I haven't seen anything that says only an oath rod can free you from your oaths... but I could be missing something.
This has been stated multiple times in the series. By Verin in TGS and by Galina/Therava throughout that storyline as well.
Regardless, I'm 95% sure that what we should be searching for isn't a way to remove the Oaths but rather a way to avoid becoming sworn to the Oath Rod at all.
Mesaana and defeating the Oath Rod
18/01/2010 04:50:29 PM
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I'm think Mesaana's hand is quicker than the eye
18/01/2010 05:12:12 PM
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Re: I'm think Mesaana's hand is quicker than the eye
18/01/2010 05:43:26 PM
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I like that idea ...
18/01/2010 06:07:09 PM
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Re: I'm think Mesaana's hand is quicker than the eye
18/01/2010 05:58:44 PM
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I don't think Messana would have fallen over dead
18/01/2010 06:06:35 PM
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I agree ...
18/01/2010 06:15:25 PM
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I'm not sure
18/01/2010 06:54:51 PM
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It didn't when Romanda retook her Oaths in TGS
18/01/2010 07:13:20 PM
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Hmmm ...
18/01/2010 07:24:51 PM
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No she unswore them and retook them
18/01/2010 07:33:30 PM
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Yeah, I realized that after I posted, so I editted my post (again) ...
18/01/2010 07:36:39 PM
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I'm not sure I follow
18/01/2010 07:41:19 PM
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The point I was trying to make was ...
18/01/2010 08:05:16 PM
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Now I get it ... seems needlessly complex for the Oath Rod though
18/01/2010 08:21:35 PM
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What you suggested is pretty much what I've always thought ...
18/01/2010 08:39:30 PM
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yup
18/01/2010 09:02:04 PM
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I'm with you, though ...
18/01/2010 09:27:59 PM
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The closest evidence we have is a Stilled/Burned out woman
18/01/2010 09:49:41 PM
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But if being unbound reverts you to your normal lifespan, then being bound isn't really a punishment *NM*
18/01/2010 09:52:29 PM
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Re: I'm not sure
18/01/2010 07:22:34 PM
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interesting
18/01/2010 07:46:12 PM
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Re: interesting
18/01/2010 08:18:11 PM
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The Dark Ones Mark possibly could black the oath rod? *NM*
20/01/2010 01:28:08 AM
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No, that can't be it, because when AS become Black Ajah ...
20/01/2010 02:53:21 PM
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But Alviarin's mark is different. Perhaps the mark of a FS is too *NM*
20/01/2010 04:21:16 PM
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Good point. I sort of misinterpreted what Kieran was suggesting. *NM*
20/01/2010 07:19:02 PM
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Re: Good point. I sort of misinterpreted what Kieran was suggesting.
22/01/2010 01:52:51 AM
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actually it's different
22/01/2010 07:32:18 AM
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actually I think it's the same...
23/01/2010 01:49:19 AM
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Nup. Unlike the FS, her mark will not allow her to order Darkspawn (plus more). *NM*
23/01/2010 11:50:36 AM
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Which has nothing to do with my post regarding the Oath rod... *NM*
24/01/2010 10:44:59 PM
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One point...
18/01/2010 06:12:26 PM
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Re: Mesaana and defeating the Oath Rod
18/01/2010 09:43:34 PM
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I'm thinking the point of the thread is to discuss how to beat the Oath Rod, not Mesaana's disguise
18/01/2010 09:59:18 PM
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Right, and also ...
18/01/2010 10:17:11 PM
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Except that the best way to 'defeat' the Oath rod is - not to take the Oaths at all
19/01/2010 03:18:43 AM
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Another interesting possibility
19/01/2010 05:08:42 PM
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I'd say it was highly unlikely that the Binder/Oath Rod works that way. *NM*
19/01/2010 06:06:49 PM
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We've seen pretty weird stuff happens before
19/01/2010 06:30:12 PM
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Oh, I agree ...
19/01/2010 06:47:52 PM
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Re: Oh, I agree ... found a few tidbits ... EDIT
19/01/2010 06:55:22 PM
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Heh, I had just dug up that quote myself, before I saw your edit ...
19/01/2010 07:17:19 PM
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I agree, it seems as if Moghedien just effectively transmigrated Birgitte
19/01/2010 10:00:45 PM
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she could just be posing as a non-channeler.
19/01/2010 05:52:01 PM
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If RJ/Brandon lied about that... then maybe Demandred is Taim after all. *NM*
20/01/2010 03:20:42 AM
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To speak no word that is not true
19/01/2010 10:06:30 PM
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Could there be a true word, though?
20/01/2010 03:47:46 PM
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I had a similar discussion with someone else, long ago ...
20/01/2010 04:05:03 PM
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Or would just be able to say "true, true. True true true, true true." etc. *NM*
21/01/2010 06:17:20 PM
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In going through some old RJ quotes I found this gem...
19/01/2010 10:22:03 PM
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Nice find! Not sure if that is a "way to defeat the Oath Rod" exactly, but it's certainly feasible.
20/01/2010 03:19:51 AM
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Wow, that's great. I wonder what else can be created there, like sa'angeals, etc.
20/01/2010 03:54:01 AM
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Good find, I had forgotten about that quote ...
20/01/2010 02:42:55 PM
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Yes
20/01/2010 03:03:53 PM
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Oh I agree! I just thought it was funny that RJ made such a quote
20/01/2010 04:20:09 PM
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In the AoL...
20/01/2010 04:49:24 PM
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I was thinking this too
20/01/2010 07:18:19 PM
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I like it, mainly because it points to Mesaana being bested by Egwene in T'A'R
21/01/2010 04:26:34 PM
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Re: Mesaana and defeating the Oath Rod
20/01/2010 04:11:37 AM
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Re: Mesaana and defeating the Oath Rod
20/01/2010 07:28:39 AM
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maybe she warded herself before goin in or just set her frame of mind to beat it *NM*
21/01/2010 02:07:17 AM
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