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The '''singers''' are a sapient species on [[Roshar]],{{book ref|sa3|54}}{{book ref|sa3|106}} which humans call the '''parsh'''{{epigraph ref|sa3|77}} or '''parshmen'''.{{book ref|sa1|3}} One such group of singers are the [[listener]]s.
Singers communicate through special
Singers predate the humans as inhabitants of Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|111}} Around the time of the [[Recreance]],{{epigraph ref|sa3|81}} many of the singers had their [[Connection]] and [[Identity]] stolen, pieces of their souls ripped away.{{book ref|sa3|17}} This made those singers docile and subservient, which humans called parshmen and used as slaves for millennia later.{{book ref|sa1|72}} With the advent of the [[Everstorm]], these singers were healed and restored.{{book ref|sa3|17}}
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Dullform occurs when a singer bonds an incorrect [[spren]], or a spren that does not grant any other form.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}} It's physically similar to the "slaveform" of the parshmen, to the point where a dullform singer can easily pass for one.{{book ref|sa2|79}} It is also mentally limiting; those in dullform find thinking difficult, as if they were half-asleep, and have a harder time hearing the [[
Dullform was one of the two forms the [[Last Legion]] was left with after breaking away from the rest of the singers, alongside mateform. It was largely abandoned as other forms were rediscovered. However, [[listener]] spies still used it when infiltrating the human warcamps, thanks to its similarity to slaveform.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}
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Forms of power are attained by bonding a [[voidspren]] rather than an ordinary spren. Within Odium's army, such singers are referred to as [[Regal]]s.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} In contrast to common forms, forms of power bestow explicitly supernatural abilities, such as being able to shoot lightning from one's fingers or speak any language in the world.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}}{{book ref|sa2|i|8}} They can drastically alter one's ways of thinking, such as making people more selfish and callous, and can feel intoxicating.{{book ref|sa2|i|11}}{{book ref|sa3|i|3}} They allow singers to hear and use new
Forms of power include, among others, [[stormform]], [[nightform]], [[smokeform]], [[decayform]], and [[envoyform]].
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Singers are connected to
The singers speak and sing to the rhythms; they carry the singers' emotions, as well as add meaning to their words. However, not all forms can attune the rhythms equally. Dullform can only hear them weakly; slaveform cannot hear them at all.{{book ref|sa3|55}} Additionally, those infused with the power of [[Odium]], mainly the [[Regal]]s and the [[Fused]], can only hear Odium's rhythms, also called the Rhythms of Power. Those rhythms, while similar to regular ones, are usually more violent and aggressive, and represent more twisted, angrier emotions -- for example, Ridicule replaces Amusement, and Command approximates Appreciation.{{book ref|sa3|i|3}}{{book ref|sa2|i|11}} They also feel and sound different than the ordinary rhythms.{{wob ref|1682}}
[[Soother]]s can affect singer
== History ==
The singers predate the arrival of humans on Roshar, having been created as part of the planet's natural ecosystem.{{wob ref|1723}} After the [[Expulsion]], in which mankind accidentally destroyed their homeworld, [[Ashyn]], the ancient singers were ordered by their gods [[Honor]] and [[Cultivation]] to help the human refugees who arrived on their planet. These ancient singers were known as the Dawnsingers.{{book ref|sa3|111}} Initially, the two species interacted peaceably, with some singers and humans even intermingling, creating [[Herdazian]]s and the [[Unkalaki]].{{wob ref|5262}}
However, mankind's arrival also brought [[Odium]], and conflict soon began. Humans, originally granted only the land of [[Shinovar]], sought to expand, causing the conflict that would eventually come to be known as the [[First Desolation]]. During that time, the singers came to call humans "Voidbringers", as humans cannot hear the
=== The Fused ===
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