The Chronicles of Vaahn - The Wrath of Tu'ri
"i suppose, if you were co-operative and able to provide us with useful information, we could rule that death by prolonged torture, which would shatter your mind long before it killed you, would be an excessive punishment for your crimes.
The Beastmaker's Legacy
Clear testimony of the kirin consort, korlin – but then, it was also widely accepted as fact that the beastmaker had 'ascended to the heavens' to watch over the world from up on high, rather than simply being assassinated or dying from the effects of prolonged torture
Reaper: Hades - Chapter 3
This guy was rather creative and designed a whole prolonged torture device after being assigned his bodyguard for two days." jacob was stunned. so many people_hated_ rex. "... yikes. so he really is an asshole."