Difference between revisions of "Parshendi"

;War Form: War form gives the Parshendi an armor-like carapace; it also seems to give them advanced physical capabilities although it severely hampers artistic ability and is not equipped to handle abstractions.

;Work Form: Work form also endows significant physical strength, although without the armor of the war form; those in work form also have thinner fingers. While in work form, the Parshendi find it difficult to commit violence and did not like confrontation.

;Mating Form: Mating form is used for reproductive purposes. A few Parshendi maintain mating form constantly, although most enter it only briefly in order to reproduce with a partner: if these partners later entered war form they became a warpair. It is a distracting form which makes productive work difficult.

;Dull Form: Dull form is an older form which was rarely used after the discovery of the newer forms. Those in dull form are not very intelligent.

;Nimble Form: Nimble form is a form used by the Parshendi scholars because they do not know the correct spren to bond with for a scholar form. It does not impede the mind and the fingers are delicate enough for recording their findings. It grows long hair without any carapace to block it and yeilds delicate swirling patterns in their skin, along with a thinner facial structure.