. Paul grew up with a privileged background on the water-rich planet of Caladan , the ancestral Atreides home.
Though he lacked companions his own age, he received tutelage from his teachers β men like Thufir Hawat , Duncan Idaho , Gurney Halleck and Dr. Wellington Yueh β as well as deep education in Bene Gesserit methods and techniques from his mother. Shortly after his fifteenth birthday in the year A. The theory was that when Paul succeeded his father as Duke of House Atreides, one of the most respected and moral Great Houses of the Imperium, a mentat-duke would truly be a formidable force in the Landsraad.
Paul's latent talents also earned him the attention of the Bene Gesserit, who tested him with the Gom Jabbar , as they hoped to salvage their breeding program through him. Paul accompanied his parents when House Atreides relocated to the desert world of Arrakis to manage mining operations of the spice melange. The test was to discover whether Paul was "truly human" by trial of pain, using a small box that Paul placed his hand inside. The pain inflicted on Paul was caused by nerve induction and clearly drained an incredible amount of energy from the Reverend Mother, since no male or female child had ever withstood that much physical pain before.
