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== Behavior == |
== Behavior == |
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− | Chulls are generally docile creatures. They have claws that are said to be strong enough to break a man's arm, but it is very unusual for them to behave aggressively. |
+ | Chulls are generally docile creatures. They have claws that are said to be strong enough to break a man's arm, but it is very unusual for them to behave aggressively.{{book ref|WoK|4}} They tend to move with a slow, lumbering gait and are generally slower than humans. |
They are capable of making a wide range of noises, including a gravelly bleating, trumpeting, and snorting.{{book ref|WoK|12}}{{book ref|WoK|21}}{{book ref|WoK|26}} |
They are capable of making a wide range of noises, including a gravelly bleating, trumpeting, and snorting.{{book ref|WoK|12}}{{book ref|WoK|21}}{{book ref|WoK|26}} |
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* In the rural areas of [[Jah Keved]], chulls are harnessed and controlled with complex leather bridles.{{file ref|chull.jpg}} |
* In the rural areas of [[Jah Keved]], chulls are harnessed and controlled with complex leather bridles.{{file ref|chull.jpg}} |
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* In the coastal region around [[Kharbranth]], chull drivers often sit directly on the chull's shell and direct them by tapping on their antennae with long poles. |
* In the coastal region around [[Kharbranth]], chull drivers often sit directly on the chull's shell and direct them by tapping on their antennae with long poles. |
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− | * Some chulls are trained to respond to different rhythms tapped out on their shells with a guiding reed. These reeds are often as long as a person is tall and allow the driver to drive from the wagon or cart rather than riding on the chull itself. |
+ | * Some chulls are trained to respond to different rhythms tapped out on their shells with a guiding reed. These reeds are often as long as a person is tall and allow the driver to drive from the wagon or cart rather than riding on the chull itself.{{book ref|WoR|17}} |
== Use == |
== Use == |
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{{image|Chull_Painting.png|width=200px|side=left}} |
{{image|Chull_Painting.png|width=200px|side=left}} |
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− | Chull are highly valued as work animals and are considered to be worth more than the average slave.{{book ref|Wok|46}} Some people maintain chull herds and rent their labor out on a contract basis.{{book ref|WoK|15}}They are slow but strong and are used to pull everything up to and including the large complex bridges [[Dalinar]] uses for chasm crossings.{{book ref|WoK|15}} Since their shells can be carved without harming the animal, some people sand flat places on top of a chull to ride and many carts are hooked to fittings drilled directly into their shells. Shelves and racks can also be carved into or attached directly to chull shells. |
+ | Chull are highly valued as work animals and are considered to be worth more than the average slave.{{book ref|Wok|46}} Some people maintain chull herds and rent their labor out on a contract basis.{{book ref|WoK|15}}They are slow but strong and are used to pull everything up to and including the large complex bridges [[Dalinar]] uses for chasm crossings.{{book ref|WoK|15}} Since their shells can be carved without harming the animal, some people sand flat places on top of a chull to ride and many carts are hooked to fittings drilled directly into their shells. Shelves and racks can also be carved into or attached directly to chull shells.{{File ref|Chull.jpg}} |
Since it is lightweight and durable, chull shell is used as a crafting material. [[Shallan]] had a [[havah]] with chull-shell buttons.{{book ref|WoK|3}} |
Since it is lightweight and durable, chull shell is used as a crafting material. [[Shallan]] had a [[havah]] with chull-shell buttons.{{book ref|WoK|3}} |
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− | Chull meat is edible. It can be dried and stored as jerky.{{book ref|WoR|70}} In some cultures, including [[Herdazian]] and [[Unkalaki]], chull head is considered a delicacy. |
+ | Chull meat is edible. It can be dried and stored as jerky.{{book ref|WoR|70}} In some cultures, including [[Herdazian]] and [[Unkalaki]], chull head is considered a delicacy.{{book ref|WoR|12}} |
[[Dalinar Kholin]] uses them to pull his bridges, rather than put the lives of [[bridgemen]] at risk.{{book ref|sa1|15}} |
[[Dalinar Kholin]] uses them to pull his bridges, rather than put the lives of [[bridgemen]] at risk.{{book ref|sa1|15}} |
Revision as of 07:50, 18 November 2020
Chull | |
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Type | Animal |
World of Origin | Roshar |
Universe | Cosmere |
The chull is a species of crustacean useful for labor intensive jobs. There are differing breeds of chulls and they come in a variety of shapes and sizes. They are found all across Roshar.[1]
Appearance and Anatomy
Chulls are massive crustaceans with thick legs with large claws and a stone-like shell. Their carapaces are typically red.[2] Chulls have whiplike antennae and beady fist-size black eyes.[3]
Chull shells are a light, porous stone created from minerals the chull consumes in its food and water and then excretes.[4] Since the shell is not alive, chulls are not hurt when their shells are cracked or shaped. In the wild, there are often plants growing in the crevices of a chull's shell.[1] Chulls pull their legs and head into their shell when they sleep, and as a result sleeping chulls look like large boulders or small hills.[5]
The Reshi, and likely others, paint their chulls' shells. One can identify what island a Reshi chull handler is from by the colors and patterns on their chulls' shells.[3]
Behavior
Chulls are generally docile creatures. They have claws that are said to be strong enough to break a man's arm, but it is very unusual for them to behave aggressively.[2] They tend to move with a slow, lumbering gait and are generally slower than humans.
