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| + | '''Gilbertus Albans''' founded The Order of [[Mentat]]s. |
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| − | + | After doing so, he needed temporary sanctuary with [[Bene Tleilax]] who hoped to incorporate them into Tleilaxu hegemony. The Mentat's Order then spread into uncounted "seed schools". <ref> '' [[Chapterhouse: Dune]] '' , ''' page 193 '''</ref>. |
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| − | Scattering after the Famine <ref> ''' [[Chapterhouse: Dune]] ''' , page 193 </ref>. |
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| + | ==Behind the Scenes== |
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| + | ''Gilbertus Albans'' made his first appearance in ''[[The Dune Encyclopedia]]'', and some time after he was quoted by [[Duncan Idaho]] in ''[[Chapterhouse: Dune]]''. This fact placed Gilbertus Albans as the founder of the Mentats at Canon status, and his history, told us by the ''Encyclopedia'', probably as truth. |
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| − | ==Early History== |
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| − | Founded 1234 during the reign |
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| − | of Mikael I, the Builder, by Gilbertus |
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| − | Albans (1192-1294); originally |
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| − | established on the planet Septimus, |
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| − | later moved to Tleilax (1246); |
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| − | expanded and reorganized by Grodon |
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| − | Orpar Playt (1186-1272); suppressed |
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| − | by Leto II in 11745. |
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| + | However, it isn't known whether Albans was created by Frank Herbert and added later to his novel, or was he originally developed by Frank, who gave the information about Albans to be inserted in ''The Dune Encyclopedia''? |
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| − | Gilbertus Albans, a Septimian |
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| − | philosopher and logician, conceived a |
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| − | program of far-reaching importance |
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| − | one spring morning in 1231 during |
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| − | some leisure-time reading on the |
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| − | Butlerian Jihad. It occurred to Albans |
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| − | that the legendary computers had been |
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| − | built by humans, and it seemed |
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| − | unlikely to him that they had possessed |
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| − | capacities beyond those of the trained |
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| − | human mind. Over the next few years, |
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| − | he devised a plan of study for the |
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| − | production of human computers, which |
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| − | he named Mentats, and recruited |
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| − | students for the program. The early |
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| − | Order, located on Septimus, consisted |
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| − | of three ranks of adepts: Memorizers, |
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| − | Processors, and Hypothesists. Although |
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| − | often in financial difficulties for his |
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| − | infant Order, Albans refused to allow |
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| − | his Mentats to serve until they had |
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| − | passed through all three ranks. But he |
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| − | did allow those still in training to |
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| − | publicize Mentat abilities, and that |
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| − | practice led to the relocation of the |
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| − | Order House. |
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| − | Of the three ranks, Processors |
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| − | were the most vulnerable. Their |
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| − | training stressed unquestioning |
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| − | acceptance of the direction of others, |
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| − | and they were therefore totally |
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| − | dependent on the good will of those |
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| − | around them. In the Training House |
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| − | they were safely in the care of the |
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| − | Order until they progressed to the |
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| − | relative security of the third rank, |
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| − | Hypothesist. |
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| − | One tragic incident on Septimus |
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| − | almost led to the disgrace of the Order. |
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| − | Albans would take his young trainees |
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| − | to various cities from time to time, |
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| − | exhibiting their skills to seek support |
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| − | for his program. On one such occasion, |
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| − | a group of five Processors became |
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| − | separated from the main party. Under |
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| − | instructions from Albans to wait by the |
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| − | city's sports stadium, the group asked a |
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| − | passerby how to find the stadium. He |
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| − | said, "Just follow them — they're on |
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| − | the way to the stadium," and pointed to |
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| − | a band of gladiators. The Processors |
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| − | fell in step behind the gladiators, |
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| − | followed them into the arena, and were |
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| − | killed in the melee of the day's |
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| − | program. There are similar stories of |
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| − | Processors being kidnapped (no |
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| − | difficult task) for carnival sideshow |
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| − | curiosities. Albans saw that at worst the |
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| − | Order risked destruction and at best |
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| − | faced public ridicule. He therefore |
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| − | contracted with the Spacing Guild to |
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| − | relocate to Tleilax. For a percentage of |
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| − | me profits, the Tleilaxu agreed to |
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| − | supply the Order with military |
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| − | protection, beginning an association |
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| − | that was to have regrettable |
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| − | consequences centuries later. |
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| − | Once Albans was able to train a |
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| − | sufficient number of Hypothesists in |
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| − | seclusion oh Tleilax, he undertook an |
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| − | effective campaign to persuade |
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| − | CHOAM directors and managers of the |
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| − | extraordinary value of Mentats. So |
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| − | economically successful was his |
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| − | program, and so secret were his |
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| − | training methods, that for centuries the |
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| − | Order grew rich. Its Tleilaxu protectors |
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| − | also prospered from their share, and |
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| − | some speculate that the wealth from |
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| − | these early years gave the Tleilaxu the |
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| − | investment capital for their programs in |
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| − | biogenetic engineering. Others suggest |
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| − | that the success and secrecy of the |
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| − | Order of Mentats led the greedy |
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| − | Tleilaxu to attempt the production of |
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| − | Mentats by other means. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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| − | * [[Chapterhouse: Dune]] |
+ | * ''[[Chapterhouse: Dune]]'' {{mo}} |
| − | * [[The Dune Encyclopedia]] |
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Revision as of 07:24, 12 March 2019
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This article or section refers to elements from Original Dune There are separate pages for this subject as it appears in the other canons, the reasons for this are explained here |
Gilbertus Albans founded The Order of Mentats.
After doing so, he needed temporary sanctuary with Bene Tleilax who hoped to incorporate them into Tleilaxu hegemony. The Mentat's Order then spread into uncounted "seed schools". [1].
Behind the Scenes
Gilbertus Albans made his first appearance in The Dune Encyclopedia, and some time after he was quoted by Duncan Idaho in Chapterhouse: Dune. This fact placed Gilbertus Albans as the founder of the Mentats at Canon status, and his history, told us by the Encyclopedia, probably as truth.
However, it isn't known whether Albans was created by Frank Herbert and added later to his novel, or was he originally developed by Frank, who gave the information about Albans to be inserted in The Dune Encyclopedia?
References
- ↑ Chapterhouse: Dune , page 193
Appearances
- Chapterhouse: Dune (Mentioned only)