Torture is defined in the American Heritage Dictionary as: Infliction of severe physical pain as a means of punishment or coercion. Norn torture is the abuse of norns - and, by extension, other creatures - either by simple means such as slapping or by more "interesting" means (such as gengineering a norn to be a chronic alcoholic, be always afraid or in pain, or throwing them to a pack of grendels, et cetera, et cetera). Steve Grand even predicted norn torture (or at least slaughter) in his norn concept writings: