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The '''singers''' are the most common and widespread sapient species on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa3|54}}{{book ref|sa3|106}}
They are descended from the ancient [[Dawnsingers]] who first inhabited ancient Roshar before the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]], first emerging upon their creation
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
▲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 ==
Etymologically, ''Singer'' refers to their singing of the Rhythms of Roshar,{{cite}} and is likely derived from ''Dawnsinger''.
To the Alethi, they are known as the ''Parshendi'', translating to ''Parshmen who can think'', referring to their high cognitive capacity compared to [[slaveform]]s kept as slaves by humans.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}}
== Evolution ==
Singers are humanoid, but not entirely similar to ''Homo sapiens'', differing in various notable aspects.
They are bipedal, and posses a foramen magnum at the base of the skull; they also have a large intracranial space, comparable to ''Homo sapiens''. This, alongside a presumably well-developed cerebrum, gives them a high cognitive capacity. It is unclear how prominent of a supraorbital ridge they possess, if any. They have a protruding nasus very similar to that of humans
They have greater resistance to cold temperatures than humans.{{book ref|sa4|102}}
=== Circulatory System ===
Singers have orange blood.{{book ref|sa3|38}} They possess a heart which pumps blood through their body in a closed circulatory system.{{book ref|sa3|111}}{{wob ref|15302}}{{cite}}
=== Endoskeleton ===
Their endoskeletons are made up of red-coloured bones.{{
=== Epidermis and Epidermal Marblings ===
The listeners lived on in the [[Shattered Plains]] for the next few millennia, forming a number of tribes settled in the craters around the western edge of the Plains. Eventually, they made contact with the Alethi and, through diplomatic efforts, forged a treaty. However, on the night the treaty was to be signed, the listener [[Eshonai]] learned about King [[Gavilar]]'s plans to return the "listener gods" -- the [[Fused]] -- to Roshar. Fearing the consequences, the listeners arranged for Gavilar to be assassinated.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} As a result, they were forced to flee, abandoning their homes for the more distant plateau of [[Narak]] right as humans arrived to exact vengeance. Thus began the [[War of Reckoning]].{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}
After six years of constant warfare, the listeners, manipulated by one of the [[voidspren]], recovered stormform, one of
=== The new singers ===
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