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{{lifeform
|image=Whitespine by Amanda Diaz.jpg
|native=[[Alethkar]]
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
{{update|sa3|sa4}}
'''Whitespines''' are dangerous
== Appearance and Anatomy ==
{{image|Whitespine.jpeg|side=left|height=500px}}
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The eponymous spine is a row of spikes that runs from the head along the back of a whitespine. They are as large as horses, with a carapaced back, powerful legs, and a reptilian appearance.{{book ref|sa1|31}}{{book ref|sa2|55}} They have long white tusks that are used for impalement which can break off and remain lodged in their prey, causing severe damage.{{book ref|sa1|41}} Whitespines have claws, including a set of vestigial claws behind their primary legs,{{book ref|sa1|45}}{{wob ref|13255}} 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, most likely to hibernate, during which they appear to become coated in a thick, hard crystal-like substance that takes time to accumulate. Water washes away the crystal coating in its early stages of forming, which would make it difficult for a whitespine to undergo this metamorphosis during a [[highstorm]].{{book ref|sa2|55}}
Whitespines live in packs
▲== Habitat ==
▲Whitespines live in packs with dens{{book ref|sa1|31}} that are often strewn with the bones of the creatures they have killed.{{book ref|sa1|11}} Sometimes they will live near roadways to pick off travelers as prey.{{book ref|sa1|31}} They are native to [[Alethkar]]{{book ref|sa1|41}} and possibly other areas.
== History ==
{{image|Whitespine_by_Marianne_Eie.jpg|side=right|height=250px}}
Whitespines are often hunted by [[lighteyes]]{{book ref|sa1|41}} and their [[darkeyes|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
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=== Idioms ===
{{quote
|A little like the mink wandering into the whitespine’s den and asking when dinner is...
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{{quote
|The interior bristled with spears. Like the proverbial whitespine’s den.
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== Notes ==
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