Missionaria Protectiva
From Dune
This article or section refers to elements from Original Dune.
The Missionaria Protectiva was an arm of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood that was responsible for sowing the seeds of superstition in primitive cultures, so that the Sisterhood could take advantage of them. They were responsible for spreading the Panoplia Propheticus.
[edit] Arrakis
The superstitions maintained by the Fremen of Arrakis detailed the coming of a prescient son of a Bene Gesserit who would lead them to freedom. This son is referred to as the Lisan al Gaib in Fremen myth. And it is this son that will become the Mahdi of the Fremen and lead them to freedom. Thus, when House Atreides arrived on Arrakis in 10,191 A.G., the Fremen believed that the prophecies handed down to them through the ages by the Missionaria Protectiva were being fulfilled. Indeed, this appeared to be the case, as Paul Atreides, the son of a Bene Gesserit, became the Kwisatz Haderach, delivered the Fremen from subjugation, and spread a jihad across the universe.
This article or section refers to elements from Expanded Dune.
After the emergence of the New Sisterhood, the Missionaria was changed by order of Mother Commander Murbella. The new name was Missionaria Agressivia
