A'dam
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An a'dam is an item the fictional Wheel of Time universe created by Robert Jordan.
[edit] Function and use
The a'dam is a ter'angreal consisting of a necklace and one or more bracelets. The a'dam allows the wearer of the bracelet to control the wearer of the necklace. It can be used only by a woman who can channel or has the ability to learn to channel, and will only control those also with the ability. When first encountered in the series, the bracelets are connected to the necklace by a cord. In later novels, an a'dam is made that does not require a cord or physical connector. Any woman wearing the braclet part of the a'dam feels whatever emotion the woman wearing the necklace feels. The primary users of the a'dam are the Seanchan, who use women who can channel as weapons (see Damane and sul'dam).
A male channeler may not wear an a'dam for fear of killing both himself and the woman the necklace is attached to, however it is revealed in the novels that an a'dam that allows one or two women to control a man exists.
