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'''Cryptics''' are a race of sapient [[spren]] that dwell primarily in the [[Cognitive Realm]] of [[Roshar]]. They are sometimes referred to as '''liespren'''.{{book ref|sa2|3}}
== History ==
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== Culture ==
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Cryptics are not very common in Shadesmar, with vast majority of their population living in a single city, one that enjoys some renown.{{book ref|sa2|3}} Unlike the [[honorspren]], Cryptics do not have any inclination to conquer more territory, so other types of sapient spren do not war with them.{{book ref|sa3|97}} Although they have a fearful reputation among other types of spren,{{book ref|sa2|3}} they themselves are content with listening and learning.{{book ref|sa3|47}}
Nonetheless, many other spren find Cryptics weird and discomforting due to their fascination with lies and their mathematical approach to everything.{{book ref|sa3|47}}{{book ref|sa3|97}} They are also known for their fondness for planning, as well as being largely passive and inactive. Once they put their mind to something, however, they commit to it.{{book ref|sa2|62}} They seem to have a significant influence on the Shadesmar politics, as when they began to bond humans again, others, like [[cultivationspren]], swiftly followed suit.{{book ref|sa2.5|2}}
They are known for enjoying lies, gathering around and humming among themselves wherever a falsehood is uttered, although they don't like being called "liespren".{{book ref|sa3|47}}{{book ref|sa2|3}} They are exceedingly honest, and it seems as though only through bonding with a human can they learn to use less straightforward ways of communication, such as sarcasm and humor.{{book ref|sa2|60}} They seem to prefer keeping together in groups rather than going off on their own.{{book ref|sa3|102}}
Cryptics as a whole are supportive of their members bonding with humans, with [[Pattern]] doing so with the approval of his peers.{{wob ref|3166}} Because of the [[Recreance]], many of them believe that such a bond is a death sentence, yet they also think that the things they could learn from humans are worth it.{{book ref|sa2|17}} Unlike most other spren, Cryptics do not leave their bonded kinsmen to navigate the Nahel Bond entirely alone. Rather, they accompany the would-be Lightweaver from Shadesmar, observing them and their buddying bond.{{book ref|sa1|29}}{{book ref|sa1|58}} It's possible that the decision of who to bond is made by a
== Abilities ==
Cryptics are one of the few spren types capable of forming a [[Nahel Bond]] with humans. They grant their partner the power of [[Surgebinding]] with the Surges of [[Illumination]] and [[Transformation]], making the person a [[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweaver]].{{file ref| TWoK Front Endsheet.jpg | Surgebinding Table}} Past a certain point, a bonded Cryptic gains the ability to transform into a shape-shifting [[Shardblade]].{{book ref|sa2|34}}
* '''[[Pattern]]''' - [[Shallan Davar]]'s Cryptic, who bonded to her in childhood, but remained semi-dead after she used him to kill her mother.{{book ref|sa2|60}} Even while their bond was dead, Pattern's presence allowed Shallan to see Cryptics hidden in the [[Cognitive Realm]].{{wob ref|3028}}
* '''[[Tien]]'s Cryptic''' - a Cryptic who was attracted to Tien some time before the latter was forced to join the army.{{wob ref|10278}} As Tien was killed in battle, the bond never came to fruition.{{book ref|sa1|67}}
* '''[[Elhokar]]'s and [[Hoid]]'s Cryptic''' - the Cryptic who intended to bond Elhokar Kholin. While Elhokar was seeing Cryptics in mirrors for a while, he only began saying the [[Immortal Words#The First Ideal|First Ideal]] just before he died.{{book ref|sa3|84}} Hoid later rescued the Cryptic from the [[Fused]] in [[Kholinar]] and bonded it himself.{{book ref|sa3|98}}
== Trivia ==
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