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+ | |appearance=Tusked, horse-sized, and carapaced |
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|native=[[Alethkar]] |
|native=[[Alethkar]] |
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|world=Roshar |
|world=Roshar |
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− | == Appearance |
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+ | They were as large as horses, with a carapaced back and a reptilian appearance.{{ref|b|twok|c|31}} They also had long white tusks that could be broken off inside of people that the whitespine had impaled.{{ref|b|twok|c|41}} Whitespines had claws{{ref|b|twok|c|45}} and smelled quite unpleasant, especially when they were wet.{{ref|b|twok|c|22}} They also had a nose of some sort that allowed them to sniff and sneeze.{{ref|b|twok|c|31}}{{ref|b|twok|c|22}} |
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− | {{image|Whitespine.jpeg|side=left|height=500px}} |
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− | The eponymous spine is a row of spikes that runs from the head along the back of a whitespine. They are as large as horses, with a carapaced back, powerful legs, and a reptilian appearance.{{book ref|sa1|31}}{{book ref|sa2|55}} They have long white tusks that are used for impalement which can break off and remain lodged in their prey, causing severe damage.{{book ref|sa1|41}} |
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− | Whitespines have claws, including a set of vestigial claws behind their primary legs,{{book ref|sa1|45}}{{wob ref|13255}} and they smell quite unpleasant, especially when wet.{{book ref|sa1|22}} They also have a nose of some sort that allows them to sniff and sneeze.{{book ref|sa1|31}}{{book ref|sa1|22}} |
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⚫ | Whitespines lived in packs with dens{{ref|b|twok|c|31}} that were often strewn with the bones of the creatures they had killed.{{ref|b|twok|c|11}} Sometimes they would live near roadways to go pick travels off to eat.{{ref|b|twok|c|31}} They were native to [[Alethkar]]{{ref|b|twok|c|41}} and possibly other areas. |
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− | They are able to enter a dormant state, most likely to hibernate, during which they appear to become coated in a thick, hard crystal-like substance that takes time to accumulate. Water washes away the crystal coating in its early stages of forming, which would make it difficult for a whitespine to undergo this metamorphosis during a [[highstorm]].{{book ref|sa2|55}} |
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− | Whitespines sometimes hunt hogs which are known to frantically flee in terror.{{book ref|tsm|2}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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⚫ | Brightlord [[Roshone]] and his son [[Rillir]], along with [[Alds]] and [[Milp]] went hunting for whitespine that had been attacking travelers.{{ref|b|twok|c|41}} They were attacked by the whitespine and Rillir was killed, and likely so were Alds and Milp. Roshone survived the attack, but lost his leg.{{ref|b|twok|c|44}} |
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⚫ | Brightlord [[Roshone]] and his son [[Rillir]], along with [[Alds]] and [[Milp]] |
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− | |A little like the mink wandering into the whitespine’s den and asking when dinner is... |
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− | |The interior bristled with spears. Like the proverbial whitespine’s den. |
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− | |scattered like hogs before a white spine |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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