They're AES SEDAI, a group that is practically DEFINED by their literal, legalistic approach to oaths.
The only justification I can see for this is that the DO already knows about this loophole, and for some reason refuses to/can't change it.
If this were another setting, it'd likely be some kind of "Cosmic Chess Game" played between him and the Creator, with limits placed on each of them.
So, like,
CREATOR: Oh, fine, you can have your evil nun cult. But there has to be an escape clause so they can return to the Light!
DARK ONE: FINE. BUT YOUR SUPERPOWERED SAVIOR HAS TO LOSE A HAND.
CREATOR: Fair enough. After all, he'll have enough power to level mountains just by thinking about it, what does he need a HAND for?
The only justification I can see for this is that the DO already knows about this loophole, and for some reason refuses to/can't change it.
If this were another setting, it'd likely be some kind of "Cosmic Chess Game" played between him and the Creator, with limits placed on each of them.
So, like,
CREATOR: Oh, fine, you can have your evil nun cult. But there has to be an escape clause so they can return to the Light!
DARK ONE: FINE. BUT YOUR SUPERPOWERED SAVIOR HAS TO LOSE A HAND.
CREATOR: Fair enough. After all, he'll have enough power to level mountains just by thinking about it, what does he need a HAND for?
I amuse myself.
Why is there a loophole in the Dark Oaths?
- 29/09/2010 08:35:55 AM
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Re: Why is there a loophole in the Dark Oaths?
- 29/09/2010 11:52:10 AM
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As far as we know, they're just regular Oath Rod oaths. There's no surveillance
- 29/09/2010 09:50:16 PM
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It's poetic. *NM*
- 29/09/2010 11:59:05 AM
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agreed. "The hour of my death" sounds more threatening and foreboding. *NM*
- 29/09/2010 09:33:38 PM
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The Forsaken that created the Oaths in the first place must have messed up
- 29/09/2010 03:14:30 PM
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Most likely
- 29/09/2010 05:43:38 PM
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Although given how we know Oaths work, they wouldn't have to die.
- 29/09/2010 09:55:22 PM
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It's really, really stupid
- 29/09/2010 09:58:51 PM
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As with many previous similar debates regarding the Shadow
- 29/09/2010 10:18:03 PM
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Hah, Either they're SO SMART we just don't realize it... or they're idiots
- 01/10/2010 10:11:42 PM
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Jordan needed it this way to be able to write the deeply moving Verin confession scene
- 29/09/2010 10:39:22 PM
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it's not so much that they are dumb... they just have no common sense!
- 30/09/2010 05:57:03 PM
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It's less stupid than you think
- 29/09/2010 11:51:34 PM
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With the Black Ajah, you either agree to join, or you're murdered
- 01/10/2010 10:16:41 PM
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Translation error
- 30/09/2010 01:02:06 AM
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This would be awesome if true. Unfortunately, I don't think it is
- 01/10/2010 10:20:20 PM
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Re: Why is there a loophole in the Dark Oaths?
- 30/09/2010 04:20:05 PM
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Because no one is perfect.
- 01/10/2010 03:06:14 AM
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Padan Fain wasn't a mistake.
- 01/10/2010 03:56:28 AM
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Sure he was.
- 01/10/2010 05:22:09 AM
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Re: Sure he was.
- 01/10/2010 06:39:26 AM
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Ignorance of the law is no excuse. 
- 01/10/2010 07:13:03 AM
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- 01/10/2010 07:13:03 AM
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I always hate that saying..ignorance is bliss! So it should be a valid excuse!
- 01/10/2010 07:36:52 AM
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