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| − | They are as large as horses, with a carapaced back and a reptilian appearance.{{book ref|sa1|31}} They have long white tusks that can be broken off inside of people if a whitespine has impaled them.{{book ref|sa1|41}} Whitespines have claws{{book ref|sa1|45}} and they smell quite unpleasant, especially when wet.{{book ref|sa1|22}} They also have a nose of some sort that allows them to sniff and sneeze.{{book ref|sa1|31}}{{book ref|sa1|22}} |
+ | They are as large as horses, with a carapaced back and a reptilian appearance.{{book ref|sa1|31}} They have long white tusks that can be broken off inside of people if a whitespine has impaled them.{{book ref|sa1|41}} Whitespines have claws{{book ref|sa1|45}} and they smell quite unpleasant, especially when wet.{{book ref|sa1|22}} They also have a nose of some sort that allows them to sniff and sneeze.{{book ref|sa1|31}}{{book ref|sa1|22}} They are able to enter a "dormant state", during which they appear to be coated in a thick, hard crystal-like substance, most likely to hibernate, although water washes of the crystal coating, making a whitespine metamorphosing to weather a highstorm unrealistic.{{cite}} |
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Revision as of 12:49, 28 May 2019
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| Native to | Alethkar |
| World of Origin | Roshar |
Whitespines are dangerous crustaceans that live on Roshar.
Appearance and Anatomy
They are as large as horses, with a carapaced back and a reptilian appearance.[1] They have long white tusks that can be broken off inside of people if a whitespine has impaled them.[2] Whitespines have claws[3] and they smell quite unpleasant, especially when wet.[4] They also have a nose of some sort that allows them to sniff and sneeze.[1][4] They are able to enter a "dormant state", during which they appear to be coated in a thick, hard crystal-like substance, most likely to hibernate, although water washes of the crystal coating, making a whitespine metamorphosing to weather a highstorm unrealistic.[citation needed]
- Images of whitespines
Ecology
Whitespines live in packs with dens[1] that are often strewn with the bones of the creatures they have killed.[5] Sometimes they will live near roadways to pick off travelers as prey.[1] They are native to Alethkar[2] and possibly other areas.
History
Whitespines are often hunted by lighteyes[2] and their darkeyed attendants, especially if the whitespines have been killing humans.
Brightlord Roshone and his son Rillir, along with Alds and Milp go hunting for a whitespine that has been attacking travelers.[2] They are attacked by the whitespine; Rillir is killed, and likely Alds and Milp as well. Roshone survives the attack, but loses his leg.[6]
Trivia
- Brightlord Amaram's glyphpair is in the shape of a whitespine with raised tusks, made up of the glyphs merem and khakh.[7]