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{{lifeform
|image=WyndleShallan's Sketchbook - Cultivationspren.jpg
|abilities=[[Nahel bond]], [[Order of Edgedancers|Edgedancer]] magic, {{tag+|Splinter}}s of [[Cultivation]]
|type={{cat tag|Spren}}
|world=Roshar
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
{{update|sa4}}
{{quote
| We're spren, but my kind—cultivationspren—are not very important. We don’t have a kingdom, or even cities, of our own.
| [[Wyndle]]{{book ref|sa2.5|2}}
}}
'''Cultivationspren''' are a type of sapient [[spren]] on [[Roshar]]. They are capable of forming a [[Nahel Bondbond]], granting people the powers of the [[Edgedancers]].{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}
 
== Appearance ==
=== Physical Realm ===
In the [[Physical Realm]], cultivationspren take the form of a vine that grows rapidly. This vine appearesappears to be speckled with smooth flecks of quartz, but it does not glow with Stormlight. They can form the appearance of a face by curling vines around one another.{{file ref|Shallan's Sketchbook - Cultivationspren.jpg|text=Shallan's Sketchbook - Cultivationspren}} After a time, the vine trail they leave behind solidifies, becoming like crystal before crumbling into dust.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}
 
=== Cognitive Realm ===
In [[Shadesmar]], cultivationspren are, like other sapient spren, humanoid. They appear to be composed mostly of vines, with hands made of crystal.{{book ref|sa3|102}} Their faces look as though they are composed of green string, and they all wear clothing, which doesn't seem to necessarily be part of their essence -- one female cultivationspren was spotted wearing a vorin [[havah]].{{book ref|sa3|120}}▼
In the [[Cognitive Realm]], cultivationspren are, like other sapient spren, humanoid. They appear to be composed mostly of vines, and their faces look as though they are composed of green string.{{book ref|sa3|102}}{{book ref|sa3|120}} Their hands, eyes, and teeth are made of crystal, though their hands are still as flexible as flesh.{{book ref|sa3|102}}{{file ref|Shallan's Sketchbook - Cultivationspren.jpg|text=Shallan's Sketchbook - Cultivationspren}}
 
▲In [[Shadesmar]], cultivationspren are, like other sapient spren, humanoid. They appear to be composed mostly of vines, with hands made of crystal.{{book ref|sa3|102}} Their faces look as though they are composed of green string, and they all wear clothing, which doesn't seem to necessarily be part of their essence -- one female cultivationspren was spotted wearing a vorin [[havah]].{{book ref|sa3|120}}
A [[deadeye]] cultivationspren looks similarly to a living one, albeit dried out.{{book ref|sa3|102}} Rather than vines, their bodies look as though made of ashen brown cords thin as hair, giving the appearance of rough cloth or a cluster of brown vines.{{book ref|sa3|87}}{{book ref|sa3|89}}{{book ref|sa3|117}} They also has long nails.{{book ref|sa3|117}}▼
 
▲A [[deadeye]] cultivationspren looks similarlysimilar to a living one, albeit dried out.{{book ref|sa3|102}} Rather than vines, their bodies look as though made of ashen brown cords thin as hair, giving the appearance of rough cloth or a cluster of brown vines.{{book ref|sa3|87}}{{book ref|sa3|89}}{{book ref|sa3|117}} They also hashave long nails.{{book ref|sa3|117}}
 
==Abilities==▼
Out of all spren, cultivationspren are the best at manifesting souls from beads in Shadesmar. For this reason, they often work creating gardens for other spren.{{book ref|sa3|99}} Rather than plants, cultivationspren gardeners create elaborate structures out of objects such as chairs.{{book ref|sa2.5|1}}▼
 
In the Physical Realm, cultivationspren are invisible and unheard to all but their Surgebinder when they wish to be, although the remnants of their vines disintegrating can be seen.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}{{book ref|sa4|i|5}}
 
=== Nahel bond ===
Cultivationspren can form [[Nahel bond]]s with humans. Through this, they can grant the [[Surgebinding]] abilities of [[Abrasion]] and [[Progression]].{{book ref|sa2.5|2}} Like other Radiant spren, they lose their memories upon entering the [[Physical Realm]], although it seems as though the [[Ring]] has some ability to lessen this effect by careful preparation.{{book ref|sa2.5|1}}{{book ref|sa2.5|2}}
 
