| “ | Secure. Contain. Protect. | „ |
| ~ The Foundation's motto |
Summary
The SCP Foundation is a secret organisation tasked with upholding normalcy within the general populace by monitoring the world for anomalous activity and containing it, ensuring the safety of both the anomaly and the general public.
Operating clandestine and worldwide, the Foundation operates beyond jurisdiction, empowered and entrusted by every major national government with the task of containing anomalous objects, entities, and phenomena. These anomalies pose a significant threat to global security by threatening either physical or psychological harm.
The Foundation operates to maintain normalcy, so that the worldwide civilian population can live and go on with their daily lives without fear, mistrust, or doubt in their personal beliefs, and to maintain human independence from extraterrestrial, extradimensional, and other extranormal influence.
Their mission is three-fold:
Secure: The Foundation secures anomalies with the goal of preventing them from falling into the hands of civilian or rival agencies, through extensive observation and surveillance and by acting to intercept such anomalies at the earliest opportunity.
Contain: The Foundation contains anomalies with the goal of preventing their influence or effects from spreading, by either relocating, concealing, or dismantling such anomalies or by suppressing or preventing public dissemination of knowledge thereof.
Protect: The Foundation protects humanity from the effects of such anomalies as well as the anomalies themselves until such time that they are either fully understood or new theories of science can be devised based on their properties and behavior. The Foundation may also neutralize or destroy anomalies as an option of last resort, if they are determined to be too dangerous to be contained.
Powers and Stats
Tier: Varies, MTFs physically range from 11-A to 9-B, assorted vehicles and weaponry range from at least 9-C to 7-B, at least 7-A with sheer amount of nukes, at least High 6-C with SCP-044 at least 5-B with reality warping, far higher with thaumatologic weapons and nuclear armaments, at least 3-A via SCP-946, 1-A with The Overvoid Lurk | Varies between 11-A to 1-A | Unknown | Varies between 11-A to 2-A
Civilization Tier: At least Post-Industrial, potentially Interstellar
Name: The SCP Foundation, The Foundation, 'The Jailors/Jailers' (By the Serpent's Hand)
Origin: SCP Foundation
Classification: An organization tasked with maintaining the secrecy of the anomalous from the general public by Securing threats, Containing them if possible, and Protecting both the public and the anomalies they contain.
Kardashev Level: At least Type 0, possibly Type VII
Age: At least hundreds of years. The earliest known modern Foundation dates back to the late 1800s, and the latest the Foundation has been known to exist goes all the way to the late 2600s
Population: Unknown
Territory: Earth and the Moon, Multiple planets in the solar system in the future
Technology/Abilities:
Peak Human to Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Immortality (Types 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8; Samsara is effectively immortal and can place their consciousness within new bodies created by The Foundation. Ará Orún can be reliant on their living colleges remembering them to continue existing), Regeneration (Mid-Low; Samsara can regenerate broken bones), Cyborgization (Samsara bodies can be outfitted with mechanical augmentations and enhancements), Weapon Mastery, Stealth Mastery, Vehicular Mastery, Memory Manipulation (Via Amnestics), Explosion Manipulation, Acid Manipulation (Can utilise chemical compunds such as dicyanoacetylene), Fire Manipulation (Most MTFs have incendiary rounds, grenades, and can carry flamethrowers), Electricity Manipulation (Samsara is outfitted with devices in their hands that can generate bolts of electricity), Water Manipulation, Gravity Manipulation, Attack Reflection (Samsara is capable of deflecting thaumaturgical spells), Non-Physical Interaction, Data Manipulation, Information Manipulation, Hacking (Skynet is capable of hacking into electronic devices and gaining control of them), Magic, Purification and Holy Manipulation (Solomon’s SEALs can be equipped with antidemonic kinetics which are effective against demonic entities), Instinctive Reaction (Samsara's body armour is capable of intercepting projectiles before they hit the wearer), Reality Warping (Achilles Heels is capable of reality warping abilities), Spatial Manipulation (Achilles Heels can cause spatial displacement to travel between two points), Power Nullification (Achilles Heels can reduce the Hume levels of a target, effectively making them non-anomalous, Game Wardens are equipped with portable Scranton Reality Anchors), Dream Manipulation (The Dream Team can enter the dreams of individuals), Magic (Arcane Enforcers are professionally trained in thaumaturgy), Perception Manipulation (N,N-Dimethyltryptamine enhances perception and allows one to see what usually can't be seen), BFR (An alternate reality version of Valkyries had access to bombs that could send targets to other universes), Non-Corporeal (Ará Orún exist as informational constructs), Existence Erasure (Ará Orún can erase individuals like them out of existence), Mind Manipulation (Ará Orún is capable of entering the minds of people as information) Resistance to Disease Manipulation (Samsara can be equipped with a field generator that forces their cells to remain in a neutral state at the cost of being able to heal), Pain Manipulation (Samsara is immensely resistant to pain, and is unhindered even by the loss of entire limbs), Magic (Samsara is equipped with Counter-Thaumaturgical Warding Implants that absorb or deflect a broad-spectrum of hostile thaumaturgical malefices as well as non-corporeal attacks by paranormal entities), Fire Manipulation, Heat Manipulation (Fire Eaters are equipped to handle incendiary weapons and take on fire-related hazards), Mind Manipulation (MTF visors can block out cognitohazards. Ará Orún specifically is resistant to cognitohazards, memes, and antimemes), Possession (Ará Orún are trained in Identity Warfare and can help others resist memetic possession)
Mind Manipulation (The Antimemetics Division are in charge of researching memetic threats and SCPs), Plot Manipulation and Fourth Wall Awareness (The Pataphysics Department are fully aware that they are fictional entities within a Narrative and some members can outright alter the plot of their Narrative), Time Manipulation, Time Travel, Data Manipulation, Information Manipulation (Alexandria is capable of running both Site-17 and Site-19's intranet by herself), Hacking, Explosion Manipulation (Some Foundation A.I.s made a cell phone battery explode remotely), Immortality (Types 1, 2, 5, 6, and 8), Acausality (Type 3; O5-5 has infinite other selves in infinite universes that can replace him should the 'baseline reality' version perish), Analytical Prediction (O5-12 can perform the calculations necessary to accurately predict the outcome of seemingly random probabilities nearly flawlessly), Shapeshifting (O5-11 can shapeshift into a multitude of identities), Pseudo-Omniscience (O5-10 gained all the knowledge in the Wanderer's Library and knew all there was to know after reading the Book of Life and Death, the Book of Things That Have Been, and the Book of Things That Will Be), Higher-Dimensional Existence (The Overvoid Lurk exists outside the main Narrative), Resistance to Death Manipulation (As long as the O5's contract with Death stands, they cannot die), Plot Manipulation (SCP-001 (S Andrew Swann's Proposal) keeps Foundation staff in existence as long as their Author Profiles exist)
Power Nullification (Scranton Reality Anchors can nullify powerful reality warpers such as SCP-3999), Immortality (Types 6), Precognition (The Foundation is capable of sending messages to itself from the future), Time Manipulation, Time Travel (SCP-1780), Fear Manipulation (The Foundation is capable of creating spores that biologically cause humans to evolve over the course of millions of years with an amygdala that induces a stress response), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 3; The Foundation created a way for a person to enter a death-like state and neutralise the concept of death, causing every living organism in existence to be unable to die), Death Manipulation (Foundation personel were capable of inducing death to inanimate objects such as a lighter and a gun), Cyborgization (Foundation operatives can be outfitted with a Mark III Personnel Identification Implant with Nanoscopic Neural Network, or MK. III PII/N3s for short), Resistance to Memory Manipulation (Mnestics are capable of retaining memories that would have been erased during it's period of effect. Mnestics can also serve to retain memories of objects and people that have long since been erased from the entire Narrative), Time Manipulation (Via Time Sinks)
Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Various SCPs), Longevity, Immortality (Types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9) (Various SCPs), Omniscience (SCP-3120), Large Size (Type 0, Potentially up to Type 8; Various SCPs, including SCP-682), Reality Warping (SCP-826, SCP-2237, etc.), Size Manipulation (SCP-786), Transformation, Fear Manipulation, Pocket Reality Manipulation, Technology Manipulation, Body Control, Fire Manipulation, Light Manipulation, Teleportation, Power Nullification, Biological Manipulation, Mind Manipulation (SCP-061, SCP-963, etc.), Probability Manipulation (SCP-3377 reduces the likelihood of anomalous damage to areas where Protocol Bacchus is in effect), Holy Manipulation (SCP-475 was capable of completely extinguishing SCP-1844, a flaming pit thought to be a portal to hell, and terminating all associated tartarean entities), Possession (SCP-963 is capable of placing the consciousness of Dr. Jack Bright inside the body of any sentient being who comes onto contact with it), Memory Manipulation (SCP-3801 is capable of erasing memories of events that are written down within its pages when torn from the journal), Stealth Mastery, Invisibility (SCP-408 is capable of camouflaging itself and entire areas at 99.997% efficiency), Radiation Manipulation, Power Bestowal (SCP-3246), Instinctive Reaction (SCP-3805 can react to threats that could harm it before they can even begin to do so), Regeneration (Various degrees ranging from Low to Mid-Godly), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 3; SCP-3309 can erase whole concepts from existence throughout space and time, making it seem like they never existed in the first place), Abstract Existence (SCP-001 (djkaktus's Proposal III) is the concept of the Foundation, and was created when the first anomaly was discovered), Genius Intelligence, Reactive Evolution, Adaptation (Various SCPs), Berserk Mode, Absorption, Non-Corporeal, Shapeshifting, Black Hole Creation, Sound Manipulation, Duplication, Body Control, Biological Manipulation, Inorganic Physiology, Disease Manipulation, Illusion Creation, Acausality (Types 1 [SCP-682 is immune to SCP-2140, which instantly rewrites the past of whatever comes in visual contact with it] and 4 [The Foundation's history cannot be placed in a proper timeline as it would unmake all of reality and make it normal]), Antimatter Manipulation, Air Manipulation, Poison Manipulation, Corrosion Inducement, Explosion Manipulation, Heat Manipulation, Self-Sustenance (Types 1, 2, and 3), Limited Nonexistent Physiology, Transmutation (SCP-914, etc.), Statistics Amplification, Text Manipulation, Plot Manipulation (SCP-423, SCP-826, etc.), Death Manipulation, Dimensional Travel (SCP-507, SCP-3022, SCP-3319, etc.), Perception Manipulation (SCP-2798, etc.), Paper Manipulation, Data Manipulation, Creation, Existence Erasure, Portal Creation (Through the use of Ways and SCP-2336), Causality Manipulation (SCP-3287 sterilises the victim's parents in the past, retroactively erasing the victim from existence), Matter Manipulation, Physics Manipulation and Gravity Manipulation (SCP-536), Immersion (SCP-4256-1 is capable of storing 3D objects within its 2D space), Empathic Manipulation (SCP-4191 can cause a psychological and emotional shift to those who hear it), Clairvoyance (SCP-3150), Sealing (Subjects trapped within a narrative affected by SCP-826 are unable to leave without possessing the medium on which the narrative is recorded), Law Manipulation (SCP-001 is capable of defining what is anomalous in reality), Psychometry, Higher-Dimensional Existence, Time Manipulation, Time Travel (SCP-2003), Precognition (SCP-411), Resurrection (Along with SCP-2000, The Foundation has 19 distinct anomalous methods to restore life) Resistance to Mind Manipulation (With SCP-148, SCP-6115), Possession, Plot Manipulation, Subjective Reality, Existence Erasure (SCP-826 was unable to erase 682 from existence), Causality Manipulation, Poison, BFR (682 cannot be permanently sent to any non-earth plane), Physics Manipulation, Gravity Manipulation, Radiation, Matter Manipulation, Acid, Reality Warping, Power Nullification, Absorption, Transmutation, Death Manipulation, Petrification, Teleportation, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 3; SCP-682 resisted the effects of Resisted the effects of SCP-2719), Size Manipulation, Magic, and Immune to Soul Manipulation (Most SCP objects lack a soul)
Attack Potency: Varies, MTFs physically range from High Hypoverse level (Damn Freds is capable of containing SCP-3143) to Wall level (Samsara is capable of casually smashing skulls and breaking through walls), assorted vehicles and weaponry range from at least Street level (Most MTFs possess mundane weaponry such as FN P90s) to Town level (Hammer Down has access to nuclear weaponry) to City level (The Foundation has access to hydrogen bombs), at least Mountain level (33% of their nuke supply in the northen hemisphere was enough to wipe out all of humanity), at least Large Island level (SCP-044 used an 8,900 kg pickup truck as ammo, which produced a slug that created an explosion with an energy output of 191 gigatons of TNT or 8e+20 joules at 100% mass-to-energy conversion rate), at least Planet level with reality warping (Achilles Heels is capable of combating threats responsible for K class scenarios. They should be comparable to SCP-3480-2-8, a Class 4 threat who could affect every person on Earth via reality warping), far higher with thaumatologic weapons and nuclear armaments (A Mobile Task Force once wielded a nuclear device capable of taking out SCP-4450), Universal level with SCP-946 (The Foundation's debating team after a few days of debate could make SCP-946-1 and SCP-946-2 concede to something and then warp reality to do that), Outerverse level with The Overvoid Lurk (The Overvoid Lurk simultaneously exists as a website on the same level of reality as both SCP-001 (S Andrew Swann's Proposal) and the main SCP narrative) | Varies between High Hypoverse level (Kimba Laslow is capable of entering fictional Narratives) to Outerverse level (The Foundation can employ the use of SCP-001 (S Andrew Swann's Proposal) to erase entire events, people, objects, locations, and concepts from the baseline Narrative, making it seem like they never existed in the first place) | Unknown (It should be noted that most Foundation technologies focus on containment, rather than combat application) | Varies from High Hypoverse level (SCP-423 is a 2 dimensional fictional entity) to Multiverse level+ (Project Altis allowed The Foundation to create infinite alternate realities to help it learn how to adapt to challenges faced by other Foundations in other universes)
Range: Varies from Standard Melee Range to Multiversal+
Power Source: The Foundation utilizes countless different forms of energy to perpetuate their technology, both conventional, and anomalous.
