Roshar Reader

Prologue · reading

Cutting a gemheart from a chasmfiend

concept

Gemhearts

gemheart · gem heart

Enormous gems grown inside . The reason the Alethi fight over plateaus: one can fund a .
: the chasmfiend's fortune, sitting in its chest.
Role
The prize. Armies die for the time it takes to cut one out.
First introduced
Book 1 — End of The Way of Kings
Most recently in view
Book 1 — End of The Way of Kings

Look

A gem the size of a man's head or larger, pulled from the chrysalis or corpse.

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