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Dama [d. 15240 AG] was the Great Honored Matre who was known as the "Spider Queen" among Bene Gesserit sisters during the War of the Sisterhoods. She held Lucilla captive on Lampadas and ultimately threw her to the Futars when she angered Dama. She was assassinated by Logno by means of Chaumurky in the presence of Darwi Odrade. Logno assumed her title of Great Honored Matre.
Biography[]
The Captive Sabanda[]
Dama and the Honored Matres captured Sabanda and held her captive with Shigawire. Dama sat on her throne and found the Bene Gesserit nickname of 'Spider Queen' amusing. Dama asked the Reverend Mother whether she would like to see her sexually enslave a young male, to which Sabanda told her she would rather die. Orange specks flashed in Dama's eyes, a phenomenon that occurred when she was angered. Dama declares that the Cult of Sheeana must be stamped out in order for the Honored Matres to be victorious and beckoned her aide to inject Sabanda with a fluid intended to make her more talkative. Instead, it killed Sabanda and Dama ordered her body to be thrown to the Futars.
Plotting[]
Logno, second in command to Dama, walked in to Dama's room and discovered her having sex with a Futar. Dama inquired as to the Ixians thoughts on the Honored Matre weapons that had been saved from the Scattering. They discussed the eternal enemy of the Matres, the Ones of Many Faces and lamented that hey had lost the rest of the weapons to them. The Ones of Many Faces were also those who had bred the Futars as Honored Matre killers. Dama and Logno planned to attack Buzzell, a planet abundant with Soostones. Logno told Dama that Smuggler spies on Buzzell detected no defences, but Dama theorised it may be a trap. Dama ordered Logno to tell the Ixians that they would be displeased with them if the Weapon could not be duplicated and she left. Dama swiftly resumed her intercourse with the Futar.
With the Jews[]
Rebecca was brought before Dama, spice affected eyes hidden by a transplant given to her by the Rabbi. Logno ordered Rebecca to sit down before the Great Honored Matre. After questioning Rebecca on numerous aspects of Bene Gesserit existence such as the Truthsay, Dama strategically released Rebecca, hoping to use her as some form of Bait.
The Captive Lucilla[]
The Bene Gesserit Lucilla was captured by the Honored Matres on Lampadas and brought to Junction, homeworld of the Honored Matres. She wheeled into Dama's presence in a cage that bound her with Shigawire. Dama informed Lucilla that the Honored Matres were immune to the Voice. Dama's Futar asked for food and back rubs, to which Dama was visibly annoyed by. She told it to sit in the corner and purr. Lucilla asked where it was captured and Dama told her it was captured on Gammu. Lucilla believed that Dama was toying with her and intended to kill her and feed her corpse to her pet Futar. Dama asked whether the Bene Gesserit found them attractive and Lucilla said that all from the Scattering were attractive, as they were new and unknown. Lucilla taunted Dama, telling her that she bet 'your lovers often kiss your chin'. Her Futar exclaimed 'Kiss Chin' and Dama told it to shut up. After eating some Spice infused food, Lucilla discussed with her what exactly she wanted. Dama believed that the advanced science of the Bene Gesserit could build a utopia and give 'better organization for [their] affairs'. Dama inquired as to why the Honored Matres found no mention of the God Emperor Leto Atreides II in the libraries on Lampadas. Lucilla infered that Dama wished to know the secrets of Prescience and whether Leto and his father could truly predict the future. Lucilla was confounded.The Honored Matres wanted a future that was 'now extended forever', yet Dama had previously told her that she had bored her? 'Never another surprise? What could be more boring?'. Dama gave Lucilla a pillow to comfort against the Shigawire of the cage and left. Dama returned each day to discuss different topics with Lucilla. On the seventeenth day of Lucilla's captivity, Lucilla befriended Dama's Futar and attempted to convince it to kill and eat Dama, as Futar's were naturally bred to be Honored Matre Killers. Lucilla discovered that the Futar did indeed hate Dama and wanted to kill her, but required an order from a Handler to execute the kill.
| Preceded by Unknown |
Great Honored Matre of the Honored Matres ? - 15240 AG |
Succeeded by Logno |