The Mystery of Pain

The Temple of the Mystery of Pain is one of the mysteries that Steve must go through while attempting to become a member of the Order.

The Temple
Steve will enter a room and find a man in faux, high priest-like garments before a half-naked man strapped down to a table. A snake is coiled beside the table. The dressed man explains pain to Steve, explaining how people react differently to pain. He says that "although the body functions according to the tenets of science, the invocation of pain is an art." He then commands Steve to torture the man on the table, or face torture himself. Steve may do so, which may result in the man's death. Steve may then kill the other man.

The Mystery
"'The mystery is thus: the simple manipulation of nerves may break one man and yet leave another unmoved.'"