Rocabrote
| Rocabrote | |
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 por Ben McSweeney
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| Mundo | Roshar |
| Universo | Cosmere |
| Aparece en | The Stormlight Archive |
Rockbuds are plants with rock-like shells native to Roshar. The term refers to all plants that have shells as well as to the "true" or "common" rockbud.[1] The shell protects the more sensitive organism within from highstorms. After storms, tendrils reach out of the bud to lap up the water on the ground. Rockbuds have also been seen to ingest Chasmfiend blood.[2]
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Domestic Cultivation
The vines of domestic rockbuds have slower reactions than that of wild buds.[3] The listeners are known to accelerate growth of rockbuds using Stormlight from gemstones,[4] though this method eventually breaks the gemstone.[5] Colder climates will stunt the growth of rockbuds. In warmer areas buds can grow nearly to the size of a barrel with vines as thick as a human wrist;[6] however, in the Frostlands they grow no bigger than a fist and move slowly, as if numbed by the cold.[7]
Uses
Rockbuds provide a variety of uses. They contain watergourds which can be used for medicinal purposes, provide food for both chull and human consumption, and dried rockbud pulp is used in paper making.[8] Though they do not burn as well as wood, the shells may be used as fuel for fire as the exterior creates a barrier between the interior and moisture.[9] The inside of certain rockbud shells can also be shredded to create textiles.[10] Many archers on Roshar, both human and Parshendi use certain types of rockbud leaves to fletch their arrows.[11]
Rockbud Family
Besides referring to the the True Rockbud, also known as the Common Rockbud, the term "rockbud" can signify a variety of other plants on Roshar.[1] The following plants are categorized as rockbuds:
Trivia
- When found upon stone buildings rockbuds must be scraped away as they can eat away the stone in the walls, creating pockmarks and cracks.[13]
Notes
- ↑ a b c d e Shallan's sketchbook: Rockbuds
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 15#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 30#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes interludio I-4#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 86#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 5#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 13#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes interludio I-1#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 17#
- ↑ Words of Radiance Philadelphia signing
— Arcanum - 2014-03-21# - ↑ General Reddit 2012
— Arcanum - 2012-12-30# - ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 19#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 46#