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=== Adaptation and Regeneration ===
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}} Over the course of many generations, some have managed
==== Reproduction ====
All known Sleepless on Roshar descend from a single swarm currently named Yelamaiszin. Although not native to Roshar, the Sleepless lived in Aimia prior to the [[Scouring of Aimia]], which has been characterized by [[Hessi]] as "total destruction".{{epigraph ref|sa3|113}}{{wob ref|14313}} They coexisted with the [[Siah Aimian]]s, but are not related to them.{{wob ref|5479}} Despite the fact that they survived, the destruction of their home on Aimia seems to have caused the Sleepless a great deal of emotional pain.{{book ref|sa2.5|9}}
Dysian Aimians exist on other planets in the [[cosmere]]{{wob ref|11778}} and have traveled between them in the past.{{wob ref|12222}} Unlike Rosharan Sleepless, they cannot imitate the human form. They also look completely different.{{wob ref|14312}} By the time of the [[True Desolation]], there are twenty-four Sleepless
=== Heraldic Epochs ===
|Nikli, on Arclo{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}
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Of the twenty four known Sleepless on Roshar, twenty (including Yelamaiszin) accept the authority of [[Yelamaiszin]], the first swarm. They vote on important matters using the rapid communication given by their hive minds. [[Arclo]] does not accept their authority, although he is not considered one of the "true traitors" and is still liked.{{wob ref|14310}} It is unknown if the other three dissident Sleepless are in this category, though all four of the Sleepless who do not accept Yelamaiszin's authority (including Arclo) are still alive.{{wob ref|14310}} The Sleepless defend life, although they are willing to kill in order to preserve it. Nikli states that the Sleepless have chosen to do this after seeing the destruction of worlds and have vowed to never let it happen again.{{book ref|sa3.5|18}} Paradoxically, while the Sleepless tend to like the Knights Radiant, with Yelamaiszin even stating a personal admiration for Dalinar, they worry that the Radiants' insistence on making honorable choices is highly dangerous.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}} Despite a willingness to kill in order to protect the [[
== Attributes and Abilities ==
All Dysian Aimians have the abilities granted by their unusual physiology, including shapeshifting, adaptive evolution, and effective immortality. At least some Dysian Aimians have had the power of [[Worldhopper|Worldhopping]];{{wob ref|12222}} Arclo tells Lift he once traveled to a land she will never visit.{{book ref|sa2.5|18}} Sleepless have used [[Surgebinding]] in the past and may use it again in the future.{{ref|text=[[Oathbringer#Cover Synopsis|''Oathbringer'' cover synopsis]]}} They have some relationship to the [[shard]] [[Cultivation]] and another unnamed group in the cosmere.{{wob ref|9476}} Arclo is able to easily kill two of [[Nale]]'s [[Skybreaker]] apprentices and tells [[Lift]] that it would not have been possible for them to kill him.{{book ref|sa2.5|18}} He notes that Dysian Aimians would have nothing to fear even from someone as powerful as a Herald, and that they know to leave his kind alone.{{book ref|sa2.5|18}} Dysian Aimians have more resistance to [[Soulcasting]] compared to humans for various reasons.{{wob ref|13201}}
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* [[Arclo]]
* The cook of the ''[[First Dreams]]''{{book ref|sa3|i|4}}
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