Editing Lavis

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'''Lavis''' is a species of plant from the [[rockbud]] family.{{file ref|rockbuds.jpg|Rockbuds page|post= from [[Shallan's sketchbook]]}} It is an important and ancient cereal crop on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa1|4}}{{book ref|sa1|19}}

Lavis fields are typically planted in the seasons following the [[Weeping]], when the [[highstorm]]s are weaker.{{book ref|sa1|4}} A mixture of lavis seeds and [[stumpweight]] sap is spread across the hillsides. As the dark brown polyps begin to grow, they have to be wormed. Farmers must carefully go over each polyp searching for worm burrows. The worms like sugar, so they can be removed by inserting a reed tipped with sugar into the burrow and pulling it out when the worm latches on. Once the worm is removed, the polyp can be patched with [[crem]]. Each field can take weeks to check and it is important to check repeatedly for worms since any worm that is missed results in the loss of the entire polyp. The crop can be fertilized during the worming process.{{book ref|sa1|16}}

There are different strains of lavis. The variety grown in [[Hearthstone]] has polyps that grow larger than a man's head and mature in about four months.{{book ref|sa1|4}} There are smaller, heartier strains that can thrive in regions where the highstorms are stronger.{{book ref|sa2|55}} It is also grown around the warcamps on the [[Shattered Plains]].{{book ref|sa2|54}} After the [[coalition of monarchs|coalition]] sets up headquarters in [[Urithiru]], [[Dalinar]] initiates large-scale farming on the Shattered Plains. This is part of the reason why he agrees to fetch the residents of Hearthstone, as many of them are farmers.{{book ref|sa4|18}}

When the [[Highstorm]] stops happening, the farmers of [[Tashikk]] start planting lavis, [[tallew]] and [[clema]] during their rest period.{{book ref|Edgedancer|12}} [[Kaladin]] also comments on this when he first travels back to Hearthstone.{{book ref|sa3|5}}

[[Hatham]]'s farmers fail to cultivate lavis in Urithiru,{{book ref|sa3|28}} presumably either until [[Rlain]] shows them how the [[Parshendi]] combine [[Stormlight]], a certain [[rhythm]], and [[lifespren]] to sustain [[rockbud]]s on Stormlight{{book ref|sa4|15}} or until the [[Sibling]] activates the tower.{{book ref|sa4|111}}

== Uses ==

Lavis is a staple food source and is prepared in many ways.{{book ref|sa1|16}} A common version of [[chouta]] is stuffed with [[flangria]] that has been mixed with ground lavis, formed into small balls, and then battered and fried.{{book ref|sa2|46}} By itself, lavis can also be made into [[kuma]] by crushing it together with spices.{{book ref|sa3|121}} It can be steamed as a side to broths or curries.{{book ref|sa3|6}}{{book ref|sa4|24}} It can be made into a ration bar by mixing it with sugar, which holds the bar together.{{book ref|sa4|34}} It can also be fermented into lavis ale or distilled into [[honu]], a hard liquor.{{book ref|sa1|25}}{{book ref|sa2|81}}{{book ref|sa3|18}}{{book ref|sa3|40}}{{book ref|sa3|121}}

The fibres that lavis produces can be used for rudimentary clothing, as [[Dalinar]] sees in his [[Dalinar's visions#The Lake Fortress|Lake Fortress vision]].{{book ref|sa1|38}}

Lavis grain is the basis of the economy in many small towns like [[Hearthstone]].{{book ref|sa1|16}}{{book ref|sa2|5}} [[Sebarial]] considers it a lucrative enough crop to include as an important part of the economy he builds in his warcamp on the [[Shattered Plains]].{{book ref|sa2|40}} The [[Akanny]] region of [[Sadeas princedom]] in which Hearthstone lies is especially fertile for growing both lavis and [[tallew]], potentially feeding half of [[Alethkar]] with their yield.{{book ref|sa3|10}}

Lavis grain typically goes through several merchant middle-men on its way from the farming communities to the cities. By the time people buy it in the city, it usually costs four to five times as much as the farmers sell it for.{{book ref|sa1|27}} It is handed out as a ration in [[Kholinar]] when the [[Parshendi]] besiege the city.{{book ref|sa3|67}}

Ships often take barrels of lavis onboard to feed the crew; occasionally a barrel will have dormant larvae in them, rendering the lavis inedible to humans when the worms mature. The [[Hexi]] nomads, however, prize just such worm-ridden grain and are eager to buy it.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}

Armies also sustain themselves largely on [[Soulcast]] food, including lavis grain, when they have the advantage of access to Soulcasters.{{book ref|sa1|15}} It is difficult to Soulcast things into true lavis with individual grains; less advanced Soulcasters typically can only create a block of hardened lavis pulp which can then be chipped off and cooked into a mush.{{book ref|sa4|21}}{{book ref|sa4|26}}

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sa1: 4, 16, 19, 25, I-3, I-5

sa2: 40, 46, 54, 55, 81

Edgedancer: 12

sa3: 5, 6, 10, 18, 23, 28, 38, 40, 67, 121

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[[Category: Rosharan food]]