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* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: The Torturer's Guild tortures people as punishment, not interrogation and has no interest in the innocence, guilt, or any attributes of their victims.
* [[Cool Sword]] - ''Terminus Est''.
** Also qualifies as a [[BFSBig Freaking Sword]] -it's taller than Severian, who is said to be quite tall himself.
* [[Crapsack World]]
* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]]: In a very [[Future Imperfect]] way, religious orders exist that are remnants of Christianity but have become really odd. The Torturer's Guild seems to be a warped version of the Catholic priesthood, as they still think about Saint Catherine in terms of a patron saint and torture is thought of as a messed up version of Confession. Even their formal name, "The Order for the Seekers of Truth and Penitence" equally describes torturers and Catholic clergy. There are the Pelerines who are like nuns but with some Eastern religion thrown in. Finally, there is the ritual of the Alzabo wherein you can gain someone's memories by eating their body along with this alien creature, which has echoes of the Eucharist.