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'''Sandlings''', often called '''deep sandlings''', are creatures that live in the deep sand on the [[Dayside]] of [[Taldain]].{{book ref|ws1|1}}
 
== Appearance and Anatomy ==
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=== Interactions with Investiture ===
Some sandlings have '''terken''' shells, making them immune to [[sand mastery]]. Any [[Investiture|Invested]] sand that touches terken shells becomes black and loses it power. Terken shells can also be made into an oil-based liquid and smeared on people or objects to make them immune.{{book ref|ws2|2}} Assassins covet this oil for use in fighting sand masters,{{book ref|ws2|4}} although it does not suppress sand masters from manipulating objects not actually covered in the oil.{{book ref|ws2|2}}
 
[[Khrissalla]] takes a scientific interest in both sandling carapace and sand excreted by the sandlings; she discovers some unusual properties after performing various experiments.{{book ref|ws1|5}}{{book ref|ws1|6}} She eventually realizes that the sand gains a microflora after being ingested by the sandlings, which is the key to harnessing the planet's Investiture.{{au ref|taldain}}
 
== Ecology ==
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Smaller sandlings can be hunted by groups of humans using conventional weapons such as spears and swords.{{book ref|ws2|3}} Humans may use carved carapace for various purposes, such as making arrowheads.{{book ref|ws1|4}}
== Trivia ==▼
Sandlings are similar to [[Chasmfiend]]s, and other [[greatshell]]s found on [[Roshar]].
 
== Species ==
Sandlings are also similar to (and probably inspired by) the Sandworms of Arrakis, found in Frank Herbert's ''Dune''. Sandworms are also gargantuan creatures that live beneath the desert sands, and emerge when they feel a disturbance in the sand. Water is toxic to Sandworms, and they avoid it just as Sandlings do. Brandon has acknowledged ''Dune'' as significant inspiration for [[White Sand]]. {{book ref|ws1|Introduction}} ▼
Multiple species of sandlings have been seen in ''White Sand'':
*a terken sandling used in the "Mastrell's path", a trial faced by members of the [[Diem]] - it is incredibly large, with clawed legs, a long tail, spiked carapace, and a huge round mouth rimmed with conical teeth.{{book ref|ws1|1}} It is not clear how this particular sandling ended up outside of its usual habitat.{{book ref|ws1|2}}
*an unnamed species that is very small; groups of individuals coordinate movements and feeding, like a school of fish.{{book ref|ws2|3}}
*Delrak (pl. Delraiken) - it is not aggressive, but it functions as a trap, hiding in the sand with only its triangle-shaped head showing; when anything touches it, it devours it.{{book ref|ws2|3}}
*Karak - has a form similar to a four-legged wingless dragon with a forked tongue, frilled neck, and long tail; a baby is the size of an elephant, while an adult is approximately seventy feet tall.{{book ref|ws2|3}}
===Domesticated relatives===
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Several beasts of burden on Taldain may be related to sandlings. [[Tonk]]s are known to bury themselves in the sand,{{book ref|ws1|4}} and [[terha]] are treated with a special liquid from birth to avoid water damage to their shell.{{book ref|ws2|3}} Both animals have horns and carapace, although their appearance is much less extreme than deep sandlings.
 
▲== Trivia ==
*Sandlings have a similar appearance to [[Chasmfiend]]s and other [[greatshell]]s found on [[Roshar]], although they are not intended to parallel each other.{{wob ref|2655}} In a hypothetical fight between the two, the environment would affect the outcome.{{wob ref|10485}}
▲*Sandlings are also similar to (and probably inspired by) the Sandworms of Arrakis, found in Frank Herbert's ''Dune''. Sandworms are also gargantuan creatures that live beneath the desert sands, and emerge when they feel a disturbance in the sand. Water is toxic to Sandworms, and they avoid it just as Sandlings do. Brandon has acknowledged ''Dune'' as significant inspiration for [[White Sand]]. {{book ref|ws1|Introduction}}
 
== Notes ==
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