![]() Yet in spite of their vile practice, Severian hints that they are well-respected as well as feared. Is that a crime for which IĪs if suffering were not enough, there are veiled hints through the early parts of the book that clients never leave the torturer's tower alive - that their torment is always to the death? ![]() Yet in one instance, a prospective "client" outlines relatively minor crimes for which she has been committed: It seems that victims are sent to the Torturers either as a form of punishment, or as a means of obtaining information. However, the reason as to why the society of Urth requires such a horrid guild are only hinted at. The work of the Guild of Torturers, to which the protagonist belongs, is obviously grim and disturbing. I an only two thirds of the way through the first book in this four-volume series, so if the answer to my question is dealt with later, I would be grateful if answerers could specify this, and offer non-spoiler details, please. ![]()
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