Industrial Capacity: Interstellar
Military Prowess:
Mobile Task Forces (MTFs) are elite units comprised of personnel drawn from across the Foundation and are mobilized to deal with specific threats or situations that sometimes exceed the operational capacity or expertise of regular field personnel and — as their name suggests — may be relocated between facilities or locations as they are needed. Mobile Task Force personnel represent the "best of the best" of the Foundation.
Mobile Task Forces vary greatly in size, composition, and purpose. A battalion-strength combat-oriented task force trained to deal with highly aggressive anomalous entities may consist of hundreds of troops plus support personnel, vehicles, and equipment and can be deployed in whole or in part to deal with threats across the globe. However, a Mobile Task Force can also be a small, specialized intelligence-gathering or investigative task force that may have fewer than a dozen personnel if that is deemed sufficient to accomplish their goals.
While in the field, task force members often pose as emergency responders, local or federal law enforcement, or military personnel appropriate to the region in which they are operating. Mobile Task Force Commanders can also request the assistance of local field units or personnel stationed at nearby Foundation facilities in order to accomplish their missions.
MTF Alpha-1 ("Red Right Hand")
Mobile Task Force Alpha-1 is a task force that reports directly to the O5 Council and is used in situations that require the strictest operational security. The task force consists of the Foundation's best and most loyal operatives.
MTF Alpha-1 has access to SCP-3741 under O5 discretion, which allows them to steal the memories of another individual up to the last 5 years of their knowledge.
Members of Alpha-1 are also subjected to SCP-4470, which increases their lifespan and gives them resistances to Thaumaturgy and Mind Manipulation.
MTF Alpha-4 ("Pony Express")
Mobile Task Force Alpha-4 consists primarily of personnel trained to act as undercover employees and specialize in tracking, intercepting, and securing anomalous objects sent through postal and package delivery services worldwide.
MTF Alpha-9 ("Last Hope")
The reborn Omega-7. A Mobile Task Force explicitly intended to train and utilize humanoid SCP objects in the field.
Note: As Omega-7 and Alpha-9 cannot diegetically exist at the same time, matches involving The Foundation have to state if Omega-7 or Alpha-9 is currently being utilised by The Foundation.
MTF Beta-4 ("Castaways")
MTF Beta-4 is a task force created with the sole purpose of assisting and monitoring GoI-466 (Wilson's Wildlife Solutions) in their interactions with local fauna-based anomalies.
MTF Beta-7 ("Maz Hatters")
Mobile Task Force Beta-7 specializes in the acquisition and containment of anomalies exhibiting extreme biological, chemical, or radiological hazards as well as the rapid containment and cleanup of areas affected by such anomalies. This includes the planning and deployment of contingencies for wide-area or pandemic spread of anomalous disease agents or other contagious phenomena.
MTF Gamma-5 ("Red Herrings")
Mobile Task Force Gamma-5 specializes in preventing the dissemination of knowledge of anomalous events or phenomena in cases where initial suppression efforts have proven ineffective or insufficient, or in cases where such knowledge has already reached critical levels of public exposure. This includes the research and deployment of experimental amnestics as well as memory fabrication procedures.
MTF Gamma-6 ("Deep Feeders")
Mobile Task Force Gamma-6 specializes in the investigation and tracking of deep-sea or oceanic anomalies.
MTF Gamma-13 ("Asimov's Lawbringers")
Mobile Task Force Gamma-13 specializes in the investigation, tracking, and apprehension of anomalous objects, persons, and entities associated with GoI-1115 (Anderson Robotics). This includes identification of Anderson customers, location of Anderson products and conduction of raids on Anderson offices.
MTF Delta-5 ("Front Runners")
Mobile Task Force Delta-5 is comprised of multiple autonomous deep-cover cells specializing in the identification and pre-emptive acquisition of anomalous objects and entities of interest to other Groups of Interest.
MTF Epsilon-6 ("Village Idiots")
Specializes in the investigation, containment, and subsequent cleanup of anomalies in rural and suburban environments.
MTF Epsilon-9 ("Fire Eaters")
Epsilon-9 specializes in the use of incendiary weaponry and operations in high-temperature environments.
MTF Epsilon-11 ("Nine-Tailed Fox")
Mobile Task Force Epsilon-11 handles internal security for the SCP Foundation, under oversight by MTF Alpha-1. They are a special ops force deployed to Foundation Sites when standard protocols fail and multiple breaches are imminent. As such, most of their operations are classified.
MTF Zeta-9 ("Mole Rats")
Mobile Task Force Zeta-9 specializes in the investigation, exploration, and containment of underground or enclosed areas exhibiting anomalous phenomena, particularly those with inconsistent topography or unstable spacetime.
MTF Eta-10 ("See No Evil")
Mobile Task Force Eta-10 specializes in the investigation, acquisition, and initial containment of objects or entities exhibiting visual cognitohazards, visual memetic agents, or otherwise require indirect or alternative observation in order to safely handle.
MTF Eta-11 ("Savage Beasts")
Mobile Task Force Eta-11 specializes in the investigation, acquisition, and containment of auditory and musical anomalies, including any auditory cognitohazards or sound-based anomalous threats.
MTF Theta-4 ("Gardeners")
Mobile Task Force Theta-4 specializes in the acquisition and containment of plant or plant-like anomalous objects and entities, especially fieldwork involving wide-spread infestations of such anomalies.
MTF Theta-90 ("Angle Grinders")
Mobile Task Force Theta-90 deals with anomalous topologies, geometries, and similar mathematical problem areas.
MTF Iota-10 ("Damn Feds")
Mobile Task Force Iota-10 maintains undercover operatives in various international, federal, and provincial law enforcement agencies and specializes in facilitating the transfer of anomalous evidence and objects into Foundation control as well as the transfer of jurisdiction over anomalous event locations from local law enforcement to Foundation containment and response teams.
MTF Kappa-10 ("Skynet")
Mobile Task Force Kappa-10 is a temporary designation until such time it is either officially dissolved or sanctioned. It is strictly tasked in investigating and engaging 'cyber-anomalies' using a combination of virtual agents (AICs) and Foundation researchers to track, neutralize, and/or contain such intangible threats.
Skynet agents come in two forms, human agents who do field operations, and the AICs, digital constructs capable of infiltrating and taking out digital threats such as rogue A.I. The AICs are very adept at hacking and gathering information through any digital medium, as long as they are capable of reaching it through a network. They are also capable of running logic errors and infinite loops to slow down or outright halt corrupted systems and rogue A.I.
At its core, MTF K-10's purpose is to track, investigate, and if possible capture/neutralize intangible threats to both the SCP Foundation and the internet at large. Many times this means assuming the role of a counter-AI force. Because patrolling the internet for threats that can both move and think at light-speed is just impossible for any human, it relies on AICs to do the dirty work on behalf of them. The AICs recruited are kept on a very short leash by both researchers and Alexandra back at Site-19.
Obviously keeping AICs in check and making sure they behave while they are out in the real world is a very big concern of the AIAD. Hence there's a growing consensus outside of the division that is attempting to have the MTF disbanded for fear of it blowing up in their faces much like another past mistake. There's plenty of pressure on both sides squeezing down on AIAD to keep things high and tight until a decision is made one way or the other.
MTF Lambda-4 ("Birdwatchers")
Mobile Task Force Lambda-4 specializes in the identification, tracking, and containment of airborne biological anomalies, especially anomalous avian organisms.
MTF Lambda-5 ("White Rabbits")
Mobile Task Force Lambda-5 specializes in traversing unstable, surreal, and controlled reality, and containing potentially dangerous persons and artifacts capable of manipulating space and time.
MTF Lambda-12 ("Pest Control")
Specializes in tracking, containing, and exterminating anomalous vermin. Often used as a first-response team when tracking anomalous organisms. Have never lost an agent on any of their missions.
MTF Lambda-14 ("One Star Reviewers")
A task force that specialises in dealing with retail-oriented locations and anomalies, be they singular restaurants or entire shopping districts displaying anomalies. Since their initial investigation of The Ambrose Restaurant, MTF Lambda-14 has been assigned to work to combat this group.
