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{{for|Rosharan life|a list of Rosharan flora and fauna}}
Roshar is smaller than Earth and, as a result, its surface gravity is, at 0.7g, significantly weaker than
The rainwater in highstorms is laced with a sort of slurry called [[crem]]. When crem dries, it hardens into rock. Since the highstorms always sweep from east to west, crem builds up on the eastern side of anything that stays still and isn't regularly cleaned. This process occurs both on a local scale and on a continental scale. Over time, the continent is very slowly shifting across the planet as the highstorm causes erosion and leaves crem deposits.
=== Climate ===
=== Flora ===
To cope with the frequent high storms, plant life across most of Roshar has adapted ways to retract and hide. As a few examples, the grass retracts back into the ground, [[rockbud]]s have particularly sturdy outerleaves that can fold up so that the plant resembles a large rock, and [[vinebud]]s have a durable but elastic stem that they retract back into. Many plants also have some form of tendrils or vines that waft in the air or can snake out in search of water or nutrients. Nearby motion causes many plants to retreat, though gardeners have cultivated some varieties that are less sensitive. These plants have also adapted to living in soil free environments.
In Shinovar, which is protected from the highstorms by the [[Misted Mountains]] and thus still has soil, the flora is much closer to that found on Earth. Visitors from the rest of Roshar find the still grass and plants that don't retract disconcerting.
=== Fauna ===
Rosharan fauna have adapted to their unique environment in a number of interesting ways. There are crustaceans (ranging from tiny crabs to lumbering chulls) and molluscs that retreat into their shells during the highstorms. Others have dens or pupate. There are also creatures, like the warm-blooded [[sarpenthyn]], that vaguely resemble a tentacled mollusc with no shell and can ooze into the cracks between rocks.
On the other hand, there are insects and amphibians that like the rain and spin cocoons that dissolve in water. One notable example are [[lurg]]s, which coat the inside of their cocoon with a mucus as they spin it so that it is water tight and keeps them from drying out between storms.
The skies of Roshar are populated by insects, [[skyeel]]s, and a wide variety of chickens.
Mammalian life is limited outside of Shinovar, but rats and minks can be found in the wild. Domesticated hogs and horses exported from Shinovar to the rest of Roshar. There is some evidence that there may also be wild hogs.
=== Celestial Bodies ===
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