Sad bracelets
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The sad bracelets are a male version of the a'dam, a ter'angreal for controlling men who can channel. It takes the form of a finely jointed collar and two bracelets of dull black metal.
The bracelets were recovered in Tanchico by Nynaeve and Elayne. They gave them to Egeanin Sarna and Bayle Domon to drop into the ocean.
It was revealed in Winter's Heart that Egeanin and Bayle were stopped by Seanchan before they were able to drop the bracelets, and Egeanin gave the ter'angreal to Suroth, who in turn raised Egeanin to the Blood.[1]
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Made during the Breaking, it is a ter'angreal, a male version of the a'dam, that allows a woman or two women to control a man who can channel. The sad bracelets are dangerous to use. They do not prevent the man from going mad and eventually he will be able to control the woman as well as she controlling him. Two women reduces this back seepage, but control lessens as well. The sad bracelets are made of a material like cuendillar and are nearly impossible to destroy.