MTF Mu-3 ("Highest Bidders")
Mobile Task Force Mu-3 is dedicated to monitoring GoI 'Marshall, Carter & Dark Ltd'. Through the combined efforts of undercover agents and covert-ops specialists, their objective is: identifying objects of interest in possession of Marshall, Carter and Dark; isolating opportunities to recover these objects; and, ultimately achieving their containment.
MTF Mu-4 ("Debuggers")
Mobile Task Force Mu-4 specializes in the identification, tracking, retrieval, and containment of electronic devices and transmissions, especially anomalous computers and network-related anomalies. This includes the investigation of internet sites suspected of anomalous capabilities or involved in anomalous events.
MTF Mu-13 ("Ghostbusters")
Mobile Task Force Mu-13 specializes in the tracking, analysis, and containment of incorporeal or intangible manifestations and entities, particularly those believed to be sentient, sapient, or otherwise intelligent and adaptive.
MTF Nu-7 ("Hammer Down")
Armed Mobile Task Force Nu-7 is a battalion-strength force consisting of three company-sized elements of special operations infantry forces, a light armored vehicle company, tank platoon, helicopter squadron, chemical-biological-radiological-nuclear (CBRN) platoon, combat engineer platoon, nuclear weapon specialist (NWS) squad, plus additional combat specialist and support personnel. AMTF Nu-7 is based primarily out of Armed Bio-Containment Area-14 and is tasked with responding to incidents involving loss of communication with major Foundation facilities under circumstances wherein a site-wide breach, enemy compromise, or other similarly catastrophic event is suspected.
They are capable of carrying incendiary ammunition and bombs can also be equipped to carry chemical compounds such as dicyanoacetylene.
MTF Omicron Rho ("The Dream Team")
The Foundation has discovered the method of becoming Oneiroi, and now with this power are more capable of containing them. For decades they teach their agents the technique that allows one consciousness to join another’s. The few mentally hardened individuals that succeed are organized into a task force. The first of these was Mobile Task Force Omicron Rho.
MTF Pi-1 ("City Slickers")
Mobile Task Force Pi-1 specializes in the investigation, containment, and subsequent cleanup of anomalies in densely-populated urban environments, particularly in the New York metropolitan area.
MTF Rho-1 ("The Professors")
Mobile Task Force Rho-1 specializes in the acquisition, containment, and transport of anomalies related to Group of Interest Alpha-388, "Alexylva University". With the reduction of the threat posed by the specific GoI, the MTF has expanded its focus to any and all containment for anomalous academic endeavors.
MTF Rho-9 ("Technical Support")
Mobile Task Force Rho-9 handles computer security for the Foundation. When memetic kill agents can lurk throughout the data structure, this is no simple task.
MTF Rho-19 ("Cythereans")
Mobile Task Force Rho-19 has been sent to Venus, in the hopes to establish a Foundation presence where there may be considerable anomalous activity. There, they found the city of New Shambhala, where they keep ties with The Foundation on Earth.
MTF Sigma-01 ("Foundation's Anchors")
Mobile Task Force Sigma-01 is made up of willing and able Foundation task force personnel that go through Procedure 3894-PERSEPHONE. Procedure 3894-PERSEPHONE describes a process through which personnel undergo complete metaphysical transformation through a series of interactions between SCP-3898, the influence of SCP-3894-Alpha, and a hyperthaumaturgic distortion field generated by a battery of sixteen Morgenstern-Khan Thaumaturgic Rams. Upon completion of this process, the subject's body is destroyed, and the subject adopts the standard set of anomalous properties exhibited by GoI-089 while retaining spiritual autonomy and loyalty to the Foundation.
These properties include:
- Conversion of the body into a Type V (permanent, autonomous, selectively corporeal, thaumaturgic) ectoplasmic construct
- Greatly increased physical strength and endurance
- Type IV (post-thanatotropic, substance-variable, nexus-conditional) immortality
- Hydrokinetic and gravikinetic capability
MTF Sigma-3 ("Bibliographers")
Mobile Task Force Sigma-3 is charged with exploring, understanding, and eventually containing the vast otherworldly location of the Wanderers' Library.
MTF Sigma-66 ("Sixteen Tons")
Mobile Task Force Sigma-66 is formed of captured members from other GoI. Despite the lack of loyalty the Foundation expects from the assembled team, they find the members' expertise of value. Mostly sent on espionage or destabilisation missions.
MTF Tau-5 ("Samsara")
Immortal cyborg clones created from the flesh of a dead god, Tau-5 utilizes esoteric and experimental Foundation weaponry to investigate and contain thaumaturgic, magical, and psionic threats.
Optional Equipment:
- Potential Energy Converters, or P.E.C.s for short, are augmentations that allow members of Samsara to absorb kinetic energy from exerted forces such as the recoil from weaponry, allowing them to perform long distance jumps and fire more accurately.
Paratech Equipment:
- Counter-Thaumaturgical Warding Implant (Mk. V Mod 0), consisting of a subcutaneously implanted superconducting wire mesh with full body coverage, micro-etched with a Gen IV warding grid (Key of Solomon derivation). This system is designed to absorb or deflect a broad-spectrum of hostile thaumaturgical malefices as well as non-corporeal attacks by paranormal entities.
- Argus-III Situational Awareness System, consisting of two sensor modules attached to the LBE (200g each), a xeno-tissue graft to the brain stem (derived from genetically engineered precognitive Rhesus Macaques) and a micro-controller installed into the core implant suite that interfaces these systems. This system should provide 360° parasensory awareness within a 30 ms temporal range.
- Hellgate Point Defense System, consisting of a back-mounted unit (6.4 kg) containing a demonic integrated microsummoner, a compact demon particle accelerator, an electromagnetic focusing array and a high density superconducting capacitor loop. This system uses data from the Argus-III system to generate miniature short-lived wormhole bridges to tartarean phase-space. The resulting collision deforms and destabilizes projectiles, greatly magnifying the effectiveness of conventional body armor. This system can intercept four rounds per second, and is powered for 400 interceptions. As interceptions are accompanied by a burst of gamma radiation, operators should take care to avoid fratricidal and collateral damage.
- Spelleater Rounds (Mk VII), these rounds (chambered in match grade 7.62×51mm and 12.7×99mm BMG) are composed of Beryllium-Bronze jacketed cores inscribed with a Gen IV fractal integrated warding glyph/banishment grid and blessed by ordained clerics. These rounds will penetrate most known personal defensive charms and workings (in excess of 60 mm depth) and generate wider wound channels (~43% wider compared to conventional munitions) when tested on thaumaturgically derived paranormal entities and constructs. 12.7mm BMG Spelleater ammunition was also issued to the sniper team.
- Banishment Grenades, these grenades (chambered in 40×53mm SR) use a high-explosive charge to generate a compression wave harmonic resonance keyed to the musica mundana, disrupting the physical vessels of non-native paranormal entities manifesting in our universe.
MTF Psi-7 ("Home Improvement")
Mobile Task Force Psi-7 specializes in the undercover investigation, containment, and/or demolition of anomalous buildings or buildings affected by anomalies, particularly residential homes in populated areas. This includes the acquisition or transfer of affected buildings to Foundation control as well as initial observation and documentation of such buildings prior to transfer to local containment teams for long-term or ongoing containment.
MTF Psi-8 ("The Silencers")
Mobile Task Force Psi-8 specializes in the investigation, tracking, containment and/or destruction of individuals suspected to be capable of or having been affected by reanimation anomalies, as well as investigating suspected cases of communication with deceased individuals. This includes the severing of devices intended to allow communication with individuals buried alive, such as bells, pipes, and phones, as well as detainment and interrogation of individuals claiming to have had contact with deceased individuals.
MTF Omega-0 ("Ará Orún")
The "saints" of MTF Omega-0 are informational constructs with the memories of deceased Foundation personnel able to manifest through access of the Foundation's intranet terminals. Using Identity Warfare Training (IWT) they protect their living comrades against informational threats and entities. The existence of MTF ω-0 is unknown to most or all of the living members of the Foundation.
MTF Omega-7 ("Pandora's Box")
Mobile Task Force Omega-7 was an experimental task force specializing in the acquisition and containment of anomalies utilizing cooperative anomalous humanoid entities, particularly SCP-076 and SCP-105. However, Mobile Task Force Omega-7 has since been disbanded and decommissioned.
Note: As Omega-7 and Alpha-9 cannot diegetically exist at the same time, matches involving The Foundation have to state if Omega-7 or Alpha-9 is currently being utilised by The Foundation.
MTF Omega-9 ("The Scrubs")
Mobile Task Force Omega-9 consists of 3 anomalous entities available for near-instantaneous deployment into extreme circumstances requiring the delivery of overwhelming force. Its primary purpose is as a rapid-response team for containment breaches involving violent, hostile anomalies. As part of the agreement reached with these 3 entities, MTF Omega-9 is only to be used to eliminate hostile non-human targets.
MTF Omega-12 ("Achilles' Heels")
A task force composed of reality bending Foundation personnel from an alternate universe. Omega-12 is tasked with capturing SCP-3480-2 instances, guarding the many entities imprisoned in Area-13, and hunting down powerful uncontained reality benders elsewhere.
MTF Stigma-9 ("Evolved from Naturally Occurring Gears, Levers and Pulleys")
The Foundation has to manage dealing with and containing anomalies of various shapes and forms, it has dedicated departments that specialize in specific areas such as Pataphysics, or Memetics. Each department has their own set of researchers and staff that are capable of handling threats in their area of expertise.
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The O5 Council. O5 Command. The Overseers. Overwatch. These are the people who have ultimate control over the Foundation. Each O5 member knows almost everything there is to know about the Foundation and its activities. Between them all, they know every single secret that the Foundation holds. Most Foundation personnel spend their entire careers without seeing them. Members below Clearance Level 2 don't even know they exist. Most people outside the Foundation have never heard of them, or don't think they are real. Most everyone is afraid of them. An O5 walks into a room, and everyone pisses their pants. That's what happens when you hold supreme power over one of the scariest organizations in world history. |
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| ~ The O5 Command Dossier
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| “ | It is important that you remember this. It is your second lesson. The Foundation does not rule the world. The Foundation serves the world. Do you understand what that means? Regardless of what the general population might think it wants, what we do, what the Foundation does, is in the overall best interests of that general population. Yes, I'm sure you did realize that already… but you haven't thought of the deeper implications. You've consoled yourself by thinking that all the torture and murder is for the greater good. This implies that there is a greater good… and a lesser good. It implies that there are multiple distinct goods, and that these can be quantified and compared. This is what we on the Ethics Committee do.
We are the ones who balance the moral costs of everything the Foundation does. And in order to balance those costs, we must know those costs. Do you realize what that means, Doctor? It means that we know everything the Foundation does, has done, and will ever do. Everything that has ever been redacted or expunged, we know it. Every last detail. Yes, including what SCP-447-2 does when it comes in contact with dead bodies. Yes, we know exactly what Procedure 110-Montauk is, too. We should. We're the ones who designed it. |
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The Ethics Committee is a small independent department responsible for reviewing containment procedures and checking conducted experiments for excessive waste or inappropriate use of Class D employees and other resources. The Committee's existence is thought to be a poor joke by some, but it plays a significant role in the Foundation's operation and is quite influential.
