Editing (section) House Harkonnen 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>Emergence as a Great House</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">After many centuries toiling as a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22House%20Minor%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22House%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHouse%7CHouse%20Minor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="642-9230363025df25f946803e" href="/wiki/House" title="House">House Minor</a>, Harkonnen influence gradually rose within the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Landsraad%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Landsraad%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLandsraad%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="642-9230363025df25f946803e" href="/wiki/Landsraad" title="Landsraad">Landsraad</a>, due mostly to shrewd manipulation of the whale fur market, which was primarily accomplished by Baron <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dmitri%20Harkonnen%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dmitri%20Harkonnen%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDmitri%20Harkonnen%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="642-9230363025df25f946803e" href="/wiki/Dmitri_Harkonnen" title="Dmitri Harkonnen">Dmitri Harkonnen</a> and his son Baron <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Vladimir%20Harkonnen%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Vladimir%20Harkonnen%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVladimir%20Harkonnen%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="642-9230363025df25f946803e" href="/wiki/Vladimir_Harkonnen" title="Vladimir Harkonnen">Vladimir Harkonnen</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">House Harkonnen had built its power on maximising production output, and minimising production expenses by ignoring economically ethical behaviour. Indeed, Harkonnen governing was based upon a simple foundation of fear and terror. They were used in governance, in the day-to-day running of the Harkonnen household, and in controlling the Harkonnen armies. With a social order based on treachery and punishment, soldiers rose through the ranks through deceit, trickery and, if necessary, assassination. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In approximately <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%2210130%20AG%22%2C%22link%22%3A%2210130%20AG%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B10130%20AG%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="642-9230363025df25f946803e" href="/wiki/10130_AG" title="10130 AG">10130 AG</a>, House Harkonnen won the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22siridar%20fief%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22fief%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bfief%7Csiridar%20fief%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="642-9230363025df25f946803e" href="/wiki/Fief" title="Fief">siridar fief</a> of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Arrakis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Arrakis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArrakis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="642-9230363025df25f946803e" href="/wiki/Arrakis" title="Arrakis">Arrakis</a>. Their responsibility was to mine the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22spice%20melange%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22spice%20melange%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bspice%20melange%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="642-9230363025df25f946803e" href="/wiki/Spice_melange" title="Spice melange" class="mw-redirect">spice melange</a> and supply it to the universe. Through their persecution of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Fremen%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Fremen%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFremen%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="642-9230363025df25f946803e" href="/wiki/Fremen" title="Fremen">Fremen</a>, and through the minimisation of outlay on infrastructure and pay, the Harkonnens managed to pay the tithe they owed to the Emperor, as well as keep a substantial amount of melange for themselves. By <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%2210191%20AG%22%2C%22link%22%3A%2210191%20AG%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B10191%20AG%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="642-9230363025df25f946803e" href="/wiki/10191_AG" title="10191 AG">10191 AG</a>, the Harkonnens had managed to amass considerable wealth through spice mining. </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key dune:rte-parser-cache:4982 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. 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