Richesse

[-_Trench_-]

The richesse sound very intresting And i havent read the books yet though im workin on the first one ;)

Is there a Richesse Expert out there that could give me an Idea of who they are- where they come from - what do you know about them...anything will help ;D

[Vanguard3000]

(*MINOR SPOILERS FROM THE PREQUEL NOVELS!*)

House Richese is based on the planet of the same name. Their leader is a Count, but in the prequels, we can see hints of a constitutional monarchy (perhaps). They specialize in technology, and are the main competitor if Ix/House Vernius. Their wares, however, are usually inferior to those of the Ixians.

The Rechesians used to have the Siridar quasi-fief of Arrakis (where they mined the Spice, making them a rich House), but they had it taken from them (a House can only occupy Arrakis for one century, according to the prequels) - they were replaced by the Harkonnens. After that, House Richese relied on their inferior technology and Richesian "mirrors" (which weren't mirrors per se. I believe they could be lasgun components.)

(*MAJOR SPOILERS FROM HOUSE ATREIDES!*)

[hide]-Leto's mother, Helena, was the daughter of Count Ilban Richese. The Richese daughters were married off to other Houses for political and economic reasons.[/hide]

(*MAJOR SPOILERS FROM HOUSE HARKONNEN!*)

[hide]-House Richese had a brief alliance with House Harkonnen. A Richesian scientist created the no-technology for the Harkonnens, but was killed after only two devices had been built.

-Dr. Yueh was under the employ of H. Richese. He worked on the orbital station Korona, where he experimented with cybernetics.[/hide]

(*MAJOR SPOILERS FROM HOUSE CORRINO!*)

[hide]-Korona was destroyed by House Corrino during the "Great Spice War".[/hide]

I hope this helps.

[-_Trench_-]

;D It does- What do you think they would look like- the Ix or not?

What technologies to they partake in the most- I keep hearing stealth and you jsut noted "Cybornetics" tha gives me an intresting idea...

[Dante]

Richese tend to manufacture anything that might be of use that they can market. Like [hide] no-ships... [/hide]

[Vanguard3000]

As Dust Scout said, they manufacture high-tech goods and sell them. As I mentioned earlier though, the Ixians usually produce better machines, because they are more willing to push the limits that were put in place after the Butlerian Jihad.

[nemafakei]

And was it the Richesians who governed Arrakis before the Harkonnen?

[Vanguard3000]

Yes, although I don't remember if the Harkonnens took teh Arrakeen quasi-fief by force, or if Richese's one-century limit had been reached.

[TMA_1]

If I remember right, There was some sort of behind the scenes conspiring against richese for them to be uprooted from arrakis.

I also remember that the main aspect of richese trade was in miniutureization and things like this. They were the chief producers of las-guns, and at one time their frigates and ships were coveted.

[mechadragon]

Excuse my interuption, but I did not get the impression that the Richesse were inferior to the Ix. I got the impression that they were rivals like Sun Microsystems and MicroSoft, and that at the time of thier mention, the Ix had just upstaged the Richesse with their newest machines. Think AMD in 2000, when they beat Intel to the 1GHz processor mark.

[TMA_1]

yup you are right towards what the prequels say. I mean in general.

I personally disagree with it. the prequels say a lot of messed up stuff in my opinion. ::)

[Vanguard3000]

I agree with TMA.

I have some more info. This time, it's from the Terminology of the Imeprium.

Richese: Fourth planet of Eridani A, classed with Ix as supreme in machine culture. Noted for miniaturization. (For a detailed study on how Richese and Ix escaped the more severe effects of the Butlerian Jihad, see The Last Jihad, by SUmer and Kautman).

[-_Trench_-]

Cybernetics- what kind of cybernetics mwahaha..you see im makeing a mod..maybe their infantry can be cybernetically engineered....lasguns lots and lots of lasguns - that wouldmake it easier for the Ix to have more plasma based weopons and mercenary smugglers

[TMA_1]

goin a little far there arent ya trench? hehe

[-_Trench_-]

you people know alot- is there any other houses that dont really get any recognition ever that should be used in my mod you got any ideas post em ;D

[TMA_1]

hmm, Houses like Moritani and ecaz. Those would be great houses to use in games in my opinion. If you agree with the prequels. and House Delambre, hmmm. The Ixian Conglomerate. I believe it isnt ran by house Vernius but that is just my opinion. House Kenric. Basically many major houses that are extremely powerful. And take some info and add a bit about them. make them your own dream and creation. that is the great thing about fiction. :)

[Vanguard3000]

http://community.the-underdogs.org/smiley/deo/houses.htm

A list of all of the Houses mentioned in the Dune Chronicles and Prequels. Made by Yours Truly. You're welcome. ;)

[ilexatrei]

I agree whole heartedly that Ecaz and Mortani would are awesome examples of powerful houses. The rivalry between these two within the prequels was tragic yet soo hilarious to see these two go back and forth like little old ladies. It was quite humorous. No strategy just like hit them whenever. lol ;D

[-_Trench_-]

Tell me about them both they sound good

[Khan]

Look on Vanguard's site, but there is not alot about them in the books, save the prequels.

[-_Trench_-]

Moritani and ecaz...sounds good the idea of the swords men would make great balanced units..what are the Moritani like? and what are the Ecaz and Moritani symbols?

[Davidu]

Remember House Ginaz (small House though) temporary allies of the Atreides, the House of Duncan Idaho, as far as I remember.

[Davidu]

HEY Vanguard! At the end of your page there's a compendium with Dune names. There's a term/name "Iasi" - this is a Romanian town from the east, former capital of Moldavia until 1856. (Eng. read it Yashi)

[Davidu]

Ordos is the name of a Chineese province as far as I know.

[Davidu]

And Wallach is how the romanians were named in the middle ages. Remember the three regions: Transilvania, Moldavia and Wallachia.

It would take several pages to describe the term.

[Vanguard3000]

Yes, I know about Wallachia, Moravia, etc.

Can you please edit your posts instead of making three in a row? It's incredibly annoying.