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|Never can tell if [a cremling] is reporting back to someone or not.
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The '''Sleepless''', also known as '''Dysian Aimians''',{{book ref|twok|54}} are a sapient non-human race from an unknown planet in the [[cosmere]].{{book ref|sa3.5|18}}{{wob ref|14313}} Their bodies are made up of swarms of creatures called "hordelings" that are mentally linked.{{book ref|sa2.5|18}}{{wob ref|1543}} They refer to themselves as "Sleepless"{{wob ref|2113}} because at least some part of the horde is always awake.{{book ref|sa2.5|18}} Some of the Sleepless can be found on [[Roshar]], and they once lived in the [[Silver Kingdoms|Silver Kingdom]] of [[Aimia]].{{wob ref|9640}}
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Hordelings can be specially bred to enhance specific capabilities of a Sleepless, such as a heightened sense of smell or increased memory capacity, although this process takes some time.{{book ref|sa2.5|18}} [[Nikli]] notes that it took three hundred years to breed hordelings that could imitate human fingers.{{book ref|sa3.5|18}} Over the course of many generations, some have even managed to breed hordelings that are able to mimic the powers of a [[larkin]].{{wob ref|12658}} Specialized hordelings can convincingly mimic inanimate objects.{{book ref|sa4|64}} There is a limit on both the total mass and number of hordelings a Sleepless can have at any given time,{{wob ref|12043}} but the maximum number would definitely allow a Sleepless to become much larger than human-sized,{{wob ref|11672}}{{wob ref|11953}} up to the size of a [[santhid]] corpse{{book ref|sa3.5|8}} and possibly even larger. Because they can continually create new hordelings to replace any that are lost, the personality of a Sleepless can live forever, as long as not too many of the hordelings are destroyed at once.{{wob ref|3885}} Swarms on planets other than Roshar would breed their hordelings as needed to imitate whatever life forms are native to that world.{{wob ref|14317}}
=== Consciousness ===
In addition to their ability to mentally link their hordelings, each Sleepless can also directly communicate with other swarms. This is achieved through buzzing that each swarm can emanate from its scattered hordelings. Each swarm has a distinct buzz, and specially bred hordelings receive and interpret the vibrations. It is possible to exclude certain swarms from these communications.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}
The Sleepless are exceptionally [[cosmere]]-aware. At least some Sleepless have had the power of [[Worldhopper|Worldhopping]];{{wob ref|12222}} Arclo tells Lift that it once traveled to a land she will never visit.{{book ref|sa2.5|18}} They have some relationship to the [[
== Social Structure and Purpose ==
* Dalinar comes across a cremling while looking for [[Talenel]] in the warcamps.{{book ref|sa3|50}}
* Kaladin notices a strange cremling on a table in a [[stormshelter]] in Kholinar.{{book ref|sa3|77}}
== Trivia ==
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