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{{shard info
|image=Cultivation andby theAri Nightwatcher 2Ibarra.jpgjpeg
|vessel=[[Koravellium Avast]]
|status=Alive and whole{{wob ref|2785}}{{wob ref|1555}}▼
|shard=Cultivation
|splinters=[[Spren]]
▲|status=Alive and whole{{wob ref|2785}}{{wob ref|1555}}
|shardpoolperpendicularity=[[Cultivation's Perpendicularity]]
|magic=[[Surgebinding]],{{wob ref|1640}}, [[Old Magic]]
|residence=[[Roshar]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
{{update|sa4|yumi}}
{{quote
|1={{small caps|I control all things that can be grown, nurtured. <br />
That includes the thorns.|multiline=y}}
|2=Cultivation to [[Dalinar]]{{book ref|sa3|114}}
}}
 
'''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}}
 
== AppearanceIntent ==
Cultivation's intent as a Shard appears to be related to transformation. According to Odium, all she wishes to see is change, regardless of where it leads.{{book ref|sa3|57}} In her own view, on the other hand, she wishes to grow things and people, and prune them if need be, to shape them in a desired form, even if she accepts that there will always be a degree of uncertainty.{{book ref|sa3|114}}{{book ref|yumi|12}}
Cultivation's Vessel's true appearance is unknown. When speaking with [[Dalinar]], she creates a "puppet" shaped like a dark-skinned woman with a matronly build. She wears a sweeping brown dress that seems to meld into the undergrowth, and has a voice described as sounding like tumbling stones.{{book ref|sa3|114}}
 
== Associated Magics ==
{{image|Cultivation by Gar_leyva.jpg|side=left|width=250px}}
[[File:Cultivation and the Nightwatcher 1.jpg |thumb|left|200px|<center><small>by {{a|Kyle Pearson}}</small></center> Cultivation and the [[Nightwatcher]] ]]
=== Lifelight ===
Cultivation has her own form of gaseous Investiture, [[Lights#Lifelight|Lifelight]], that is comparable to the Scadrian [[mist]]s,{{wob ref|12207}} [[Stormlight]], and [[Voidlight]].{{wob ref|10578}} When visiting the [[Nightwatcher]], Dalinar sees Cultivation surrounded by green mist,{{book ref|sa3|114}} which is likely Lifelight.{{wob ref|12207}} It can both be captured in gems and serve as a power source much like the other two Lights. In fact, [[Lift]]'s Investiture that she generates by transmuting consumed food is Lifelight and not Stormlight. The power that the [[Sibling]] uses, [[Towerlight]], is a mixture of Lifelight and Stormlight.{{book ref|sa4|69}}
 
Lifelight takes up the middle note on the Rosharan [[wikipedia:Tritonic scale|tritonic scale]].{{book ref|sa4|69}}
 
=== God Metal ===
[[Shardblade]]s and [[Shardplate]] are both made out of a mixture of the unnamed God Metals of Honor and Cultivation. The precise proportion of the two differs depending on the type of [[spren]] that forms the Blade, or the order to which the Plate belongs; as such, there are at least ten alloys.{{wob ref|11211}}{{wob ref|11949}}{{wob ref|2541}}
 
=== Surgebinding ===
{{for|Surgebinding}}
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 ===
{{for|Old Magic}}
 
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 curses, 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 banes; however, there is no person currently known to make use of that.{{wob ref|10819}}▼
 
▲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}}
=== "Cultivationlight" ===
{{theory}}
 
{{image|Koravellium Avast by paintweaver.jpg|side=right|width=250px}}
It has been speculated that Cultivation has her own form of gaseous Investiture, equivalent to [[Stormlight]] and [[Voidlight]].{{wob ref|10578}} When visiting the [[Nightwatcher]], Dalinar sees Cultivation surrounded by green mist,{{book ref|sa3|114}} which is likely that.{{wob ref|12207}} Whether this "Cultivationlight" can fuel any magic system or power is uknown.
 
