Aspexia, like a number of high-ranking Chelish authorities who scare people too much for them to talk, just runs Detect Thoughts instead.  It saves time on trying to scare people into not being too terrified to tell you things.

"Knowledge of Law alone is not enough to convey immunity, I rather doubt.  I expect that Abrogail could shatter an average dath ilani if she wished, perhaps an average temple torturer could, and that threats would work on them thenceforth whether or not they retained their knowledge of Law.  Mayhap not a Keeper, there is no way we may know from where we stand."

"Torture alone cannot force a devil to obedience if they do not deem you above themselves in Hell's hierarchy; devils, then, relate to pain and threats in some other fashion indeed.  There are torments in Hell, but to other purposes than simply enforcing obedience from those that would not obey.  If a greater devil fell into the hands of Kuthites, say, they could not be moved to obedience for any amount of threats and pain.  On a god it would not work.  Would it work on mortals in the days before they gained free will?  I do not know, but I suspect not."

"Asmodeus is known to prefer mortals as they were before free will, even though this would prevent them from being part of any such system of tyranny as now exists in Cheliax.  In his Hell, devils are remade as beings who are more difficult to move by simple threats, and yet even for devils in Hell there is punishment."

"What to Asmodeus, then, is the object of torture?  What is to him tyranny, that in Cheliax we call this tyranny, but better would be if none here had free will or could be moved to actions by threat of torment?"

Aspexia, like a number of high-ranking Chelish authorities who scare people too much for them to talk, just runs Detect Thoughts instead.  It saves time on trying to scare people into not being too terrified to tell you things.

"Knowledge of Law alone is not enough to convey immunity, I rather doubt.  I expect that Abrogail could shatter an average dath ilani if she wished, perhaps an average temple torturer could, and that threats would work on them thenceforth whether or not they retained their knowledge of Law.  Mayhap not a Keeper, there is no way we may know from where we stand."

"Torture alone cannot force a devil to obedience if they do not deem you above themselves in Hell's hierarchy; devils, then, relate to pain and threats in some other fashion indeed.  There are torments in Hell, but to other purposes than simply enforcing obedience from those that would not obey.  If a greater devil fell into the hands of Kuthites, say, they could not be moved to obedience for any amount of threats and pain.  On a god it would not work.  Would it work on mortals in the days before they gained free will?  I do not know, but I suspect not."

"Asmodeus is known to prefer mortals as they were before free will, even though this would render nonsensical any such system of tyranny as now exists in Cheliax.  In Asmodeus's Hell, devils are remade as beings who are more difficult to move by simple threats, and yet even for devils in Hell there is punishment."

"What to Asmodeus, then, is the object of torture?  What is to him tyranny, that in Cheliax we call this tyranny, but better would be if none here had free will or could be moved to actions by threat of torment?"

Aspexia, like a number of high-ranking Chelish authorities who scare people too much for them to talk, just runs Detect Thoughts instead.  It saves time on trying to scare people into not being too terrified to tell you things, or even on their trying to decide what to tell you.

"Knowledge of Law alone is not enough to convey immunity, I rather doubt.  I expect that Abrogail could shatter an average dath ilani if she wished, perhaps an average temple torturer could, and that threats would work on them thenceforth whether or not they retained their knowledge of Law.  Mayhap not a Keeper, there is no way we may know from where we stand."

"Torture alone cannot force a devil to obedience if they do not deem you above themselves in Hell's hierarchy; devils, then, relate to pain and threats in some other fashion indeed.  There are torments in Hell, but to other purposes than simply enforcing obedience from those that would not obey.  If a greater devil fell into the hands of Kuthites, say, they could not be moved to obedience for any amount of threats and pain.  On a god it would not work.  Would it work on mortals in the days before they gained free will?  I do not know, but I suspect not."

"Asmodeus is known to prefer mortals as they were before free will, even though this would render nonsensical any such system of tyranny as now exists in Cheliax.  In Asmodeus's Hell, devils are remade as beings who are more difficult to move by simple threats, and yet even for devils in Hell there is punishment."

