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=== Personality ===
Sigzil tends to be quiet and close-mouthed,{{book ref|sa1|40}} though when he embraces his role as a [[Worldsinger]], he displays deep knowledge of a variety of cultures and speaks openly and volubly.{{book ref|sa1|55}} He seems to enjoy deep conversations, especially when conducted one-on-one, and has a formal way of speaking.{{book ref|sa1|40}} He also has a judgmental streak, particularly around disorderly people or when faced with other cultures' less organized and bureaucratic methods. He is not very accepting of homosexuality, shaped by Azish views on the subject. Though he doesn't necessarily mistreat [[Drehy]] despite his views.{{book ref|sa3|35}}{{wob ref|1444}} Taking [[Hoid]]'s teachings to heart, however, he does attempt to be more open-minded.{{book ref|sa3|35}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Sigzil has been trained with the spear and spearman tactics by Kaladin, and he uses the weapon "acceptably."{{book ref|sa2|12}} He can read and write the Azish script, though out of deference to Alethi ideals he sticks with using glyphs to record written reports as Bridge Four's clerk.{{book ref|sa3|35}} His understanding of other cultures, ability to work easily with numbers, and his level-headedness are all assets to the [[Order of Windrunners]].{{book ref|sa4|6}} Sigzil also speaks Alethi and Malwish.{{book ref|tsm|44}}
Unlike most people, Sigzil is Connected to two places; Roshar and Canticle.{{book ref|tsm|40}}
He has bonded an [[honorspren]]{{book ref|sa4|19}} and has sworn at least the [[Order of Windrunners#The Fourth Ideal|Fourth Ideal]] of the Order of Windrunners,{{book ref|tsm|42}} which allows him to draw in [[Stormlight]] and use the [[Surge]]s of [[Surgebinding#Gravitation|Gravitation]] and [[Surgebinding#Adhesion|Adhesion]].{{book ref|sa3|35}}{{book ref|sa3|55}} Eventually, his bond was broken{{book ref|tsm|29}}{{book ref|tsm|40}} (although he retained some control over his old powers{{book ref|tsm|28}}) and he bonded a [[highspren]] known as [[Auxiliary]],{{book ref|tsm|28}} reaching at least the [[Order of Skybreakers#The Fourth Ideal|Fourth Ideal of that order]] as well.{{book ref|tsm|42}}▼
=== Surgebinding ===
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With these bonds, Sigzil has access to both Shardblade and Shardplate.{{book ref|tsm|6}}{{book ref|tsm|48}}
=== Dawnshard ===
When Sigzil is thirty-eight years old he is given a [[Dawnshard]] by [[Hoid]].{{book ref|tsm|11}}{{book ref|tsm|20}}
A side effect of holding this Dawnshard led to Sigzil being unable to physically harm others, with his body locking up whenever he tries to attack. Sigzil comes to refer to this effect as his '''Torment''', though not all others affected this way would refer to it as such.{{wob ref|15596}} He is able to mitigate this using a [[sunheart]] he took from [[Canticle]], allowing him to fight as normal by pushing some of the unwanted Investiture into it.{{book ref|tsm|36}} This Investiture is then filtered and purified, allowing Sigzil to absorb it to fuel his abilities.{{book ref|tsm|37}}
==== Skipping ====
After becoming a Dawnshard, he gained the ability to '''Skip''' to other worlds. When he has enough Investiture, he can quickly travel to other planets via the [[Connection]] to all places that the Dawnshard granted to him.{{
His Skip destinations are seemingly random, but are known to be attracted to sources of Investiture. Therefore, it is very unlikely for him to end up on a planet where natural sources of Investiture are not present.{{wob ref|15593}}
== History ==
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