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'''Koravellium Avast''', also known as '''She Who Brings the Dews at Dawn''' and '''Koravari''', is the original, and current, [[Vessel]] of the [[Shard]] [[Cultivation]].{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 2.jpg}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
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Prior to her Ascension, Koravellium was a [[dragon (cosmere)|dragon]];{{wob ref|14564}} however, she seems to prefer human form when interacting with others as a [[Shard]]. When speaking with people, she typically takes on the appearance of a dark-skinned woman with a matronly build, a round face and a full head of black, tightly-curling hair. She wears a sweeping brown dress that seems to meld into the undergrowth, and has a voice described as sounding like tumbling stones.{{book ref|sa3|114}}{{book ref|sa4|114}}
Koravellium is calculating and cautious, preferring to set things up from
She can, however, be kind. She cared deeply for [[Tanavast]], and mourned his passing.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} She isn't opposed to teaching other Shards how to use their powers, either. It seems this can be used to fool her, though at the moment, it's unclear how deeply her schemes run.{{book ref|sa4|114}}
== Abilities and Attributes ==
Koravellium was once capable of transforming between shapes of various species, including those of a human and a giant, scaled beast.{{wob ref|14564}} Being a [[dragon (cosmere)|dragon]], she would also be unaging and capable of flight.{{book ref|sa4|80}} While presently she can appear as she wishes, her draconic shape is still the "truest" one.{{book ref|sa4|114}} Nonetheless, despite being [[Roshar]]'s only dragon, she prefers to hide this aspect of her nature.{{book ref|sa4|80}}
As a [[Shard]], she is one of the most powerful entities in the [[cosmere]], capable of altering souls through [[Old Magic]].
== History ==
Little is known about Koravellium's history prior to the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]]. Like all other original
It can be assumed that she was a god figure on Yolen, as she was a [[dragon (cosmere)|dragon]], a species which are worshipped there as gods.{{wob ref|16142}}
She was present at the Shattering and took up the [[Shard]] of [[Cultivation]], then departed for the [[Rosharan system]] with Tanavast, now turned [[Honor]].{{au ref|Roshar}}
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Koravellium and [[Tanavast]] were once romantically involved, though the specifics of how are unclear.{{wob ref|2786}} Notably, the two share the last five letters of their names, and though it's unlikely to be accidental, it's unclear what, if anything, it means.
She publicly withdrew from the matters of [[spren]] and [[Roshar]] after his death, leading some [[
Back when he created the [[Visions#Honor's Visions|visions]], Tanavast highly respected Koravellium's ability to predict the future, calling it far superior to his own.{{book ref|sa1|75}} Presently, the Stormfather feels much the same about her as Honor used to.{{wob ref|2767}} It's unknown how often the two interacted since Honor's [[
=== Taravangian ===
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Koravellium engineers [[Taravangian]]'s
{{image|Nightwatcher's Boon by Artem Demura.jpg|side=right|width=200px|Koravellium and the [[Nightwatcher]]}}
=== Nightwatcher ===
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Koravellium created the [[Nightwatcher]] directly, aiming to make a creature that would grow without the influence of human perception and thought, which is why Nightwatcher's point of view can be highly alien for those who interact with her, even other [[spren]].{{book ref|sa4|i|5}} Nonetheless, she allows the Nightwatcher to interact with humans in limited capacity -- she lets her hold court in the [[Valley]], granting petitioners boons and banes through [[Old Magic]]. Cultivation keeps a close eye on those exchanges, stepping in when she sees that the Nightwatcher is out of her depth, and
=== Hoid ===
== Trivia ==
* Cultivation's
* When asked if Koravari or Koravellium Avast were shifted versions of Cultivation's original name, Brandon did not confirm.{{wob ref|14442}}
* Koravellium is the only current Vessel to be a dragon.{{wob ref|15149}}
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