Three Oaths
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Before an Accepted is raised to be Aes Sedai she must swear three oaths on a ter'angreal called an Oath Rod that completely binds her to keep those oaths. The Three Oaths are as follows:
- To speak no word that is not true
- To make no weapon with which one man may kill another
- Never to use the One Power as a weapon except against Shadowspawn, or in the last extreme defense of her life, the life of her Warder or another Aes Sedai
These oaths were never necessary in the past, however after the Breaking the first oath was added, then after the War of the Shadow the second was added. Phrasing sentences, leading the listener to conclusions the speaker desires without saying anything false are "breath and bread" to Aes Sedai. They do not lie outright though, unless they are Black Ajah.
Recently it was discovered that use of the Oath Rod was actually shortening Aes Sedai life times dramatically.
