Difference between revisions of "Cultivation"

'''Cultivation''' is one of the sixteen [[Shard|Shards of Adonalsium]].{{book ref|twok|75}} It is unknown who the Shard's Vessel is, but Cultivation is female.{{book ref|twok|75}} She is located on [[Roshar]], and originally came to that planet with [[Honor]], before [[Odium]] arrived there.{{17s ref|post|42213|They came together|date=25 Sept 2012}} She is still alive,{{qa ref|985|5|Is Cultivation's holder still alive?|date=May 22nd, 2013}} and was romantically involved with [[Honor]].{{qa ref|985|6|Were Cultivation and Honor romantically involved?|date=May 22nd, 2013}} [[Hoid]] mentions to [[Adolin]] that she is the only woman on [[Roshar]] who is anywhere close to his own age, and that she never liked him.{{book ref|sa2|55}} Though it is not the Vessel's real name, Hoid calls her '''Slammer'''.{{17s ref|post|450112|text=Hoid calls her SLAMMER... but that's not her real name|date=June 9th, 2016}}

[[Spren]] are either of Cultivation, of [[Honor]], or a combination of the two.{{17s ref|post|35866|Spren composition|date=02 June 2012}}

Something about her presence on Roshar, be it intentional or otherwise, makes it easier for animal life there to attain a degree of sentience.{{url ref|urlname=http://kogiopsis.tumblr.com/post/130672195244|site=Kogiopsis' Tumblr|text=They’re one of a few Rosharan animals with a degree of sentience. It’s easier on Roshar for this to happen. (Kayla, to clarify: Because of Cultivation? Brandon: Yes.)|date=Oct 7th, 2015}}

It was speculated that [[Reya]], who was said to have shed a single tear and had [[Tear|a star]] named after it, may be the name of Cultivation's holder, however Brandon and Peter confirm that she is important for a different reason.{{17s ref|topic|6568|Cultivation's real name|date=08 March 2014}} Hoid calls her "Slammer", albeit this is also not what she's called{{17s ref|topic|54750|Cultivation's captivation to Odium|date=09 June 2016}}, and would call her very unflattering names if asked about it.{{cite|JordanCon 2016 Q&A session}}

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