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'''Cultivation''' is one of the sixteen [[Shard|Shards of Adonalsium]].{{book ref|sa1|75}} SheHer Vessel is a [[dragon (cosmere)|dragon]] named [[Koravellium Avast]],{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 2.jpg}}{{wob ref|14441}} though [[Hoid]] has referred to her as '''Slammer'''.{{wob ref|9472}} Cultivation resides on [[Roshar]], having originally come there with [[Honor]] before [[Odium]]'s arrival.{{wob ref|1169}} Its VesselCultivation's name[[Investiture]] is unknown,typically althoughassociated [[Hoid]]with callsthe hercolor '''Slammer'''green.{{wob ref|947213074}}

=== "Cultivationlight"Lifelight ===

Cultivation is capable of seeing the future, with [[Honor]] mentioning that she is much better at it than he ever was.{{book ref|sa1|75}} While certainly one of the better users of futuresightfuture sight in the [[cosmere]], she herself admits that she cannot truly predict everything.{{book ref|sa3|114}}

She is capable of creating [[spren]] of herself, the chief example of this being the [[Nightwatcher]].{{wob ref|9207}} This being said, the Nightwatcher is not very humanlike, and so Cultivation keeps her in the [[Valley]] to hold court, and grants her the use of the Old Magic.{{book ref|sa3|114}} [[Cultivationspren]] are also likely tied to Cultivation herself, as they refer to her as "Mother".{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}{{book ref|sa3|118}}

Something about her presence on Roshar, whether intentional or otherwise, makes it easier for animal life there to attain a degree of sentience, with both [[Ryshadium]] and [[santhid]]syn being far more intelligent than their peers for this reason.{{wob ref|2792}}

Cultivation appears to have the ability to kill or at least seriously wound [[Odium]], as he refrained from killing the [[Stormfather]] out of fear of whatleaving shehimself could doexposed to himher counterattack.{{book ref|sa3|111}}

[[File:{{image|The Roshards by jurassicpencil.jpg |thumb|rightside=left|width=200px|<center><small>by {{a|jurassicpencil}}</small></center> Cultivation, [[Honor]] and [[Odium]] ]]}}

It'sThe unknownShard whoof Cultivation's Vessel is, only that she dates back to the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]] and that she greatly dislikes [[Hoid]].{{book ref|sa2|55}} The Shard itself was creatingcreated during the Shattering, and was subsequently taken up by the[[Koravellium VesselAvast]]. She and [[Honor]], with whom she was romantically involved, departed the site of the Shattering, [[Yolen]], and ended up on Roshar.{{wob ref|2786}} There, they became the gods of a local sentient species known as the [[singer]]s. However, following [[Odium]]'s arrival in the [[Rosharan system]], the two Shards ended up siding with human newcomers instead.{{book ref|sa3|111}}

In the late [[Era of Solitude]], Cultivation used the [[Old Magic]] at least twicethrice. She granted [[Taravangian]] thefluctuating amounts of compassion and theintelligence, capacityultimately grooming him to savetake up the world[[Shard]] of [[Odium]], whilewhich alsorequired compassion, and to master its [[Shard|Intent]], which required the intelligence. {{wob ref|13097}} She makingmade it so that the[[Lift]]'s proportionSurgebinding ofwould onebe topowered theby otherLifelight, changesrather dailythan Stormlight, though theLift's exactcurse reasonand boon whyare isnot uncertainknown.{{wobbook ref|13097sa4|i|5}}{{book ref|sa4|60}} She also intervened when [[Dalinar Kholin]] came to see the Nightwatcher and beg for forgiveness. Instead of this, she made him forget [[Evi|his wife]], which served as both a boon and a bane.{{book ref|sa3|114}}

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