Editing El

{{character
|image=El by Irithyllians.jpeg
|abilities={{tag+|Fused}}
|titles=Vyre (He Who Quiets) <small>(formerly)</small>{{wob ref|14625}}{{book ref|sa4|116}}
|species=Singer
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|introduced=[[Rhythm of War]]
}}
{{quote
|Humans are a poem. A song.
|Musings of El, on the first of the Final Ten Days{{epigraph ref|sa4|104}}
}}
'''El''' is a [[Fused]] on [[Roshar]]. El has no title and cannot hear the [[Rhythm]]s.{{book ref|sa4|116}}

== Appearance and Personality ==

=== Appearance ===
El has horns. At each rebirth, he removes his carapace and replaces it with metal. The metal heals and integrates into his body through a combination of [[Voidlight]] healing and his own, currently unknown, abilities.{{book ref|sa4|116}} 

=== Personality ===
{{sidequote|Humans are a poem. A song.<br>For ones so soft, they are somehow strong.<br>For ones so varied, they are somehow intense.<br>For ones so lost, they are somehow determined.<br>For ones so confused, they are somehow brilliant.<br>For ones so tarnished, they are somehow bright.<br>Radiant.
| El's thoughts on humans{{epigraph ref|sa4|104}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|105}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|106}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|107}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|108}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|109}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|110}}
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El expresses an admiration for humans. He considers them strong,{{epigraph ref|sa4|105}} intense,{{epigraph ref|sa4|106}} determined,{{epigraph ref|sa4|107}} brilliant,{{epigraph ref|sa4|108}} and bright.{{epigraph ref|sa4|109}} He studies human art forms, including writing his own [[ketek]].{{epigraph ref|sa4|101}}{{book ref|sa4|endnote}} He looks forward to ruling humans,{{epigraph ref|sa4|98}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|113}} and sees them as effective weapons that channel their Passion.{{epigraph ref|sa4|100}} He at one point believed that humans should not be killed, but rather repurposed to further the goals of the Fused.{{epigraph ref|sa4|99}}

Other [[Fused]], even one as powerful and dangerous as [[Lezian]] the Pursuer, are wary of crossing or complaining to him.{{book ref|sa4|116}} He is willing to kill his own kind simply as a way to experiment with the effectiveness of [[Voidlight|Anti-Voidlight]].{{book ref|sa4|116}} He finds joy in being feared, primarily by humans.{{epigraph ref|sa4|101}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|102}}

== History ==
At some point in the past, El suggested that humans should not be killed.{{epigraph ref|sa4|99}} He instead wanted to unite all of [[Roshar]] under [[Fused]] rule for a future war.{{epigraph ref|sa4|112}} As punishment, his [[Rhythm]]s and title were stripped from him.{{epigraph ref|sa4|99}} Prior to this point, he had the title Vyre, which translates to He Who Quiets;{{wob ref|14625}}{{book ref|sa3|122}} [[Lezian]] considers it disrespectful that this title was later given to a human, [[Moash]], though El himself does not appear to be bothered by it.{{book ref|sa4|116}}

When El returned during the [[True Desolation]], he began once again studying human art from the time he was on [[Braize]]. He particularly notes the way humans depict Fused as [[Voidbringer]]s in the centuries before the True Desolation.{{epigraph ref|sa4|101}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|102}} He wrote a ketek to celebrate the return of [[the Sibling]].{{book ref|sa4|endnote}} El appears to have increased in favor when [[Taravangian]] killed [[Rayse]] and took up [[Odium]]. He likes that Taravangian was recently one of the humans that he admires.{{epigraph ref|sa4|116}} After Lezian's death in [[Urithiru]], Odium accelerates his return to give El a suitable subject for testing [[anti-Voidlight]]; El confirms its reported properties by using it to permanently kill Lezian.{{book ref|sa4|116}} 

== Musings ==
{{quote
|I look forward to ruling the humans.{{book ref|sa4|98}} I had my title and my rhythms stripped from me for daring insist they should not be killed, but should instead be reconditioned. Repurposed.{{book ref|sa4|99}} Humans are weapons. We singers revere Passion, do we not? How can we throw away such an excellent channeling of it?{{book ref|sa4|100}} I love their art. The way they depict us is divine, all red shades and black lines. We appear demonic and fearsome; they project all fear and terror upon us.{{book ref|sa4|101}} To humans, our very visages become symbols. You find echoes of it even in the art from centuries before this Return.{{book ref|sa4|102}} Watch them struggle. Witness their writhing, their refusal to surrender. Humans cling to the rocks with the vigor of any Rosharan vine.{{book ref|sa4|103}} Humans are a poem. A song.{{book ref|sa4|104}} For ones so soft, they are somehow strong.{{book ref|sa4|105}} For ones so varied, they are somehow intense.{{book ref|sa4|106}} For ones so lost, they are somehow determined.{{book ref|sa4|107}} For ones so confused, they are somehow brilliant.{{book ref|sa4|108}} For ones so tarnished, they are somehow bright.{{book ref|sa4|109}} Radiant.{{book ref|sa4|110}} And so I am not at all dissatisfied with recent events.{{book ref|sa4|111}} Roshar will be united in its service of the greater war.{{book ref|sa4|112}} And I will march proudly at the head of a human legion.{{book ref|sa4|113}} They should not be discarded, but helped to their potential. Their final Passions.{{book ref|sa4|114}} Yes, I look forward to ruling the humans.{{book ref|sa4|115}} Nearly as much as I look forward to serving you, newest Odium. Who was so recently one of them. You understand. And you are the one I’ve been waiting to worship.{{book ref|sa4|116}}
|Musings of El, on the first of the Final Ten Days
}}

== Trivia ==
* His name is derived from the same root as the term "Nahel".{{wob ref|14968}}

== Notes ==
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