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'''Laits''' are areas which are protected from [[highstorm]]s by rock outcroppings. They are often abundant in wildlife due to the protection they afford.{{book ref|sa1|3}}{{book ref|sa2|30}} Many settlements are built in the protection of large laits including [[Kharbranth]] and [[Bornwater]].{{book ref|sa1|3}}
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'''Laits''' are areas of [[Roshar]] that are protected from [[highstorm]]s by rock cliffs or outcroppings.{{book ref|sa1|i|6}}
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True laits are not susceptible to rapid erosion and last for many years.{{book ref|sa2|54}} Although laits vary widely in size, the rock formations at the top must be at a certain angle to provide effective shelter.{{book ref|sa2|30}} [[Crem]] buildup may actually increase the effectiveness of a lait.{{file ref|Lait.jpeg}} Laits have good drainage that prevent flooding from storms.{{book ref|sa1|19}} Flora and fauna tend to be abundant in laits, due to the protection that they provide.{{book ref|sa1|3}}{{book ref|sa2|30}}{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} Laits all face in the same direction due to the consistent path of highstorms; Kaladin realizes that this strength is actually a weakness in the face of the [[Everstorm]].{{book ref|sa2|87}}
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==Use==
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Many settlements are built in the protection of massive laits, including [[Kharbranth]] and [[Bornwater]].{{book ref|sa1|3}}{{book ref|sa1|i|6}} Laits are desirable places to live, and sometimes attract wealthy residents.{{book ref|sa2|55}} Laits have been used as natural shelter for many millenia; the town where [[Heb]] and his family lived during the [[Heraldic Epochs]] was situated in a lait.{{book ref|sa3|34}}
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Legend holds that Kharbranth's bells were first erected to alert people to the arrival of a highstorm because the city's lait provides such effective shelter.{{book ref|sa1|3}} [[Szeth]] remarks that people from eastern Roshar engineer their houses to deflect highstorms out of habit, even within a lait.{{book ref|sa1|i|6}}
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The ''[[Fourth Bridge]]'' took shelter in large laits during breaks in its endurance testing over the [[Steamwater Ocean]].{{book ref|sa4|3}}
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==Trivia==
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* The term "lait" is a transliteration, rather than translation, of the Rosharan name for a place where the storms are blocked.{{wob ref|3993}} Lait is also presumably used as a transliteration from the [[Listener]] language, as [[Eshonai]] uses the same term.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}
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Latest revision as of 17:52, 25 October 2021

Lait
Lait.jpeg
by Ben McSweeney
World Roshar
Universe Cosmere

Laits are areas of Roshar that are protected from highstorms by rock cliffs or outcroppings.[1]

Characteristics[edit]

True laits are not susceptible to rapid erosion and last for many years.[2] Although laits vary widely in size, the rock formations at the top must be at a certain angle to provide effective shelter.[3] Crem buildup may actually increase the effectiveness of a lait.[4] Laits have good drainage that prevent flooding from storms.[5] Flora and fauna tend to be abundant in laits, due to the protection that they provide.[6][3][7] Laits all face in the same direction due to the consistent path of highstorms; Kaladin realizes that this strength is actually a weakness in the face of the Everstorm.[8]

Use[edit]

Many settlements are built in the protection of massive laits, including Kharbranth and Bornwater.[6][1] Laits are desirable places to live, and sometimes attract wealthy residents.[9] Laits have been used as natural shelter for many millenia; the town where Heb and his family lived during the Heraldic Epochs was situated in a lait.[10]

Legend holds that Kharbranth's bells were first erected to alert people to the arrival of a highstorm because the city's lait provides such effective shelter.[6] Szeth remarks that people from eastern Roshar engineer their houses to deflect highstorms out of habit, even within a lait.[1]

The Fourth Bridge took shelter in large laits during breaks in its endurance testing over the Steamwater Ocean.[11]

Trivia[edit]

  • The term "lait" is a transliteration, rather than translation, of the Rosharan name for a place where the storms are blocked.[12] Lait is also presumably used as a transliteration from the Listener language, as Eshonai uses the same term.[7]


Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ a b c The Way of Kings interlude I-6#
  2. ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 54#
  3. ↑ a b Words of Radiance chapter 30#
  4. ↑ Lait.jpeg
  5. ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 19#
  6. ↑ a b c The Way of Kings chapter 3#
  7. ↑ a b Oathbringer prologue#
  8. ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 87#
  9. ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 55#
  10. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 34#
  11. ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 3#
  12. ↑ General Reddit 2017
    — Arcanum - 2017-06-23#
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