Emperor Harkonnen Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 What is a Sandtroat? I read in Children of Dune that Leto was talking about it drinking up all the fremen water or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordos45 Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 Sandtrout is the immature form of a sandworm. When it grows up, it becomes the sandworm, but until then it is smaller and abosrbs water rather than being hurt by it. There re millions of sandtrout across Dune. Also, when a sandworm dies the sandtrout within it, are released to begin the cycle again.(I think, prequels tend to mess with the mind a little.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Harkonnen Posted August 19, 2002 Author Share Posted August 19, 2002 And wasn't there something about them exploding to make melange, and that's how the melange got on dune?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exatreide Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 actully.If I reamber corectly. The big maker leaves the little makers behind in a egg of sorts the prespice mass. when it gets to certin size it rizes to the surface and goes boom.many sandtrout* die in the process but those that dont grow up to be the great Shi-Hulud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMA_1 Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 actually from what I can see. Many many sandtrout come together to form a ball. Together they excreate pre-spice. Its a liquid infused with the spice melange molicules. Eventually so much of this is created in the ball of sandtrout that the ball bursts. Many of the sandtrout die in the process but a few will survive. They will become the great worms of the desert. While the pre-spice that was left behind will raise to the surface and ferment in the sun to become spice. thats my opinion on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Harkonnen Posted August 19, 2002 Author Share Posted August 19, 2002 So that is the link between the worm and the spice? cool, was it Leto II who found that out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMA_1 Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 liet kynes had an idea about how it worked kinda. It wasnt known to many at all though. YOu can see that the Guild wanted to move large worms during the early reign of Leto II to other planets but they would always die. They didnt understand the key of sandtrouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkElf49 Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 mmmmmm....sandtrout blood :P . They also make fun toys for the fremen children ;D ;D take them to their watery death. :O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Harkonnen Posted September 3, 2002 Author Share Posted September 3, 2002 SO does the sandworm lay eggs, which becomes sandtroats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard3000 Posted September 4, 2002 Share Posted September 4, 2002 No, when a sandtrout dies, it turns into thousands upon thousands of sandtrout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Harkonnen Posted September 4, 2002 Author Share Posted September 4, 2002 but I thought the sandtroats became spice when they dies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usul Posted September 4, 2002 Share Posted September 4, 2002 No cohemicals mix inside a worm and are excreted. These become a pre spice mass which creates the spice. It also creates the sand troat, killing many but some survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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