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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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− | [[File:Lait.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|A page from the [[Shallan's sketchbook|sketchbook]] of [[Shallan Davar]] depicting a lait.]]{{spoilers|book=sa2}} |
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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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+ | ==Characteristics== |
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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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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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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]
- ↑ a b c The Way of Kings interlude I-6#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 54#
- ↑ a b Words of Radiance chapter 30#
- ↑ Lait.jpeg
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 19#
- ↑ a b c The Way of Kings chapter 3#
- ↑ a b Oathbringer prologue#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 87#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 55#
- ↑ Oathbringer chapter 34#
- ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 3#
- ↑ General Reddit 2017
— Arcanum - 2017-06-23#