Glossary of Dune Terminology - K

K

• Kanly – "Formal feud or vendetta under the rules of the Great Convention carried on according to the strictest limitations."
• Kralizec – Long-foretold "Typhoon Struggle" or final "battle at the end of the universe."
• Krimskell fiber/Krimskell rope – "The 'claw fiber' woven from strands of the hufuf vine from Ecaz. Knots tied in krimskell will claw tighter and tighter to preset limits when the knot-lines are pulled."
• Kwisatz Haderach – Bene Gesserit label applied to "the unknown for which they sought a genetic solution: a male Bene Gesserit whose organic mental powers would bridge space and time."