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Lait
Lait.jpeg
by Ben McSweeney
World Roshar
Universe Cosmere
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Laits are areas of Roshar that are protected from highstorms by rock outcroppings.[1]

Characteristics

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 will become a weakness in the face of the Everstorm.[8]

Use

Many settlements are built in the protection of large laits, including Kharbranth and Bornwater.[6][1] Laits are desirable places to live, and sometimes attract wealthy residents.[9] The town where Heb and his family lived in the Starfalls vision is 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]

Eshonai mentions laits as a natural wonder, indicating that the Parshendi also use the term.[7]

Trivia

  • The term "lait" is a transliteration, rather than translation, of the Rosharan name for a place where the storms are blocked.[11]

Notes

  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. ↑ General Reddit 2017
    — Arcanum - 2017-06-23#
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