I am thinking about straight oath without WT training.
redhand Send a noteboard - 09/12/2009 09:04:15 PM
Basically, Egwene would surrender the Oath Rod to Fortuona, MSLF, as a good will gesture. WT training produced 20% BA, while very few suldame are black. Think about it and tell me why you want the WT to train you.
Oath rod is really for criminals. Damane have the status of criminals right now so Oath binding will remove the leash from their neck, without causing all the Seanchan folks to all go berzerk.
Replace the leash with an Oath maintains the status quote in Seanchan. Whether or not channelers should be Oath bound is another entire question that only time will tell.
The idea of channelers to obey non-channelers are not foreign at all. Just think about the Three Laws of Robotics. The channelers should promise on the Oath Rod,
1. They may not injure the Empire or, through inaction, allow the Empire to come to harm.
2. They must obey any orders of the Empire, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. They must protect their own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law
Oath rod is really for criminals. Damane have the status of criminals right now so Oath binding will remove the leash from their neck, without causing all the Seanchan folks to all go berzerk.
Replace the leash with an Oath maintains the status quote in Seanchan. Whether or not channelers should be Oath bound is another entire question that only time will tell.
The idea of channelers to obey non-channelers are not foreign at all. Just think about the Three Laws of Robotics. The channelers should promise on the Oath Rod,
1. They may not injure the Empire or, through inaction, allow the Empire to come to harm.
2. They must obey any orders of the Empire, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. They must protect their own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law
The Empress and the oath rod
- 09/12/2009 07:25:36 PM
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wishful thinking if you ask me. The point is "freedom" from leashes. Having the take oaths is worse. *NM*
- 09/12/2009 07:46:35 PM
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I think we already know Egwene's position on a "Fourth Oath"
- 09/12/2009 08:17:11 PM
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I'd rather see them keep the a'dam, and just leash all the current sul'dam
- 18/12/2009 03:04:22 AM
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Fortuona didn't save Egwene and a Fourth Oath to an Empress is worse than what Elaida wanted.
- 09/12/2009 08:18:17 PM
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True, but...
- 09/12/2009 10:02:13 PM
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So you advocate slavery?
- 09/12/2009 11:12:29 PM
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C'mon!
- 09/12/2009 11:43:44 PM
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The "Binder" is another form of Slavery.
- 09/12/2009 11:54:51 PM
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Re: The "Binder" is another form of Slavery.
- 10/12/2009 12:09:31 AM
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We have 2 major WoT societies where the channelers
- 10/12/2009 12:15:58 AM
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Don't be so quick to judge these two societies yet.
- 10/12/2009 05:06:33 AM
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yet both groups hold highly influential positions within their societies without being shunned *NM*
- 10/12/2009 06:31:15 AM
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I don't know about being 'quick' - we've had at least 8 books to become familiar with the cultures
- 11/12/2009 03:18:32 PM
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I am thinking about straight oath without WT training.
- 09/12/2009 09:04:15 PM
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Or you could look to the organizations which have no "Binding" and no DFs
- 09/12/2009 11:17:18 PM
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Re: Or you could look to the organizations which have no "Binding" and no DFs
- 10/12/2009 12:00:03 AM
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I agree that there is no way the Seanchan are going to be able to change overnight
- 10/12/2009 12:12:00 AM
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I am sure that there are Blue Blood damane
- 10/12/2009 12:24:41 AM
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I agree.
- 10/12/2009 12:48:23 AM
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Of course not!
- 10/12/2009 01:13:10 AM
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When did Tuon save Egwene ? *NM*
- 10/12/2009 11:49:29 AM
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It refers to part of Egwene's dream that is yet unfulfilled. It COULD mean Tuon save her. *NM*
- 10/12/2009 03:46:15 PM
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