The Three Songs

There are three ways in which The Song can be sung. Of these, only the first two are known in the Ironblood Cycle.

The Song of Light
This is the strongest and most common of the three Songs, the one sung by the Composer. It is based on the knowledge that everything in the world has its own Sound (the natural vibrations), which can be manipulated with Magic.

People who are born with an innate sense of the Song, who can naturally or subconsciously sing and use rudimentary magic, are called Osudwyr. If they choose to enter the Religion-Order, they learn the actual Sounds in Song.

The Song of Light is also the source of power for all acts of binding. Binding requires knowledge beyond the simple Sounds; those who study this knowledge are the Ihtanwyr, the highest Singers in the Religon-Order.

The Song of Shadow
This is the weakest of the Three Songs and the farthest removed from the Composer. This Song, virtually unknown, is the source of power for all acts of shadow-walking.

The Song of Names
This song is long forgotten.