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{{lifeform
|image=Pattern
|abilities=[[Nahel bond]], [[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweaver]] magic, {{tag+|Splinter}}s
|type={{cat tag|Spren}}
| [[Ivory]]{{book ref|sa3|47}}
}}
Cryptics are the personification of the underlying mathematical truths that govern Roshar and the Cosmere.{{book ref|sa3|97}} They are also one of the spren capable of forming [[Nahel Bond]], granting the abilities of the [[Order of Lightweavers]].{{book ref|sa2|1}}
== Appearance ==
▲Cryptics manifest in the Physical Realm as a complex geometric pattern that is constantly shifting, slightly raised off a surface or object.{{book ref|sa2|3}} On occasion they can also manifest as a floating three-dimensional mass of twisting lines.{{book ref|sa2|42}}
In [[Shadesmar]], Cryptics take the form of tall, willowy figures in
▲Cryptics take the form of tall, willowy figures in "too stiff" robes that hang is if "made from glass". Above their collars, where a human's head and face would be, they have a floating symbol "full of impossible angles and geometries."{{book ref|sa1|29}} These symbols are not [[glyph]]s but it is possible that readers would recognize them.{{wob ref|4133}} Different individuals have slightly different head patterns.{{book ref|sa3|102}}
== History ==
[[File:Elhokar mirror.jpg|thumb|right|250px|<center><small>by [[User:Sheep]]</small></center> Cryptics watching over [[Elhokar]] ]]
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| There were very few survivors. The one you call Stormfather lived. Some others. The rest, thousands of us, were killed when the '''event''' happened.
| [[Pattern]]{{book ref|sa2|75}}
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It's unknown whether the Cryptics were created deliberately by a Shard, or if they arose naturally from [[Roshar]]'s loose investiture. During the [[Heraldic Epochs]], the they, like many other sapient spren, began forming [[Nahel Bond]]s with humans, leading to the creation of the [[Order of Lightweavers]].{{book ref|sa2|87}} During the [[Recreance]], vast majority of the older Cryptics died, leaving none alive to remember how the Nahel Bond worked.{{book ref|sa2|75}}
Nonetheless, the Cryptics managed to recover somewhat, and by the late [[Era of Solitude]], they ruled over one of the largest cities in [[Shadesmar]], although they did not stray far from it often.{{book ref|sa2|3}}{{book ref|sa3|47}} They were one of the first spren groups to begin bonding humans again in anticipation of the [[True Desolation]]. Among others, they sent [[Pattern]] to bond with [[Shallan]] when she was only a child, as well as another Cryptic to bond with [[Tien]], although only the former managed to bring the Bond to fruition, after long setbacks.{{book ref|sa2|60}}{{wob ref|10278}}
A group of them have been following Shallan for some time prior to her re-bonding Pattern.{{book ref|sa1|29}} They also watched over [[Elhokar]], unwittingly feeding his paranoia.{{book ref|sa1|58}} They eventually sent another of their kind to bond with the king; however, Elhokar was killed before he could finish saying the First Ideal, and that Cryptic ended up bonding [[Hoid]] instead.{{book ref|sa3|84}}{{book ref|sa3|epilogue}}
== Culture ==
Cryptics as a whole are supportive of their members bonding with humans. One of the first Cryptics to do this in recent times is [[Pattern]]{{wob ref|5899}}, who did 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, but they also believe that the things they could learn from humans are worth it.{{book ref|sa2|17}}
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Cryptics are one of the 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 them a [[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweaver]].{{file ref| TWoK Front Endsheet.jpg | Surgebinding Table}} Unlike with most Nahel Bonds, a Cryptic bond is progressed by uttering deep, personal truths about oneself by the bond holder, with the more powerful, impactful truths deepening the bond further.{{book ref|sa1|70}} Past a certain point, the Cryptic gains the ability to transform into a shape-shifting [[Shardblade]].{{book ref|sa2|34}}
Cryptics are also able to let the Lightweaver peer into the [[Cognitive Realm]]. For inexperienced Lightweavers, they act as intermediaries in [[Soulcasting]], relaying the words of souls to the Lightweaver.{{book ref|sa2|7}} In fact, Cryptics have prodigious translation abilities, and seem capable of understanding any language, human on spren, with enough exposure.{{book ref|sa3|102}}{{book ref|sa2|47}} They are also adept codebreakers, a talent stemming from their in-depth understanding of mathematical patterns.{{book ref|sa2|42}}
*[[Tien]], younger brother to the [[Windrunner]] [[Kaladin]], had attracted a Cryptic some time before he was forced to join the army as a kid.{{wob ref|10278}} Young and untrained, he was killed in battle.{{book ref|sa1|67}}▼
While in the [[Physical Realm]], they can affect it in minor ways, allowing them to pick locks.{{book ref|sa2|63}} Unlike other types of sapient spren, like [[honorspren]] or [[ashspren]], Cryptics seem unable to turn invisible, meaning they have to hide in their environment to remain unnoticed.{{book ref|sa3|62}}
== Notable Cryptics ==
* '''[[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]]
* '''[[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 [[Kholinar]] and bonded it himself.{{book ref|sa3|98}}
== 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 strengthen their bond.{{wob ref|6451}}
* 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|10458}}
* The symbols that form the Cryptic's heads are not [[glyph]]s, but it is possible that readers would recognize them.{{wob ref|4133}}
* In part four of ''[[Oathbringer]]'', the group travelling through Shadesmar would originally encounter a pair of Cryptics in the lighthouse rather than [[Riino]]. This was eventually changed to give Kaladin a stronger motivation for travelling to [[Thaylen City]] rather than [[Cultivation's Perpendicularity]].{{wob ref|8649}}
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