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Terminology of the Imperium
Victimsaremarkedbybeet-coloredtattoosthatcauseresidualpainformanyyears.
ISTISLAH:aruleforthegeneralwelfare;usuallyaprefacetobrutalnecessity.
IX:seeRichese.
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JIHAD:areligiouscrusade;fanaticalcrusade.
JIHAD,BUTLERIAN:(seealsoGreatRevolt)—thecrusadeagainstcomputers,thinkingmachines,andconsciousrobotsbegunin201B.G.andconcludedin108B.G.ItschiefcommandmentremainsintheO.C.Bibleas
“Thoushaltnotmakeamachineinthelikenessofahumanmind.”
JUBBACLOAK:theall-purposecloak(itcanbesettoreflectoradmitradiantheat,convertstoahammockorshelter)commonlywornoverastillsuitonArrakis.
JUDGEOFTHECHANGE:anofficialappointedbytheLandsraadHigh
CouncilandtheEmperortomonitorachangeoffief,akanlynegotiation,orformalbattleinaWarofAssassins.TheJudge’sarbitralauthoritymaybechallengedonlybeforetheHighCouncilwiththeEmperorpresent.
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KANLY:formalfeudorvendettaundertherulesoftheGreatConventioncarriedonaccordingtothestrictestlimitations.(SeeJudgeoftheChange.)Originallytherulesweredesignedtoprotectinnocentbystanders.
KARAMA:amiracle;anactioninitiatedbythespiritworld.
KHALA:traditionalinvocationtostilltheangryspiritsofaplacewhosenameyoumention.
KINDJAL:double-bladedshortsword(orlongknife)withabout20
centimetersofslightlycurvedblade.
KISWA:anyfigureordesignfromFremenmythology.
KITABAL-IBAR:thecombinedsurvivalhandbook-religiousmanualdevelopedbytheFremenonArrakis.