The Ethics Committee's job includes assuring the well-being of it's employees, D-Class, and occasionally, SCP objects. They are the ones whom are first approached when tests are required to be carried out on SCP objects by personnel and D-Class. This is to ensure that there isn't an excessive loss of life or inhumane practice at work. They are also responsible for keeping the O5 in check whenever they attempt to enact a motion that would seem morally unjust and are one of the few departments that have any sort of bearing over the Overseer Council.
The Department of External Affairs (DEA) is responsible for a wide spectrum of operations: planting disinformation, eliminating traces of SCP (both objects and the Foundation's) activity, D-class personnel enlistment, and recruiting new employees from military and civil institutions. The DEA is responsible for concealing the activity of Foundation agents and facilities in populated areas. DEA is essentially the front line of the Foundation as it filters all potential employees and is responsible for maintaining high standards among recruited personnel - this can also be called HR.
The DEA is also responsible for dealing with anomalous groups of interest and striking deals with them. This extends to allowing said groups of interests to operate under the stipulation that they assist The Foundation in their endeavors.
On the 8th of October 2016, the Pataphysics department began the implementation of joint projects - Operation Flat Horizon and Operation ÓverMeta. The goal of these projects were simple, if rather ambitious: total unification of the full narrative bulk, into a single cohesive plane. Flat Horizon was more subtle, utilising the biases of swn001-1 entities to effect them toward the linking of data points in order to chip away at the rougher edges of the bulk. If Flat Horizon was a pick, ÓverMeta was more of a sledgehammer. The Pataphysics Department targeted a single swn001-1 entity, Rimple, and used them to establish a minor canon. More importantly, they introduced Dr. Huever's Hypercanon theory, which provided a conceptual basis for a fully unified canon.
The Pataphysic's end goal is to keep The Foundation in existence through the propagation of the Narrative they reside in. They know that they are fictional characters in stories written by horror writers, and it is their job to see how they can use that to their advantage and/or prevent SCP-001 (S Andrew Swann's Proposal) from endangering their Narrative.An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people from spreading it, and the Antimemetics Division takes care of them. They contain objects normal people can't record or remember and are capable of fighting wars against an enemies with effortless, perfect camouflage, when normal people can never even know that they're at war.
The AIAD (Artificial Intelligence Applications Division) is an experimental research division that technically exists as a branch division within the SCP Foundation IT Department. The division's sole purpose is to develop, study, and utilize the burgeoning field of the AI sciences. It is a field that is both fascinating, misunderstood, and in some cases resented.
The Foundation understands that if they are not investing time understanding this cutting edge tech, some other organization is. In fact there's evidence already present that such tech is being exercised outside of the Foundation. That fact alone is enough to keep AIAD supplied with a healthy annual budget to fund its projects.
Structurally, there's plenty of researchers on staff with a multitude of related backgrounds from computer sciences to communication technicians. The AICs on file each have their own minds to exercise their decisions; all kept in check by their hardwired "Standard Principles". Together, they research new ways to create consciousnesses and defend against hostile ones in the name of not only the Foundation, but for humanity as well.
The Temporal Anomalies Department, or Δt (‘delta-tee’) for short, specialises in preserving The Foundation's timeline and making sure that it is not affected by any temporal anomalies.
The main missions of Δt include:
- Where possible: the elimination of tangential, secant, looping, parallel, and perpendicular causalities by forcing a reset of their initiating condition.
- Assuring that certain events responsible for individual existence and the existence of the Foundation as a whole come to pass as recorded.
- Requisition of a temporally isolated base of operations to serve as a staging-area to combat retrocausal threats and maintain a consistent history of human civilization.
- Discerning outcomes for the temporal isolation of Keter-level threats.
- Extensive recovery efforts for lost and stolen SCP objects.
- Negation of the need to protect the timeline at all.
The Department of Miscommunications is a department dedicated to text based tasks. They are in charge of coming up with documents and articles that can contain infohazards and infohazardous entities. They are also well versed in linguistics and are even capable of comprehending languages that are unknown to terrestrial life. It is such that the Department of Miscommunications is also in charge of writing up SCP files that help the reader understand the SCP better should said SCP be unable to be described in great detail. They would have to come up with descriptions that get the message across without compromising safety.
Scranton Reality Anchors were devices invented by Dr. Robert Scranton (Dr. Tobias Scranton in SCP-3326; See note below) primarily used to stabilise local reality. This achieved through maintaining the baseline Hume level of local reality in an area where the Hume levels are not relative to baseline.
There exists two types of Hume levels in relation to reality benders, the internal Hume level and the external Hume level. Should the internal Hume level of a person be greater than the Hume level around them (external Hume level), they are granted reality warping abilities. As such, the greater the difference in Hume levels, the stronger the reality warping entity.
When a Scranton Reality Anchor is activated near a reality bender, the generated fields neutralise the Hume level around the reality bender, thus rendering them powerless and "normal" by the standards of local reality. This is an effective method to capture or contain hostile reality warping entities employed by The Foundation and other Groups of Interest in the Foundation mythos.
For a more complex understanding of what Humes are and their relation to reality warping, read here and here.
Note: Due to the SCP Foundation's canonicity issues, there are several articles that detail the origin of Scranton Reality Anchors that directly contradict each other. While the origin of Scranton Reality Anchors may vary depending on canon and articles, the fundamental workings and processes of them remain relatively constant throughout every iteration. As such, this profile will detail the overall usage and functions of Scranton Reality Anchors throughout every iteration.
The Xyank/Anastasakos Constant Temporal Sink (XACTS) is a device designed to stabilize the flow of causality across a given field of effect. XACTS’s use high-power electromagnetic radiation in the radio band coupled with a tachyon field emitter to create a permeable event-boundary, allowing organic and electrical systems to pass through unaffected while maintaining a static causal environment.
Essentially, when a Temporal Sink is active, The Foundation can freely control time while negating the effects of other time based anomalies.
A machine capable of creating an idea powerful enough to harm SCP-3125 by disseminating the ideas that make it up in the first place. It was used by Marion Wheeler to harm SCP-3125 before her untimely demise.
Class A, General Retrograde
- For erasing recent and/or specific episodic memories
While Class-A amnestics will technically deconsolidate memories at random, they will mostly affect engrams within the ‘memory reconsolidation window’ of 5-6 hours, as these are the memories that will be at the forefront of the subject’s mind. This is especially true for highly unique episodic memories, such as encounters with anomalous phenomena. While these will be most effective after initial exposure, it is possible to re-open a memory reconsolidation window, allowing for amnestics officers to trigger and then erase specific memories long after their initial formation.
Class B, Regressive Retrograde
- For the incremental erasure of recent memories
Class B amnestics start by deconsolidating the most recently formed memories first, and then working their way backwards. The extent of the memory erasure is dependent on dosage, with a 75 mg dose resulting in approximately 24 hours of memory loss on average. These are ideal for erasing recent memories older than six hours without having to trigger specific memories.
Class C, Targeted Retrograde
- For the removal of specific memories from any point in the subject's life
Class C amnestics are used in conjunction with high fidelity neuro-imaging and transcranial stimulation. Neuro-imagers will locate the specific memory engrams within the subject’s brain, and upon reaching those specific engrams the amnestics will be activated through the use of precise, non-invasive stimulation, typically ultrasound or magnetic fields.
The benefit of Class C amnestics is that they allow for the surgically precise removal of memories regardless of when they formed, and are ideal for expunging classified data from the minds of D-class personnel and neutralized humanoid SCPs prior to their release. The major drawback of Class C amnestics is the required equipment’s lack of portability. As such, Class C amnestics are most efficiently administered at Foundation sites, though mobile amnestic field clinics are currently under development.
Class D, Progressive Retrograde
- For the removal of early memories
Class D amnestics are the opposite of Class Bs. They target the oldest memories first and work their way forward, the effects depending on dosage. As this is a fairly niche application, Class D amnestics are rarely used. Though they are, by design, more potent than their counterparts, it still requires an extremely high dosage to expunge a significant portion of a subject’s life. As such, their risk of side effects is dangerously high. It should be noted that Class D amnestics only target explicit memories. Implicit memories, namely skills that the individual learned in their youth, will remain unaffected.
Class E, Ennui
- To induce psychological complacency with the anomalous
To be frank, ‘ennui’ isn’t actually the proper term for the psychological effects of Class E amnestics. They would more accurately be considered an ‘anti-nostalgia’ drug. Though they still target the neural pathways for memories, they do not deconsolidate them. Rather, they merely weaken the pathways while disassociating the memory with any emotions, positive or negative, removing any incentive to think about it and thus allowing it to naturally decay on its own.
Class E amnestics are most effective in situations where the suppression of the anomalous is not possible, and thus in order to preserve normality, the anomaly must be perceived as normal. Class E amnestics cause subjects to accept the world as it is, and forget that it was ever any different.
Class F, Fugue
- For erasing and rebuilding the subject's identity
As with the old Class F, these amnestics induce a Fugue State, or dissociative amnesia, in the subject. The subject will forget their identity and may either be provided with a new one by the amnestics officer, or allowed to develop one on their own.
Class G, Gaslighting
- To cause subjects to doubt the authenticity of their memories
Class G amnestics induce derealisation of memories, making them seem fantastic or dreamlike, causing the subject to doubt their authenticity. Standard field Class-G amnestics are formulated to target memories of the anomalous, and are best administered when the subject lacks any tangible evidence of their account and targeting specific memories is infeasible. Class-G amnestics that target non-anomalous memories, however, have been banned by the Ethics Committee are currently under development at the request of the O5 Council.
Class H, Anterograde
- To prevent the formation of new memories
Class H amnestics prevent the subject from forming new memories, blocking memory consolidation for as long as the agent is in the subject’s system. Duration is dependent on dosage, with 75 mg lasting for approximately 24 hours on average.
Class I, Transient
- For inducing a temporary amnesic state
Class I amnestics induce transient amnesia by blocking the neural pathways responsible for long-term memories, temporarily preventing subjects from recalling their past. Duration is dependent on dosage, again with 75 mg lasting approximately 24 hours on average.
Class W-Z, Mnestics
- Protection against anti-memetic and other mnemonic anomalies
Classes W-Z refer to mnestic drugs, or drugs that prevent/reverse memory erasure, and are most commonly used by the antimemetics department. Though in function they are the opposite of amnestics, they both work by targeting the neural pathways for memory, allowing for the creation of non-anomalous mnestic drugs.
Class W mnestics allow the subject to perceive and retain knowledge of antimemes, in addition to general memory enhancement. Class X restores awareness of previously perceived antimemes or suppressed memories. Class Y grants the subject perfect recall for any memories gained during its period of effect, and a single dose of Class Z renders the subject biochemically incapable of forgetting anything for the remainder of their lives. Class Zs are invariably fatal, with death by seizure typically resulting in a matter of hours.
Throughout the course of history, The Foundation has utilised various SCPs to aid them in their endeavors. Be it deliberate or unintentional, these are a list of SCPs that serve or help the Foundation in one way or another.
