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I'm not sure Sidious Send a noteboard - 18/01/2010 06:54:51 PM
It would have taken some time off the end of her life perhaps, however I doubt it would have killed her outright, otherwise it would be a death sentance, and the Age of Legends was about peace and harmony


And, I doubt AoLers would have created a ter'angreal that could only be used on AS who were younger than a certain age, or hadn't reached the mid-point of their lifespans, etc. They would have created something that could be used on a channeler of any age, IMO.


Semirhage's choice of punishment was severing or 'being bound against her pleasures and seeing the end of her life approach'. It seems that the Oath Rod creates a finite limit on a channeler's life. Considering almost no Aes Sedai live past 300, it fits in well with a calculable lifespan after being bound.

IMO the rod cuts your life in half, and while most strong women live to about 700 years, a bound woman lives for half that. If Mesaana is 300 years old, it might have aged her instantly.
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Mesaana and defeating the Oath Rod Shishka - 18/01/2010 04:50:29 PM 2935 Views
I'm think Mesaana's hand is quicker than the eye Sidious - 18/01/2010 05:12:12 PM 1515 Views
Re: I'm think Mesaana's hand is quicker than the eye HyogaRott - 18/01/2010 05:43:26 PM 1448 Views
I like that idea ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 06:07:09 PM 1317 Views
A little archaic though Sidious - 18/01/2010 06:58:04 PM 1319 Views
Just because she's an academic ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 08:27:50 PM 1434 Views
Re: I'm think Mesaana's hand is quicker than the eye Shishka - 18/01/2010 05:58:44 PM 1311 Views
I don't think Messana would have fallen over dead Ryan - 18/01/2010 06:06:35 PM 1352 Views
I agree ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 06:15:25 PM 1247 Views
I'm not sure Sidious - 18/01/2010 06:54:51 PM 1250 Views
It didn't when Romanda retook her Oaths in TGS darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 07:13:20 PM 1117 Views
Hmmm ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 07:24:51 PM 1267 Views
No she unswore them and retook them darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 07:33:30 PM 1294 Views
Yeah, I realized that after I posted, so I editted my post (again) ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 07:36:39 PM 1273 Views
I'm not sure I follow darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 07:41:19 PM 1314 Views
The point I was trying to make was ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 08:05:16 PM 1078 Views
Now I get it ... seems needlessly complex for the Oath Rod though darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 08:21:35 PM 1084 Views
Yes, this is what I was thinking *NM* PhoenixReborn - 18/01/2010 08:29:20 PM 520 Views
What you suggested is pretty much what I've always thought ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 08:39:30 PM 1079 Views
yup darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 09:02:04 PM 962 Views
I'm with you, though ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 09:27:59 PM 1269 Views
The closest evidence we have is a Stilled/Burned out woman darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 09:49:41 PM 1149 Views
But if being unbound reverts you to your normal lifespan, then being bound isn't really a punishment *NM* PhoenixReborn - 18/01/2010 09:52:29 PM 526 Views
Sure it is darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 10:02:09 PM 1093 Views
Also ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 10:13:38 PM 1089 Views
I considered that ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 10:11:32 PM 1195 Views
I doubt we'll ever really know darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 10:26:43 PM 1134 Views
Re: I'm not sure Shishka - 18/01/2010 07:22:34 PM 1185 Views
interesting darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 07:46:12 PM 977 Views
Re: interesting Shishka - 18/01/2010 08:18:11 PM 1108 Views
see above *NM* darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 08:23:28 PM 559 Views
I think it more like aging them faster... PhoenixReborn - 18/01/2010 08:24:56 PM 1165 Views
and given how things in the AoL works this seems far more likely darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 08:32:52 PM 1132 Views
Re: I'm not sure HyogaRott - 20/01/2010 12:59:27 PM 1137 Views
She's not immortal ... yet darius_sedai - 20/01/2010 04:15:03 PM 998 Views
The Dark Ones Mark possibly could black the oath rod? *NM* Kieran - 20/01/2010 01:28:08 AM 542 Views
No, that can't be it, because when AS become Black Ajah ... Shishka - 20/01/2010 02:53:21 PM 1038 Views
But Alviarin's mark is different. Perhaps the mark of a FS is too *NM* darius_sedai - 20/01/2010 04:21:16 PM 506 Views
Good point. I sort of misinterpreted what Kieran was suggesting. *NM* Shishka - 20/01/2010 07:19:02 PM 519 Views
