You missed something with Perrin's scene - those were Wise Ones, not Aes Sedai
RugbyPlayingAshaman Send a noteboard - 10/11/2010 09:57:02 PM
Could a sul'dam, with an oath-bound Aes Sedai, control their power to break the oaths?
I think so. An a'dam is not a true Link. It works by controlling the individual's control over themselves through their connection to saidar, but the flows are still being generated by the damane. So an Oath-bound Aes Sedai would be unable to generate the flows into a weave that would harm someone else. A Link is different - it seems to me that if the leader was an Aes Sedai, than they would be limited to their interpretation of the Oaths, but an Oathbound member couldn't really do anything about it (besides kill themselves somehow).
The Asha'man asked the other Aes Sedai to link. And he probably did it because he needed the power and because he was afraid of the oaths. Now, once you've given your power in a link, you have no control. They can pull as much or as little of the power as they want through you. (Slight limitation--it's mentioned that being in a link prevents you from overdrawing and burning out). So, I'm ASSUMING the Aes Sedai managed to create a power-wrought weapon because they had given their power over and had no more control. But, this brings up another point.
Neald asked the Wise Ones, who are not bound by the Oaths, to Link with him (page 612).
If the Aes Sedai simply link to someone without the oath, can they bypass that this easily? And, to what degree? First time, they knew nothing of what was going to happen. If the asha'man had said "Hey, I'm going to use your power to create a weapon" and the Aes Sedai fully believes him...will the oaths prevent her from doing it?
Yes, I believe so. The Oaths control the Sisters application of her ability. In a Link, control over the Link is given to someone else. If the Asha'man asked an Aes Sedai to Link with him, and subsequently uses the One Power to create a weapon, she is powerless to stop him, as he controls the Link (when Nynaeve Linked with Rand, he controlled her connection to saidar, and she couldn't stop him...even when she fell to the ground senseless). If he told her to Link with him to do something against, the Oaths, then I think they would prevent her from initiating the Link. This leads me to believe that an Aes Sedai bound by the Oaths might faint or be horrified, but fainting or strongly disagreeing doesn't cause the Leader of a Circle to lose control of her connection to saidar.
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This message last edited by RugbyPlayingAshaman on 10/11/2010 at 10:00:16 PM
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You missed something with Perrin's scene - those were Wise Ones, not Aes Sedai
- 10/11/2010 09:57:02 PM
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