- SCP-085 - SCP-085 is the result of an experiment conducted between SCP-067 and SCP-914. Using SCP-067, Test Subject-1101F drew a single female figure, about 15 cm (6 in) in height and 3.8 cm (1.5 in) wide, in summer dress with long hair pulled back into a ponytail, with the name "Cassandra" written underneath. Dr. [EXPUNGED] proposed using SCP-914 on various settings on images created by SCP-067: Using the [Fine] setting, the 'Cassandra' sketch was transmuted into her present form: a sentient black-and white-animated young woman drawn in clean strokes.
- SCP-408 - A large mass of Lepidoptera, taking the appearance of zebra butterflies when not camouflaged. SCP-408 acts as a single entity at all times, speculated to be a form of hive mind communication amongst the mass. When inactive, SCP-408 will take on the color, pattern, and even texture of its immediate surroundings, making them functionally invisible. SCP-408 can also take the appearance of other creatures, such as Earth-native creatures or extraterrestrial life. In addition, SCP-408 has also demonstrated the ability to display a live feed of a chosen target's whereabouts.
- SCP-411 - An elderly man who experiences aging backward. He claims to be a member of The Foundation and experiences memories in reverse; that is to say, he remembers events that have yet to happen in the future but doesn't recall events that happened in the past. The Foundation is capable of using this pseudo-precognition to learn of future events and alter the course of history.
- SCP-423 - SCP-423 has no physical form. It appears to exist entirely within textual narratives. SCP-423 is able to enter textual narratives, inserting itself as a minor character. The details of the character vary from story to story, but it is always named "Fred," or something similar, and its role in the story is usually minor. Physical descriptions of the character are rare, but it usually appears as a human male of average height and middle years. However, this can change depending on the nature of the narrative. He has appeared as a student in narratives focusing on children (and thus presumably of an appropriate age) or even as a non-human in narratives where humans are absent or rare. At no time is his appearance remarked on as being unusual by other characters. SCP-423 is able to move from one narrative to another voluntarily, provided the two works are within one (1) meter of each other. The process takes up to three minutes, depending on the length of the new narrative. The entire narrative changes at once, the text on all pages seeming to move. Occasionally, the length of the narrative changes; in these cases, the text grows smaller or larger to fit the page count of the book. It is only able to appear in physical textual narratives. It cannot enter electronic storage, or affect purely visual narratives. If placed in proximity to a graphic novel or other form of sequential art, it will change the text boxes and dialog bubbles, but will not affect the pictures. Similarly, illustrations in a textual narrative do not change, even if they no longer match up to the narrative as affected by SCP-423.
- SCP-427 - A small, spherical, ornately carved locket made of a polished silver material. It displays no unusual activity when closed. When opened, a small glowing orb is visible at the center. When SCP-427 is opened and exposed to biological tissue, it rapidly regenerates cellular damage and somehow is able to purge invading compounds or infections. As a standard of measure, the common cold takes 3 to 10 days to be worked through the human immune system and eventually removed. In the presence of an opened SCP-427, this time is reduced to 2 to 4 minutes. Its healing abilities are directional, so anything not in line of sight with the central orb experiences no effects.
- SCP-475 - An ornate sculpture of soap depicting an unidentified Pope that when in contact with water and applied to the skin, will remove all accumulated foreign contaminants. When applied to one of strong enough religious belief, a transmutation occurs to the individual, and all water in a 5-meter radius becomes an equivalent liquid that is considered "holy" in the subject's religion. SCP-475 has a tertiary effect where it purifies demonic entities.
- SCP-500 - A small plastic can which at the time of writing contains forty-seven (47) red pills. One pill, when taken orally, effectively cures the subject of all diseases within two hours, exact time depending on the severity and amount of the subject's conditions.
- SCP-540 - A collection of Soviet-era explosive ordnance of various makes. All instances can be detonated in the same manner as non-anomalous examples, and explode with a similar yield and blast effect. However, approximately 35-37 seconds following the detonation, a mass of plant life will rapidly grow to cover the majority of the damaged area1. The initial growth rate of the plant life is positively correlated to the yield of the originating explosive, but returns to normal for the plant species after approximately 90 seconds.
- SCP-2128 - SCP-2128 is a vaulted stone furnace in the ruins of a castle, 23km from ████████. The two openings are 1m high, and the length is 3m. Documentation discovered onsite (a sheepskin scroll known as the "Ignis Manuscript") revealed that SCP-2128 was created by agents of the Brazen Heart in the late ninth century CE as a torture and execution device, named "The Liars' Cradle." When a human subject fully enters SCP-2128 and makes a true statement, nothing will happen. If the spoken statement should be a lie, the human subject will be completely incinerated by unknown means. SCP-2128 can be used to discern a multitude of things through trial and error such as the location of targets or the nature of threats.
- SCP-3706 - SCP-3706 are a large number of recovered and potential undiscovered vehicles with unique properties, several universal common factors, and varying functional attributes. Each SCP-3706 instance is capable of traversing aquatic environments, either as a submersible, or sea floor based all-terrain vehicle. Each vehicle resembles known species of ocean fauna, though significant deviations from these animal species have been observed in many recovered instances, as is described in Table T-3705-01. Individual vehicles are primarily composed of organo-metallic polymers, with the oldest variants having been carved from stone. Vehicles that do not use appendage based locomotion employ a jet propulsion mechanism involving the intake and rapid expulsion of ocean water through adjustable vents. SCP-3706 instances are diverse in both appearance and specific function, ranging from automated collection vehicles less than 3 m in length (designed to collect food, minerals, and other materials) to large-scale assault vessels more than 200 m in length. Each SCP-3706 instance is powered via a spatial distortion contained within a crystalline chamber composed of corundum, which produces high energy material bearing marked similarity to that found in SCP-3703. The size of both the crystal and the distortion appears to vary based on the size of the vehicle; however, the crystals of all recovered non-functional instances are either shattered or missing. When in an active state, all SCP-3706 instances emit a dull "humming" noise. Active SCP-3706 instances possess carved channels where luminescence will "flow" across their exterior surfaces, forming patterns, artistic depictions of the vehicle's history, and Proto-Nordic runic script containing instructions on how to properly operate and maintain each vehicle. Additionally, manually piloted SCP-3706 instances tend to have detailed markings, carved by the former operator onto their vehicles, in the form of three-toed hoofprints. These appear to serve a statistical role, similar to the manner in which pilots during World Wars 1 and 2 would track enemy kills by painting flags onto their vehicles. There are currently about 9846 units of SCP-3706 in operation, run by the Finnfolk and aiding The Foundation in their endeavors.
Groups of Interest, or GoIs for short, are groups or organisations that The Foundation keep under close watch due to their dealings with the anomalous. GoIs vary in hostility towards The Foundation, with some organisations being openly hostile and detrimental to Foundation efforts, while others more passive and sometimes even helpful towards the latter.
The section will cover GoIs that are currently willing to assist The Foundation in times of crisis, or should they require their help.
| “ | No matter what we are, no matter what we seek to build... Our purpose is to construct the Anvil... AND BREAK THE FLESH | „ |
Shortly after the discovery and containment of SCP-882, several members of this "church" came forward and demanded the return of "the heart of god". Led by one Robert Bumaro, they are a group of zealots, believing many of the SCP items to be parts of a "god" that was broken after the creation of the universe. By restoring it to its whole state, they will also gain godhood. Since first contact, three other key components of the "god" have also been tentatively identified: SCP-217, SCP-271 and SCP-1139.
While many sects of the Church are hostile to The Foundation, with the threat of the Sarkics as a common enemy, both the Church and The Foundation have formed a shaky alliance with the latter allowing the former to operate and continue building their god to prepare for Yaldabaoth's return. In return, the Church assist The Foundation in taking care of Sarkic and flesh-based threats.
The Global Occult Coalition (GOC) was created in the aftermath of WWII, from the remnants of defecting occultists, psychics, priests, and scientists from Nazi, Soviet, and Allied states, brought together and formed by the Allies. As the world stage broadened, so too did the number of countries that had their hands in the GOC, until it became what it is today.
The GOC are a largely political force, seeing themselves as the police of the paranormal world. They pride themselves on destroying supernatural entities, and make use of the most high-tech experimental technology possible, obtained from their benefactors. Many potential SCPs have been destroyed by them before the Foundation could obtain and contain them.
They have been both on the side of the Foundation and against it at times, depending on the situation. They largely hold the Foundation in contempt for their use and containment of SCP items rather than their out-and-out destruction. The GOC has respected the Foundation's formidable might enough to leave it mostly alone, although there have been some questionable incidents with which the GOC have strictly denied involvement.
| “ | To my Brothers and Sisters: |
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| ~ Unknown |
The Horizon Initiative is an organization created in the late 1960s by various influential sects in the main three Abrahamic religions as a response to the growing number of anomalous activities and groups which they perceived as threats. Though the full extent of their goals is uncertain, the Horizon Initiative is known to target SCP objects, either with the intention of retrieving or destroying them, depending on each item's perceived place in their dogma.
The Initiative is led by a tribunal composed of leaders from the three largest sects involved in its creation, though a large amount of internal strife often leaves the official leadership in less than full control of the organization. The HI's main combat force, Project Malleus, is generally deployed in anti-cult operations and in SCP retrieval operations.
The Initiative's relations with most other Groups of Interest and the Foundation seems to be in a state of constant flux; while all parts of the HI perceive the Church of the Broken God and Fifth Church with a great degree of hostility (and at times engaging them in armed conflict), sentiments toward the Foundation and the GOC vary greatly, from open hostility to a limited willingness to cooperate, depending on the internal affiliation of individual members.
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| ~ From the Prometheus Labs Hiring Packet, circa 1982, written by [REDACTED] |
Prometheus Labs, Incorporated was a private, for-profit conglomerate that was based around scientific research and development. Founded in 1892, the company focused exclusively on researching and developing anomalous technology for commercial and private sale. Prior to the events of [DATA EXPUNGED] in 1998, Prometheus Labs was considered to be one of the most prolific competitors of the Foundation. It had a large public profile as a purveyor of high-quality electronic, medical and pharmaceutical, automotive, optical, and industrial goods produced from anomalous research. Prometheus Labs also had classified contracts from various worldwide militaries, primarily the United States. It developed numerous specialized technologies for these groups, aimed at enhancing their military capabilities, such as [REDACTED].
Prometheus Labs was affiliated with most of the major Groups of Interest, having engaged in lawsuits with Wondertainment Industries, purchased objects from Marshall, Carter, and Dark, worked with the Church of Maxwellist Writ to develop brain-machine interfaces, designed low-cost food alternatives for Manna Charitable Foundation, sold tools and supplies to Are We Cool Yet?, the Global Occult Coalition, and the Chaos Insurgency, and waged industrial espionage against GRU Division "P". Prometheus Labs was neither openly antagonistic nor helpful to the Foundation. The Foundation offered to design custom containment protocols for Prometheus Labs' more volatile objects, but were declined.