"What to Asmodeus, then, is the object of torture?  What is to him tyranny, that in Cheliax we call this tyranny, but better would be if none here had free will or could be moved to actions by threat of torment?"

Aspexia, like a number of high-ranking Chelish authorities who scare people too much for them to talk, just runs Detect Thoughts instead.  It saves time on trying to scare people into not being too terrified to tell you things, or even on their trying to decide what to tell you.

"You are thinking that it only works because they don't know Law," Aspexia repeats for benefit of Subirachs.  "But knowledge of Law alone is not enough to convey immunity, I rather doubt.  I expect that Abrogail could shatter an average dath ilani if she wished, perhaps an average temple torturer could, and that threats would work on them thenceforth whether or not they retained their knowledge of Law.  Mayhap not a Keeper, there is no way we may know from where we stand."

"Torture alone cannot force a devil to obedience if they do not deem you above themselves in Hell's hierarchy; devils, then, relate to pain and threats in some other fashion indeed.  There are torments in Hell, but to other purposes than simply enforcing obedience from those that would not obey.  If a greater devil fell into the hands of Kuthites, say, they could not be moved to obedience for any amount of threats and pain.  On a god it would not work.  Would it work on mortals in the days before they gained free will?  I do not know, but I suspect not."

"Asmodeus is known to prefer mortals as they were before free will, even though this would render nonsensical any such system of tyranny as now exists in Cheliax.  In Asmodeus's Hell, devils are remade as beings who are more difficult to move by simple threats, and yet even for devils in Hell there is punishment."

"What to Asmodeus, then, is the object of torture?  What is to him tyranny, that in Cheliax we call this tyranny, but better would be if none here had free will or could be moved to actions by threat of torment?"

Aspexia, like a number of high-ranking Chelish authorities who scare people too much for them to talk, just runs Detect Thoughts instead.  It saves time on trying to scare people into not being too terrified to tell you things, or even on their trying to decide what to tell you.

"You are thinking that it only works because they don't know Law," Aspexia repeats for benefit of Subirachs.  "But knowledge of Law alone is not enough to convey immunity, I rather doubt.  I expect that Abrogail could shatter an average dath ilani if she wished, perhaps an average temple torturer could, and I expect that threats would work on them thenceforth whether or not they retained their knowledge of Law.  Mayhap not a Keeper, there is no way we may know from where we stand."

"Torture alone cannot force a devil to obedience if they do not deem you above themselves in Hell's hierarchy; devils, then, relate to pain and threats in some other fashion indeed.  There are torments in Hell, but to other purposes than simply enforcing obedience from those that would not obey.  If a greater devil fell into the hands of Kuthites, say, they could not be moved to obedience for any amount of pain.  On a god it would not work at all.  Would it work on mortals in the days before they gained free will?  I do not know, but I suspect not."

"Asmodeus is known to prefer mortals as they were before free will, even though this would render nonsensical any such system of tyranny as now exists in Cheliax.  In Asmodeus's Hell, devils are remade as beings who are more difficult to move by simple threats, and yet even for devils in Hell there is punishment."

"What to Asmodeus, then, is the object of torture?  What is to him tyranny, that in Cheliax we call this tyranny, but better would be if none here had free will or could be moved to actions by threat of torment?"

Aspexia, like a number of high-ranking Chelish authorities who scare people too much for them to talk, just runs Detect Thoughts instead.  It saves time on trying to scare people into not being too terrified to tell you things, or even on the less terrified ones trying to decide what to say in front of you.

"You are thinking that it only works because they don't know Law," Aspexia repeats for benefit of Subirachs.  "But knowledge of Law alone is not enough to convey immunity, I rather doubt.  I expect that Abrogail could shatter an average dath ilani if she wished, perhaps an average temple torturer could, and I expect that threats would work on them thenceforth whether or not they retained their knowledge of Law.  Mayhap not a Keeper, there is no way we may know from where we stand."

