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A '''cremling''' was a type of scavenger crustacean on [[Roshar]] that was native to the [[Shattered Plains]],{{ref|b|twok|c|4}} the [[Purelake]],{{ref|b|twok|i|1}} [[Kharbranth]],{{ref|b|twok|c|39}} and likely other areas, such as [[Alethkar]].{{ref|b|twok|c|41}} The term "cremling" seems to be more of a generalized name for a whole group of small scavenger crustaceans.{{ref|b|twok|c|4}} They were reviled by humans, who often called others cremlings to degrading and insult them.{{ref|b|twok|c|6}} |
A '''cremling''' was a type of scavenger crustacean on [[Roshar]] that was native to the [[Shattered Plains]],{{ref|b|twok|c|4}} the [[Purelake]],{{ref|b|twok|i|1}} [[Kharbranth]],{{ref|b|twok|c|39}} and likely other areas, such as [[Alethkar]].{{ref|b|twok|c|41}} The term "cremling" seems to be more of a generalized name for a whole group of small scavenger crustaceans.{{ref|b|twok|c|4}} They were reviled by humans, who often called others cremlings to degrading and insult them.{{ref|b|twok|c|6}} |
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Revision as of 15:33, 8 December 2012
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A cremling was a type of scavenger crustacean on Roshar that was native to the Shattered Plains,Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content the Purelake,Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Kharbranth,Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content and likely other areas, such as Alethkar.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content The term "cremling" seems to be more of a generalized name for a whole group of small scavenger crustaceans.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content They were reviled by humans, who often called others cremlings to degrading and insult them.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Appearance
As there are many species of cremlings, their appearance is not uniform. They have clawsCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content and a carapaceCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content and tend to be tiny, multilegged, and thin,Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content with elongated bodies.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content In the Purelake, at least, cremlings have a multitude of colors.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content The cremlings in the chasms of the Shattered Plains had a reddish hue, but their carapace was semi-transparent, so their organs could be seen.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content As a group, cremlings seem to share the trait of purple blood.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Some cremlings, most notably in Kharbranth, had carapaces that were shaded like the feelers of shalebark.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
It is possible that for an unknown reason cremlings may sometimes shed their carapace.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Niche
Cremlings had two primary food sources. The first was scavenging. They drank blood,Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content as well as ate the flesh of the deceased humans,Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Parshendi,Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content and other creatures, such as chasmfiend.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content The other source of food came from plants. After highstorms, plants would often unfurl to drink in the nutrient rich rainwater. The cremlings would feed on the newly exposed parts of the plants.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Cremlings lived in burrows often located in cracks in the rock.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Some cremlings seem to have had a symbiotic relationship with shalebark.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content The cleaned the shalebark by eating anything that had built up on the shalebark. The coloring of these cremlings helped them blend with the shalebark, disguising them from predators.
The cremlings grew from larvae, which matured in stagnant pools of water.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
The cremlings were preyed upon by graspers, who would swiftly seize cremlings and pull them into their layers.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content