Following [DATA EXPUNGED] and the resulting coverup, many of the projects in development were seized by the Foundation, and surviving personnel taken into the Foundation's employment. It is believed that other Groups of Interest also stole projects and research from other facilities. Prometheus Labs had numerous networks, branches, and affiliates and offices around the world. Although all of these locations had generalized work, they were primarily dedicated to individual specialized fields of research. For instance, the Prometheus Labs branch in Kolkata focused on optical research with lasers, while the New Mexico facility was dedicated to computer sciences. Prometheus Labs also had more esoteric facilities, such as a laboratory in the Marianas Trench that researched planetary engineering. Certain documents indicate the existence of a fully self-sustained facility on Mars which studied nuclear physics and quantum mechanics, and a facility constructed in the Jurassic period that researched genetic engineering (these facilities have yet to be located).
The Three Moons Initiative is an extradimensional human military organization based in SCP-2922-C, an afterlife also known as Corbenic. Through a partnership with the Corbenese deity JALAKÅRA, they act as a multi-dimensional security force for the protection of the human race.
While Initiative personnel believe that they're operating in humankind's best interests, military overreach, poor communication, issues with internal bureaucracy, and other factors — combined with their disproportionately high military strength to our own — have made them a potential liability to public safety in our dimension.
As such, they maintain an unstable peace with the Foundation.
| “ | FIDELITY, BRAVERY, INTEGRITY | „ |
| ~ UIU Motto |
Weaknesses: The Foundation is usually more concerned with maintaining secrecy and containing threats over outright destroying them. More often than not, they play a passive role, only ever engaging and neutralising a threat they deem too dangerous to be kept active.
Notable Individuals:
Dr. Jack Bright
Dr. Jack Bright, originally a Jr. Staff researcher, was killed during a containment breach caused by SCP-076-2 and subsequently had his consciousness tied to SCP-963-1, an ornate amulet. After the incident, The Foundation learnt that Dr. Bright was capable of possessing whomever held SCP-963-1 and was effectively immortal as long as SCP-963-1 was intact. It is because of this quality, that Dr. Bright is held in such high regard, and considered a valuable asset to The Foundation, despite the former's poor attitude towards professionalism and his known antics.
Dr. Kondraki
Dr. Kondraki is the Site Director of Site-17. Extremely controversial figure who vanished from the Foundation some time ago. Ambitious, artistic, chaotic, paranoid, anti-social, spiteful; seen by many as an archetypal anti-hero. Known to run roughshod over others; reprimanded for abuse of lower-ranked or newer Foundation employees. A strong flair for the dramatic. An excellent photographer. Formerly associated with SCP-408 to a possibly inappropriate degree. Grew rivals on trees; most famously a rival of Dr. Alto Clef. Extensively researched SCP weaponization for now-shuttered programs. Likely gone on the run from the Foundation. Possibly dead. May have been executed by O5 order by Dr. Gears. (Rumors of execution by Dr. Clef per O5 order are certainly untrue. Almost certainly.) May still be alive and working for the Foundation under deep cover.
Dr. Alto Clef
Dr. Alto Clef, known in the GOC as Agent Ukulele, is a prolific assassin of reality warpers, whose identity and past is shrouded in mystery. Before joining the Foundation, he took part in countless killings involving Type Green warpers who were threats to the world at large. Since then however, and for largely unknown reasons, he has moved to the Foundation's employment.
Dr. Jeremiah Cimmerian
Dr. Cimmerian is an ethics committee liaison that takes his job only somewhat seriously. He never thought his doctorate in English Literature or his minor in philosophy would actually help him stay employed, but the former got him recruited into the Foundation as a researcher and the latter secured his employment in the long term. Has an unusual interest in puns and the ethical treatment of humanoids.
Dr. Kain "Pathos" Crow
Dr. Crow is a cross-disciplinary wunderkind researcher, specializing particularly in biochemistry and robotics. Rarely, if ever, seen in public. May or may not have been permanently transformed into a dog-like body as the result of a particular anomalous event. Dr. Crow ran a number of highly classified cross-testing experiments with the aim of creating useful objects of anomalous origin, notably Project Olympia. Nearly terminated several times. Difficulties in the canine body and an unclear lifespan have resulted in a considerable drop in productivity. Many of his side projects have become dormant.
Dr. Charles Gears
Dr. Charles Gears ("COG") is a man strangely lacking in emotional response (to the point of lacking a startle response) and possessing unusual levels of logic and intellect. Former Euclid-class object specialist before having his area of study expanded. Has been deeply involved with research regarding a truly shocking number of SCP objects both major and minor. A figure of great influence in recent Foundation history. Records claim he was recruited shortly after the founding of the Foundation… despite his age and personal history not quite matching up to that timeline. A personal fact that few know: He does feel emotion, when it's significant. He simply does not react to it or show it. Because he cannot. Is the father of Alison Chao, the woman calling herself the "Black Queen".
Dr. Sophia Light
Dr. Light is a biologist, surgeon and Site Director with far, far too many secrets. A likeable yet frightening person. Blunt, determined, calculating; good under pressure. Putting effort into remaining friendly and open (and emotionally stable). Bears minor facial scarring, and an old injury in her left hand sometimes impairs its functionality. Somewhat traumatic childhood; caretakers forced her to learn outdoor survival by leaving her stranded in the African wilderness for days on end. Joined the Foundation after a classified anomalous incident that killed eleven people, including her then-fiancee. Currently or formerly romantically linked with Troy Lament. The rumors that persist of Dr. Light's strangely close involvement with O5 Command are accurate. Seems to have been involved in a number of highly classified reality shifts — including some initiated by the Foundation itself. A centrally important figure to the Foundation for a number of extremely secret reasons, some of which she doesn't know (or does not still remember) herself.
Dr. Everett Mann
Dr. Mann is an unconventional medical researcher with few scruples and a specialty in unusual forms of surgery. Jokingly referred to as a "mad scientist". Sometimes not-so-jokingly. (He objects to the term "mad scientist", claiming that "mad doctor" would be more accurate, and further that the difference should be plain to anyone with a proper academic background to speak of.) Easily willing to do monstrous things in the name of research. Possesses a dramatic mustache. Due to his upbringing, his cultural and popular knowledges are woefully out of date, leading to anachronistic and ridiculous situations. Came to Foundation attention via the uncle who raised him, a person of interest to the Foundation due to anomalous research. Considered a potential danger to the Foundation under certain predicted future circumstances.
Dr. Thaddeus Xyank
Presently, Dr. Xyank is a low-level but extremely significant Foundation researcher. Specializes in temporal anomalies. Somewhat arrogant and long-winded, but considered an up-and-coming genius. Extensive involvement in major Thaumiel projects, notably SCP-2000.
Marion Wheeler
Marion Wheeler is a member of the Antimemetics Division. Her work includes researching memory altering and mind-based anomalies. Her clearance under the Antimemetics Division allows her to access a variety of amnestics and mnestics that allow her to erase or forcefully retain memories. A resourceful and crafty researcher, she will not stop until she gets a job done.
Dr. Gerald
Dr Gerald, alternatively named SCP-666-J, is a human with anomalous properties. All individuals who board any vehicle or form of transportation that Dr. Gerald himself is controlling in any form are assured to die. The test had shown that even those whose escape vehicles he had been driving are doomed; they are generally struck by another moving vehicle within minutes. Dr. Gerald himself, oddly enough, always survives whatever horrors he puts a vehicle through. Additionally, all potentially hazardous objects seem to become even more dangerous if he is manning a vehicle in their general vicinity. Knives penetrate more than their sharpness would accord, normally benign oil tankers become moving bombs that will detonate with the slightest touch, buildings lose any significant rigidity, and pedestrians seem to lose all forms of self-preservation, throwing themselves into his path. A mere bicycle ride can inflict the devastation of a T3 tornado.
Thaddeus Thaum
Dr. Thaddeus Thaum is an English Literature Professor and member of the Pataphysics Department, a fictional department under the purview of The Foundation. Thaddeus was assigned to SCP-3143 who he failed to contain, before quitting.
Kimba Laslow
Kimba Laslow is a researcher for the Department Of Pataphysics at Site-87. The purview of her job includes the study of Narratives and the resolution of Narrative issues such as tight bookshelves causing Narratives to "merge" and deviate from the original plot.
Dr. Everett King
Dr. King One of the Foundation's most experienced mathematicians, Doctor King's reputation has nevertheless been overtaken by his testing record involving unusual results. Despite this, he regularly contributes to internal Foundation intellectual periodicals. Dr. King's testing must be heavily supervised, due to the presence of apple seeds that seem to be increasing exponentially in intensity. Intensive observation indicates Dr. King is irritated by his seemingly inherent effect.
Adrian Andrews
Agent Adrian Andrews was a former assistant researcher for the Foundation. He was quickly appointed the role of lead researcher for the Foundation's Mobile Task Force Omega-7 "Pandora's Box" after the previous researcher died, in which he managed to make a connection with SCP-076, earning him a spot in Pandora's Box as a field operative. During the events of 'Incident Zero' Andrews was grievously injured, a shard of metal piercing his skull and damaging part of his brain, leaving him permanently bedridden as a result. The Foundation, not wanting to lose an experienced operative, approved Andrews to undergo reconstructive enhancement surgery with the use of SCP-212. However, rather than repair his body, SCP-212 transformed Andrews into a living colony of self-replicating nanomachines, leading Andrews to be declared KIA and reclassified as SCP-784.
The Overvoid Lurk
The Overvoid Lurk is is a narrative entity that appears as both a character within the tale of Operation ÓverMeta, and the HTML page the tale is hosted on. It can appear within narratives as a character and act as a literal plot device by manipulating the plot of the narrative directly, saving its teammates and progressing the story forward.
The Black Rabbit Company
The Black Rabbit Company is a crew consisting of 6 members who are capable of piloting the SCPS Solidarity. The Company's members include:
- Boss (SCP-2085-A-1)
The calico coloured leader of the Black Rabbit Company by unanimous nomination. Boss is the lynchpin and stabilizing force of the operation. She cuts the deals, she keeps the books and makes sure that everyone and everything is running smoothly. Boss focuses on practicality, sensibility, and efficiency; she uses what she has available to the greatest extent she can. Running the group is her responsibility, and she’s the kind of person who would be utterly directionless without that responsibility giving her focus. While she is not particularly prone to expressing her emotions outwardly, this does not mean that she is distant from her sisters: Boss knows how to read her sisters, and vice versa.
Boss is capable of administration, hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, tactical command, fixing, staff therapy, and herding her cat sisters.
- Momoko (SCP-2085-A-2)
Momoko is the muscle of the Company, occasional second-in-command, and all-around larger-than-life character. She’s loud, gregarious, easily excited, and fun-loving, fond of good friends, good food, and good drink in vast quantities: in short, a classical Epicurean.
Momoko is capable of handling heavy weapons, cooking, gunsmithing, surfing, bar-fighting, and looking out for her fellow sisters.
- Hana (SCP-2085-A-3)
Hana is the ‘youngest’ of the sisters, and is generally a quiet and withdrawn individual. She has a tendency towards idealism and naiveté, though Foundation confinement lessened this trait. Oftentimes she serves as the moral compass of the group, a voice of reason and decency when things are starting to get out of hand. In the Company’s line of work, there is often a conflict between the actual circumstances and the outcome Hana wishes for, and she often has to wrestle with this.