"Torture alone cannot force a devil to obedience if they do not deem you above themselves in Hell's hierarchy; devils, then, relate to pain and threats in some other fashion indeed.  There are torments in Hell, but to other purposes than simply enforcing obedience from those that would not obey.  If a greater devil fell into the hands of Kuthites, say, they could not be moved to obedience for any amount of pain.  On a god it would not work at all.  Would it work on mortals in the days before they gained free will?  I do not know, but I suspect not."

"Asmodeus is known to prefer mortals as they were before free will, even though this would render nonsensical any such system of tyranny as now exists in Cheliax.  In Asmodeus's Hell, devils are remade as beings who are more difficult to move by simple threats, and yet even for devils in Hell there is punishment."

"What to Asmodeus, then, is the object of torture?  What is to him tyranny, that in Cheliax we call this tyranny, but better would be if none here had free will or could be moved to actions by threat of torment?"

Aspexia, like a number of high-ranking Chelish authorities who scare people too much for them to talk, just runs Detect Thoughts instead.  It saves time on trying to scare people into not being too terrified to tell you things, or even on the less terrified ones trying to decide what to say in front of you.

"You are thinking that it only works because they don't know Law," Aspexia repeats for benefit of Subirachs.  "But knowledge of Law alone is not enough to convey immunity, I rather doubt.  I expect that Abrogail could shatter an average dath ilani if she wished, perhaps an average temple torturer could, and I expect that threats would work on them thenceforth whether or not they retained their knowledge of Law.  Mayhap not a Keeper, there is no way we may know from where we stand."

"Torture alone cannot force a greater devil to obedience if they do not deem you above themselves in Hell's hierarchy; greater devils, then, relate to pain and threats in some other fashion indeed.  There are torments in Hell even for they, when they fail, but they must be to other purposes than simply enforcing obedience from those that would not otherwise obey.  If a greater devil fell into the hands of Kuthites, say, they could not be moved to obedience for any amount of pain.  On a god it would not work at all.  Would it work on mortals in the days before they were cursed with free will?  I do not know, but I suspect not."

"Asmodeus is known to prefer mortals as they were before free will, even though this would render nonsensical any such system of tyranny as now exists in Cheliax.  In Asmodeus's Hell, devils are remade as beings who are more difficult to move by simple threats, and yet even for greater devils in Hell there is punishment."

"What to Asmodeus, then, is the object of torture?  What is to him tyranny, that in Cheliax we call this tyranny, but better would be if none here had free will or could be moved to actions by threat of torment?"

Aspexia, like a number of high-ranking Chelish authorities who scare people too much for them to talk, just runs Detect Thoughts instead.  It saves time on trying to scare people into not being too terrified to tell you things, or even on the less terrified ones trying to decide what to say in front of you.

"You are thinking that it only works because they don't know Law," Aspexia repeats for benefit of Subirachs.  "But knowledge of Law alone is not enough to convey immunity, I rather doubt.  I expect that Abrogail could shatter an average dath ilani if she wished, perhaps an average temple torturer could, and I expect that threats would work on them thenceforth whether or not they retained their knowledge of Law.  Mayhap not a Keeper, there is no way we may know from where we stand."

"Torture alone cannot force a greater devil to obedience if they do not deem you above themselves in Hell's hierarchy; greater devils, then, relate to pain and threats in some other fashion indeed.  There are torments in Hell even for they, when they fail, but they must be to other purposes than simply enforcing obedience from those that would not otherwise obey.  If a greater devil fell into the hands of Kuthites, say, they could not be moved to obedience for any amount of pain.  On a god it would not work at all.  Would it have worked on mortals in the days before they were cursed with free will?  I do not know, but I suspect not."

"Asmodeus is known to prefer mortals as they were before free will, even though this would render nonsensical any such system of tyranny as now exists in Cheliax.  In Asmodeus's Hell, devils are remade as beings who are more difficult to move by simple threats, and yet even for greater devils in Hell there is punishment."

"What to Asmodeus, then, is the object of torture?  What is to him tyranny, that in Cheliax we call this tyranny, but better would be if none here had free will or could be moved to actions by threat of torment?"