Arclomedarian
| Arclomedarian | |
|---|---|
| |
| Aliases | Arclo |
| Species | Sleepless |
| Residence | Tashikk |
| Nationality | Aimian |
| Homeworld | Roshar |
| Universe | Cosmere |
Arclomedarian[1] is a Dysian Aimian who resides in Tashikk. He is thousands of years old, having been alive since before the Last Desolation.[2]
Appearance and Personality
“I'm building a philosophy, one meaningful enough to span ages. ”
—Arclo to Lift in Yeddaw[2]
His true form is made of many cremling-like creatures he refers to as hordelings that fit together to form the different parts of his body. Arclo typically imitates the form of an elderly man with dark skin and a grey mustache.[3] He is very interested in philosophical debates and often brings up some of these ideas when he speaks to Lift,[3] at one point even going off on several philosophical tangents when Lift is meeting with him in the alleyway where he killed the two Skybreakers acolytes.[2]
Attributes and Abilities
Over many years Arclo has bred his hordlings to allow him to change his appearance to that of a human. He does his best to maintain as close to a human form as he can, but he is not confident in his ability to fool humans, and so he conceals most of his body in a tightly wrapped shiqua to compensate for this. He has bred hordlings that can sense Lift's spren, Wyndle.[2]
History
“Your war is my war, and has been for millennia. Ancient Radiants named me friend and ally before everything went wrong. What wonderful days those were, before the Last Desolation. Days of...honor. Now gone, long gone. ”
—Arclo to Lift[2]
He was known to sit on the porch of the orphanage in Yeddaw and he met with Lift there several times. During their conversations, he asked her about which body part she felt she was, which she brushed off as a dumb question.[3][4] Lift later sought him out when Szeth told her that he was the other Radiant in Tashikk that Nale was searching for.[5] She found him in an alley with the corpses of two of Nale's trainees. He then revealed his true form to her and guided her towards the person she was actually looking for.[2]
Relationship with the other Sleepless
“Arclomedarian crosses us again. It meddles more and more. It has met with these new Radiants. ”
—Yelamaiszin the First[1]
Unlike the other Sleepless living on Roshar, Arclo is not participating in guarding Akinah and the Dawnshard that is being hidden there. He does not follow Yelamaiszin the First, the leader of most of the Sleepless, and he and the other Sleepless consider Arclo's meeting with Knights Radiant to be dangerous. Due to this and other "meddling" the other Sleepless have cut Arclo off from their communications.[1]