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UniversalJoker
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posted September 19, 2002 06:12 AM      Profile for UniversalJoker   Email UniversalJoker    Edit/Delete Post
I need some ideas for the what the Nine Rods of Dominion are and what powers that they might have. My initial thoughts are that two of them are sa'angreal (one male and one female), although not extremely powerful. The other 7 I was thinking of making ter'angreal, but I think that they probably shouldn't be binding rods. These items play a large part in the future of my campaign. Any ideas?
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Grayswandir_Blade
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posted September 19, 2002 10:58 AM      Profile for Grayswandir_Blade   Email Grayswandir_Blade    Edit/Delete Post
What book(s) were these referenced to, again?

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UniversalJoker
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posted September 19, 2002 11:50 AM      Profile for UniversalJoker   Email UniversalJoker    Edit/Delete Post
quote:
Originally posted by Grayswandir_Blade:
What book(s) were these referenced to, again?

In [TEOTW: Prologue, Dragonmount, xi], Ishy visits LTT after he kills his family: 'Elan Morin grimaced. "Look at you," he said scornfully. "Once you stood first among the Servants. Once you wore the Ring of Tamyrlin, and sat in the High Seat. Once you summoned the Nine Rods of Dominion. Now look at you!"'

These are the Nine Rods of Dominion that I am refering to. They were apparently "summoned" by the First amoung Servants (Aes Sedia) in the age of Legends.

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posted September 19, 2002 09:21 PM      Profile for RocPhoenix   Email RocPhoenix    Edit/Delete Post
I cannot say exactly were I read it, though I think it was in the book that came out several years ago explaining the WoT world. In there, they mentioned the 9 rods of Dominion. The implication is that they were all oath rods and they were numbered, or something. "The" oath rod the White Tower has is one and Thereva gets another from Sammael, I think. I could be wrong. Of course, the white tower sa'angreal that Siuan uses to heal Mat in the circle could also be one, i guess. Of course, my own personal cardinal rule...You are the GM. The nine rods are whatever you want them to be. Juggle them and get a bonus to perform checks!
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posted September 19, 2002 10:51 PM      Profile for Merclaar      Edit/Delete Post
I think the Oath-Rod from Sevanna has a number greater than 100 [Devilish]

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posted September 20, 2002 04:25 AM      Profile for Jkol the Butcher   Email Jkol the Butcher    Edit/Delete Post
I put to you that perhaps the Nine rods of Dominion were all oath rods in the least - events in the book suggest that they were used as disciplinary measures for Channelers. Case in study Semirhage, when found to be torturing her patients was offered two choices - to be severed or bound to nonviolence. It is not specifically stated but it seems a reasonable conclusion to draw that the First among servants would use the nine rods to enforce his or her decisions - what better way to keep rebellious channelers in check than an oath rod? That is not to say that all of the nine were oath rods (one should only need one) but perhaps they were. Consider this - Oath rods are shown to limit the lifespan of those who take the oaths - the one hundred on Sevanna's rod might not signify which rod it was - but instead how severely a channeler's life was limited to. If such was the case one might assume that rods that shortened one's life to a greater degree also held stronger oaths (Higher will saves, more damage). In which case - one could also see the use for nine oath rods - the more severe the crime - the stronger the oath.

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posted September 20, 2002 07:15 AM      Profile for Xythlord   Email Xythlord    Edit/Delete Post
This has been done to death, look up on the Wheel of Time FAQ

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