"Heretic's fork isn't so bad," Croup continues, helpfully. "One end against your sternum, the other against your chin. Forces the head all the way back, which is somewhat painful and leaves you delightfully exposed."
"Makes it harder to fight the torturer," adds Vandemar.
"Thumbscrews are classic, of course. Break your fingers or even tear them off. Iron collars have spikes on the inside, hang the person up by them and it'll kill them eventually."
"Like the witch's spider," adds Vandemar, holding up a thing like a cross between a pair of salad tongs and a wicked set of claws.
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"Heretic's fork isn't so bad," Croup continues, helpfully. "One end against your sternum, the other against your chin. Forces the head all the way back, which is somewhat painful and leaves you delightfully exposed."
"Makes it harder to fight the torturer," adds Vandemar.
"Thumbscrews are classic, of course. Break your fingers or even tear them off. Iron collars have spikes on the inside, hang the person up by them and it'll kill them eventually."
"Like the witch's spider," adds Vandemar, holding up a thing like a cross between a pair of salad tongs and a wicked set of claws.