Duke Leto Atreides

Duke Leto Atreides

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  09 DUKE LETO ATREIDES - HEAD OF HOUSE ATREIDES
  
  “Once you have explored a fear, it becomes less terrifying. Part of courage comes from extending our knowledge.” - Duke Leto Atreides
  
  GOALS
  Find out what happened to your daughter Karida. If she is dead, get your revenge on Feyd or whatever Harkonnen scum killed her.
  Supply your Fremen allies on Arakkis with weapons. When the time is right, take arms with them. Send the treacherous Harkonnens packing.
  Shaddam IV is corrupt and foolish. Many have asked you to stand before the Landsraad and challenge the throne. Well, the Landsraad is here. Will you make a play for the throne? Gain allies, utilize spies, and when the time is right, become Emperor.
  
  Karida was your daughter. Your pride. Your joy. When you arranged for her marriage to Feyd Ruatha, deep inside you knew it was wrong. You saw the political advantages: ending a blood feud generations in the making. You saw the benefits of having a house member on Arakkis. But you saw more. You saw a Harkonnen corrupting that which you wished to keep pure.
  
  Why did you make that decision? Did you truly decide to give her to Feyd? Did your concubine, Lady Jessica, influence you? The damn Bene Gesserit. They can warp minds without our even knowing.
  
  Your worst fears came to pass. Karida gave birth to a male heir for Feyd: Oren. The boy is now a man. Eighteen years old, and more Harkonnen than Atreides. Why? Because four years ago Karida died. Her ornithopter went down in the Habiyatha Flats. The thopter and her body were never found.
  
  But you know what happened. Feyd had her killed. You’ve grown sure of it. Especially after an ally, Salia, her maidservant and Bene Gesserit, gave you her journal. In it she talked about escalating fights with Feyd. Of his cruelty. Of a battle for the mind and soul of Oren. But for you to reignite the blood feud, you will need proof. Find it.
  
  Of course, there are other ways to harm your enemies besides a blood feud. You have been the main supplier of arms to Chani Kynes and her Fremen army. You have provided intelligence, and other supports as well. This war that has brought everyone here: you are a prime mover. Yes, you risk exposure and death at the hands of the Guild and the entire Landsraad, but for Karida, you will risk that and more.
  
  Lastly, this crisis has disrupted the order of the Landsraad. Many call for you to challenge the throne. Can you build enough of an alliance? What would it take for an Atreides to sit on the throne? See if you can make it happen.