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What was the name of the computer evermind, leader of the Synchronized Worlds, and enemy of free humanity?

Omnius. Omnius gained awareness due to the foolishness of one the Twenty Titans. He quickly seized control of hundreds of worlds and enslaved their human populations. His ultimate goal is to incorporate all inhabited worlds to create an efficient Universe.

During the first cymek attack on the city of Zimia, Xavier Harkonnen bore what rank in the local militia?

Tercero. Though he is merely a Tercero, he gets thrust into command when his superiors are killed. His difficult decision to let Zimia burn earned him a lot of respect in the Salusan ranks.

One of the early stories of the Arrakis Fremen is the story of an unfairly outcast boy named Selim. After surviving the deserts against all odds, what legendary surname did Selim assume?

Wormrider. As the name implies, Selim was the first Arrakis native to ride a sandworm. Though originally an accident, Selim perfected a method of riding them, giving future Fremen a powerful tool, and way of travelling the deserts.

Vorian Atreides, son of the Titan Agamemnon served aboard an Omnius update ship with a robot named Seurat. They shared a friendship and to that end, Vorian made up a nickname for Seurat. What was that mocking nickname?

Old Metalmind & Old Metal Mind. Vorian didn't mean it in a terribly insulting sense. Seurat, it seems, didn't get the joke, as he corrected Vorian that his mind contains gelcircuitry, not metal.

Serena Butler is one of the driving forces of the coming war with the Thinking Machines and a member of a very powerful family in the League of Nobles. Of these people, who is NOT a member of the Butler family?

Aurelius. Aurelius Venport was from Rossak, the co-founder of VenKee Enterprises and the mate of the Head Sorceress Zufa Cevna. As for the Butlers, in relation to Serena, Manion was her father, Octa, her sister and Livia, her mother.

Sorceresses have the power to unleash devastating (and suicidal) psychic energy, capable of destroying cymek brains. From what planet do they come?

Rossak. The Sorceresses of Rossak are incredibly arrogant and proud, only using their male counterparts to increase their numbers and otherwise ignoring them. The Rossak Sorceresses will be the original foundation of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood.

After the attack on Zimia, Xavier Harkonnen was sent out to inspect planetary defenses on League worlds. What planet fell to the machines, despite having its defenses cleared by Xavier?

Geidi Prime. In his eagerness to get home, he failed to notice a weak point in the defenses, allowing Geidi Prime to be conquered. Interestingly, Geidi Prime will become the Harkonnen homeworld, as seen in Frank Herbert's 'Dune.'

What was the name of the robot, independent of the machine evermind, that had an obsession with studying humanity?

Erasmus. Feared and hated, Erasmus was responsible for the death of countless human slaves. All were killed in the name of experimentation, part of his attempt to understand the human race.

The brilliant and egocentric Savant Tio Holtzmann brought a young mathematician named Norma Cevna to work with him. Under his wing, she came up with many devices and ideas that benefitted the fight against the machines. Which of the following did she NOT have a hand in creating?

Alloy Resonance Generator. The Alloy Resonance Generator was totally a Holtzmann idea and never worked. Norma came up with the ideas for portable scramblers and overlapping shields and invented Suspensors herself. All her ideas were based on Holtzmann's original equations.

The Cogitors are age-old disembodied brains whose lives are devoted to contemplation. When Iblis Ginjo (the slave boss) went to the Cogitor Eklo to ask if a rebellion on Earth was possible, what was the Cogitor's cryptic response?

Nothing is impossible. This simple phrase was inspiring enough to cause Ginjo to hide weapons in preparation for an insurrection... which eventually did come.