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== Appearance and Personality ==
Alalhawithador's appearance is unknown;, but it can presumably take on various forms due to its Sleepless physiology. It communicates with the other Sleepless in a low, angry buzz. It is aggressive, and eager to rush to the most violent solution; [[Nikli]] considers it to be the most volatile of all Rosharan swarms. Nonetheless, Alalhawithador appreciates Nikli's fondness for humans, although this is mostly because it believes this will let Nikli blend in among them much better. When faced with failure, Alalhawithador is acerbic and accusatory.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}
== Abilities and Attributes ==
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Alalhawithador is a [[Sleepless ]], a hive mind of small creatures known as "hordelings ," whichthat it can breed to fulfill specific purposes.{{book ref|sa2.5|18}} As its cognitive functions are spread across multiple hordelings, this makes it effectively immortal.{{book ref|sa3.5|18 }} Indeed, despite being the third swarm to have been Separated from the original, Alalhawithador is still alive.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}} ▼
DespiteNew --Sleepless orswarms perhapsstart becauselife ofwith --the itsgenetic oldenhancements age,added by their predecessors; Alalhawithador considersis itselftherefore badrelatively unskilled at imitating humans ; or,compared atto least,a far worse atyounger itswarm thanlike Nikli. However, it's confident in its combat skills, and believes itself capable of killing a whole crew of humans, including two [[Knights Radiant]].{{book ref|sa3.5|6}} ▼▲Alalhawithador is a [[Sleepless]], a hive mind of hordelings, which it can breed to fulfill specific purposes.{{book ref|sa2.5|18}} As its cognitive functions are spread across multiple hordelings, this makes it effectively immortal.{{book ref|sa3.5|18}} Indeed, despite being the third swarm to have been Separated from the original, Alalhawithador is still alive.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}
▲Despite -- or perhaps because of -- its old age, Alalhawithador considers itself bad at imitating humans; or, at least, far worse at it than Nikli. However, it's confident in its combat skills, and believes itself capable of killing a whole crew of humans, including two [[Knights Radiant]].{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}
== History ==
Alalhawithador iswas the third Sleepless to have[[Sleepless#Reproduction|Separate]] beenfrom Separated after[[Yelamaiszin]], the speciesfirst cameswarm to thesettle planet,on makingRoshar. itAlalhawithador is almost as old as theYelmaiszin; Firstit is likely more than four thousand years old, [[Yelamaiszin]]and possibly much older.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}{{book ref|sa2.5|18}} Over the millennia, it was one of the swarms that remained loyal to Yelamaiszin and helped protect [[Akinah]] and its hidden [[Dawnshard]] after the [[Scouring of Aimia]]. Older swarms like Alalhawithador are exceptionally knowledgeable, but bear the burden of many difficult memories.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}
When the ''[[Wandersail (1174 ship)|Wandersail]]'' [[expedition to Akinah|sailed for Akinah ]], Alalhawithador went along with Nikli's initial plan to simply warn themthe humans off with manufactured omens. However, after theNikli's first and second attemptattempts failed, it lost patience and began to push for killing all humans on board. When the swarms got sidetracked into discussing humans at large, Alalhawithador pulled them back on track, and pointed out that ''[[First Dreams]]'', the ship whose recovery prompted the expedition, was likely deliberately placed so that someone would find it (presumably by [[Arclomedarian]]).{{book ref|sa3.5|6}} ▼
Alalhawithador's plans for the crew of the ''Wandersail'' involved letting them attempt to breach the storm surrounding Akinah; if they managed to survive and land on the beach, it believed the Sleepless could easily kill them all. Other Sleepless agreed with this plan, but Nikli was eventually given one more try to dissuade the crew.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}
▲When ''[[Wandersail (1174 ship)|Wandersail]]'' sailed for Akinah, Alalhawithador went along with Nikli's initial plan to simply warn them off with manufactured omens. However, after the second attempt failed, it lost patience and began to push for killing all humans on board. When the swarms got sidetracked into discussing humans at large, Alalhawithador pulled them back on track, and pointed out that ''[[First Dreams]]'', the ship whose recovery prompted the expedition, was likely deliberately placed so that someone would find it.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}
As a loyal follower of Yelamaiszin, Alalhawithador presumably honored the treaty that was reached with [[Rysn]] and [[Cord]] after the discovery of Akinah's secrets.{{book ref|sa3.5|19}}
Alalhawithador's plans for the crew of ''Wandersail'' involved letting them make landing on the beach and then letting its swarm kill them all.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}} While this plan was initially dismissed, it's likely that Alalhawithador participated in the battle between the humans and the Sleepless before [[Rysn]] was able to forge a truce.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}{{book ref|sa3.5|17}}
== Notes ==
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