- Nanami (SCP-2085-A-4)
Nanami is, in her own words, “the world’s only self-aware tsundere” – she’s abrasive, aggressive, angry, crass, crude, irascible, hot-blooded, vengeful and vulgar, and she’s okay with that. This behavior is as much done for her own personal enjoyment as it is a reaction to dealing with people – Nanami prefers solitude and the company of her sisters (plus Wizard), and the rest of the world can all go to hell and stop bothering her. She’ll occasionally make exceptions, for those who can deal with her attitude. For the rest, she’ll poke fun at herself when the opportunity arises, which is often. Nanami’s frequent lapses into Russian folk songs and assorted bombastic nationalism (both tsarist and soviet) are done not out of any political affiliation, but purely because of theatrics.
Nanami is well versed in electronic warfare, cognitohazard / memetihazard development, information retrieval, classical piano and organ, and is the unofficial Queen of Thailand.
- Tomi (SCP-2085-A-5)
Tomi is a woman of monosyllabic character: blunt, simple, unchanging, untethered, untroubled. She epitomizes marching to the tune of a personal drum, spaced out from the rest of the world. Even so, she has an uncanny perceptiveness for her surroundings: she overhears everything, she notices everything. The blank stare and monotone drawl are ignored at the observer’s peril. Tomi’s relationship with her sisters is that she is there, equidistant from all of them. This is something of a great reassurance to the other members of the Company, despite Tomi’s often annoying personal habits (nasal spelunking, loud belching, talking in an exaggerated whisper for long periods of time, standing really close behind people without them noticing and waiting for them to turn around.) – she is reliable and ever-present, a passive force to counteract Boss’ active support.
Tomi is adept at demolitions, sniper support & sharpshooting, investigation, and dry wit.
- Wizard (SCP-2085)
A man with a dead past, Wizard’s in this for the adventure. The Company, and its eventual goal of getting to space, are his whole life. He’s taken the identity and run with it. There are moments, however, when Wizard is confronted with moments of doubt. For all his noble intentions, he still ran away from the real world when faced with his mortality and constructed a new world to escape to. Here, Red gains a voice – the cancerous embryo of a growing Overseer feeds upon all of these worries and doubts, and the voice is so similar that there is no telling if the condemnation is Wizard’s, Red’s, or the two are the same. These episodes of communing are sporadic, but filled with frightening dreams and feelings of dread. For those writing after the events of Stealing Solidarity, however, Red is no longer an issue. While all of this, when viewed in a certain light, would be less than a charitable evaluation, Wizard is, despite his flaws, a good man. Wizard lacks the technical and combative skills of the rest of the Company, and so acts as the face during operations – the image of the eccentric billionaire and his bodyguards is easily digested by targets, and leads to an exploitable sense of security in targets.
Wizard delves into public relations, smooth-talking, inspirational speeches, damage control, and is the team mascot.
"The Founder"
Male. European descent. American origin. Verified post-human lifespan; 148+ years of age. Varying appearance.
A holdover of the occult organizations preceding the Foundation, so he likely benefits from more preservation techniques than merely SCP-006, and he likely possess a large degree of anomalous protection. References have been made to "clad in rags and bones"; obvious occult significance.
One possible identity for the original Administrator.
Evidence strongly suggests that he was born Aaron Siegel in the late 1800s (possibly 1866). Certainly, one Aaron Siegel was a physicist studying at Cornell University in 1891, who disappears from the historical record after this year. This timeline doesn't match what we know of O5-1's activity, but given his position and the reality-restructuring events that have occurred, it's entirely possible.
Rumor has it that he's Gears' father. If true, this would make him the Black Queen's grandfather.
Two contradictory sightings stand out. Once in company of O5-2, appearing as an extremely old man. Once in what appears to be security footage of an underground bunker, appearing as a young teenager.
"Eve"
Female. African descent. Ancient Sumerian origin. Verified post-human lifespan; claims to be 10,000-15,000 years old. Varying appearance.
Claims to be "Adam's third wife." Claims to be the mother of modern humanity. Possible mother of SCP-076-2 and SCP-073. Claims that she (and Adam) were not the first humans, but merely the leaders of the first agricultural humans (possibly; reported details vary), who brought humanity from the Garden.
Claims that Adam was (or became) a reality bender, but that she herself is not. Rather, she possesses protection from reality restructuring via "anchors" (like a few Foundation personnel, including the current Administrator and Dr. Alto Clef). Reference: SCP-1000, SCP-2932, and reality restructuring cascades.
O5-1 is a reluctant founding member of the SCP Foundation. As one of those who led humanity from the Garden, she felt responsibility for helping to guide humanity through the uncertain future ahead. Reports suggest she may often disagree with the rest of the O5 Council.
Despite the fact that they seem to share an O5 number, several reports that reference "Eve" also reference "The Founder" as existing together, and reference their acrimonious interactions.
"The Dead Man"
Male. Unknown descent. Unknown origin. Rarely, if ever, directly seen.
The oldest surviving founding member of O5 Command, O5-1 is technically dead. He survives only due to anomalous alteration and sheer willpower; his body is a mummified corpse, and he should biologically be brain-dead.
Never appears in public. When public appearances are necessary sends a stand-in. Works exclusively through intermediaries. He has a somewhat frightening reputation; the other O5 Council members seem to be afraid of him.
"The Man With The Infinity Gun"
Male. European descent. Spanish origin. Not seen since 03/22/1926.
Previously a high-ranking official in a pre-Foundation supernatural study organization, and former head of command research team Omega-5, assigned to the "Twins of God" top-secret project at San Marco, Mexico. Participated in the construction of "The Children", a cosmic superweapon designed to eliminate the Group of Interest "Kingdom of Abbadon", a community of hostile reality-altering entities located in North Africa.
Murdered the first Foundation Administrator and stole the trigger for the weapon before fleeing and disappearing along with a substantial number of high-ranking staff members. May have founded the Chaos Insurgency Group of Interest, though reports of his affiliation with the group are limited and unsubstantiated.
Not currently believed to be alive, though it is possible that he has discovered other means of prolonging his life. If alive, possesses the ability to immediately annihilate anything, anywhere in the universe, at any moment. Exceptionally dangerous.
"The Visionary"
Male. European descent. British origin. Appears to be about 55. Formerly affiliated with Her Majesty's Foundation for the Secure Containment of the Paranormal. Signatory and initiator of the Forbidden City Convention.
A principle believer of the Foundation's formation "by God's will". It is unknown if this is a form of religious backing or disinformation.
"The Gardener"
Female. European descent. American origin. Appears to be 80+ years old. Actual age unknown. No unusual appearance.
O5-2 is apparently a second version of Foundation Director Dr. Sophia Light, a holdover from an erased timeline (she seems to have had a hand in this erasure). She is very different from the current Sophia Light, Director of Site-41, who is unaware of her alternate's status or identity. Considered extremely dangerous, even compared to the other O5s. Known for making tough, pragmatic decisions.
Promotes research of SCP objects and the anomalous in general. Has consistently stuck to this despite regularly shifting Foundation attitudes towards containment versus research. Pushed for a reasonable degree of anomalous object cross-testing. Implemented higher standards of non-SCP anomalous item categorization by the Foundation. Strong believer in pragmatic research (or theoretical research that leads to pragmatic work), believing this to be most beneficial to the Foundation in the long run. Wishes to deconstruct the anomalous so that the Foundation understands it.
Rarely seen in public. Said to have a grandmotherly attitude.
Maintains several SCP objects considered key to O5 Command, notably SCP-006.
"The Nazarene"
Female. Middle Eastern descent. Israeli origin. Varying appearance; often passes for male. Possesses injuries consistent with crucifixion (notably distinct scars at wrists and feet, marks of whipping, etc).
O5-2 is apparently a version of Foundation Doctor Sophia Light, either a holdover from an erased timeline, or, perhaps, the original version of Sophia Light (making the publicly known version a duplicate, or the same person). She appears to be similar to the publicly known Sophia Light in personality and appearance (with the exception of ethnicity), but otherwise differs due to extensively differing life experiences. The publicly known Sophia Light is unaware of her alternate's status or identity.
O5-2 possesses various reality-bending capabilities, the extent of which is currently unknown. May have some claim to divine status.
"The Way"
Male. European descent. American origin. Appears to be 50+ years old. Actual age unknown. No unusual appearance.
O5-2 is apparently a version of Foundation Doctor Sophia Light, either a holdover from an erased timeline, or an immigrant from an alternate timeline. He resembles the current Sophia Light in every way except his gender, age, and first name: "Stefan".
He travels everywhere with a similarly unusual secretary/bodyguard, who he seems to be in a romantic relationship with. She is named Tracy Lament, and appears to be a version of Foundation Agent Troy Lament, and coming from the same origin as O5-2.
Neither Dr. Light nor Agent Lament are aware of their doubles' identity or status.
O5-2 has pushed repeatedly for a particular sweeping change to Foundation policy: that anomalous objects which become fully understood by the Foundation be universally declassified and introduced to the non-anomalous scientific community (even those alien to current standards of normalcy and established scientific principles). So far, he has met with little success in this endeavor, due to strong opposition from other members of the O5 Council.
"He Who Waits"
ale. European descent. French origin. Appears to be about 60. Formerly affiliated with Estate noir. Signatory of the Forbidden City Convention. DNA tests indicate that he is apparently an ancestor of Sophia Light.
Proposed an anomaly progression model based on the second law of thermodynamics, which was rejected by the other members of the O5 Council. Since their first known meeting, has usually voted 'Abstain'.
Coined the term 'Keter'. Contrary to the common translation of 'crown', "He Who Waits" coined 'Keter' in the context of 'wait'.
May have possible connections to the Chaos Insurgency.
"The Kid"
Genderless. Reportedly of European descent. Unknown origin. Appears to be 17-19, despite being certainly much older. Always has long blond hair, glasses, patched jean jacket, and a single bone earring. Never seen in person; communicates via computer terminal.
Usually presents themselves as male, sometimes as female, sometimes non-binary/other. Original identity unknown. In actuality, 'he' is dead, and only exists in the computer matrices he created. Is usually an excessively friendly personality and a relatively active O5 member at certain Sites.
Assorted rumors hold that O5-3 is the brother of SCP-2772, and may have helped invent the Internet in the 1960's.
"The Philosopher Scientist"
Male. East Asian descent. Japanese origin. Appears to be 60+ years old. Actual age unknown. No unusual appearance.
Joined the O5 Council in in the 1930's, shortly after World War 1. Known for caring about the social ramifications of science; strongly opposed social Darwinism.
Generally a voice of caution; the "conscience" of the O5 Council, even if often overridden by other members, and even if often endorsing Foundation projects he does not fully agree with.
Helped found the Ethics Committee. Possibly still plays a lead role in the organization (if it even exists).
While already an O5 Council member, gained a PhD in clinical psychology. Was the original person responsible for implementing psychological checkups of Foundation personnel.
"The Beacon"
Male. European descent. American origin. Appears to be 50+ years old. Actual age unknown. Varying appearance.
