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A '''cremling''' is a type of scavenger crustacean that can be found almost everywhere on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa1|4}}{{book ref|sa1|i|1}}{{book ref|sa1|39}}{{book ref|sa1|41}} Rather than a single species, the term encompasses a wide variety of creatures.{{book ref|sa1|4}} They are generally considered pests and are reviled by humans in the same way rats are, with "cremling" being a common insult.{{book ref|sa1|6}}
== Appearance and Anatomy ==
As there are many species of cremlings, their appearance is not uniform. They
Cremlings come in variety of colours. Ones living in the chasms of the [[Shattered Plains]] have a reddish hue with semi-transparent carapace, making their organs visible.{{book ref|sa1|27}} In [[Kharbranth]], one can find cremlings shaded like the feelers of [[shalebark]], while in the Purelake, they have a multitude of colors.{{book ref|sa1|i|1}}{{book ref|sa1|39}}
It is possible that for an unknown reason cremlings may sometimes shed their carapace.{{book ref|sa1|49}}▼
== Ecology ==
Cremlings
Cremlings have two primary food sources: scavenging and plant matter. Typically, they drink blood and eat the flesh of the deceased humans, [[Parshendi]], and other creatures, such as [[chasmfiend]]s.{{book ref|sa1|56}}{{book ref|sa1|27}}{{book ref|sa1|15}} In the period immediately after [[highstorm]]s, they expand their diet to plants, as those will often unfurl to drink in the nutrient rich rainwater, allowing the cremlings to feed on the newly exposed parts.{{book ref|sa1|11}} In addition, some cremlings seem to have had a symbiotic relationship with shalebark. The clean the shalebark by eating anything that has built up on it, and take on coloring that helps them blend with it, disguising them from predators.{{book ref|sa1|39}}
▲Cremlings lived in burrows often located in cracks in the rock.{{book ref|sa1|57}}
▲It is possible that for an unknown reason cremlings may sometimes shed their carapace.{{book ref|sa1|49}}
== Sleepless ==
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Some cremlings are part of [[Sleepless]] swarms, and share a common hive mind. Such cremlings, called hordelings, are typically heavily-specialized, with some trained to act as ears or eyes, or to assume humanoid colouring so as to allow the Sleepless to pretend to be human.{{book ref|sa2.5|18}} Such cremlings can operate at a significant distance from the rest of their swarm, making them perfect spies.{{wob ref|11603}} Through heavy breeding, over multiple generations, they can be evolved to do almost anything, including mimicking [[larkin]] abilities.{{wob ref|12658}}
In the past, hordelings have directly participated in the [[Desolation]]s, fighting on the side of the [[Knights Radiant]].{{book ref|sa2.5|18}} Dalinar witnesses a burnt pile of them in one of his dream-visions.{{book ref|sa3|47}}
▲The cremlings were preyed upon by [[graspers]], who would swiftly seize cremlings and pull them into their lairs.{{book ref|sa1|57}}
== Notes ==
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