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=== Consciousness ===
In practice, hordelings function as a "hive mind",{{wob ref|1543}} but they are not technically one entity.{{wob ref|11869}} Hordelings have the ability to separate from the main body to act as remote agents while maintaining their mental link with the rest of the horde.{{book ref|sa2.5|18}} Certain circumstances could lead to a hordeling being split off from the group and forced to act independently.{{wob ref|11869}} For example, a hordeling that is physically too distant from the others can lose contact with the main mind, and this would affect its [[Cognitive Realm|Cognitive]] aspect.{{wob ref|11603}} A [[Hemalurgic]] spike would disconnect a hordeling from the hivemind.{{wob ref|3319}} The Sleepless are not able to split their consciousness between the Cognitive Realm and the [[Physical Realm]].{{wob ref|11869}} They can also form multiple humanoid bodies at once, but it is difficult and risks making the split permanent, creating a new Sleepless. This is made easier if the bodies are not engaged in intelligent tasks at the same time.{{wob ref|14314}}
== History ==
All known Sleepless on Roshar descend from a single swarm currently named Yelamaiszin. Although not native to Roshar, the Sleepless lived in Aimia prior to the [[Scouring of Aimia]], which has been characterized by [[Hessi]] as "total destruction".{{epigraph ref|sa3|113}}{{wob ref|14313}} They coexisted with the [[Siah Aimian]]s, but are not related to them.{{wob ref|5479}} Despite the fact that they survived, the destruction of their home on Aimia seems to have caused the Sleepless a great deal of emotional pain.{{book ref|sa2.5|9}}
Dysian Aimians exist on other planets in the [[cosmere]]{{wob ref|11778}} and have traveled between them in the past.{{wob ref|12222}} Unlike Rosharan Sleepless, they cannot imitate the human form. They also look completely different.{{wob ref|14312}} By the time of the [[True Desolation]], twenty
=== Heraldic Epochs ===
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|Arclomedarian is dangerous, Nikli sent. I can see this. But it is not as dangerous as the true traitors.
|Nikli
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Of the twenty four known Sleepless on Roshar, twenty (including Yelamaiszin) accept the authority of [[Yelamaiszin]], the first swarm. They vote on important matters using the rapid communication given by their hive minds. [[Arclo]] does not accept their authority, although he is not considered one of the "true traitors" and is still liked.{{wob ref|14310}} It is unknown if the other three dissident Sleepless are in this category, though all four of the Sleepless who do not accept Yelamaiszin's authority (including Arclo) are still alive.{{wob ref|14310}} The Sleepless defend life, although they are willing to kill in order to preserve it. Nikli states that the Sleepless have chosen to do this after seeing the destruction of worlds and have vowed to never let it happen again.{{book ref|sa3.5|18}} Paradoxically, while the Sleepless tend to like the Knights Radiant, with Yelamaiszin even stating a personal admiration for Dalinar, they worry that the Radiants' insistence on making honorable choices is highly dangerous.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}} Despite a willingness to kill in order to protect the [[dawnshard]] from outside knowledge, the Sleepless are also open to reason. Rysn managed to convince them to spare the crew of Wandersail in exchange for her help in safeguarding it.{{book ref|sa3.5|19}}
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