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|The Dawnsingers weren’t spren, as theology has often postulated. Nor were they Heralds. They were parshmen. |
|The Dawnsingers weren’t spren, as theology has often postulated. Nor were they Heralds. They were parshmen. |
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| − | The '''Dawnsingers''' are the |
+ | The '''Dawnsingers''' are the ancient [[singers]] before the arrival of humans and [[Odium]] on Roshar and the advent of Desolations. One of them wrote the [[Eila Stele]].{{book ref|sa3|111}} At some point they switched allegiances from [[Honor]] and [[Cultivation]] to Odium in order to fight the humans. |
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| + | Before the [[Everstorm]], the Dawnsingers were believed to be some sort of spren by the [[Vorinism|ardentia]]. Supposedly they were healers that kindly helped the humans who had just been driven from the [[Tranquiline Halls]] to [[Roshar]], but they didn't do large things, like cutting the cavern that would later become the Palanaeum.{{book ref|twok|45}} According to mythology they also gave humanity the gifts of the symmetrical glyphs and Alethi letters.{{book ref|twok|33}} They also were said to have helped found the [[Dawncity|Dawncities]].{{book ref|twok|54}} It is unknown which of these acts were done by the actual Dawnsingers and which are mere myth. |
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| − | Like other ancient Rosharan concepts, [[Vorin]] legends obfuscated the true nature of the Dawnsingers for centuries, if not millennia. The ardentia believe them to be healing [[spren]] sent by the [[Almighty]] to care for humans.{{book ref|sa1|45}} They are also said to be the origin of [[glyphs]] and letters.{{book ref|sa1|45}} |
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| − | Some [[lighteyed|lighteyes]] believe that certain cities known as "[[Dawncities]]" can trace their origins back to the Dawnsingers. These claims seem to stem from the spectacular organic architecture that mirrors specific [[cymatics|cymatic]] patterns in cities such as [[Sesemalex Dar]] and surpasses known human capabilities, but there is no direct evidence of the origin of these cities.{{book ref|sa1|54}} |
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| − | The discovery of the [[Eila Stele]] refuted many of the legends surrounding the Dawnsingers. The stele contained the oldest known text on Roshar, written by a Dawnsinger in their native language known as [[Dawnchant]].{{book ref|sa3|111}}{{wob ref|8356}} It recounted the arrival of humans to Roshar after they destroyed their home planet of [[Ashyn]],{{book ref|sa3|111}}{{wob ref|12228}} possibly using a [[Dawnshard]] in some way.{{book ref|sa3|113}} The Dawnsingers took pity on the humans and gave them the land that became [[Shinovar]].{{book ref|sa3|113}}{{wob ref|12228}} After the humans arrived, they betrayed the Dawnsingers and even turned their gods "of spren, stone, and wind" against them; this presumably referred to the power of [[Surgebinding]] being granted to humans, which motivated the spren to begin forming [[Nahel bond]]s with them.{{epigraph ref|sa2|28}}{{book ref|sa3|111}} [[Odium]] was involved in these events, and the Dawnsingers considered him a god of the humans.{{wob ref|8808}} The Dawnsingers believed that Odium sucked in all emotion, and therefore named the humans the "[[Voidbringer]]s".{{book ref|sa3|111}} |
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| − | After the revelations of the Eila Stele, some members of the [[Knights Radiant|Radiant]] [[Order of Skybreakers]] led by [[Nale]] determined that the Dawnsingers remained the rightful rulers of Roshar. Because Skybreakers were obligated to enforce the prevailing law, Nale and his followers planned to swear to the Dawnsingers and their laws instead of the local codes put in place by humans.{{book ref|sa3|117}} |
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| − | ==Legacy== |
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| − | The Dawnsingers are the ancestors of modern singers, including the [[listener]]s. Some of the songs of the listeners—including the [[Song of Spren]], the [[Song of Secrets]], and the [[Song of Histories]]—mention the ancient history of the singers. They refer to the perceived betrayal perpetrated by humans and spren, and go on to mention the adoption of [[Regal|forms of power]] to help fight back (and some unintended consequences).{{epigraph ref|sa2|32}}{{epigraph ref|sa2|34}}{{epigraph ref|sa2|30}} However, this history is "fraught" and the songs are not entirely consistent.{{wob ref|11229}} |
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