Only channelers could be bound with an oath rod. There were other ter'angreal that could bind non-channelers.
Oh really? Did I remember incorrectly that criminals were bound with the oath rod? Or was it only criminals who could wield the OP and a different ter'angreal for those who could not?
It seems strange to have two ter'angreal for one job...
EDIT: I was just chatting to Dodge about this and he provided this source:
According to the WoT FAQ:
In the AOL, there were multiple "Oath Rods." They were apparently fairly common devices used to discipline criminals who could channel. The Forsaken refer to them as a type of "binder"; according to Sammael [ACOS: 40, Spears, 631], Oath Rods only work on channelers, and the one he gives to Sevanna only works on female channelers. There are other types of binding devices, such as "binding chairs" that work on anybody.
http://linuxmafia.com/jordan/2_nondark/2.3_one-power/2.3.03_oath-rod.html
In the AOL, there were multiple "Oath Rods." They were apparently fairly common devices used to discipline criminals who could channel. The Forsaken refer to them as a type of "binder"; according to Sammael [ACOS: 40, Spears, 631], Oath Rods only work on channelers, and the one he gives to Sevanna only works on female channelers. There are other types of binding devices, such as "binding chairs" that work on anybody.
http://linuxmafia.com/jordan/2_nondark/2.3_one-power/2.3.03_oath-rod.html
Interesting! I guess that answers my question! Thanks Asha'man Warder!
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This message last edited by jiggy on 24/03/2010 at 04:40:13 PM
so egwene had almost all the aes sedai loose and reswear the oaths
- 23/03/2010 04:45:00 PM
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Re: so egwene had almost all the aes sedai loose and reswear the oaths
- 24/03/2010 03:08:21 AM
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Re: so egwene had almost all the aes sedai loose and reswear the oaths
- 24/03/2010 12:32:05 PM
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I had a related question about the oath rod:
- 24/03/2010 10:07:52 AM
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Non-channelers cannot use oath rod
- 24/03/2010 12:04:53 PM
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Re: Non-channelers cannot use oath rod
- 24/03/2010 03:26:43 PM
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Too bad she didn't take the opportunity to drop the Oaths altogether.
- 25/03/2010 02:14:32 PM
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Agreed
- 25/03/2010 07:30:46 PM
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I disagree. The Oaths are among the least irritating of the many irritating things about Aes Sedai.
- 27/03/2010 09:56:34 PM
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I'm with ya Templar. They have ways around everything. *NM*
- 29/03/2010 06:07:00 AM
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Except when they're leashed to an a'dam 
*NM*
- 29/03/2010 08:28:05 AM
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*NM*
- 29/03/2010 08:28:05 AM
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I would have loved it if Nynaeve, Egwene and Elayne went off and started their own organizations
- 02/04/2010 06:04:30 PM
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