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Terminology of the Imperium
SANDMASTER:generalsuperintendentofspiceoperations.
SANDRIDER:Frementermforonewhoiscapableofcapturingandridingasandworm.
SANDSNORK:breathingdeviceforpumpingsurfaceairintoasand-coveredstilltent.
SANDTIDE:idiomaticforadusttide:thevariationinlevelwithincertaindust-filledbasinsonArrakisduetogravitationaleffectsofsunandsatellites.
(SeeTidalDustBasin.)
SANDWALKER:anyFrementrainedtosurviveintheopendesert.
SANDWORM:SeeShai-Hulud.
SAPHO:high-energyliquidextractedfrombarrierrootsofEcaz.CommonlyusedbyMentatswhoclaimitamplifiesmentalpowers.Usersdevelopdeeprubystainsonmouthandlips.
SARDAUKAR:thesoldier-fanaticsofthePadishahEmperor.Theyweremenfromanenvironmentalbackgroundofsuchferocitythatitkilledsixoutofthirteenpersonsbeforetheageofeleven.Theirmilitarytrainingemphasizedruthlessnessandanear-suicidaldisregardforpersonalsafety.Theyweretaughtfrominfancytousecrueltyasastandardweapon,weakeningopponentswithterror.AttheapexoftheirswayovertheaffairsoftheUniverse,their
swordsmanshipwassaidtomatchthatoftheGinaztenthlevelandtheircunningabilitiesatin-fightingwerereputedtoapproachthoseofaBeneGesseritadept.
AnyoneofthemwasratedamatchforanytenordinaryLandsraadmilitaryconscripts.BythetimeofShaddamIV,whiletheywerestillformidable,theirstrengthhadbeensappedbyoverconfidence,andthesustainingmystiqueoftheirwarriorreligionhadbeendeeplyunderminedbycynicism.
SARFA:theactofturningawayfromGod.
