The Scattering

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The Scattering is an event that features in Dune.

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The Scattering was an event that affected the universe when the 3,500 year reign of God Emperor Leto II came to an end with his death leading to humanity being thrown into chaos. The breakdown of Leto's empire, severe famine on many worlds and the introduction of Ixian navigation machines causes billions of people to leave the settled worlds, striking off into unknown space. This resettlement is one of the goals of Leto's Golden Path, a plan for the survival of humanity. The exponential growth in human numbers and colonized planets, combined with the dissemination of Siona Atreides' genes which render their bearer invisible to prescience, ensures humanity's survival by making it impossible for any one force to track down every human in the universe — at least some would survive somewhere.

Later on, the descendants and 'creations' of these Lost Ones have begun to return to the Old Empire which included the fierce Honored Matres and a new breed of Bene Tleilaxu. These so-called Lost Tleilaxu are at odds with their forebears, and soon ally with the Honored Matres to obliterate nearly all Tleilaxu planets. It is ultimately revealed that the Lost Tleilaxu leadership has been infiltrated and overtaken by the newest incarnation of Face Dancers, who have secretly gained control of many similar power bases across the Old Empire. Finally, it is established that the force behind this plot against humanity is in fact mankind's ancient enemy, the thinking machines.

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Notes

  • The Scattering was created by Frank Herbert where it featured in the setting of the Dune universe.

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