Lady Shando Balut-Vernius is a fictional character in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. She is featured in the Prelude to Dune prequel series by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Shando is the former concubine of the 80th Padishah Emperor Elrood Corrino IX, the wife of Earl Dominic Vernius of Ix, and the mother of three biological children: Tyros Reffa, Rhombur Vernius, and Kailea Vernius.
In the novels, it is noted that, bef...
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Lady Shando Balut-Vernius is a fictional character in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. She is featured in the Prelude to Dune prequel series by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Shando is the former concubine of the 80th Padishah Emperor Elrood Corrino IX, the wife of Earl Dominic Vernius of Ix, and the mother of three biological children: Tyros Reffa, Rhombur Vernius, and Kailea Vernius.
In the novels, it is noted that, before the events of the Prelude to Dune trilogy, Shando had been the favorite concubine in the Emperor's harem. Around 10,130 A.G., when the Earl Dominic Vernius and Duke Paulus Atreides fought together in the Ecaz Revolt as an ally to Elrood, Shando bore the Emperor an illegitimate son named Tyros Reffa, who was secretly adopted and raised by House Taligari. After leaving the service of the Emperor, Shando left Kaitain and married Dominic Vernius in 10,138 A.G.
Dominic recounted the situation in Dune: House Atreides:
Elrood himself recalled...
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