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--><br/>And to become their molding clay, they changed us.

Singers are humanoid, but not entirely human-like. The most apparent sign of their alien nature is their skin; it's covered in marblings, swirls of various colors - red, black or white.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} Most singers have two-colored skin, either red-black or red-white; the marblings can appear in various way, both as delicate swirls and large, wind-swept patterns.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}}{{book ref|sa3|116}} There are singers whose skin has all three colors, but they are extremely rare.{{book ref|sa3|54}}{{book ref|sa4|45}} The color whitening at the edges is a sign of age.{{book ref|sa4|62}} Their hair is typically orange or red -- colors that don't seem to naturally occur for Rosharan humans.{{wob ref|5782}}{{book ref|sa3|109}} There is a relationship between the color of singer hair and their individual marbling colors.{{wob ref|14827}}

Apart from their multicolored skin, singers have other features that differentiate them from humans. They grow faster compared to humans but have slightly shorter lifespans.{{wob ref|13401}}{{book ref|sa4|83}} In the [[listener]]s' culture, [[Venli]] started to learn about singing as a keeper of songs at age three and is considered adult at age ten.{{book ref|sa4|83}} Their bodies have carapace growing over some parts of them; where and how much depends on what form the singer is currently in, but they typically cover the head and the arms.{{book ref|sa3|55}} In addition, their teeth are built differently than human ones; their molars allow them to chew through shells, and their metabolism is geared towards metabolizing it, allowing them to make better use of the local fauna.{{wob ref|2778}} Their eyes are also inhuman - all black, with no whites in the corners and no visible iris.{{book ref|sa1|53}}

Like many local species, singers possess [[gemheart]]s, though theirs are clouded white, and fused to their sternum.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} Those gemhearts allow them to bond with [[spren]], letting them change their '''forms''', leading to a change in both appearance and some mental faculty.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} Due to their gemhearts, singers do not leak [[Lights]] like humans do.{{book ref|sa4|31}}

Despite those differences, singers are like humans in many [[Spiritual Realm|Spiritual]] aspects. Like humans, they can receive boons and curses from the [[Nightwatcher]].{{wob ref|1378}} They can also bond [[spren]] to attain [[Knights Radiant|Radiant]] powers, though most spren are unwilling to reach out for such a bond.{{book ref|sa3|120}} Singers can see the reality of the spren more closely than a human.{{book ref|sa4|48}} They also don't get cold as easily as humans.{{book ref|sa4|102}}

By bonding various [[spren]] in the [[highstorm]] or [[Everstorm]], [[singer]]sSingers are capable of changing their '''form''', leading to a different appearance, capabilities and even mental state, as well as changing subtly their [[Spiritual Realm|Spiritual aspect]].{{book ref|sa2|i|5}}{{wob ref|3862}} It is possible that the forms also alter [[Identity]].{{wob ref|12722}} SingersNew forms come with a level of instinctual understanding{{book ref|sa4|81}} ​Singers can maintain their form indefinitely, without needing to resupply with [[stormlight]] or [[voidlight]], and can use the abilities granted by the form without needing additional fuel.{{wob ref|11340}} New forms could exist.{{wob ref|14296}}

The forms are specializations, and gear the singer towards a particular purpose; for example, warform grants armor and increased strength, making it suitable for combat, while nimbleform grants dexterity, making it good for delicate tasks.{{book ref|sa2|79}}{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} There are also more specific forms, such as artform for creative endeavours, or mateform for breeding.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} Aside from dullform, every form is associated with a specific type of spren.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}} Ordinarily, what spren a singer will bond -- and thus what form they'll assume -- depends on their mindset during the highstorm. However, capturing a spren in a gemstone and bringing it into the storm all but ensures that a specific form will be selected.{{book ref|sa2|i|5}} Bonding to a [[Sja-anat|corrupted]] spren will give different results.{{wob ref|15322}}

Singer children are born in dullform, though for them, it is more vibrant and less cloudy; a property it loses as the singer ages.{{book ref|sa4|68}} The listeners call this subtype of dullform "childform".{{wob ref|14067}} They need to take another form around the age of seven or eight.{{book ref|sa4|68}}

Warform gives listeners an armor-like carapace, and makes them taller and bulkier than other forms.{{book ref|sa3|37}}{{book Itref|sa4|68}} alsoThe carapace armor is designed to trap air and push it up underneath to cool the singer.{{book ref|sa4|81}} It grants them vastly increased strength; a singer in warform can leap over a chasm of the [[Shattered Plains]] with a running start.{{book ref|sa2|i|5}} Stamina is greatly increased, allowing singers to run for hours without strain.{{book ref|sa4|81}} It also deepens their voice.{{book ref|sa4|68}} Out of all the forms known to the listeners, warform requires the most food, but is also the most durable, and a warform singer heals faster than they would in any other form.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}{{book ref|sa4|81}} Mentally, the warform has less impact than most others; it makes one more pragmatic and slightly more inclined towards violence.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}{{book ref|sa2|i|11}} It also severely hampers artistic ability, and is not well-equipped to handle abstractions.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} Singers in warform are bonded with [[Spren#Painspren|painspren]].{{book ref|sa4|68}}

Singers are connected to rhythms, the underlying "beats" of the [[cosmere]] that manifest particularly strongly on [[Roshar]].{{wob ref|7414}}{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} There are numerous rhythms, and singers can attune to any one of them. Each rhythm represents a certain state of mind, emotion or feeling; when not paying attention, singers will attune to the rhythm that corresponds to their mood, but can also attune another to fit with their message. This attuning manifests as hearing the beat of the rhythm in one's head.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}} All rhythms connect the singers to each other and [[Roshar]] itself.{{wob ref|13451}} This, and their regular nature, allows the singers to use the rhythms for measuring time, among others.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}{{book ref|sa4|74}}

To make these new singers more combat-ready, the Fused employed not only their natural anger at their former oppressors, but also hefty amounts of propaganda, most notably using the supposedly last [[listener]], [[Venli]], as their mouthpiece.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} However, many singers are still apprehensive about fighting humans, and some outright wish that peace was an option.{{book ref|sa3|121}} Some singers use the term ''essai'' to describe a human supporter (though the actual translation means "hairy").{{book ref|sa4|60}}