Template:Non-canon Kailea Vernius was the sister of Rhombur Vernius and the first wife of Duke Leto Atreides I. She was the mother of Leto I's first child, Victor Atreides. She lived on Ix with her family on Ix until her teens and it's takeover by the Bene Tleilax. During the takeover of Ix, she escaped with her brother and then teenage Leto I to Caladan to live as a refugee. Over time, her and Leto I eventually fell in love, became married, and bore their son Victor. After several years, she became less pleased with her life as a refugee of a renegade house and grew jealous over the budding relationship between Bene Gesserit Jessica and Leto I. She then orchestrated a plot to assassinate Leto I in a staged ship crash. The crash, however, ended up mangling her brother Rhombur and resulted in the death of her and Leto I's son Victor. After the incident, she was overwhelmed with grief and committed suicide by jumping from a balcony of Castle Caladan.
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