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==First mention==
 
She was first mentioned in [[Dune:House Harkonnen (novel)]] by [[Brian Herbert]] and [[Kevin J. Anderson]], and was a [[Bene Gesserit]] sister, and was chosen by Prince [[Rhombur Vernius]] to be his wife.
 
   
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[[File:90825873_512.jpg|thumb|Tessia Vernius fanart from Zkillboard]]
==Marriage to Rhombur Vernius==
 
Tessia was a Bene Gesserit [[acolyte]] and [[sister]], and as such, was prepared from childhood to become an experienced woman in [[Bene Gesserit Training]]. She was chosen by [[Rhombur Vernius]] to be his concubine when he and Duke [[Leto Atreides I]] arrived on [[Wallach IX]] for Rhombur to choose a mate. Tessia won Rhombur's heart from their first encounter together.
 
   
As Rhombur experienced the grief associated with the loss of the prestige of [[House Vernius]], and their fiefdom on their home planet of [[Ix]], Tessia was a constant source of inspiration and strength to the displaced nobleman. Later, when Rhombur was tragically scarred due to the assassination attempt of his sister [[Kailea Vernius]] on Leto, which resulted in the death of his nephew [[Victor Atreides]]; Tessia was the first to encourage Rhombur to have the will to live on.
 
   
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'''Tessia Vernius, née Yasco''', was a [[Bene Gesserit/XD|Bene Gesserit]] [[acolyte]] and [[sister]], and as such, was prepared from childhood to become an experienced woman in [[Bene Gesserit Training]].
==Re-Established on Ix==
 
After House Vernius was re-established on Ix, and the subsequent expulsion of the [[Tleilaxu]], the fortunes of Rhombur and Tessia rose accordingly. Later, Tessia was impregnated with the sperm sample from Rhombur's dead half-brother, [[Tyros Reffa]], to secure an heir for Vernius, and the child was named [[Bronso]]. Later, it was mentioned later in the novel [[Paul of Dune]], when Rhombur and Tessia attended Leto's wedding to [[Ilesa]] of [[Ecaz]], that Bronso had copper-colored hair, and the three seemed very happy.
 
   
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==History==
It was Bronso of Ix who wrote in the pre-chapter epigraphs of [[Dune Messiah]], of the influence of Leto on his son, [[Muad'Dib]].
 
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===On Caladan with Rhombur===
 
She was chosen by [[Rhombur Vernius]] to be his concubine when he and Duke [[Leto Atreides I/XD|Leto Atreides I]] arrived on [[Wallach IX/XD|Wallach IX]] for Rhombur to choose a mate. Tessia won Rhombur's heart from their first encounter together.
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As Rhombur experienced the grief associated with the loss of the prestige of [[House Vernius]], and their fiefdom on their home planet of [[Ix/XD|Ix]], Tessia was a constant source of inspiration and strength to the displaced nobleman. Later, when Rhombur was tragically scarred due to the assassination attempt of his sister [[Kailea Vernius]] on Leto, which resulted in the death of his nephew [[Victor Atreides]]; Tessia was the first to encourage Rhombur to have the will to live on.
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===Re-Established on Ix===
 
After House Vernius was re-established on Ix, and the subsequent expulsion of the [[Bene Tleilax/XD|Tleilaxu]], the fortunes of Rhombur and Tessia rose accordingly. Later, Tessia was impregnated with the sperm sample from Rhombur's dead half-brother, [[Tyros Reffa]], to secure an heir for Vernius, and the child was named [[Bronso]].
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When Rhombur and Tessia attended Leto's wedding to [[Ilesa Ecaz]], that Bronso had copper-colored hair, and the three seemed very happy. During a conversation, when Leto proposed Rhombur to send [[Paul Atreides/XD|Paul]] to Ix to continue his studies, both Rhombur and Tessia told Leto that Ix was not the same place he had visited long time ago, and that the influence of the Earl Vernius (Rhombur himself) on Ixian policy and government was declining due to the power of the Technocrats over the Ixian society.
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===Tessia Struck===
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In [[10,188 AG]], Jessica and Paul visited [[Ix/XD|Ix]] so that Paul could spend time as an exchange student in [[Vernii]] City, just as his father had done decades earlier. To Jessica's dismay, while there, the Bene Gesserit [[guilt-caster]] [[Stokia]] and three other Sisters visited [[Tessia]] Vernius. They demanded that Tessia produce more children for the Gesserit breeding program, which Tessia refused.
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Unbeknownst to Jessica, Stokia used her [[psychic]] powers to put Tessia into a comatose trance, which rendered Tessia helpless.
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Rhombur was unable to help his poor wife, and Dr. Yueh could do nothing to help her, who began to waste away. The Sisterhood demanded that Tessia be take with them to Wallach IX, where they would nurse her and take care of her. In grief, Rhombur let them to take his wife away.
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===Her finding===
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Many years later, during the rule of Paul Atreides, she remained missing.
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Bronso, along with his [[jongleur]] friends, sneaked into the [[Wallach IX/XD|Wallach IX]] Mother School and rescued her from the hands of the [[Bene Gesserit/XD|Bene Gesserit]]. He asked Jessica to hide her on [[Caladan/XD|Caladan]].
   