Re: Good point. I sort of misinterpreted what Kieran was suggesting. Kieran - 22/01/2010 01:52:51 AM 1255 Views
actually it's different darius_sedai - 22/01/2010 07:32:18 AM 1166 Views
actually I think it's the same... Kieran - 23/01/2010 01:49:19 AM 841 Views
Nup. Unlike the FS, her mark will not allow her to order Darkspawn (plus more). *NM* Lord Haart - 23/01/2010 11:50:36 AM 541 Views
Which has nothing to do with my post regarding the Oath rod... *NM* Kieran - 24/01/2010 10:44:59 PM 536 Views
One point... fionwe1987 - 18/01/2010 06:12:26 PM 1265 Views
Good point ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 06:21:22 PM 1045 Views
here's another quote that gives us darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 07:12:09 PM 1349 Views
FYI ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 06:50:22 PM 1183 Views
Re: FYI ... Sidious - 18/01/2010 06:56:02 PM 1256 Views
Therava channeled the flow, in that case ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 07:11:00 PM 934 Views
Yes Sidious - 18/01/2010 06:55:22 PM 1033 Views
Re: I'm think Mesaana's hand is quicker than the eye Datakim - 18/01/2010 06:10:45 PM 1095 Views
Re: Replacing it with a fake Logain - 18/01/2010 06:22:33 PM 1072 Views
I highly doubt it ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 06:23:55 PM 1114 Views
Why not ask somebody else to stand in for you? Artsapat - 19/01/2010 07:55:39 PM 1136 Views
I like this idea. *NM* Lord Haart - 20/01/2010 03:11:51 AM 504 Views
I agree... Etzel - 18/01/2010 06:55:33 PM 1236 Views
Re: Mesaana and defeating the Oath Rod randfandom - 18/01/2010 09:43:34 PM 1240 Views
I'm thinking the point of the thread is to discuss how to beat the Oath Rod, not Mesaana's disguise darius_sedai - 18/01/2010 09:59:18 PM 1041 Views
Right, and also ... Shishka - 18/01/2010 10:17:11 PM 1056 Views
Except that the best way to 'defeat' the Oath rod is - not to take the Oaths at all Lord Haart - 19/01/2010 03:18:43 AM 988 Views
IMHO... Great Lord of Chaos - 19/01/2010 03:41:10 AM 1269 Views
Another interesting possibility Skeeve the Great - 19/01/2010 05:08:42 PM 1055 Views
I'd say it was highly unlikely that the Binder/Oath Rod works that way. *NM* Shishka - 19/01/2010 06:06:49 PM 463 Views
We've seen pretty weird stuff happens before Skeeve the Great - 19/01/2010 06:30:12 PM 1151 Views
Oh, I agree ... Shishka - 19/01/2010 06:47:52 PM 915 Views
Re: Oh, I agree ... found a few tidbits ... EDIT darius_sedai - 19/01/2010 06:55:22 PM 1079 Views
Heh, I had just dug up that quote myself, before I saw your edit ... Shishka - 19/01/2010 07:17:19 PM 1095 Views
I agree, it seems as if Moghedien just effectively transmigrated Birgitte darius_sedai - 19/01/2010 10:00:45 PM 1170 Views
she could just be posing as a non-channeler. badassashaman - 19/01/2010 05:52:01 PM 1050 Views
If RJ/Brandon lied about that... then maybe Demandred is Taim after all. *NM* Lord Haart - 20/01/2010 03:20:42 AM 489 Views
To speak no word that is not true Tor - 19/01/2010 10:06:30 PM 1101 Views
Could there be a true word, though? Camilla - 20/01/2010 03:47:46 PM 1455 Views
I had a similar discussion with someone else, long ago ... Shishka - 20/01/2010 04:05:03 PM 1026 Views
Or would just be able to say "true, true. True true true, true true." etc. *NM* Lord Haart - 21/01/2010 06:17:20 PM 510 Views
In going through some old RJ quotes I found this gem... darius_sedai - 19/01/2010 10:22:03 PM 1390 Views
Nice find! Not sure if that is a "way to defeat the Oath Rod" exactly, but it's certainly feasible. Lord Haart - 20/01/2010 03:19:51 AM 1220 Views
Wow, that's great. I wonder what else can be created there, like sa'angeals, etc. BlackAdder - 20/01/2010 03:54:01 AM 1007 Views
Good find, I had forgotten about that quote ... Shishka - 20/01/2010 02:42:55 PM 1116 Views
Yes Etzel - 20/01/2010 03:03:53 PM 1103 Views
Agreed - our guts are thinking alike again. *NM* Shishka - 20/01/2010 03:12:30 PM 510 Views
Indeed Etzel - 20/01/2010 03:28:12 PM 971 Views
Oh I agree! I just thought it was funny that RJ made such a quote darius_sedai - 20/01/2010 04:20:09 PM 1139 Views
In the AoL... fionwe1987 - 20/01/2010 04:49:24 PM 1165 Views
Re: In the AoL... Shishka - 20/01/2010 07:17:55 PM 957 Views
I was thinking this too Sidious - 20/01/2010 07:18:19 PM 1144 Views
Still seems like two oaths, to me, due to the "and" ... Shishka - 20/01/2010 07:27:03 PM 1018 Views
The "and" means nothing... fionwe1987 - 20/01/2010 08:01:27 PM 946 Views
Re: Good find, I had forgotten about that quote ... Great Lord of Chaos - 21/01/2010 05:24:18 AM 1322 Views
I like it, mainly because it points to Mesaana being bested by Egwene in T'A'R RugbyPlayingAshaman - 21/01/2010 04:26:34 PM 983 Views
Re: Mesaana and defeating the Oath Rod Mikerad - 20/01/2010 04:11:37 AM 1132 Views
Re: Mesaana and defeating the Oath Rod Lord Haart - 20/01/2010 07:28:39 AM 1038 Views
It can't be that easy ... Shishka - 20/01/2010 02:51:47 PM 1050 Views
maybe she warded herself before goin in or just set her frame of mind to beat it *NM* nigelgoboom - 21/01/2010 02:07:17 AM 552 Views
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