Difference between revisions of "Sleepless"

The blurbs on the back covers of the ''[[Stormlight Archive]]'' books are written from an in-universe perspective and are authored by Dysian Aimians;{{wob ref|1500}} the author of the blurb on ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' has not otherwise appeared in the books.{{wob ref|12611}} It is clear that the Sleepless have a long history with the [[Herald]]s and [[Knights Radiant]], as the blurb references the period before the [[Last Desolation]].{{ref|text=[[The Way of Kings#Cover Synopsis|''The Way of Kings'' cover synopsis]]}} It is also implied that someSome Sleepless were once able to use the power of [[Surgebinding]].{{ref|text=[[Oathbringer#Cover Synopsis|''Oathbringer'' cover synopsis]]}}

At least some of the Sleepless, including Arclo,{{book ref|sa2.5|18}} were allies of the Heralds and Knights Radiant during the [[Heraldic Epochs]]; the author of the blurbs calls the [[Unmade]] and [[Odium]] "enemies"{{ref|text=[[Oathbringer#Cover Synopsis|''Oathbringer'' cover synopsis]]}} and believes that the Radiants must return.{{ref|text=[[Words of Radiance#Cover Synopsis|''Words of Radiance'' cover synopsis]]}} Arclo tells [[Lift]] that others of his kind are particularly interested in Radiants.{{book ref|sa2.5|18}} At least one Dysian Aimian may have fought during [[Aharietiam]], as [[Dalinar Kholin]] notices a heap of burned, strange cremlings in one of [[Dalinar's visions|his visions]];{{book ref|sa3|42}} it is not clear which side they fought on.

* The cook of the ''[[First Dreams]]''{{book ref|sa3|i|4}}

* Kaladin notices a strange cremling on a table in a [[stormshelter]] in Kholinar.{{book ref|sa3|77}}