=== Other ===
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's Perpendicularity]] is located in the [[Horneater Peaks]], and forms either one or all of the [[Horneater Oceans]], the giant lakes at the top of the mountains. Until the [[True Desolation]], where it was overtaken by the [[Fused]], it was the main way for [[worldhopper]]s to travel to and from Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|93}}{{book ref|sa3|102}}
 
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}}
 
== History ==
[[File:{{image|The Roshards by jurassicpencil.jpg |thumb|rightside=left|width=200px|<center><small>by {{a|jurassicpencil}}</small></center> Cultivation, [[Honor]] and [[Odium]] ]]}}
{{for|Koravellium Avast#History|the history of the original Vessel}}
 
=== Shattering and ancient Roshar ===
{{quote
It's unknown who 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 creating during the Shattering, and was subsequently taken up by the Vessel. 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 the local species, 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}}▼
|I think there's only one [woman of my age] around these parts, and she and I never did get along.
|Hoid{{book ref|sa2|55}}
}}
▲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 thea 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}}
 
At an unknown point in time, she created the [[Nightwatcher]], who became both infamous and deeply sought after for her ability to grant banes and boons with the [[Old Magic]].{{book ref|sa3|114}} She also created the [[Sibling]] alongside Honor, who became vital in the functioning of [[Urithiru]] and the fight against the [[Voidbringers]].{{epigraph ref|sa3|67}}
 
Although Cultivation assisted Honor in fighting Odium, heHonor still diedperished.{{wob ref|2729}} Following his death, Cultivation withdrew in grief, and appeared to have lost all interest in aiding humanitymankind any longer.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} This was not entirely correct, however -- rather than hiding, she was planning.{{wob ref|8669}}▼
 
Cultivation also briefly spent time on [[Ashyn]].{{wob ref|15171}}
▲Although Cultivation assisted Honor in fighting Odium, he still died.{{wob ref|2729}} Following his death, Cultivation withdrew in grief, and appeared to have lost all interest in aiding humanity any longer.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} This was not entirely correct, however -- rather than hiding, she was planning.{{wob ref|8669}}
 
=== Era of Solitude ===
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 makingcompassion, itand soto master its [[Shard|Intent]], which thatrequired the proportionintelligence.{{wob ofref|13097}} oneShe toaltered the[[Lift]]'s Surgebinding so it was otherpowered changesby dailyLifelight, rather than Stormlight, though theLift's exactboon reasonand whycurse isare uncertainnot known.{{wobbook ref|13097sa4|i|5}}{{book ref|sa4|60}} She also intervened when [[Dalinar Kholin]] came to see the Nightwatcher and begbegged for forgiveness. Instead of this, she madeerased himall forgetmemories of [[Evi|his wife]], which served as both a boon and a banecurse.{{book ref|sa3|114}}
 
Unlike with all other boons and banescurses, Dalinar's memories gradually returned after the arrival of the [[Everstorm]].{{book ref|sa3|24}} This was deliberately engineered by Cultivation to give him time to come to terms with his past before [[Odium]] would try to use it to turn Dalinar into his champion.{{book ref|sa3|121}}
 
== CultureInfluence ==
{{image|Cultivation by Heatherly.png|side=right|width=300px}}
{{quote
| Storming Mother of the World and Father of Storms above!
| [[Lift]]{{book ref|sa2.5|15}}
}}
 
 
== Trivia ==
* Cultivation is one of the only five characters who have spoken in <span style='font-variant: small-caps'>small-caps</span>, the other four are: [[Odium]],{{book ref|sa3|i|6}}{{book ref|sa3|119}}{{book ref|sa4|i|4}} [[Syl]],{{book ref|sa2|84}}, [[Dalinar]],{{book ref|sa4|107}}{{book ref|sa4|108}} and the [[Stormfather]].{{book ref|sa1|46}}
* [[Reya]], a mythological figure on Roshar after whom the star [[Tear]] is named, is not the name of Cultivation's Vessel.{{wob ref|9226}}
* In ''[[wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|Magic:The Gathering]]'' colors, Cultivation would be green.{{wob ref|11057}}
* Cultivation seems to feel about [[Stormfather]] in similar ways as to how she felt about [[Honor]], likely due to his nature as Honor's [[Cognitive Shadow]], although what precisely this constitutes is uncertain.{{wob ref|6436}}
* Cultivation has never really gotten along with [[Hoid]].{{book ref|sa2|55}}
 
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