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and given how things in the AoL works this seems far more likely darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 18/01/2010 08:32:52 PM
Pardon me if this has been stated already, but I think of it more like they are just aging faster while under the Oath Rod's influence.

For example - Let's say there are two woman who unbound might live until 700...

One takes the Oaths when she's 20 and she passes away around 350.
The other takes the Oaths at 300 and she lives another 200 years (half of her remaining lifespan) until she's 500.

In this case, the Oath Rod would never kill anyone on the spot. I can't imagine Egwene would champion having all the older novices join the tower and become Aes Sedai if the Oath Rod would kill them.



Also seems unlikely that very young AS would have been bound unless they committed some horrible crime. Given AS were considered "young" when they were over 200 and many were given warnings and/or alternative punishments for early infractions (Balthemel and Moghedien both had been disciplined or warned without being Bound) it seems doubtful that an AS would have even been bound until they were well into their late "youth" (mid-200s), and if there was any chance that someone had multiple Bindings this would have been a death sentence!
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Mesaana and defeating the Oath Rod Shishka - 18/01/2010 04:50:29 PM 2570 Views
I'm think Mesaana's hand is quicker than the eye Sidious - 18/01/2010 05:12:12 PM 1224 Views
Re: I'm think Mesaana's hand is quicker than the eye HyogaRott - 18/01/2010 05:43:26 PM 1119 Views
I like that idea ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 06:07:09 PM 1001 Views
A little archaic though Sidious - 18/01/2010 06:58:04 PM 979 Views
Just because she's an academic ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 08:27:50 PM 1106 Views
Re: I'm think Mesaana's hand is quicker than the eye Shishka - 18/01/2010 05:58:44 PM 990 Views
I don't think Messana would have fallen over dead Ryan - 18/01/2010 06:06:35 PM 1046 Views
I agree ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 06:15:25 PM 923 Views
I'm not sure Sidious - 18/01/2010 06:54:51 PM 954 Views
It didn't when Romanda retook her Oaths in TGS darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 07:13:20 PM 775 Views
Hmmm ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 07:24:51 PM 940 Views
No she unswore them and retook them darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 07:33:30 PM 998 Views
Yeah, I realized that after I posted, so I editted my post (again) ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 07:36:39 PM 963 Views
I'm not sure I follow darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 07:41:19 PM 965 Views
The point I was trying to make was ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 08:05:16 PM 755 Views
Now I get it ... seems needlessly complex for the Oath Rod though darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 08:21:35 PM 754 Views
Yes, this is what I was thinking *NM* PhoenixReborn - 18/01/2010 08:29:20 PM 377 Views
What you suggested is pretty much what I've always thought ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 08:39:30 PM 768 Views
yup darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 09:02:04 PM 655 Views
I'm with you, though ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 09:27:59 PM 920 Views
The closest evidence we have is a Stilled/Burned out woman darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 09:49:41 PM 757 Views
But if being unbound reverts you to your normal lifespan, then being bound isn't really a punishment *NM* PhoenixReborn - 18/01/2010 09:52:29 PM 387 Views
Sure it is darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 10:02:09 PM 796 Views
Also ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 10:13:38 PM 778 Views
I considered that ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 10:11:32 PM 880 Views
I doubt we'll ever really know darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 10:26:43 PM 796 Views
Re: I'm not sure Shishka - 18/01/2010 07:22:34 PM 823 Views
interesting darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 07:46:12 PM 659 Views
Re: interesting Shishka - 18/01/2010 08:18:11 PM 800 Views
see above *NM* darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 08:23:28 PM 410 Views
I think it more like aging them faster... PhoenixReborn - 18/01/2010 08:24:56 PM 852 Views
and given how things in the AoL works this seems far more likely darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 08:32:52 PM 815 Views
Re: I'm not sure HyogaRott - 20/01/2010 12:59:27 PM 807 Views
She's not immortal ... yet darius_sedai - 20/01/2010 04:15:03 PM 716 Views
The Dark Ones Mark possibly could black the oath rod? *NM* Kieran - 20/01/2010 01:28:08 AM 371 Views
No, that can't be it, because when AS become Black Ajah ... Shishka - 20/01/2010 02:53:21 PM 730 Views
But Alviarin's mark is different. Perhaps the mark of a FS is too *NM* darius_sedai - 20/01/2010 04:21:16 PM 350 Views
Good point. I sort of misinterpreted what Kieran was suggesting. *NM* Shishka - 20/01/2010 07:19:02 PM 370 Views
