Pronunciation: AYE-dam 
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A ''%%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%%'' consisting of a necklace and one or more bracelets. The bracelets may be connected to the necklace by a cord. The %%ot a'dam%% allows the wearer of the bracelet to control the wearer of the necklace. The %%ot a'dam%% prevents %%ot [damane|Seanchan]%% from linking to form circles.

! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch38] - [Floran Gelb] brings [Egeanin] an %%ot a'dam%% that he recovered.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch24] - [Elayne] and [Nynaeve] get an %%ot a'dam%% from [Cerandin]. They test [Cerandin] with it to prove she is not a %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan]%%.
## [TFoH,Ch33] - [Elayne] figures out how the %%ot a'dam%% works.
## [TFoH,Ch49] - [Elayne] continues to study the %%ot a'dam%% on the trip to [Salidar].
## [TFoH,Ch50] - The [Aes Sedai] in [Salidar] are disgusted at the %%ot a'dam%% brought by [Elayne] and [Nynaeve]. They confiscate it.
## [TFoH,Ch54] - In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% [Nynaeve] creates an %%ot a'dam%% to trap [Moghedien].
## [TFoH,Ch55] - [Nynaeve] makes the leash of the %%ot a'dam%% disappear so [Rand] will not recognize it for what it is.
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Prologue] - [Elayne] makes an %%ot a'dam%% out of [Birgitte]'s [silver arrow]. It comprises only a bracelet and necklace. [Nynaeve] uses the %%ot a'dam%% on [Moghedien] to study [Siuan] and [Leane]. They determine that [Siuan] and [Leane] can sense [Moghedien] through the %%ot a'dam%% but cannot control her.
## [LoC,Ch12] - [Nynaeve] is nervous about the reliability of the %%ot a'dam%% since learning from [Moghedien] that tied off shields can be unraveled.
## [LoC,Ch14] - [Elayne] wisely removes the %%ot a'dam%% bracelet before [linking] with the circle of [Aes Sedai].
## [LoC,Ch29] - [Elayne] has to take off the %%ot a'dam%% bracelet because of the pain feedback when [Birgitte] beats up [Moghedien].
## [LoC,Ch37] - [Elayne] and [Nynaeve] tell [Egwene] about [Moghedien] and give her the %%ot a'dam%% bracelet.
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch8] - [Egwene], wearing the bracelet, feels a flash of pain, then nothing when [Aran'gar|AranGar] removes the necklace from [Moghedien]. 
# In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch28] - [Mat] has [Juilin] procure an %%ot a'dam%%.
## [WH,Ch29] - [Setalle Anan] tries the %%ot a'dam%% on [Joline] with her as the %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan]%%, but it does not work.
## [WH,Ch31] - [Mat] frees one of the [Windfinder|Sea Folk] %%ot [damane|Seanchan]%% and teaches her how to work the clasp on the %%ot a'dam%% so she can free the others.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch28] - [Mat] has not managed to get the three %%ot a'dam%% away from the %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan]%%.
## [CoT,Ch29] - [Egeanin] tells [Mat], [Domon], [Tuon], [Selucia] and the [Aes Sedai] that the %%ot a'dam%% works on %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan]%% as well as %%ot [damane|Seanchan]%%.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch9] - [Tuon] gets the three %%ot a'dam%% and [Selucia] puts two of them on [Teslyn] and [Joline]. When [Mat] finally gets them back he buries them in a deep hole.
## [KoD,Ch12] - [Perrin] and [Tylee|Tylee Khirgan] go to [Almizar] to get %%ot a'dam%% for captured [Wise Ones|Aiel].
## [KoD,Ch27] - After capturing [Semirhage], [Rand]'s party finds a box containing six %%ot a'dam%% and five copies of the [Sad Bracelets]. [Nynaeve] is furious that [Egeanin] did not keep her word and drop the [Sad Bracelets] in the ocean.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Ch14] - [Cadsuane] keeps the male [access key|Control Statues] and [Sad Bracelets] in a heavily warded box in her rooms. She left the [Sad Bracelets] copies, the %%ot a'dam%% and %%ot [Callandor]%% with some women she trusts.
## [TGS,Ch14] - With those same women, [Cadsuane] tests an %%ot a'dam%% on herself but cannot figure out how to beat it.
## [TGS,Ch41] - Linked channelers have a big advantage fighting the [Seanchan] as the %%ot a'dam%% prevents %%ot [damane|Seanchan]%% from linking.
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch38] - In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%, [Mesaana] collars [Egwene], but [Egwene] wills the %%ot a'dam%% out of existence.
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