Editing User:Rasarr/Culti and Kora

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|image=Cultivation by Shuravf.jpg

|abilities={{tag+|shard|Cultivation}}

|titles=[[Cultivation]], Mother of the World,{{book ref|sa2.5|15}} She Who Brings the Dews at Dawn{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 2.jpg}}

|aliases=Koravari,{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 2.jpg}} Slammer{{wob ref|9472}}

|species=Dragon<!--

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|world=Roshar

|universe=[[Cosmere]]

|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]

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|1=<span style='font-variant: small-caps'>All things must be cultivated.</span>

|2=Koravellium Avast{{book ref|sa3|114}}

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'''Koravellium Avast''', also known as '''She Who Brings the Dews at Dawn''' and '''Koravari''', is the original Vessel of the [[Shard]] [[Cultivation]].{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 2.jpg}}

== Appearance and Personality ==

{{image|Cultivation by zoethatcher.jpg|side=left|width=250px}}

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|This woman extended into eternity.

|[[Dalinar]]{{book ref|sa3|114}}

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Prior to her Ascension, Koravellium was a [[dragon (cosmere)|dragon]];{{wob ref|14564}} however, she seems to prefer human form when interacting with others as a Shard. When speaking with people, she typically takes on the appearance of a dark-skinned woman with a matronly build, a round face and a full head of black, tightly-curling hair. She wears a sweeping brown dress that seems to meld into the undergrowth, and has a voice described as sounding like tumbling stones.{{book ref|sa3|114}}{{book ref|sa4|114}}

Koravellium is calculating and cautious, preferring to set things up from the the background than taking action directly, likely thanks to having front-row view of what happens to Shards that do fight [[Odium]] head-on.{{book ref|sa3|114}} She is deeply private and secretive, retreating from people and hiding her plans and thoughts from them. This leads to some thinking that she has given up on humanity at large, while in reality she is hiding and planning.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}{{wob ref|8669}} When she does interact with people, she is rather curt and self-assured, leaving no room for discussion or doubts, though she can be considerate when need be.{{book ref|sa3|114}}

She can, however, be kind. She cared deeply for Tanavast, and mourned his passing.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} She isn't opposed to teaching other Shards how to use their powers, either. It seems this can be used to fool her, though at the moment, it's unclear how deeply her schemes run.{{book ref|sa4|114}}

== Abilities and Attributes ==

Koravellium was once capable of transforming between shapes of various species, including those of a human and a giant, scaled beast.{{wob ref|14564}} Being a dragon, she would also be unaging and capable of flight.{{book ref|sa4|80}} While presently she can appear as she wishes, her draconic shape is still the "truest" one.{{book ref|sa4|114}} Nonetheless, despite being [[Roshar]]'s only dragon, she prefers to hide this aspect of her nature.{{book ref|sa4|80}}

As a [[Shard]], she is one of the most powerful entities in the [[cosmere]], capable of altering souls through [[Old Magic]] and manipulating people's memories. She is capable of creating powerful [[spren]] and granting them abilities similar to her own, though the only such creation known to exist is the [[Nightwatcher]].{{book ref|sa3|114}} As most Shards, Koravellium is additionally gifted with potent future sight. While it's better than [[Honor]]'s, it's unclear how she compares to Shards like [[Endowment]] or [[Preservation]].{{book ref|sa1|75}}

== History ==

Little is known about Koravellium's history prior to the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]]. Like all other original Vessels, she came from [[Yolen]].{{wob ref|7939}} She and [[Tanavast]] were a couple.{{wob ref|2786}} She was present at the Shattering and took up the [[Shard]] of [[Cultivation]], then departed for the [[Rosharan system]] with Tanavast, now turned [[Honor]].{{au ref|Roshar}}

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== Relationships ==

{{image|Honor and Cultivation by Marie Seeberger.jpg|side=right|width=250px|Koravellium and [[Tanavast]]}}

=== Tanavast ===

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|She doesn't care any longer. Now that He’s gone . . .

|[[Wyndle]]{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}

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Koravellium and [[Tanavast]] were once romantically involved, though the specifics of how are unclear.{{wob ref|2786}} Notably, the two share the last five letters of their names, and though it's unlikely to be accidental, it's unclear what, if anything, it means.

She publicly withdrew from the matters of [[spren]] and [[Roshar]] after his death, leading some [[Cultivationspren]] to believe she has wholly given up on humanity.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} As the [[Stormfather]] is, in some ways, Tanavast's [[Cognitive Shadow]], he reminds her heavily of him, and she feels about him much the same way as she did about [[Honor]].{{wob ref|6436}}

Back when he created the visions, Tanavast highly respected Koravellium's ability to predict the future, calling it far superior to his own.{{book ref|sa1|75}} Presently, Stormfather feels much the same about her as Honor used to.{{wob ref|2767}} It's unknown how often the two interacted since Honor's [[splintering]], if at all.

=== Taravangian ===

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|Oh, you wonderful creature. You have no idea what you have done.

|[[Taravangian]]{{book ref|sa4|114}}

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Koravellium engineers [[Taravangian]]'s ascent to [[Odium]], giving him the boon that alters his intelligence and empathy to prepare him for bearing the power. She hopes that he could carry it more honorably than [[Rayse]], thus putting reins on what she considers to be the most dangerous of the sixteen powers. After Taravangian becomes Odium, she introduces herself to him and offers to teach him how to use his newfound abilities.{{book ref|sa4|114}}

Cultivation claims that she didn't have the full control over her boon to Taravangian, and that she could only hope that he would become someone who wouldn't pose a danger to the whole cosmere once he Ascended. In this, she appears to have failed, as Taravangian begins to plot a campaign of conquest almost immediately. He intends to use her and her generosity to further his own plans.{{book ref|sa4|114}} At the present, it's difficult to tell whether he truly is outwitting her, or if she's aware of what he's doing.

{{image|Nightwatcher's Boon by Artem Demura.jpg|side=right|width=200px|Koravellium and the [[Nightwatcher]]}}

=== Nightwatcher ===

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|Mother wanted a daughter whose shape and personality would grow organically.

|[[Wyndle]]{{book ref|sa4|i|5}}

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Koravellium created the [[Nightwatcher]] directly, aiming to make a creature that would grow without the influence of human perception and thought, which is why Nightwatcher's point of view can be highly alien for those who interact with her, even other [[spren]].{{book ref|sa4|i|5}} Nonetheless, she allows the Nightwatcher to interact with humans in limited capacity -- she lets her hold court in the [[Valley]], granting petitioners boons and banes through [[Old Magic]]. Cultivation keeps a close eye on those exchanges, stepping in when she sees that the Nightwatcher is out of her depth, and occassinally granting boons in her stead.{{book ref|sa3|114}}

=== Hoid ===

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|She and I never did get along.

|[[Hoid]] about Koravellium{{book ref|sa2|55}}

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For reasons unknown, [[Hoid]] and Koravellium are on poor terms.{{book ref|sa2|55}} He does not seem to think badly of her, but has his own nickname for her -- Slammer. How it came about is likewise unknown.{{wob ref|9472}}

== Trivia ==

* Cultivation's vessel went unnamed until ''[[Rhythm of War]]'', where her name was revealed in one of the art pages.{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 2.jpg}} By contrast, both [[Rayse]] and [[Tanavast]], the other two Vessels of Rosharan Shards, were named in ''[[The Way of Kings]]''.{{epigraph ref|sa1|18}}{{book ref|sa1|46}}

* When asked if Koravari or Koravellium Avast were shifted versions of Cultivation's original name, Brandon did not confirm.{{wob ref|14442}}

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