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Futars were a human/feline hybrid created by members of the Bene Tleilax who had gone out into the Scattering, allegedly as a tool for hunting down and destroying Honored Matres]] during a protracted and vicious war between the two groups. Futars were brought into the Known Universe by the Honored Matres, who kept the creatures as pets. Though dangerous and harboring only sub-human intelligence they could be controlled through intimidation, sex, and emotional imprinting, typically by their owners or designated handlers. Sheeana took 4 Futars with her during her escape from Chapterhouse.
The no-ship, that she was on, the Ithaca, eventually folded space to the planet of the Handlers. The Handlers were first thought of as allies who hated the Honored Matres, but they turned out to be Enhanced Face Dancers. The Futars played a pivotal role in aiding the escape of Sheeana and her party from the Handlers/Face Dancers.
When the Honored Matres made the unusual step of capturing the water world Buzzell intact, the Bene Gesserit speculated that it was because the Honored Maters wanted to use it as a home for another slave race they had obtained, one that was an aquatic equivalent to Futars. These "Phibians" appear in the Expanded Dune books.
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- Heretics of Dune (mentioned only)
- Chapterhouse: Dune(first appearence)
- Hunters of Dune
- Sandworms of Dune