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Re: the oath is very literal and does not forbid indirectly causing death HyogaRott Send a noteboard - 06/12/2010 03:44:33 PM
The three oaths are, "To speak no word that is not true, to make no weapon for one man to kill another, and never to use the One Power as a weapon, except against Shadowspawn, to save her own life or her Warder's, or the life of another sister."

The oaths are quite literal; a gateway is not a weapon, therefore she can form one just fine. The oath does not forbid indirectly causing death with the power. Even tying a person up with the power to then kill them with steel weapons has not been forbidden by the oath.

Not to mention we've already seen how little integrity most Aes Sedai have when it comes to finding ways to weasel out of their oaths. The first one is the easiest to get around, but the second and third are nearly as weak.


Travelling yes, Deathgates no. The key phrase in the oath is "AS A WEAPON" and standard gateways are not weapons, unless specifically used as one i.e. open on e directly on top of someone to cut them in half, which an AS would not be able to do. The key however is perception, IF Elida was to convince herself that a gateway was, unto itself, a weapon she would be able unable to make the weave without fear of death, however simple refusal has the same effect. The key is that Elida is strong but brittle and her will shall be completely crushed by the Seanchean in very short order. She would be giving them Traveling and everything else within a week of capture.
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Elaida, oh no you didn't! malekithe - 04/12/2010 06:38:22 AM 2239 Views
The weave will not directly result in death Helene - 04/12/2010 06:54:20 AM 1150 Views
Re: The weave will not directly result in death malekithe - 04/12/2010 07:08:50 AM 1038 Views
Wrong for two reasons Voscaia Sedai - 04/12/2010 09:10:03 AM 1204 Views
Only two? Usually he's wrong for eight reasons. *NM* Deadsy - 04/12/2010 09:47:37 AM 540 Views
Go jump in a lake malekithe - 05/12/2010 08:32:18 AM 947 Views
I wanted to be polite and mentioned just the major ones *NM* Voscaia Sedai - 05/12/2010 10:44:25 AM 496 Views
Thank you, Voscaia Sedai *NM* Evil_Monkey - 04/12/2010 08:51:58 PM 446 Views
Re: Wrong for two reasons malekithe - 05/12/2010 08:39:02 AM 957 Views
you're forgetting she was collared. LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:01:27 AM 835 Views
Re: you're forgetting she was collared. malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:08:30 AM 925 Views
uhm, no that's not all you're saying. LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:14:47 AM 937 Views
Yeah I am malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:17:48 AM 856 Views
no. dude i gave you a direct quote from your own statement. that is not what you said LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:20:14 AM 1000 Views
Go dude yourself brother. malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:27:33 AM 853 Views
wow i just...wow. LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:33:41 AM 944 Views
Re: wow i just...wow. malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:45:47 AM 936 Views
yes well you genuinely seem to be having a problem comprehending your own statements. LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:51:18 AM 794 Views
Well you genuinely seem to be retarded. malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:59:19 AM 860 Views
I judge this based off your own reactions to other's statements LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 10:05:58 AM 966 Views
I judge you based on your own statements towards me malekithe - 05/12/2010 10:16:18 AM 889 Views
if all you did was disagree with me, we would not be having this discussion. LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 10:25:36 AM 835 Views
This is why I replied the way I did *NM* Deadsy - 05/12/2010 10:51:54 AM 409 Views
go read the boooks more closely darius_sedai - 05/12/2010 02:34:11 PM 1262 Views
Plain wrong. The weave doesn't kill in itself. Ashaman_Luc - 04/12/2010 02:34:00 PM 1035 Views
Wrong malekithe - 05/12/2010 08:40:40 AM 853 Views
This redqueen - 04/12/2010 12:35:04 PM 874 Views
Seconded "This"^ *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/12/2010 07:09:17 PM 423 Views
Thirded "This"^ *NM* Voscaia Sedai - 05/12/2010 10:47:56 AM 458 Views
Re: Fourthed "This"^ *NM* alanna aes sedai - 05/12/2010 08:08:15 PM 419 Views
yep, he was just trolling I guess *NM* Lo'oris - 05/12/2010 01:58:32 PM 420 Views
the oath is very literal and does not forbid indirectly causing death Ava - 04/12/2010 02:55:13 PM 886 Views
Re: the oath is very literal and does not forbid indirectly causing death malekithe - 05/12/2010 08:43:48 AM 934 Views
just because they didn't want to doesn't mean they weren't able. LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:07:08 AM 885 Views
Re: just because they didn't want to doesn't mean they weren't able. malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:11:28 AM 921 Views
well that would explain how santa is able to make his rounds in one night! *NM* LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:13:42 AM 411 Views
well that would explain how santa is able to make his rounds in one night! *NM* LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:13:43 AM 365 Views
Yup, I guess that was what Elaida was thinking *NM* malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:15:21 AM 423 Views
Re: the oath is very literal and does not forbid indirectly causing death HyogaRott - 06/12/2010 03:44:33 PM 853 Views
It's actually come up in the books themselves darius_sedai - 04/12/2010 03:00:03 PM 1037 Views
Re: Elaida, oh no you didn't! Zeratul - 04/12/2010 03:30:57 PM 929 Views
Elaida could teach them balefire and not break the Oaths. *NM* Gher - 04/12/2010 07:24:55 PM 401 Views
This is ridiculous. You can teach any weave, including Balefire. You just can't always use it. *NM* Marshall - 05/12/2010 06:37:16 AM 373 Views
You can teach a weave so long as YOU believe that the weave won't be a weapon. Elaida knows better *NM* malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:13:57 AM 411 Views
This is false, we've seen battle weaves taught since the start of the series. Lord Haart - 05/12/2010 01:49:13 PM 834 Views
Right? and every AS seems to know how to make a fireball and call lightning darius_sedai - 05/12/2010 02:44:45 PM 824 Views
that's where you are wrong darius_sedai - 05/12/2010 02:43:21 PM 818 Views
Re: Elaida, oh no you didn't! benxtaron - 05/12/2010 08:32:50 AM 1132 Views
There's another way she could have avoided it redqueen - 05/12/2010 11:37:09 AM 837 Views
Re: There's another way she could have avoided it Lord Haart - 05/12/2010 01:51:06 PM 1186 Views
Re: There's another way she could have avoided it Watcher - 06/12/2010 01:43:45 PM 816 Views
I disagree redqueen - 06/12/2010 02:29:46 PM 907 Views
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