Voidspren

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Voidspren are spren that, instead of being connected to either Honor or Cultivation, are under Odium's control. They are similar to other types of spren in many ways, such as their ability to bond with things in the Physical Realm and their various shapes and habits. However, these spren fight on the opposite side of the Desolations, aiding Odium's goal to destroy the Rosharans and ultimately earn his freedom from Braize. Once entrapped by the Oathpact, the voidspren would torture the present Heralds in an attempt to get them to bend the bars of Damnation and release them back to Roshar.

Bonding

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Like the other types of bonding spren, voidspren can only bond to certain individuals during certain times. For many voidspren, the Everstorm is needed for the bonding process, likely because of its output of voidlight. The lesser spren that create Regals can bond during highstorms, likely because the Regals can't invest the voidlight. The bonding process in the previous Desolations is unknown since this is the first Desolation when Odium summoned the Everstorm.

Types

There are many varieties of voidspren, and each type, similar to the other bonding spren, serves a different purpose. Some of them can form bonds, and some haven't revealed if they can or not.

Guiding Spren

“ That yellow spren isn't any better. Hurry up. Keep moving. She tells us that we're free, then with the very next breath berates us for not obeying quickly enough. ”

— Sah on the yellow voidspren

These spren haven't shown any bonding abilities, and they serve Odium as guides and messengers. They appear as glowing yellow, shaped like windspren. In order to put themselves at the height of humans on parshmen, they stand on a similarly colored pillar that rises from the ground. When they walk, another pillar appears under any barefoot, keeping them yellow. These voidspren are seen guiding the multiple bands of newly made Voidbringers to settlements, cities and, in the case of Kaladin's group, to Kholinar. Any further purpose that they fulfill is unknown.

Screamers

These spren are similar to the above spren in their color, being yellowish-white, but instead of appearing similar to windspren, these look more like "vivid yellow spheres cackling with energy." They are used during the Seige of Kholinar to locate any fabrials being used in the city. If a fabrial is turned on, these 'screamers' will wail