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{{item {{update\|book=sa2}}▼ \|image=Crem cleanup by Marie Seeberger.jpg '''Crem''' was part of the rain water on [[Roshar]]. When crem was ingested it could make people sick, so one always waited one day until the crem was settled down and then took the fresh water from the top. \|type=Substance \|world=Roshar \|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|books=[[Stormlight Archive]] }} ▲{{update\|~~book=sa2~~sa4}} '''Crem''' is a type of sediment on [[Roshar]] carried by [[highstorm]] rains.{{wob ref\|10899}} == Appearance and Properties == ~~The crem was used to make pottery.{{ref\|b\|sa1\|c\|16}} The people of [[Sesemalex Dar]] were famous for their expert crem pottery.{{ref\|b\|sa1\|c\|55}}~~ Crem is a light brown, sediment-like substance. It falls along with the heavy rains during [[highstorm]]s, while the lighter rainfall during the [[Weeping]]s does not carry it.{{book ref\|sa2\|81}} It gives stormwater a metallic taste.{{wob ref\|8491}} Consuming it can cause sickness, making highstorm water unsafe for humans to drink;{{wob ref\|11570}} however, after about a day, it will settle on the bottom of the container, leaving clean water above.{{book ref\|sa1\|16}} When dried, it can turn into dust.{{book ref\|sa3\|71}}{{book ref\|sa3\|82}} Water mixed with crem is known as '''cremwater'''.{{book ref\|sa2\|47}} '''Cremslime''' - a thicker mud formed of water mixed with crem - has an unpleasant stench.{{book ref\|sa1\|60}} Densely-packed, accumulated crem forms '''cremstone''', which is tannish brown in color.{{wob ref\|6268}} Highstorms cause crem buildup on all structures, whether unnatural or natural, such as buildings, plateaus, and even corpses.{{book ref\|sa1\|69}}{{book ref\|sa2\|51}} Unless cleaned regularly, everything on Roshar eventually becomes covered with crem, and any overhangs will grow crem stalactites.{{book ref\|sa1\|25}}{{book ref\|sa1\|69}} In fact, the entire continent is slowly "migrating" leeward, thanks to the highstorms depositing crem as they travel.{{wob ref\|5712}} ~~But it had other uses as well. It was used when worming a field to close the holes after removing the worm,{{ref\|b\|sa1\|c\|16}} so that no new worms could infest the field again.~~ Despite being above the storms, even [[Urithiru]] has some crem built up on the [[Oathgate]] platforms.{{book ref\|sa2\|86}} This is because the height of highstorm varies periodically, sometimes being higher than Urithiru.{{book ref\|sa4\|i\|1}} Crem was used for buildings, too. Even in earlier history of Roshar, farmhouses were built of crembricks.{{ref\|b\|sa1\|c\|19}} [[Shallan Davar]] considers if the buildings of [[Kharbranth]] were made of crem.{{ref\|b\|sa1\|c\|3}} When the [[Parshendi]] were discovered by [[Gavilar Kholin\|King Gavilar]] and his brother [[Dalinar Kholin\|Dalinar]] it was observed that they made simple buildings of crem and stone.{{ref\|b\|twok\|c\|45}} Crem is currently influenced by [[Cultivation]], despite predating her.{{wob ref\|460}} Among the problems with crem are, that if there is still crem in the drinkingwater one will get sick. Also caverns are often sealed up by crem, and another problem however is that the rainwater left icicle-like pendants of rock form on the edges of roofs. People had to clean them off regularly for avoiding that the roofs were weighing down the roof so much that it collapsed.{{ref\|b\|sa1\|c\|25}} == Applications == ~~Crem has been used as a derogatory term by several characters, i.e. "The crem of an army." or "one cremstained mark."{{ref\|b\|sa1\|c\|14}}~~ === Ecology === Crem is utilized by native [[Roshar]]an flora as source of nutrients, as well as structural reinforcement. [[Jella]] trees absorb crem to strengthen their wood against [[highstorm]]s.{{book ref\|sa2\|45}} [[Shalebark]] feeds on crem, and [[lavis]] polyps grow from seed-crem (which can be presumed to be crem mixed with lavis seeds).{{book ref\|sa2\|52}}{{book ref\|sa3\|5}} Rosharan fauna derive the minerals used to grow [[gemheart]]s from drinking crem-infused water.{{wob ref\|13335}} === Human uses === Crem is one of [[Roshar]]'s most versatile materials. Historically, humans have used it in construction, in the form of bricks.{{book ref\|sa1\|19}} '''Crembrick''' buildings can be found even in the present day, and some cities, such as [[Kharbranth]], have walls plastered with crem for insulation.{{book ref\|sa1\|3}} [[Singer]]s, too, utilize crem and stone as building materials.{{book ref\|sa1\|45}} To filter crem out of rainwater, the people of Roshar use storm cisterns, which can do so automatically.{{book ref\|sa2\|40}}{{book ref\|sa3\|10}} The crem filtered out of water is often used as clay.{{book ref\|sa1\|16}}{{book ref\|sa4\|i\|11}} Among others, the people of [[Sesemalex Dar]] are renowned for their expert crem pottery.{{book ref\|sa1\|55}} Crem is also utilized in farming. When growing [[lavis]], crem is added as fertilizer.{{book ref\|sa2\|55}} It's also used when deworming fields to close the holes after removing worms, so that no new pests can infest the field again.{{book ref\|sa1\|16}} In scholarship, crem can be used for geological and archaeological dating, by measuring the strata and the crem buildup. However, this isn't practical in areas that experience strong winds, as crem pools unevenly there.{{book ref\|sa2\|68}} ==In culture== Crem is a go-to derogatory term for most Rosharans, and features in a number of insults, such as "cremstained", "crem-crusted" or "the crem of something".{{book ref\|sa1\|60}}{{book ref\|sa2\|50}}{{book ref\|sa1\|14}} The small crustaceans of Roshar are collectively called [[cremling]]s; this, too, is used as an insult.{{book ref\|sa1\|60}} This being said, while it is generally considered a nuisance, [[Rysn]] finds crem superior to [[Shinovar]] soil, if only slightly.{{book ref\|sa2\|i\|3}} One of Roshar's "where babies come from" myths claims that they are crafted from crem clay.{{book ref\|sa3\|102}} ==Trivia== * The word "crem" is a transliteration, rather than translation, of the Rosharan word for it.{{wob ref\|3993}} == Notes == ~~{{columns\|~~<references />}}<!-- chapters sa1: 3, 4, 6, 11, 14, 15, 16, 19-23, 25-27, 31-33, 36, 37, 39, 41, 43-46, 49, 51, 54-57, 60, 62, 65, 69, 73, I-1, I-3 ~~{{good}}~~ sa2: 1, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17, 22, 24, 27, 29, 35, 40, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52-55, 59-65, 68-71, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 83, 86, 87, 89, I-1 thru 4, I-9, I-11, I-12 Edgedancer: 4, 10, 14, 18, 19 sa3: 2, 5, 10-13, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 31, 34, 40, 42, 43, 45,46,49-52, 55, 61, 63, 65, 66, 68, 71-75, 77,82,83,84,91,102,106,107,112,120, I-1 thru 4, I-6, I-8, I-13 --> {{partial}} {{Stormlight}} [[Category: Objects and Materials]]