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The group most easily called the Voidbringers, the Fused are [[Cognitive Shadow]]s of ancient singers that were granted access to the [[Surge]]s by Odium long ago.{{book ref|sa3|38}} Making use of [[Voidlight]], the Fused are often also referred to as spren instead of Cognitive Shadows,{{book ref|sa3|38}} although either term is applicable. The Fused are among the most dangerous enemy of humankind, their repeated deaths and resurrections have given them ample opportunity to hone their skills in the art of war against humankind.{{book ref|sa3|i|3}} With the weakening of the [[Oathpact]] and the arrival of the [[Everstorm]], the Fused are no longer sent to Damnation upon their death, they are instead reincarnated upon the next Everstorm.{{book ref|sa3|38}} With repeated rebirth, the Fused's minds gradually degrade, resulting in eventual insanity. The Fused are also responsible for the [[thunderclast]]s, enormous skeletal monsters with bodies of stone, inhabiting rock as they would a singer.{{book ref|sa3|115}}

 

=== Voidspren ===

 

While the Fused may technically be considered to be Voidspren, there are several other varieties of Voidspren that exist as well. There are several varieties of more intelligent Voidspren,{{book ref|sa3|102}} such as [[Ulim]]{{book ref|sa3|i|3}} and [[Yixli]]{{book ref|sa3|23}} that seem capable of sapience in the Physical Realm without a spren bond. Some of these spren are made of golden light, others appear as red shadows.{{book ref|sa3|102}} Those in the Physical Realm have been guiding groups of the singers to staging points{{book ref|sa3|23}} and administering the singers.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} They have also began to carve out an empire within [[Shadesmar]],{{book ref|sa3|108}} sailing warships and capturing cities as well as [[Cultivation's Perpendicularity]].{{book ref|sa3|102}} There are also lesser Voidspren which are mindless,{{book ref|sa3|i|11}} much like the other subspren common on Roshar. These spren are capable of bonding with regular singers to grant them forms of power, turning them into Regals.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}}

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Regals are singers that have bonded one of the various types of lesser Voidspren.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} This grants them one of the forms of power, such as stormform{{book ref|sa3|i|11}} or envoyform,{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} which each have various abilities. Common singers that have proven themselves to be particularly effective or loyal to the Fused are granted the privilege of become a Fused.{{book ref|sa3|115}} Regals remain subservient to the Fused,{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} but they command the respect of the regular singers.{{book ref|sa3|115}} Their relationship to the more intelligent Voidspren remains uncertain.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} It is the highest known rank that a non-Fused singer can attain.

 

=== Singers ===

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|That chanting, that singing, those rasping voices.

 

=== Unmade ===

 

The Unmade are a group of nine{{book ref|sa3|1}} ancient, twisted spren{{book ref|sa3|62}} comprised of [[Splinter]]s of [[Odium]].{{reddit ref|books|2ytg2h|cpcr9f0|text=AMA, Splinters of Odium|date=2015-03-12}} The Unmade were once something else, but they were somehow unmade into their current forms.{{book ref|sa3|84}} They now exist as minions of Odium, doing his bidding.{{book ref|sa3|1}} Each Unmade is endowed with vast and terrible powers,{{epigraph ref|sa3|89}} such as [[Sja-anat|corrupting spren]],{{book ref|sa3|77}} providing [[Moelach| visions of the future]],{{epigraph ref|sa3|102}} or producing [[Midnight Essence|evil murderous spren]].{{book ref|sa3|29}} The intelligence of an individual Unmade varies from wise and crafty{{epigraph ref|sa3|106}} to simply mindless forces.{{epigraph ref|sa3|104}} The Unmade are not traditionally counted among the Voidbringers, but the two are often associated and they are among the most powerful of Odium's forces. They may have some relationship with the [[Ten Deaths]], a concept that is poorly understood.{{book ref|sa1|19}}