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The Fish Speakers were an army created during the rule of God Emperor Leto Atreides II. The Fish Speaker army was entirely composed of women, with men having no roles in the Fish Speakers' lives other than that of husband. Men were totally shut out of the Fish Speaker combat forces, with the exception of the Duncan Idaho gholas. They were trained to be fanatical, disciplined, and extremely effective soldiers and police. The Fish Speakers were also used in Leto's breeding program, taking advantage of their speed and strength.

Early History

Leto II founded the Fish Speakers to enforce his rule over the known universe. He found the existing Fremen and Sardaukar forces unsuitable to his needs. Leto believed that male dominated military forces were essentially predatory and would turn against the civilian population in the absence of an external enemy. He also needed a reliable religious organization to enforce what came to be known as Leto's Peace to ensure the unfolding of the Golden Path. He believed that predominantly male military forces were inherently destructive and would turn on the populace if not presented with an enemy, whereas a female one would tame and calm.

With the exception of the nomadic Amazons who legend described as once ruling part of the Asian steppes of the Old Earth, the Fish Speakers were just about the only effective all-female army known throughout the history of the Dune universe. They were also, in terms of worlds ruled and historical longevity, the most effective military force ever known, though males were still employed as house guards.

Troop Types and Equipment

The Fish speakers typically wore skintight one-piece uniforms or Uniform-robes with the Hawk symbol on the left breast,Cloaks or Cape-robe high boots and sometimes heavy black armor and face masks.The common colors were ricj or dark blue, although Acolytes and Trainees wore short green uniform robes, imperial Guard Atreides Green and fish speaker Command Black Uniforms with gold piping.Fishspeakers who left the Fish Speaker Guard wore ceremonial White.Agents or Spies who wanted to hide their identity sometimes used Cibus Masks.

The Fish Speakers were not only an army but also served as Leto's bureaucracy, Pages,Courtiers, Archivists and Teachers, some were Priestesses, serving as judge, jury, executioner in one.Leto also used them as secret Agents and Assassins.Apart from the official Fish Speaker Guard and elite Units as the Imperial Guard, errant fish Speakers were isolated and served as death commandos or Berserkers.Men originally only served as advisory capacity and only later became Fish speaker auxiliaries, which was generally seen as a sign of the degeneration of the original Fish Speaker Schools.The Fish Speaker Guard used stun clubs, Elacca Whips ,long knives, silver-blades, stun grenades but also heavy weapons, Lasguns were only fielded by specially trained forces. Additionally to Infantry, the Fish Speakers also used Aircraft, generally large ornithopters,but also smaller guardships.To support infantry the Fish Speakers relied on Suspensor-sleds, armored Groundcars were uncommon in Leto's reign, but used again in later times.

Known Fish Speakers

Ardeth
Inmeir
Irti
Kieuemo
Luli
Nayla
Nyshae (Iylyo)
Othwi Yake
Seyefa Nycalle
Shae
Siona Atreides

Post God-Emperor Rule

After Leto II's death, control of the Fish Speakers passed to the ghola of Duncan Idaho and Siona Atreides. Their influence had significantly waned in comparison to the Bene Tleilax, Ixians and the Bene Gesserit. A Fish Speaker council controlled some areas of space that used to fall under Leto's rule. By this time however, the Fish Speakers had also incorporated men into their ranks, and held little in common with the force maintained by Leto II, in terms of philosophy and practices.

Also by this time, many of the leaders of the Fish Speakers had been replaced with Tleilaxu Face Dancers, essentially making the Fish Speakers, and the realms under their domain, puppets of the Tleilaxu.

Trivia

Leto II named his army "Fish Speakers" because the first priestesses spoke to fish in their dreams.
The Fish Speakers may have been the inspiration for the Adepta Sororitas (Sisters of Battle) from the Warhammer 40,000 gaming franchise.

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 ==Troop Types and Equipment==
-The Fish speakers typically wore skintight one-piece uniforms or Uniform-robes with the Hawk symbol on the left breast,Cloaks or Cape-robe high boots and sometimes heavy black armor and face masks.The common colors were ricj or dark blue, although Acolytes and Trainees wore short green uniform robes, imperial Guard [[Atreides]] Green and fish speaker Command Black Uniforms with gold piping.Fishspeakers who left the Fish Speaker Guard wore ceremonial White.Agents or Spies who wanted to hide their identity sometimes used Cibus Masks.
+The Fish speakers typically wore skintight one-piece uniforms or Uniform-robes with the Hawk symbol on the left breast,Cloaks or Cape-robe high boots and sometimes heavy black armor and face masks.The common colors were ricj or dark blue, although Acolytes and Trainees wore short green uniform robes, imperial Guard [[Atreides]] Green and fish speaker Command Black Uniforms with gold piping.Fishspeakers who left the Fish Speaker Guard wore ceremonial White.Agents or Spies who wanted to hide their identity sometimes used [[Cibus Mask]]s.
-The Fish Speakers were not only an army but also served as Leto's bureaucracy, Pages,Courtiers, Archivists and Teachers, some were Priestesses, serving as judge, jury, executioner in one.Leto also used them as secret Agents and Assassins.Apart from the official Fish Speaker Guard and elite Units as the Imperial Guard, errant fishspeakers were isolated and served as death commandos or Berserkers.Men originally only served as advisory capacity and only later became Fish speaker auxiliaries, which was generally seen as a sign of the degeneration of the original Fish Speaker Schools.The Fish Speaker Guard used stun clubs, Elacca Whips ,long knives, silver-blades, stun grenades but also heavy weapons, [[Lasguns]] were only fielded by specially trained forces. Additionally to Infantry, the Fish Speakers also used [[Aircraft]], generally large [[ornithopter]]s,but also smaller guardships.To support infantry the Fish Speakers relied on [[Suspensor]]-sleds, armored [[Groundcar]]s were uncommon in Leto's times, but used again in later times.
+The Fish Speakers were not only an army but also served as Leto's bureaucracy, Pages,Courtiers, Archivists and Teachers, some were Priestesses, serving as judge, jury, executioner in one.Leto also used them as secret Agents and Assassins.Apart from the official Fish Speaker Guard and elite Units as the Imperial Guard, errant fish Speakers were isolated and served as death commandos or Berserkers.Men originally only served as advisory capacity and only later became Fish speaker auxiliaries, which was generally seen as a sign of the degeneration of the original Fish Speaker Schools.The Fish Speaker Guard used [[stun club]]s, [[Elacca]] Whips ,long [[knives]], [[silver-blade]]s, [[stun grenade]]s but also heavy [[weapons]], [[Lasguns]] were only fielded by specially trained forces. Additionally to Infantry, the Fish Speakers also used [[Aircraft]], generally large [[ornithopter]]s,but also smaller guardships.To support infantry the Fish Speakers relied on [[Suspensor]]-sleds, armored [[Groundcar]]s were uncommon in Leto's reign, but used again in later times.
 ==Known Fish Speakers==