Yes - and the ones used against witches could be very inventive, if nothing else. The 'bronze bull' is one that's practically a masterwork showing how easily humans can torture their fellows and make it a spectacle in the bargain.
And yes - it is quite fragile. Speaking from experience, it's quite easy to have trauma fracture the conscious mind into an utterly destroyed state.
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And yes - it is quite fragile. Speaking from experience, it's quite easy to have trauma fracture the conscious mind into an utterly destroyed state.