Re: Good point. I sort of misinterpreted what Kieran was suggesting. Kieran - 22/01/2010 01:52:51 AM 893 Views
actually it's different darius_sedai - 22/01/2010 07:32:18 AM 837 Views
actually I think it's the same... Kieran - 23/01/2010 01:49:19 AM 549 Views
Nup. Unlike the FS, her mark will not allow her to order Darkspawn (plus more). *NM* Lord Haart - 23/01/2010 11:50:36 AM 384 Views
Which has nothing to do with my post regarding the Oath rod... *NM* Kieran - 24/01/2010 10:44:59 PM 380 Views
One point... fionwe1987 - 18/01/2010 06:12:26 PM 956 Views
Good point ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 06:21:22 PM 713 Views
here's another quote that gives us darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 07:12:09 PM 949 Views
FYI ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 06:50:22 PM 891 Views
Re: FYI ... Sidious - 18/01/2010 06:56:02 PM 944 Views
Therava channeled the flow, in that case ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 07:11:00 PM 627 Views
Yes Sidious - 18/01/2010 06:55:22 PM 704 Views
Re: I'm think Mesaana's hand is quicker than the eye Datakim - 18/01/2010 06:10:45 PM 768 Views
Re: Replacing it with a fake Logain - 18/01/2010 06:22:33 PM 754 Views
I highly doubt it ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 06:23:55 PM 808 Views
Why not ask somebody else to stand in for you? Artsapat - 19/01/2010 07:55:39 PM 858 Views
I like this idea. *NM* Lord Haart - 20/01/2010 03:11:51 AM 354 Views
I agree... Etzel - 18/01/2010 06:55:33 PM 906 Views
Re: Mesaana and defeating the Oath Rod randfandom - 18/01/2010 09:43:34 PM 899 Views
I'm thinking the point of the thread is to discuss how to beat the Oath Rod, not Mesaana's disguise darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 09:59:18 PM 724 Views
Right, and also ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 10:17:11 PM 744 Views
Except that the best way to 'defeat' the Oath rod is - not to take the Oaths at all Lord Haart - 19/01/2010 03:18:43 AM 654 Views
IMHO... Great Lord of Chaos - 19/01/2010 03:41:10 AM 939 Views
Another interesting possibility Skeeve the Great - 19/01/2010 05:08:42 PM 744 Views
I'd say it was highly unlikely that the Binder/Oath Rod works that way. *NM* Shishka - 19/01/2010 06:06:49 PM 319 Views
We've seen pretty weird stuff happens before Skeeve the Great - 19/01/2010 06:30:12 PM 838 Views
Oh, I agree ... Shishka - 19/01/2010 06:47:52 PM 611 Views
Re: Oh, I agree ... found a few tidbits ... EDIT darius_sedai - 19/01/2010 06:55:22 PM 761 Views
Heh, I had just dug up that quote myself, before I saw your edit ... Shishka - 19/01/2010 07:17:19 PM 776 Views
I agree, it seems as if Moghedien just effectively transmigrated Birgitte darius_sedai - 19/01/2010 10:00:45 PM 858 Views
she could just be posing as a non-channeler. badassashaman - 19/01/2010 05:52:01 PM 723 Views
If RJ/Brandon lied about that... then maybe Demandred is Taim after all. *NM* Lord Haart - 20/01/2010 03:20:42 AM 324 Views
To speak no word that is not true Tor - 19/01/2010 10:06:30 PM 796 Views
Could there be a true word, though? Camilla - 20/01/2010 03:47:46 PM 1044 Views
I had a similar discussion with someone else, long ago ... Shishka - 20/01/2010 04:05:03 PM 705 Views
Or would just be able to say "true, true. True true true, true true." etc. *NM* Lord Haart - 21/01/2010 06:17:20 PM 365 Views
In going through some old RJ quotes I found this gem... darius_sedai - 19/01/2010 10:22:03 PM 1063 Views
Nice find! Not sure if that is a "way to defeat the Oath Rod" exactly, but it's certainly feasible. Lord Haart - 20/01/2010 03:19:51 AM 886 Views
Wow, that's great. I wonder what else can be created there, like sa'angeals, etc. BlackAdder - 20/01/2010 03:54:01 AM 683 Views
Good find, I had forgotten about that quote ... Shishka - 20/01/2010 02:42:55 PM 801 Views
Yes Etzel - 20/01/2010 03:03:53 PM 788 Views
Agreed - our guts are thinking alike again. *NM* Shishka - 20/01/2010 03:12:30 PM 354 Views
Indeed Etzel - 20/01/2010 03:28:12 PM 668 Views
Oh I agree! I just thought it was funny that RJ made such a quote darius_sedai - 20/01/2010 04:20:09 PM 781 Views
In the AoL... fionwe1987 - 20/01/2010 04:49:24 PM 867 Views
Re: In the AoL... Shishka - 20/01/2010 07:17:55 PM 648 Views
I was thinking this too Sidious - 20/01/2010 07:18:19 PM 818 Views
Still seems like two oaths, to me, due to the "and" ... Shishka - 20/01/2010 07:27:03 PM 684 Views
The "and" means nothing... fionwe1987 - 20/01/2010 08:01:27 PM 629 Views
Re: Good find, I had forgotten about that quote ... Great Lord of Chaos - 21/01/2010 05:24:18 AM 997 Views
I like it, mainly because it points to Mesaana being bested by Egwene in T'A'R RugbyPlayingAshaman - 21/01/2010 04:26:34 PM 690 Views
Re: Mesaana and defeating the Oath Rod Mikerad - 20/01/2010 04:11:37 AM 782 Views
Re: Mesaana and defeating the Oath Rod Lord Haart - 20/01/2010 07:28:39 AM 730 Views
It can't be that easy ... Shishka - 20/01/2010 02:51:47 PM 734 Views
maybe she warded herself before goin in or just set her frame of mind to beat it *NM* nigelgoboom - 21/01/2010 02:07:17 AM 406 Views
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