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{{lifeform
|image=Whitespine by Amanda Diaz.jpg
|native=[[Alethkar]]
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
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'''Whitespines''' were dangerous crustaceans that lived on [[Roshar]].▼
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▲'''Whitespines'''
== Appearance and Anatomy ==
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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}}
== Habitat ==▼
Whitespines lived in packs with dens{{ref|b|twok|c|31}} that were often strewn with the bones of the creatures they had killed.{{ref|b|twok|c|11}} Sometimes they would live near roadways to go pick travels off to eat.{{ref|b|twok|c|31}} They were native to [[Alethkar]]{{ref|b|twok|c|41}} and possibly other areas.▼
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
Whitespines sometimes hunt hogs which are known to frantically flee in terror.{{book ref|tsm|2}}
== History ==
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Whitespines were often hunted by [[lighteyes]]{{ref|b|twok|c|41}} and their [[darkeyes|darkeyed]] attendants, especially if the whitespines had been killing humans.▼
▲Whitespines
Brightlord [[Roshone]] and his son [[Rillir]], along with [[Alds]] and [[Milp]] went hunting for whitespine that had been attacking travelers.{{ref|b|twok|c|41}} 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.{{ref|b|twok|c|44}}▼
▲Brightlord [[Roshone]] and his son [[Rillir]], along with [[Alds]] and [[Milp]]
== Trivia ==▼
*[[Brightlord]] [[Amaram|Amaram's]] [[glyphpair]] was in the shape of a whitespine with raised tusks, made up of [[glyph]]s [[merem]] and [[khakh]]{{ref|b|twok|c|47}}▼
== Cultural References ==
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{{quote
|A little like the mink wandering into the whitespine’s den and asking when dinner is...
|{{book ref|sa2|20}}
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{{quote
|The interior bristled with spears. Like the proverbial whitespine’s den.
|{{book ref|sa3|83}}
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{{quote
|scattered like hogs before a white spine
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