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| Collected on {{Rosharan date|1172|1|2|3}}, 11 seconds pre-death. Subject was a Reshi chull trainer. Sample is of particular note.{{epigraph ref|sa1|4}}
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The '''Cryptics''' are a race of
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== Appearance ==
== Culture ==
The Cryptics
They are known to gather in groups wherever a falsehood is uttered.{{book ref|sa3|47}} However, they do not like being called "liespren"{{book ref|sa2|3}}. A [[Nahel bond]] between a Cryptic and a human requires understanding truths as well as lies{{book ref|sa2|75}}, and Cryptics themselves appear to be exceedingly honest. It is only through bonding with humans that a Cryptic could communicate using less straightforward ways like sarcasm{{book ref|sa2|60}}, implying that their attraction to lies might stem from a scholarly curiosity towards something fundamentally alien to their natural unbonded state.
Currently, Cryptics as a whole are supportive of their members forming Nahel bonds with humans. One of the first Cryptics to attempt to form a bond was Pattern{{wob ref|date=2016-12-1|5899|Arcanum Unbounded Seattle signing}}, who did so with the approval of his peers.{{wob ref|date=2015-1-24|3166|Firefight Atlanta signing}} Currently, the Cryptics are eager for more bonding to occur. Many of them believe that doing so is a death sentence, but generally don't mind because "they're weird".{{wob ref|date=2016-12-1|5899|Arcanum Unbounded Seattle signing}}▼
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== Bond-holders ==
*[[Shallan Davar]],
*[[Tien]], younger brother to the [[Windrunner]] [[Kaladin Stormblessed]], had attracted a Cryptic{{wob ref|10278}} some time before he was forced to join the army as a kid. He was killed in battle.{{book ref|sa1|67}}
*[[Hoid]] rescues Elhokar's Cryptic from Kholinar after its fall to Odium's forces.▼
*King [[Elhokar Kholin]] of [[Alethkar]] had Cryptics following him around, appearing to him in mirrors.{{book ref|sa1|58}} He was in the beginning stage of his bond with a Cryptic{{wob ref|8806}} and was about to state the [[Immortal Words#The_First_Ideal|First Ideal]] just before he died.{{book ref|sa3|84}}
▲*[[Hoid]] rescues Elhokar's Cryptic from Kholinar after
== Trivia ==
* Before their name was revealed, Brandon said "truthspren" was a reasonably accurate way to refer to the Cryptics. This is perhaps a reference to the truth they require to
* If exposed to computers, Cryptics would like them very much, though they "might be offended that the computer isn't talking back to them, because they would think the computer's a pattern and should just be talking to them".{{wob ref
== Notes ==
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