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'''Koravellium Avast''', also known as '''She Who Brings the Dews at Dawn''' and '''Koravari''', is the original, and current, [[Vessel]] of the [[Shard]] [[Cultivation]].{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 2.jpg}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
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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 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}}
== 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 (cosmere)|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]]. She has demonstrated the power to manipulate people's memories, alter their levels of intelligence and emotion, and give them abilities such as metabolizing food into [[Lifelight]], touching spren, and entering [[visions]]. 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 with 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
It can be assumed that she was a god figure on Yolen, as she was a [[dragon (cosmere)|dragon]], a species which
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}}
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 [[
Back when he created the [[Visions#Honor's Visions|visions]], Tanavast highly respected Koravellium's ability to predict the future, calling it far superior to his own.{{book ref|sa1|75}} Presently, the 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 [[
=== Taravangian ===
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}}
{{image|Nightwatcher's Boon by Artem Demura.jpg|side=right|width=200px|Koravellium and the [[Nightwatcher]]}}
== Trivia ==
* Cultivation's
* When asked if Koravari or Koravellium Avast were shifted versions of Cultivation's original name, Brandon did not confirm.{{wob ref|14442}}
* Koravellium is the only current Vessel to be a dragon.{{wob ref|15149}}
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