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{{lifeform \|image=Rockbuds.jpg ~~\|image-artist= [[Ben McSweeney]]~~ \|world=Roshar \|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] }} {{update\|sa3\|sa4}} '''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~~true" or "~~Common~~common" ~~Rockbud~~rockbud.{{~~book~~file ref\|~~sa1~~Rockbuds.jpg\|1Shallan's sketchbook: Rockbuds}} The shell protects the more sensitive organism within from [[highstorm]]s. 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.{{book ref\|sa1\|15}} == Domestic Cultivation == The vines of domestic rockbuds have slower reactions than that of wild buds. {{book ref\|sa2\|30}} ~~the~~The [[~~Listeners~~listener]]s are known to accelerate growth of rockbuds using [[~~stormlight~~Stormlight]] from [[gemstone]]s,{{book ref\|sa2\|i\|4}} though this method eventually breaks the gemstone.{{book ref\|sa4\|86}} ~~Temperate~~Colder climates will stunt the growth of rockbuds,. inIn warmer areas buds can grow nearly to the size of a ~~mans~~barrel ~~head~~with vines as thick as a human wrist;{{book ref\|sa3\|5}} however, in the ~~colder frostlands~~[[Frostlands]] they grow no bigger than a fist and move slowly, as if numbed by the cold.{{~~bookref~~book ref\|sa2\|13}}▼ ▲The vines of domestic rockbuds have slower reactions than that of wild buds. {{book ref\|sa2\|}} the [[Listeners]] are known to accelerate growth of rockbuds using [[stormlight]] from [[gemstone]]s. Temperate climates will stunt the growth of rockbuds, in warmer areas buds can grow to the size of a mans head however in the colder frostlands they grow no bigger than a fist.{{bookref\|sa2\|13}} ~~13)~~ == 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.{{book ref\|sa2\|i\|1}} 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.{{book ref\|sa3\|17}} The inside of certain rockbud shells can also be shredded to create textiles.{{wob ref\|6344}} Many archers on Roshar, both human and [[Listener\|Parshendi]] use certain types of rockbud leaves to fletch their arrows.{{wob ref\|12838}} == Rockbud Family == 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. Besides referring to the True Rockbud, also known as the Common Rockbud, the term "rockbud" can signify a variety of other plants on Roshar.{{file ref\|Rockbuds.jpg\|Shallan's sketchbook: Rockbuds}} The following plants are categorized as rockbuds: * [[Lavis\|Lavis Polyp]]{{file ref\|Rockbuds.jpg\|Shallan's sketchbook: Rockbuds}} * [[Prickletac]]{{file ref\|Rockbuds.jpg\|Shallan's sketchbook: Rockbuds}} * [[Vinebud]]{{file ref\|Rockbuds.jpg\|Shallan's sketchbook: Rockbuds}} * [[Curnip]]{{book ref\|sa1\|19}} == 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.{{book ref\|sa1\|46}} == Notes == <references /> {{~~stub~~partial}} {{Stormlight}}