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The '''pain glove''' (also referred to as a nerve-glove) is a type of torture device used by the certain [[Space MarinesMarine Chapter]]. It is a "glove" of electrofibre mesh suspended in a vertical shafts, covering especially the entire body with the exception of the head. It fits the body like an intimate second skin. The glove stimulates nerves to inflict the most agonizing pain throughout the body, without causing physical harm. The device ensures the individual is kept conscious throughout the ordeal by suppressing reflexes which cause fainting[[Imperial Fists]].
Certain Space Marine [[Chapter]]s use == Overview ==It is a "glove" of electrofibre mesh suspended in a vertical shaft, covering the entire body with the exception of the device to punish infractionshead. It fits the body like an intimate second skin. Space Marines are well used The glove stimulates nerves to inflict the most agonizing painthroughout the body, and without causing physical harm. The device ensures the goal individual is for the marine to manage to see past kept conscious throughout the sensation to gain insight or even create a mental link to their chapter's [[Primarch]]ordeal by suppressing reflexes which cause fainting.{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}
The [[Imperial Fists]]Space Marines are well-used to pain, while their discipline and the goal is legendary, use for the device extensively. One possible theory is that their use of marine to manage to see past the device is linked sensation to their tendencies toward self-inflicted pain, and/gain insight or inspired by even create a mental link to their Primarch chapter's [[Rogal DornPrimarch]]'s use of the device in his meditations. Using it as a tool of both torture and penitence, the Battle-Brothers use the Pain Glove, after a mission, to cleanse himself and reaffirm his faith in the Emperor and the Chapter. <sup>{{Fn|2</sup>}}{{Fn|3}}
The [[Imperial Fists]], while their discipline is legendary, use the device extensively. One possible theory is that their use of the device is linked to their tendencies toward self-inflicted pain, and/or inspired by their Primarch [[Rogal Dorn]]'s use of the device in his meditations. Using it as a tool of both torture and penitence, the Battle-Brothers use the Pain Glove, after a mission, to cleanse themselves and reaffirm their faith in the [[Emperor]] and the Chapter.{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}} The longest -known amount of time that anyone has endured the pain glove at level tertius Level ''Tertius'' without going insane, is fifty-two minutes. By that time however, the pain will have been so burned into the nerves as to become permanent<sup>.{{Fn|1</sup>.}}
==See Also==
==Sources==
*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}}:[[Space Marine (Novel)]], by [[Ian Watson]], p{{Cite This}}, pg. 40*{{Endn|2}}: [[Index AstartesDeathwatch: First Founding]], pg. 102*{{Endn|3}}: [[Sons of Dorn (Novel)]] by [[Chris Roberson]], {{Cite This}}===Uncited==={{Uncited}}*[[Index Astartes II ]], ''Emperor's Fist'']]*<sup>2</sup>:[[Deathwatch: First Founding]], pg 102[[Category:Technology Equipment (Space Marines)]]
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