== History ==
{{image|Lift Wyndle.jpg|[[Wyndle]] with [[Lift]]|side=left|width=200px}}
[[File:Wyndle Portrait by Marie Seeberger.jpg|thumb|right|200px|<center><small>by {{a|Marie Seeberger}}</small></center> [[Wyndle]], a cultivationspren]]
{{quote
| Oh, we've jumped right into the sea of glass feet-first, but we barely know what we’re doing!
| Wyndle{{book ref|sa2.5|2}}
}}
 
While the origins of the cultivationspren are unknown, it's possible that they were created by either [[Nightwatcher]] or [[Cultivation]] herself.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} Back in the [[Heraldic Epochs]], cultivationspren began forming [[Nahel Bondbond]]s with humans, creating the [[Order of Edgedancers]]. When the [[Recreance]] came, they were decimated, with anyone who would know how the Bond works turned [[deadeye]]. Over the millenia, their society recovered somewhat, albeit they never created grand cities or a nation.{{book ref|sa2.5|2}}
 
Shortly before the [[True Desolation]], they saw the [[honorspren]] and the [[Cryptic]]s begin to bond humans again, and decided that they must keep up. The [[Ring]], their ruling body, sent [[Wyndle]] to bond with [[Lift]], and possibly some other spren as well.{{book ref|sa2.5|2}}{{book ref|sa2.5|1}}
 
When travelling through [[Shadesmar]], [[Kaladin]]'s and [[Shallan]]'s group encountered a cultivationspren working as a dock registrar in [[Celebrant]]. He was the one to explain the [[Voidbringer]] presence in the city to them, and later hid them fromstalled the [[Fused]] so that they could escape.{{book ref|sa3|102}} Wyndle and his Radiant Lift proved invalauable in securing the [[King's Drop]] for Dalinar to use to trap [[Nergaoul]] during the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]].
 
In the year following the battle, even more cultivationspren bonded with humans to create more Radiants.{{book ref|sa4|3}} The cultivationspren as a group were generally disposed favorably to the newly refounded order of the Edgedancers.{{book ref|sa4|19}}
 
== Culture ==
{{image|Maya.jpg|[[Mayalaran]], a [[deadeye]] cultivationspren|side=right|width=200px}}
Unlike other sapient spren, they do not have cities in the [[Cognitive Realm]].{{book ref|sa2.5|2}} They are ruled by a council known as the [[Ring]]{{book ref|sa2.5|1}} and call the [[Nightwatcher]] "mother".{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}
{{quote
|Oh, '''glorious''' day. Glorious! We have waited so long for the honor of men to return!
|Celebrant dock registrar{{book ref|sa3|102}}
}}
 
Fittingly, cultivationspren seem to worship Cultivation more so than [[Honor]], swearing by her name and calling her Mother.{{book ref|sa3|118}} They are skittery and often fearful, seeking to avoid bringing danger upon themselves.{{book ref|sa2.5|7}}{{book ref|sa3|102}} When push comes to shove, however, they can be relied on regardless of how dangerous a situation is.{{book ref|sa2.5|8}}{{book ref|sa3|102}}
The cultivationspren [[Shallan]] and [[Adolin]] interact with in [[Celebrant]] was quite pleased to learn that the honor of men and the [[Knights Radiant]] have returned. He helped stall the [[Fused]] looking for them so they could escape.{{book ref|sa3|102}}
 
It's unknown what their general attitude towards humans is, but the ones seen so far are not opposed to [[Nahel bond]]s, with the dock registrar in particular being excited about the return of the [[Knights Radiant]]. Going by his comments, this is a wide-spread opinion.{{book ref|sa3|102}}
▲==Abilities==
▲Out of all spren, cultivationspren are the best at manifesting souls from beads in Shadesmar. For this reason, they often work creating gardens for other spren.{{book ref|sa3|99}} Rather than plants, cultivationspren gardeners create elaborate structures out of objects such as chairs.{{book ref|sa2.5|1}}
 
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==Notable Cultivationspren==
* [[Wyndle]] (bonded to [[Lift]])
* [[Mayalaran]] ([[deadeye]] of [[Adolin]]'s [[Shardblade]])
* The [[Celebrant]] dock registrar{{book ref|sa3|102}}
 
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