Whitespine
Template:Flora & Fauna Whitespines were dangerous crustaceans that lived on Roshar.
Appearance
They were as large as horses, with a carapaced back and a reptilian appearance.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content They also had long white tusks that could be broken off inside of people that the whitespine had impaled.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Whitespines had clawsCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content and smelled quite unpleasant, especially when they were wet.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content They also had a nose of some sort that allowed them to sniff and sneeze.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have contentCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Habitat
Whitespines lived in packs with densCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content that were often strewn with the bones of the creatures they had killed.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Sometimes they would live near roadways to go pick travels off to eat.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content They were native to AlethkarCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content and possibly other areas.
History
Whitespines were often hunted by lighteyesCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content and their darkeyed attendants, especially if the whitespines had been killing humans.
Brightlord Roshone and his son Rillir, along with Alds and Milp went hunting for whitespine that had been attacking travelers.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content They were attacked by the whitespine and Rillir was killed, and likely so were Alds and Milp. Roshone survived the attack, but lost his leg.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Trivia
- Brightlord Amaram's glyphpair was in the shape of a whitespine with raised tusks, made up of glyphs merem and khakhCite error: Invalid
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