melange
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Melange is the powerful, addictive spice central to the Dune universe, granting heightened awareness, extended life, and enabling safe interstellar navigation.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional substance
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spice ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
spice melange
ⓘ
the geriatric spice ⓘ the spice ⓘ the spice of spices ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Chapterhouse: Dune
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Children of Dune NERFINISHED ⓘ Dune NERFINISHED ⓘ Dune Messiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Dune universe NERFINISHED ⓘ God Emperor of Dune NERFINISHED ⓘ Heretics of Dune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | reddish-brown ⓘ |
| consumedAs |
drink additive
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food additive ⓘ raw spice ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
CHOAM
NERFINISHED
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Great Houses of the Landsraad NERFINISHED ⓘ Padishah Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Frank Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
basis of the Imperium economy
ⓘ
most valuable substance in the Dune universe ⓘ |
| effectOnEyes | turns eyes blue-within-blue ⓘ |
| enables |
Prescience
ⓘ
foldspace navigation ⓘ safe interstellar navigation ⓘ |
| exclusiveTo | Arrakis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundOn | Arrakis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originUniverse | Dune franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
central to conflicts in Dune
ⓘ
source of power for those who control Arrakis ⓘ |
| primaryEffect |
addiction
ⓘ
extended lifespan ⓘ heightened awareness ⓘ prescient abilities ⓘ |
| producedBy |
life cycle of sandworms
ⓘ
sandworms of Arrakis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| property |
highly addictive
ⓘ
withdrawal is fatal ⓘ |
| risk |
political instability
ⓘ
spice addiction ⓘ |
| smell | cinnamon-like ⓘ |
| taste | cinnamon-like ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bene Gesserit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fremen NERFINISHED ⓘ House Atreides NERFINISHED ⓘ House Harkonnen NERFINISHED ⓘ Spacing Guild Navigators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Bene Gesserit rituals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
prescient trance ⓘ spice agony ⓘ |
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