Difference between revisions of "Sleepless"

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(→‎History: Changed a wording that could imply the wrong idea, it said "the Sleepless lived on" which implies they did as a collective. When, with what we know, it was only some of them. With other swarms and strains elsewhere.)
Sleepless, or Dysian Aimians, exist on multiple planets in the cosmere{{wob ref|11778}}{{wob ref|12657}} and are known to have traveled between them.{{wob ref|12222}} Their original planet is unknown, but they are not native to [[Yolen]].{{wob ref|14342}} [[Hoid]] is the only person known to use the term "Dysian," and the source of the term is unknown.{{book ref|twok|54}} All known Sleepless on Roshar descended from a single swarm currently named [[Yelamaiszin]].{{book ref|sa2.5|6}} Most of the cosmere's Sleepless live on Roshar,{{wob ref|12657}} but unrelated swarms exist on other worlds.{{wob ref|14301}}
 
Although not native to Roshar, thesome 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|15873}} They coexisted with the [[Siah Aimian]]s, but were 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}}
 
=== Heraldic Epochs ===
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