Frank Herbert's Dune Custom Set Factions

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Posted on May 4, 2017, 11:48 p.m. by Gattison

I'm working on a Dune-themed custom set, and I'm hoping somebody familiar with the Dune series would have some advice on color identities for the various factions.

I decided on guild-color pairings. I guess I could have went three-color, but that seemed unnecessarily complicated. Here's what I got so far:

  1. Bene Gesserit
  2. Bene Tleilax
  3. Fish Speakers
  4. Fremen
  5. Honored Matres
  6. House Atreides
  7. House Corrino
  8. House Harkonnen
  9. Ix
  10. Spacing Guild
  11. Thinking Machines

Adding the machines from the expansion novels by Frank Herbert's son and his partner might be controversial, but I think it's cool. =P

Beyond that, for some reason I'm not happy with my color assignment. I feel like Leto II should be , and thus by extension his Fish Speakers, because his rule was all about control and oppression--but was for a greater good.

I'm sure what I have right now is just fine, but if anybody has any ideas or input, I'd be interested in another's opinion.

Hjaltrohir says... #2

I don't know very much about the book, but I really enjoyed it. Bene gesserit are meant to be , but I feel that might be more appropriate, as they are sort of scheming the whole time for their own gain. I would also say house Harkonnen is , and the Fremen are but i dont really know why, gut feeling i guess :) keep me posted though, this seems really cool

May 5, 2017 12:30 p.m.

Gattison says... #3

thanks Hjaltrohir. I had the Harkonnens as at first, and I think you may be right....

I looked at the "color-map" below (after I made the above choices), and I still am convinced the Fremen have in them. =P I know it feels a bit weird cuz there are no trees on Arrakis (at first), but there are oceans and forests in its past and future (sequels), so... there ya go, that's my reasoning. =)

May 5, 2017 2:14 p.m.

Gattison says... #4

Oops, forgot to add image!

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May 5, 2017 3:02 p.m.

Agunman says... #5

I feel that the tricky part with this is that almost every faction (barring maybe the Fremen and the Fish Speakers) can be justified as . This might be easier to do based on overall goals, rather than motivation or method.

I don't know how much it helps, but that's my two cents :P

May 5, 2017 3:23 p.m.

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