Spacing Guild
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The Spacing Guild is a powerful organization in the Dune universe that monopolizes interstellar travel through its prescient Navigators, who rely on the spice melange to safely fold space.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional organization
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interstellar travel monopoly ⓘ organization in the Dune universe ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Landsraad (shifting alliances)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Padishah Emperor (shifting alliances) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Chapterhouse: Dune
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Children of Dune NERFINISHED ⓘ Dune NERFINISHED ⓘ Dune Messiah NERFINISHED ⓘ God Emperor of Dune NERFINISHED ⓘ Heretics of Dune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls |
Heighliner fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
commercial space traffic ⓘ interstellar shipping routes ⓘ |
| creator | Frank Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
melange
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
spice melange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicModel |
control of shipping contracts
ⓘ
fee-based transport services ⓘ |
| employs | Guild Navigators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Imperial era of the Corrino and Atreides Empires ⓘ |
| governingBodyOf | Guild Heighliners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPolicy |
maintenance of transport neutrality
ⓘ
non-interference in internal planetary affairs (nominal) ⓘ |
| hasPower |
ability to halt all interstellar commerce
ⓘ
economic leverage over the Imperium ⓘ monopoly on faster-than-light navigation ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | space-based facilities ⓘ |
| influences |
House economics
ⓘ
Imperial politics ⓘ spice market stability ⓘ |
| notableAbility | to project economic pressure by threatening transport embargoes ⓘ |
| notableMemberClass |
Guild Navigators
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steersmen ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
House Atreides (at various times)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leto II Atreides (at times) NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Atreides (Muad'Dib) at the time of his jihad ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
formally neutral organization
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independent power in the Imperium ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
control of interstellar travel
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monopoly on space transport ⓘ |
| requires |
prescient navigation
ⓘ
spice-induced prescience ⓘ |
| transportMedium | Heighliners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMethod | folding space ⓘ |
| universe | Dune universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | Holtzman effect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
Holtzman engines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
foldspace travel ⓘ |
| vulnerableTo |
control of Arrakis
ⓘ
spice shortages ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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