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The '''singers''' are
They are descended from the ancient [[Dawnsingers]] who first inhabited ancient Roshar before the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]], first emerging upon their creation around ten-thousand years prior to the [[True Desolation]].{{wob ref|1723}}{{book ref|sa3|111}} The level of biological similarity they have with their ancestors is unclear.
They are divided into different ethnic groups, based on their heritage and on their Spiritual state; one of these groups are the [[listener]]s.
Singers communicate through special [[rhythm]]s--hence them being called singers. Singers can bond various [[spren]] which change their forms.
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}}
== Etymology and definition ==
''Singer'' and ''listener'' are the translations of what the singers call themselves in their own languages. ''Singer'' technically does not refer to the entire species, with the species name being currently unknown.{{wob ref|11846}}{{wob ref|15134}} ''Listener'' refers specifically to the singers which, at some point prior to the [[Recreance]], turned away from Odium and abandoned their [[Regal]] forms and chose to settle on the [[Shattered Plains]].{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}
== Evolution ==
Singers did not evolve naturally, but were instead intentionally created by [[Adonalsium]] some time prior to its Shattering.{{wob ref|12266}} It is unknown how much modern singers differ from their distant ancestors.
They were created as an essential part of the Rosharan ecosystem, to what effect is unknown.{{wob ref|1723}} They were also intentionally made to be able to breed with humans.{{wob ref|9235}}
== Biology and Appearance ==
=== Endoskeleton ===
Their endoskeletons are made up of red-coloured bones.{{cite}} They are known to possess a sternum, which is fused with their gemheart.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} Within the bone is a white marrow-like substance.{{wob ref|9353}}
=== Epidermis and Epidermal Marblings ===
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