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The Voidspren, once bonded, would fight against the humans in the devastating wars known as the [[Desolations]]. These wars often ended civilisationcivilization for the people, but they usually won. Once a voidbringer[[Voidbringer]] died, it's voidspren would go to Damnation, to be tortured and imprisonedkept away from Roshar. Their only chance to escape was if a [[Herald]] also died in the Desolation. A Herald, in an agreement known as the [[Oathpact]], could open the doors of Damnation in order to escape the pain and captivity. the catch was, however, that the voidspren could also leave, and begin a new Desolation.

In order to take on voidspren, the [[Parshendi]] needed to summon the [[Everstorm]]. This is because the only way for the Parshendi to bond with any type of spren, or lesser voidspen was during a [[highstorm]]. These lesser voidspren grant less powerul forms such as stormform or envoyform. In order for more powerful voidspren to bond, the Everstorm was needed, a storm that gave off [[voidlight]] instead of [[stormlight]].

Once bonded, the Parshendi took on the form of the [[Fused]], which were Parshendi that had access to the [[Surgebindings]]. Whenever the Fused died, the voidspren could take on another host during the next passing of the Everstorm. They don't go back to Damnation probably because the Desolation is still ongoing. Other types of lesser voidspren that bonded turned Parshendi into a Regal. These voidbringers had forms such as stormform or envoyform.

Certain types of voidspren could bond with stone, creating giant stone monsters that pulled themselves from the ground. When bonded, these giant stone monsters were nearly unstoppable. This type of voidbringer is why [[Radients]] needed [[Shardblades]], because ordinary weapons couldn't do much against them. [[Thunderclasts]] can easily topple stone walls, as seen in the [[Battle of Thaylen field]].

In the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], Odium makes it known that voidspren can bond to humans. This bond doesn't seem to give any [[voidbinding]] abilities, and just puts themthe bonded individuals under Odium's control. This bond can't be very dependable, because it needs the influence of the [[Thrill]] to make it possible. Once [[Dalinar Kholin]] trapstrapped the Thrill, Sadeas's soldiers, who had just been fighting on Odium's side, startstarted to repel the voidspren.

Gavilar could have known about the voidspren, as he hinted to [[Eshonai]] that he knew how to bring back the Parshendi's gods, involving a method similar to the actual bonding ceremony.