Skip to content
Chapter 1: The Search for the Spice .............................. 0702
Dune: Awakening

Chapter 1: The Search for the Spice .............................. 0702

Guide to Chapter 1: The Search for the Spice in Dune: Awakening. Learn how to find Gurney Halleck, recruit Fremen chiefs, and manage spice production.

By ···10 min read·Multi-source verified
1 reading this guide  

Guide to Chapter 1: The Search for the Spice in Dune: Awakening. Learn how to find Gurney Halleck, recruit Fremen chiefs, and manage spice production.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Enter the palace and speak with Duke Leto Atreides.
  2. 2
    Speak with your mother to learn Gurney Halleck's location.
  3. 3
    Travel to Carthag Tuek via ornithopter to meet Gurney Halleck.
  4. 4
    At the sietch, Gurney will ask you to recruit the Fremen chief.
  5. 5
    Speak with the Fremen chief and ask him to work for you, then assign his troop to specialize in spice.
  6. 6
    Gurney will suggest visiting another sietch; ask Gurney to accompany you.
  7. 7
    Fly your ornithopter to Carthag Harg.
  8. 8
    Recruit the Fremen chief there and have him specialize in spice.
  9. 9
    Fly your ornithopter to Carthag Timin.
  10. 10
    Ask the Fremen chief to work for you; he will initially refuse.
  11. 11
    Return to the palace.
  12. 12
    Meet Duncan Idaho, the spice expert, and talk to him about your spice status.
  13. 13
    Meet Duke Leto, who will inform you about stillsuits.
  14. 14
    Speak with Gurney again, who will direct you to Carthag Tuek.
  15. 15
    Go to the sietch and meet the Fremen chief, who will mention a sietch to the east.
  16. 16
    Fly your ornithopter eastward.
  17. 17
    Gurney will mention a sietch; travel there.
  18. 18
    Recruit the Fremen chief and assign him to specialize in spice.
  19. 19
    Equip a harvester to his troop, as he will mention a harvester nearby.
  20. 20
    Visit two other sietches: Tuono Tuek and Chartag Tabr.
  21. 21
    You will find they cannot mine spice as their areas need prospecting.
  22. 22
    Speak with Gurney, who suggests there might be one prospector.
  23. 23
    Return to Carthag Timin, where the Fremen chief initially refused to work for you.
  24. 24
    He will now agree to let his troop work for you; assign him to specialize in spice.
  25. 25
    Direct him to prospect other sietches. Note that the spice density map (showing areas not yet prospected as grey) will help you track spice availability.
  26. 26
    Return to the palace.
  27. 27
    Meet your father, who mentions a hidden room in the palace.
  28. 28
    Go upstairs with your mother.
  29. 29
    In the stillsuit room (green room), your mother will find a hidden communication room on the left.
  30. 30
    Talk to your mother in the communication room.
  31. 31
    Speak with Duncan, who advises using a spice harvester to increase spice production.
  32. 32
    He asks you to go to the sietch (Tuono Tabr) where you found a harvester.
  33. 33
    Go there and speak with the Fremen chief, who will mention a sietch to the northeast.
  34. 34
    Fly your ornithopter northeast.
  35. 35
    Gurney will mention a sietch (Tuono Harg); go there.
  36. 36
    You will find no Fremen but will see harvesters.
  37. 37
    Go to the two nearest sietches to ask Fremen to search for equipment.
  38. 38
    Return to the palace.
  39. 39
    Speak with your father; he mentions a message in the communication room.
  40. 40
    View the message in the communication room. Emperor Shaddam IV requires a spice shipment soon.
  41. 41
    Speak with Duncan, who will mention an area rich in spice, as told by the Fremen who gave you stillsuits.
  42. 42
    Talk to Gurney for more details.
  43. 43
    Ensure your prospector has finished prospecting sietches and move him to prospect others if necessary.
  44. 44
    Go to Tuono Tabr and speak with the Fremen chief, who will mention a sietch (Tuono Timin) to the southeast.
  45. 45
    Fly your ornithopter southeast.
  46. 46
    Gurney will mention the sietch. Meet Harah there.
  47. 47
    Ask Harah to accompany you.
  48. 48
    With Harah, you will learn about more sietches. Go to Habbaya Timin, Habbaya Tuek, and Habbaya Tabr.
  49. 49
    Recruit the Fremen chief in each and assign them to specialize in spice.
  50. 50
    The Fremen chief in Habbaya Tabr will refuse to work for you.
  51. 51
    Return to the palace.
  52. 52
    Speak with Duncan, who warns about sandworms and asks you to regroup your troops in an area rich in spice.
  53. 53
    Meet your mother, who asks you to go into the desert alone. Ask Harah and Gurney to stay behind.
  54. 54
    Go outside and choose the downward path, then left or right to reach the desert.
  55. 55
    Wait for a vision indicating a message has arrived.
  56. 56
    Go to the communication room and view the message. The Emperor has requested the spice shipment.
  57. 57
    Talk to Duncan, accept his request, and ask him to accompany you.
  58. 58
    Go to the communication room to prepare the spice shipment. These steps are required each time you send spice to the Emperor.
  59. 59
    Meet your father. Gurney will have disappeared.
  60. 60
    Your mother will explain you can contact Fremen within a certain range. Try contacting them.
  61. 61
    Speak with your father.
  62. 62
    Try to find Gurney with your mother.
  63. 63
    In the room above the stillsuit room, speak with your mother.
  64. 64
    She will mention a hidden room on the right side where Gurney is trapped.
  65. 65
    Meet your father.
Tips
  • If you return to Tuono Tabr and speak with the Fremen chief, he will mention a sietch (Tuono Clam) to the east. Go there. Explore the sietch to find two ornithopters. Go to the two nearest sietches where Fremen are equipped with harvesters (but not Tuono Tabr, as the Fremen chief will refuse to move his troops from his native area) and ask them to pick up the ornithopters.
  • When Duncan asks you to regroup your troops in an area rich in spice, do not do it. This can cause conflict between north and south troops, leading them to refuse work unless you split them. Wait until your Charisma level is high or you have Stilgar in your party.
  • You can delay the spice shipment by not going into the desert alone. Ensure your prospector has prospected all sietches to gather enough spice. You can also skip days by choosing "Wait for Morning" and "Wait for Evening" in the desert with Gurney and Harah.

100% Human-Written. AI Fact-Checked. Community Verified. Learn how AntMag verifies content