Cultivation

Cultivation is one of the sixteen Shards of Adonalsium and one of the three Shards located on Roshar.
A reference by the Almighty (a god according to Vorinism, also known as Honor, and her lover)Rithmatist book tour, Albuquerque, NM, 5/22/13 in one of Dalinar's visions lends insight into her abilities.
Following the Shattering of Adonalsium, Cultivation moved to Roshar with Honor.Q&A with Brandon Sanderson, 17th Shard, 9/26/12
Cultivation is worshipped by the western peoples of Roshar (i.e., the Shin). The Nightwatcher calls her Mother.
Her perpendicularity is located in the Horneater Peaks.
==Appearance==
She has brown skin the color of darkwood bark. She has a matronly build and wears a sweeping brown dress which seems to become bark or grass, melding with her surroundings. Vines from her dress curl into the earth, permeating everything. Her voice is like tumbling stones.
==Concerns==
Cultivation supervises some visits to the Nightwatcher, as she did with both Lift's and Dalinar's visits.
Cultivation interceded with Lift, causing her to be so connected to herself that Lift directly metabolizes food into Lifelight.
In intervening with Dalinar's visit, she tells the Nightwatcher that this boon is beyond her. She tells him that this is the first time in centuries that she's come personally to speak with one like him. When he asks her why she chose to come out now, she tells him that it's because of the attention others pay him.
==Abilities==
Some of the many spren found on Roshar were created by Cultivation and Honor at some point before the Desolations began, by Splintering themselves.Book tour, Sydney, Australia, 4/17/12Reddit Info, 3/14/13
Cultivation is responsible for Dalinar's boon.*
She may be responsible for spren relating to physical phenomena:
===Lifelight===
(To be continued.)
==Notes==
Cultivation's Shardholder is still alive.Book signing, Wheeling, IL, 10/5/13
(In the above quote, Wit is referring to Cultivation.)
*Cultivation has intervened before.JordanCon 2018, Atlanta, GA, 4/20/18
She has been confirmed by Brandon to be a dragon.General Reddit 2020, 1/1/20YouTube Spoiler Stream 1, 12/17/20
==Theory==
A reader has theorized that Cultivation saw the chance of Adolin reviving Maya with her future sight. Further, that she then instructed the Ring to hold spren off from bonding Adolin. Further still, that she did this so Adolin could forge a connection to Maya, and then - with help from Bondsmith Dalinar - restore Maya to life. Even further, that this would show the distrustful Radiant spren that humans can heal the past and possibly forgive the humans; that this would result in a massive up-surge in bonding due to reviving dead spren, thereby increasing the size of the Radiants one-hundred fold. Finally, that this would also potentially convince Realeaser spren and Stonewardspren to side with team Honor. All of this ultimately striking a huge blow to Odium and team hatred.
Another reader has theorized that Cultivation gave Taravangian a curse and a blessing. That the blessing was for him to become Odium and fail against the Knights Radiant, and therefore save everyone. And, that the curse is obviously the way his intelligence and compassion invert in various days. But that the design itself is to drive him to his doom, which is salvation for Roshar.
Yet another reader has theorized that Cultivation is setting the stage for three champions, or perhaps for those three to inherit the Rosharan Shards (i.e., Taravangian inheriting Odium, Dalinar inheriting Honor, and Lift inheriting Cultivation herself). Further, it seems to this reader that Cultivation has set the stage for a whole new set of ascensions.
==Q&A with Brandon==
Q: What are Cultivation's feelings with regards to the Stormfather?
A: Cultivation's feelings ... I don't think that has spoilers. Cultivation is, um uhhh [long pause] I just have to decide how I can say things that are not spoilers. Cultivation ... the Stormfather reminds her of certain things about someone else she knew, and she feels the same way about the Stormfather in some ways as this person she knew.JordanCon 6, Roswell, GA, 4/16/14
==References==
Category:Cosmere
Category:Shard
Category:Magical Creatures