 
==Behind the Scenes==
 
==Behind the Scenes==
 
It was never established in any of the novels as to whether Tessia had any orders from the Sisterhood to influence Rhombur, or to guide him on any certain path. She was simply presented as someone who constantly had Rhombur's best interests at heart.
 
It was never established in any of the novels as to whether Tessia had any orders from the Sisterhood to influence Rhombur, or to guide him on any certain path. She was simply presented as someone who constantly had Rhombur's best interests at heart.
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==Appearances==
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*''[[Dune: House Harkonnen]]''
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*''[[Dune:House Corrino (novel)|Dune: House Corrino]]''' '''''
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*''[[Paul of Dune]]''
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*''[[The Winds of Dune]]''
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[[Category:Bene Gesserit]]
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[[Category:Ixians]]
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[[Category:Prelude to Dune]]
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[[Category:Heroes of Dune]]

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Tessia Vernius fanart from Zkillboard


Tessia Vernius, née Yasco, was a Bene Gesserit acolyte and sister, and as such, was prepared from childhood to become an experienced woman in Bene Gesserit Training.

History

On Caladan with Rhombur

She was chosen by Rhombur Vernius to be his concubine when he and Duke Leto Atreides I arrived on Wallach IX for Rhombur to choose a mate. Tessia won Rhombur's heart from their first encounter together.

As Rhombur experienced the grief associated with the loss of the prestige of House Vernius, and their fiefdom on their home planet of Ix, Tessia was a constant source of inspiration and strength to the displaced nobleman. Later, when Rhombur was tragically scarred due to the assassination attempt of his sister Kailea Vernius on Leto, which resulted in the death of his nephew Victor Atreides; Tessia was the first to encourage Rhombur to have the will to live on.

Re-Established on Ix

After House Vernius was re-established on Ix, and the subsequent expulsion of the Tleilaxu, the fortunes of Rhombur and Tessia rose accordingly. Later, Tessia was impregnated with the sperm sample from Rhombur's dead half-brother, Tyros Reffa, to secure an heir for Vernius, and the child was named Bronso.

When Rhombur and Tessia attended Leto's wedding to Ilesa Ecaz, that Bronso had copper-colored hair, and the three seemed very happy. During a conversation, when Leto proposed Rhombur to send Paul to Ix to continue his studies, both Rhombur and Tessia told Leto that Ix was not the same place he had visited long time ago, and that the influence of the Earl Vernius (Rhombur himself) on Ixian policy and government was declining due to the power of the Technocrats over the Ixian society.

Tessia Struck

In 10,188 AG, Jessica and Paul visited Ix so that Paul could spend time as an exchange student in Vernii City, just as his father had done decades earlier. To Jessica's dismay, while there, the Bene Gesserit guilt-caster Stokia and three other Sisters visited Tessia Vernius. They demanded that Tessia produce more children for the Gesserit breeding program, which Tessia refused.

Unbeknownst to Jessica, Stokia used her psychic powers to put Tessia into a comatose trance, which rendered Tessia helpless.

Rhombur was unable to help his poor wife, and Dr. Yueh could do nothing to help her, who began to waste away. The Sisterhood demanded that Tessia be take with them to Wallach IX, where they would nurse her and take care of her. In grief, Rhombur let them to take his wife away.

Her finding

Many years later, during the rule of Paul Atreides, she remained missing.

Bronso, along with his jongleur friends, sneaked into the Wallach IX Mother School and rescued her from the hands of the Bene Gesserit. He asked Jessica to hide her on Caladan.

Behind the Scenes

It was never established in any of the novels as to whether Tessia had any orders from the Sisterhood to influence Rhombur, or to guide him on any certain path. She was simply presented as someone who constantly had Rhombur's best interests at heart.

Appearances