Difference between revisions of "Lait"

True laits are not susceptible to rapid erosion and last for many years.{{book ref|sa2|54}} Although laits vary widely in size, the rock formations at the top must be at a certain angle to provide effective shelter.{{book ref|sa2|30}} [[Crem]] buildup may actually increase the effectiveness of a lait.{{file ref|Lait.jpeg}} Laits have good drainage that prevent flooding from storms.{{book ref|sa1|19}} Flora and fauna tend to be abundant in laits, due to the protection that they provide.{{book ref|sa1|3}}{{book ref|sa2|30}}{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} Laits all face in the same direction due to the consistent path of highstorms; Kaladin realizes that this strength willis becomeactually a weakness in the face of the [[Everstorm]].{{book ref|sa2|87}}

Many settlements are built in the protection of largemassive laits, including [[Kharbranth]] and [[Bornwater]].{{book ref|sa1|3}}{{book ref|sa1|i|6}} Laits are desirable places to live, and sometimes attract wealthy residents.{{book ref|sa2|55}} TheLaits have been used as natural shelter for many millenia; the town where [[Heb]] and his family lived induring the [[Dalinar's visions#Starfalls|StarfallsHeraldic visionEpochs]] iswas situated in a lait.{{book ref|sa3|34}}

The ''[[EshonaiFourth Bridge]]'' mentionstook shelter in large laits asduring abreaks naturalin wonder,its indicatingendurance thattesting over the [[ParshendiSteamwater Ocean]] also use the term.{{book ref|sa3sa4|prologue3}}

* The term "lait" is a transliteration, rather than translation, of the Rosharan name for a place where the storms are blocked.{{wob ref|3993}} Lait is also presumably used as a transliteration from the [[Listener]] language, as [[Eshonai]] uses the same term.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}