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| Character | Role |
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| Shaddam IV Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe, ruler of House Corrino and overlord of the Landsraad. Shaddam sits atop a political system held together by the balance of power between the Great Houses, CHOAM, and the Spacing Guild. His fear of House Atreides' growing popularity drives the central betrayal of the story. | Head |
| Princess Irulan Eldest daughter of Emperor Shaddam IV, a scholar and historian whose writings provide the epigraphs that open each chapter of Dune. Irulan is a Bene Gesserit trained princess whose role in the story grows from narrator to active participant across the series. | Member |
| Wensicia Corrino |
Daughter of the deposed Emperor Shaddam IV, mother of Farad'n. Wensicia schemes from exile on Salusa Secundus to restore House Corrino to the imperial throne, using her son as her instrument.
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| Farad'n Corrino Grandson of the deposed Emperor Shaddam IV, a young man of intelligence and principle raised on Salusa Secundus. Farad'n is his mother's pawn in her schemes to reclaim the throne, but proves to be more thoughtful and independent than she expects. | Member |
| Count Hasimir Fenring The Emperor's closest friend and deadliest agent - a genetic eunuch who was almost the Kwisatz Haderach the Bene Gesserit sought. Fenring is a master assassin, political operator, and one of the few people in the Imperium whom Paul Atreides cannot predict. | Member |