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== Environment ==
Roshar's surface gravity is, at 0.7g, significantly weaker than that of Earth. This (in part) is responsible for the native creatures growing so large.{{qa ref|532|3|Did you have to do lots of research?|date=Sep 16th, 2010}}▼
{{for|Rosharan life|a list of Rosharan flora and fauna}}▼
▲Roshar
- crem deposits
- build up/wearing down of continent by crem and high storms
=== Climate ===
With the exception of [[Shinovar]] and the occasional well sheltered [[lait]], all of Roshar is frequently ravished by powerful [[highstorm]]s. These storms come frequently and, though they do not appear to follow a simple pattern, [[stormwarden]]s are able to accurately predict their schedule through complex mathematics.{{book ref|WoR|31}} As a result, Shinovar is the only place on Roshar that has soil.{{book ref|WoK|i|4}}
The one consistent aspect of the Rosharan climate is the [[Weeping]]. The Weeping occurs every 500 days and consists of four weeks of steady crem-free rain. The middle day of those four weeks is known as the Lightday and alternates between being one clear day in the midst of the rain and being a high storm.{{book ref|WoR|46}} There are typically fewer highstorms in the weeks leading up to the weeping. {{book ref|WoK|25}} The seasons following the weeping typically have weaker storms, making them good for farming.{{book ref|WoK|4}} Beyond this, the seasons are about as random as the highstorms. They can be roughly predicted by stormwardens, but only tend to last a few weeks and don't follow any obvious pattern. The characteristics of winter, spring, summer and autumn line up fairly well with what we expect from those seasons on Earth.{{book ref|WoK| 18}}{{book ref|WoK|4}}{{book ref|WoK|25}}{{book ref|WoK |54}}
=== Flora ===
whee! retractable grass
Roshar has a unique spectrum of native life. There's a number of human subspecies, and various other kinds of mammal. Lots of stranger molluscus and arthropodic types of creature such as [[Greatshell]]s and things.▼
=== Fauna ===
=== Celestial Bodies ===
There are two other inhabitable planets in Roshar's system, which is known as [[Greater Roshar]]: [[Braize]] and [[Ashyn]].{{17s ref|post|62323|Correct spellings (by Eric)|date=09 August 2013}}
▲{{for|Rosharan life|a list of Rosharan flora and fauna}}
▲Roshar has a unique spectrum of native life. There's a number of human subspecies, and various other kinds of mammal. Lots of stranger molluscus and arthropodic types of creature such as [[Greatshell]]s and things.
== Notes ==
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