Character Creation

Character Expression is a core part of Dune: Awakening. When the game release date was announced on 2025-02-20, a standalone Character Creator and Benchmarking game client was launched, for players to create their own characters ahead of the full release of the game and import them into the game. Players who use the Character Creator and Benchmark Mode receive a free key to unlock The Frameblade, a custom knife skin, at the game launch.

Creating your Character

Body Customization & Preset Selection

When starting the process of character creation, you will start off with customizing the appearance of your character. For this you are presented with loads of options, but also a few presets.. The presets determine your characters general body type, which are then customised via the menu.

The customization categories and their options are:

Body Attribute Options Height (1 - 9) Arm Thickness (1 - 9) Leg Thickness (1 - 9) Neck Length (1 - 9) Chest Size (1 - 9) Skintone (17 Tone Pallet) Vitiligo (pattern) (1-9) Vitiligo Strength (1-9) Freckles Density (1-9) Voice (6 voice tones)

Head Attribute Options Face Type (9 face types) Age (1-9) Head Details Head Details Jaw Width (1-9) Jaw Height (1-9) Jaw Depth (1-9) Chin Width (1-9) Chin Length (1-9) Cheek Fullness (1-9) Cheekbone Height (1-9) Cheekbone Depth (1-9) Eye Color (20 Eye Colours) Sclera Tint (1-9) Eye Details Eye Details Iris Size (1-9) Pupil Size (1-9) Eye Size (1-9) Eye Squint (1-9) Eye Angle (1-9) Eye Height (1-9) Eye Width (1-9) Eye Depth (1-9) Nose Details Nose Details Nose Size (1-9) Nose Tip Size (1-9) Nose Protrusion (1-9) Nose Angle (1-9) Nose Height (1-9) Nose Bridge Height (1-9) Nose Bridge Width (1-9) Nostril Height (1-9) Nostril Width (1-9) Mouth Details Mouth Details Mouth Size (1-9) Mouth Angle (1-9) Mouth Height (1-9) Mouth Width (1-9) Mouth Depth (1-9) Skin Blemishes (1-9) Skin Redness (1-9) Skin Dark Circles (1-9)

Hair Attribute Options Hair Style (35 hair styles) Hair Color (45 hair colors) Eyebrow Style (12 eyebrow styles) Eyebrow Color (45 eyebrow colors) Eyebrow Details: Eyebrow Details Angle (1-9) Height (1-9) Depth (1-9) Beard Style (22 beard styles) Beard Color (45 beard colors)

Tattoos and Scars Attribute Options Face Tattoo Style (17 face tattoos) Body Tattoo Style (6 body tattoos) Tatoo Age (1-9) Head Scar Style (7 head scars) Head Scar Depth (1-9)

Makeup Attribute Options Eye Makeup Style (18 eye makeup styles) Eyeshadow Color (14 eye shadow colors) Eyeshadow Strength (1-9) Eyeliner Color (7 eyeliner colors) Eyeliner Strength (1-9) Lipstick Style (17 lipstick styles) Lipstick Color (25 lipstick colors) Lipstick Strength (1-9) Lip Gloss (1-9) Lipstick Metallic (1-5)

Gallery of the Options

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  Body Customization

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  Head Options

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  Hair Options

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  Tattoo Options

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  Makeup Options

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  Hair Styles

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  Eyebrow Styles

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  Beard Styles

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  Face Tattoos

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  Body Tattoos

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  Eye Makeup Styles

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  Lipstick Styles

After finishing the appearance of your character, you will choose their name and move on to the game world.

Reverend Mother - Background

A screenshot showing the mentor selection in the Character Creator.

In a conversation with a Reverend Mother you pick out your backstory , which will later on influence dialogues through dialogue traits or unlock certain emotes.

Origin Planet

Planet	Description	Dialogue Trait	Unique Emote
Giedi Prime	A heavily industrialized, volcanic world, the Baronial Seat of House Harkonnen is controlled by a network of dense urban enclaves.	Deception	Harkonnen Curse
Chusuk	A rich and verdant agri-world of rolling hills and river-fed valleys, the 'music planet' is the center of culture and civility in the Imperium.	Cultured	Chusuk Music
Caladan	A temperate but storm-wracked oceanic world, the ancestral home of House Atreides is known for its relaxed agrarian lifestyle and famous vineyards.	Honorable	Atreides Salute
Kaitain	A green and pleasant world with satellite-controlled weather. The fates of many are decided within the ornate halls of the Imperial planet.	Political	Kaitain Bow
Ix	A green and pleasant world with satellite-controlled weather. The fates of many are decided within the ornate halls of the Imperial planet.	Technologist	Ixian Secret

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  Geidi Prime

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  Chusuk

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  Caladan

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  Kaitain

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  Ix

Caste

Caste	Description	Dialogue Trait
Bondsmen	The educated caste that serves the Great Houses and administers Imperial bureaucracy. Bondsmen are known casually as the 'citizen class.'	Bondsmen
Na-Familia	A caste reserved for essential members of a noble household or retinue. Na-Familia are afforded certain privileges and protections by their status.	Nobility
Pyon	The vast peasant labor force that drives the Imperial engine. Pyons are bound to the fief in which they live and are considered the property of their Lord.	Pyon

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  Bondsmen

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  Na-Familia

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  Pyon

Mentor

Characters choose their starting mentor. This unlocks their initial Skill Tree, but all skills can be unlocked in the game over time.

Archetype	Description	Training	Starting Ability
Swordmaster	Revered throughout the Imperium, Swordmasters of the fallen Ginaz School still represent the pinnacle of fighting prowess in the Known Universe.	Close-Quarters Aggression	Deflection Enter a defensive stance to deflect dart attacks.
Bene Gesserit	A shadowy all-female order with a deliberately obscure agenda. Adepts of the Sisterhood are prized by the nobility and feared by the rest of the Imperium.	Physical Mastery & Manipulation	Voice: Compel Use The Voice to force someone towards your position from afar.
Mentat	A secretive and insular organization, the Order of Mentats conditions their adherents to store and analyze vast amounts of data at superhuman speeds.	Recon & Strategy	The Sentinel Deploy a suspensor buoyed dart projector that uses motion detection to cover a field of fire.
Trooper	Every Great House of the Landsraad fields its own standing army or House Guard, and the backbone of these formations are career soldiers known as troopers.	Offense & Demolition	Shigawire Cable Shoot a barb that attaches to a surface, launching you towards that position.

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  Swordmaster

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  Bene Gesserit

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  Mentat

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  Trooper

After this an intro cinematic will play, sending you off on your journey