They are capable of making a wide range of noises, including a gravelly bleating, trumpeting, and snorting.[6][7][8]
Chulls are omnivorous creatures. They eat everything from rockbuds to slugs to smaller crustaceans.[2] Domestic chulls are often fed grain.[9]
Chulls are considered less intelligent that horses[10] and in some cases, stubborn.[11]
Chulls breed by way of laying eggs.[12]
Training
There are several different methods of training chull.
- In the rural areas of Jah Keved, chulls are harnessed and controlled with complex leather bridles.[1]
- In the coastal region around Kharbranth, chull drivers often sit directly on the chull's shell and direct them by tapping on their antennae with long poles.
- Some chulls are trained to respond to different rhythms tapped out on their shells with a guiding reed. These reeds are often as long as a person is tall and allow the driver to drive from the wagon or cart rather than riding on the chull itself.[13]
Use
Chull are highly valued as work animals and are considered to be worth more than the average slave.[14] Some people maintain chull herds and rent their labor out on a contract basis.[15]They are slow but strong and are used to pull everything up to and including the large complex bridges Dalinar uses for chasm crossings.[15] Since their shells can be carved without harming the animal, some people sand flat places on top of a chull to ride and many carts are hooked to fittings drilled directly into their shells. Shelves and racks can also be carved into or attached directly to chull shells.[16]
Since it is lightweight and durable, chull shell is used as a crafting material. Shallan had a havah with chull-shell buttons.[17]
Chull meat is edible. It can be dried and stored as jerky.[18] In some cultures, including Herdazian and Unkalaki, chull head is considered a delicacy.[19]
Dalinar Kholin uses them to pull his bridges, rather than put the lives of bridgemen at risk.[15]
Cultural References
There is a tavern in Dalinar's warcamp called the "Ornery Chull."[20]
Idioms
“You think I'm scared of a lumbering chull like you? ”
“Jasnah is inordinately fond of dust, I believe she thrives on it, feeding off the particles like a chull crunching rockbuds. ”
“An army was like a massive chull at times, lumbering along, slow to react ”
“Everyone has a place. You're out of yours. Like a chull in a dining hall ”
“Storms, he was like a rat gnawing on the toes of a chull ”
Notes
- ↑ a b c chull.jpg
- ↑ a b c The Way of Kings chapter 4#
- ↑ a b The Way of Kings chapter 28#
- ↑ Inkthinker's comments on the Chull page from Shallan's Sketchbook
— Deviant Art # - ↑ a b The Way of Kings chapter 23#
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 12#
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 21#
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 26#
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 2#
- ↑ Oathbringer chapter 10#
- ↑ Oathbringer chapter 18#
- ↑ Oathbringer chapter 68#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 17#
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 46#
- ↑ a b c The Way of Kings chapter 15#
- ↑ Chull.jpg
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 3#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 70#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 12#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 46#
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 33#
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 56#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 44#
- ↑ Oathbringer chapter 120#