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Re: "Mesanna did have oathes, just not the 3 AS ones". No she didn't Skeeve the Great Send a noteboard - 20/07/2010 04:04:28 PM
I think Brandon hinted that there is a way to defeat the Rod itself, not the whole Aes Sedai process around taking the Oath.

For some months now I have the following theory:
- to swear the Oath again, the Aes Sedai are un-swearing them;
- since Mesaana didn't swear any Oath, we actually don't know what happens when you are un-swearing them while never swearing in the first place;
- my theory is that such process creates a Oath-negative effect for the channeler, and when the channeler actually swears the Oath, its effect is cancelled by the Oath-negative effect;
- this may actually be tied to the physics of the Rod and so Brandon's words hold true.


However, Mesanna did have oathes, just not the 3 AS ones. She had oathes to the DO and as shown by the BA hunters the OR cancels those. I don't recall if the "unswearing" was ever fully depicted in the novels but I think it would be a simple "I forswear all oathes previously made"


No Forsaken took any Oath on the Rod. In fact, any regular Darkfriend never took any Oath. Except Black Ajah of course.

Black Ajah had access to the Rod and they NEED to look ageless, so, thus, the Black Ajah Oaths.
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How did Mesaana beat the Oath Rod? - 17/07/2010 10:26:42 AM 3877 Views
I agree with Deadsy... - 17/07/2010 11:32:09 AM 1087 Views
could be - 17/07/2010 04:39:10 PM 963 Views
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I don't think - 17/07/2010 05:29:59 PM 1363 Views
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Re: I don't think - 18/07/2010 06:13:59 PM 1028 Views
Another AS does the channeling according to NS - 17/07/2010 10:02:32 PM 1059 Views
And the Shaido "Wise Ones" channeled for Galina. *NM* - 18/07/2010 01:58:49 AM 555 Views
As mentioned above, your theory is not about defeating Oath Rod. - 17/07/2010 06:42:38 PM 1020 Views
That's an interesting theory - 18/07/2010 02:01:23 AM 1005 Views
Re: As mentioned above, your theory is not about defeating Oath Rod. - 20/07/2010 02:02:05 PM 931 Views
Good point. We're asking the wrong questions entirely. - 20/07/2010 02:30:04 PM 857 Views
Re: Good point. We're asking the wrong questions entirely. - 20/07/2010 05:59:07 PM 877 Views
Re: "Mesanna did have oathes, just not the 3 AS ones". No she didn't - 20/07/2010 04:04:28 PM 1155 Views
Re: "Mesanna did have oathes, just not the 3 AS ones". No she didn't - 20/07/2010 06:02:40 PM 905 Views
Re: "Mesanna did have oathes, just not the 3 AS ones". No she didn't - 20/07/2010 07:26:20 PM 892 Views
Re: How did Mesaana beat the Oath Rod? - 18/07/2010 04:46:23 PM 861 Views
I think this is a tricky issue - 18/07/2010 05:50:50 PM 1025 Views
Re: I think this is a tricky issue - 18/07/2010 07:28:51 PM 1085 Views
Is the Verin thing widely known? - 19/07/2010 05:51:05 AM 947 Views
Re: Is the Verin thing widely known? - 20/07/2010 11:55:35 PM 929 Views
Re: I think this is a tricky issue - 19/07/2010 04:39:44 PM 879 Views
Everything you said but this... - 20/07/2010 01:25:34 AM 935 Views
Or she didn't swear on it, because she's a servant. - 18/07/2010 11:05:08 PM 973 Views
but BS would not have told us to think about defeating the oath rod then.... - 19/07/2010 04:10:56 PM 817 Views
I don't really see why this is such a big issue: - 22/07/2010 03:34:46 AM 1126 Views
Because - 22/07/2010 03:50:36 PM 815 Views
What about the True Power? - 19/07/2010 06:30:57 AM 975 Views
TP + OR = Boom? - 19/07/2010 06:47:01 AM 894 Views
Re: TP + OR = Boom? or Melt? - 20/07/2010 01:33:20 AM 969 Views
What about Compulsion on herself? - 19/07/2010 09:07:32 PM 915 Views
Interesting idea, I think this might work. *NM* - 20/07/2010 02:33:04 PM 465 Views
Re: What about Compulsion on herself? - 20/07/2010 06:07:53 PM 780 Views
I just thought of the most obvious way around it. - 20/07/2010 06:17:34 PM 974 Views
I actually like this idea. - 20/07/2010 07:40:56 PM 885 Views
I think this won't work for one reason. - 20/07/2010 07:44:49 PM 1049 Views
Re: I think this won't work for one reason. - 20/07/2010 08:51:15 PM 830 Views
Wouldn't work - 20/07/2010 08:03:52 PM 890 Views
I agree, but... - 20/07/2010 08:20:33 PM 999 Views
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this is also possible - 20/07/2010 09:17:36 PM 915 Views
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I don't know - 20/07/2010 09:16:55 PM 903 Views
Re: Wouldn't work - 20/07/2010 09:11:50 PM 1265 Views
I think the OR is tied to a channelers connection to the OP and nothing else - 20/07/2010 09:22:51 PM 875 Views
Re: I think the OR is tied to a channelers connection to the OP and nothing else - 20/07/2010 09:44:12 PM 960 Views
Off-topic question: - 21/07/2010 09:07:12 PM 803 Views
What about immortality? - 20/07/2010 08:03:21 PM 805 Views
Depends on how she is immortal. - 21/07/2010 09:09:49 PM 786 Views

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