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|perpendicularity=[[Cultivation's Perpendicularity]]
|magic=[[Surgebinding]],{{wob ref|1640}}, [[Old Magic]]
|residence=[[Roshar]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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Surgebinding is a magic system derived from both Cultivation and [[Honor]].{{wob ref|1640}} To Surgebind, a person must bond a [[spren]], which grants them the ability to inhale [[Stormlight]] and use it for various purposes, chief among them self-healing and manipulating [[Surge]]s, the fundamental forces of Roshar.{{wob ref|7663}} Some Surges are more inclined towards Cultivation, while others are closer to Honor. Additionally, some of the Radiant spren appear to be closer to Cultivation than others.{{wob ref|10649}}
 
The spren capable of forming the Radiant bonds are likewise a mix of Cultivation and Honor's [[Investiture]]s; as such, a [[Shardblade]] is a mix of her and his metals.{{wob ref|11949}} She is able to acknowledge the oaths of [[Knights Radiant]]s.{{book ref|sa4|60}}{{book ref|sa4|115}}
 
=== Old Magic ===
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Old Magic is a magic "system" that appears to be usable only by Cultivation and the [[Nightwatcher]].{{book ref|sa3|114}} It allows for granting another person a boon and a banecurse based on their request. The boons and banescurses can range from physical objects, such as money or swords, to mental alterations, such as making a person see upside-down for the rest of their life, or erasing memories.{{book ref|sa3|114}}{{book ref|sa1|i|7}} It even permits [[Realmatic Theory|Realmatic]] changes, such as granting a new and unique way of acquiring Investiture.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}
 
Although the Nightwatcher has no known agenda in her boons and banescurses, Cultivation occasionally intervenes when she can further her plans.{{book ref|sa4|i|5}} These include granting [[Taravangian]] the capacity to Ascend to [[Odium]] and [[Dalinar]] the emotional fortitude to avoid becoming Odium's champion.{{book ref|sa3|114}}{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}{{wob ref|13097}}{{book ref|sa1|61}}
 
There is more to Old Magic than just boons and banescurses; however, there is no person currently known to make use of that.{{wob ref|10819}}
 
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== Trivia ==
* Cultivation alwaysis speaksone of the only four people who spoke in <span style='font-variant: small-caps'>small-caps</span>, similarlythe toother thethree [[Stormfather]].are: [[HonorOdium]],{{book byref|sa3|i|6}}{{book contrast,ref|sa3|119}}{{book spoke in normal font in theref|sa4|i|4}} [[Dalinar'sSyl]],{{book visionsref|thesa2|84}} visionsand he left for Bondsmiths[[Dalinar]].{{book ref|sa4|107}}{{book ref|sa4|108}}
* In ''[[wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|Magic:The Gathering]]'' colors, Cultivation would be green.{{wob ref|11057}}
* Cultivation has never really gotten along with [[Hoid]].{{book ref|sa2|55}}
 
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