Made a lifelong study of various methods of controlling large groups of people. A particular fascination with religion and religious cults. Convinced by other O5 members to investigate making large groups of people profitable as well.
O5-3 is particularly shrouded in myth. He is presented as a literal supernatural figure in some reports, and as a perfectly ordinary man in others. Ordinarily, this could be chalked up to religiously related manipulation, but as an O5 member, some claim to divine status cannot be discounted.
Possibly connected to L. Ron Hubbard.
"The Hermit"
Male. European descent. Russian origin. Appears to be about 80. Has a prominent beard. Formerly affiliated with the Tsars' Seers. Signatory of the Forbidden City Convention.
Bends to consensus decision easily, even if said consensus decision is not originally his choice.
Only directly interacts with other O5 Council members. Uses written messages to convey orders to subordinates. Known to consistently stay in Overwatch HQ.
"The Ambassador"
Male. Australian (Koori) descent. Canadian origin. Mid-40s. No unusual appearance. Assigned female at birth.
Former Foundation field agent. Many recorded sightings; unlike all other members of O5 Command, commonly interacts with agents or representatives of outside anomalous groups of interest.
He also works with the Administrator in a more traditional ambassador role, privately meeting with heads of state and high-tier organizations such as the Global Occult Coalition/United Nations to negotiate such matters as Foundation access to countries. Has a sizable staff of diplomats working under him.
Possibly bound to an esoteric/anomalous rule-set that prevents him from sharing information with the rest of the O5 Council.
"The Veteran"
Male. European descent. German origin. Appears to be about 50. Has prominent mustache. Formerly affiliated with the Imperial German Anomalous Matters Examination Agency. Signatory of the Forbidden City Convention.
Believed to have fought in the Fifth Occult War on behalf of the German Empire, and defeated the Militia United in Righteousness (a.k.a. the Boxers). Professes unusually detailed knowledge of Daevite and Mekhanist military tactics.
Claims to have met Napoleon Bonaparte in person, although he claims that the iteration of Bonaparte whom he met is anomalously enhanced.
Likes to join agents and Mobile Task Force members during field operations. Restless and does not like desktop jobs.
"Blackbird"
Male. European/Middle Eastern descent. American origin. Appears to be mid-40s; almost certainly older. Favors tweed suits, usually worn with coat and a hat with a blackbird pin. Wears ties with birds. Unknown significance, if any.
Overly friendly and familiar in demeanor. Tends to be laid-back and jovial given the option. One of the more prominent O5s, relatively often seen in public. Little is known about his specific role, though he has been on the Council a long time.
An artist of some talent; known to sketch five blackbirds as a signature.
"The Ordinary Man"
Male. European descent. American origin. Appears to be mid-40s. Appearance is thoroughly ordinary; prefers to appear average in almost every way. Exception: Almost always seen wearing tanned leather shoes.
Very little knowledge is available about O5-5. Has been known to occasionally travel with SCP-108 for unknown reasons. Given experimentation records on 108, I suspect he may intend to use her (either directly or via research) as some form of last-ditch escape route.
"The Entrepreneur/The Treasurer"
Male. European/Middle Eastern descent. Western European origin. Mid-40s. No unusual appearance.
O5-5 oversees the Foundation's front organizations. He creates funding for almost all Foundation projects. Habitually manipulates economies to the Foundation's benefit. He doesn't accomplish this directly by anomalous means; yes, the Foundation could just make gold, but then injecting large amounts of gold into an economy would tend to destabilize it. O5-5 doesn't just run the front organizations, he makes them profitable. Others hire the workers, O5-5 pays them.
Never seen in public. Many reports identify him as the same person as O5-5 "Blackbird", and others call "Blackbird" a fiction or a false double.
"Manifest Destiny"
Male. European descent. American origin. Appears to be about 50. Clean-shaven. Formerly affiliated with the American Secure Containment Initiative. Signatory of the Forbidden City Convention.
A firm believer in human mastery over Nature. Involved in the decimation of SCP-2750.
Makes frequent trips to Yellowstone Park. The purpose of these visits are unknown.
"Cowboy/The American"
Male. European descent. American origin. Mid-40s. Long hair kept in a ponytail. Nearly always dresses in white suits, with a white Stetson "Boss of the Plains" cowboy hat, and carries a white cane with the handle carved in the shape of a wolf's head. Unknown significance, if any.
Former top Foundation field agent; other details of prior identity unknown (probable wipe). Professional yet genial. Reputation for high competency. Plays something of a "jack of all trades" role within the Foundation, but focuses particularly on issues of Foundation security.
One of the O5s seen more often in public. Travels with two male bodyguards referred to as "Thompson" and "Black".
"The Figurehead/The Elder"
Male. African descent. American origin. Verified post-human lifespan; likely 200+ years of age.
One of the founding members of the O5 Council, O5-6 was already old when he joined. He is now said to have aged beyond even the abilities of SCP-006 to rejuvenate him. He still survives, for now, but he rarely if ever takes any action on the O5 Council. His secretary runs things for him, up to and including voting according to his wishes on O5 Council matters.
"The Puppet"
Male. European descent. American origin. Early 40s. Typically dresses in tasteful suits.
Rarely seen in public, but a very active member of O5 Command internally. What few are aware of is that he is a puppet inserted into the O5 Council by the Global Occult Coalition as a possible future attempt at hostile takeover, or perhaps a failsafe.
It seems possible that some or all of the other O5 Council members are aware of his status as a turncoat, and tolerate the situation for their own reasons. Perhaps they view him as a potential asset, or at least view the knowledge of his situation as a potential asset.
"The Experimenter"
Male. European descent. Austrian origin. Appears to be about 65. Formerly affiliated with the Imperial Commission on Transgressive Occurrences. Signatory of the Forbidden City Convention.
Advocates for scientific methodology within the Foundation. Chiefly in charge of R&D. Coined the terms 'Euclid' and 'trans-reality memory retention'.
"Green"
Female. South Asian descent. Unknown origin. Appears to be mid-40s; almost certainly older. Somewhat fat. Nearly always dresses in various shades of green clothing. Unknown significance, if any.
One of the longer-term members of the O5 Council. Described as not especially morally scrupulous with her power, although with her heart in the right place, or at least near the right place. A master tactician, charismatic, and fairly dangerous.
Does not often appear in public, and often works through intermediaries at first; a believer in private meetings over public speeches. Generally friendly in demeanor in personal interactions, right up until she's not.
Possibly an ex-university professor (surprisingly). Has implemented a number of training program in various areas across the Foundation.
Also notable for "adopting" Dr. Alto Clef and approving a number of his experimental (and sometimes unnecessarily dangerous) projects.
Takes an active interest in Foundation personnel; often plays a role in recruiting O5 Council general staff.
"The Unlikely"
Male. European descent. American origin. Appears to be mid-40s; likely older. No unusual appearance.
Reputation for being somewhat dangerous to be around. Has survived a curious number of assassination attempts unscathed (with the assassins dead in the wake of the attempts); unusual that an O5 would both leave themselves vulnerable to so many attempts and also survive so many in such a manner. Possible anomalous protection.
Takes a special interest in SCP objects stolen or acquired by the Chaos Insurgency. Numerous reports indicate that O5-7 is, in fact, the current head of the Chaos Insurgency, despite this directly contradicting many other reports about the Chaos Insurgency's status as a splinter organization. Reports differ on whether the rest of the O5 Council is unaware of this, or knows and partially or fully endorses it.
"Teeth"
Agendered. East Asian descent. Chinese origin. Verified post-human lifespan. Appears to be mid-40s; almost certainly older. Androgynous appearance (in normal form). Always wears two ivory hair-sticks. Reports claim these were fashioned from human teeth/bone; obvious occult significance.
Unusually for an O5 Council member, it seems unclear whether O5-7 was originally fully human. They possess the ability to shift between a human form, and a variety of difficult-to-describe eldritch beings. They are supposedly involved in the containment of (and maybe collaboration with) certain "extraplanar" entities beyond Lovecraft's weirdest dreams.
This is an unusual set of reports. This O5-7 is supposedly both very human (hard to get more specifically human than all those culturally specific details), and yet supernatural to an extreme degree. The consistency in the reports has disturbing implications about the Foundation's hidden activities, even if this O5-7 is a cover for someone or something else.
"The Cardinal"
Male. European descent. Catholic. Appears to be about 70. Formerly affiliated with the Royal Office for Christian Artefacts, a splinter organisation from the Vatican Holy Office for Secrets and Prophecies. Signatory of the Forbidden City Convention.
Opposed Foundation attempts to enforce control over the Middle East during the early 20th century, citing that "it is already taken care of". May have possible foreknowledge of ORIA or an equivalent organisation.
"Harold Holt"
Male. Australian. Biologically 58 years old. Former Prime Minister of Australia. Currently contained as SCP-3477-3. Joined the O5 Council in 1967 as a ploy to gain access to SCP-006, in an attempt to achieve immortality. One of the only O5s to be directly recruited from the civil sector.
Attempt was successful until the sudden appearance of several more individuals claiming to be Harold Holt, at which point he was stripped of all authority and given an SCP designation. Was within containment for 46 years, until all Harold Holts staged a containment breach.
Evidence suggests there may be as many seventy seven different versions of Harold Holt, each with their own form of immortality. Reason for this unknown. Possibly a quantum collation of different outcomes, a deliberate attempt at creating many versions to guarantee at least one would survive, or an example of a multiverse collapse.
"The Newbie/The Lesser"
Male. European descent. American origin. Mid-30s. No unusual appearance.
A former Foundation Site Director; a recent elevation to the O5 Council (between 6 and 9 years as of 2014).
One of his first actions as an O5 Council member was to approve of Dr. Kondraki's plan to neutralize the former SCP-083. This plan resulted in the breaching of multiple SCP objects, including Kondraki deliberately breaching SCP-682, and in the near destruction of Site-19. This incident appears to have lead to the O5-ordered assassination of Kondraki by Dr. Gears.
Though he was not removed from the O5 Council over this, O5-8 never recovered. Still shaken from the fallout of the incident, he continues to rely on support staff to accomplish all of his duties — including the hiring and replacing of support staff.
Thus far, O5-8 has avoided further serious incidents, but rumor has it that the situation with his current crop of staff is unstable and likely to cause further "mistakes".
Possibly assassinated. Has not appeared in public for some time.
"Magnolia"
Female. European descent. Appears to be mid-50s; likely older. Deliberately not beautiful in appearance.
O5-8 is known for being brutal and harsh, though never arbitrarily; known for making hard decisions. Known to have played a deciding vote in the decision to nuke several significant Foundation Sites during a particularly deadly breach.
Her physical appearance is deliberate. Overseers certainly can alter their appearance if they wish. This seems to be due to an emotional state plagued by guilt. Considered vulnerable to assassination attempts due to rumors that she would welcome them.
Wears a ring of human sinew. Occult significance obvious.
Possibly assassinated. Has not appeared in public for some time.
"Dogwood"
Male. European descent. American origin. Mid-30s. No unusual appearance.
O5-8 is one of several O5 members to focus on Foundation security. Notable in particular for expanding Mobile Task Force funding and recruitment; responsible for a general proliferation and expansion of MTFs after the destruction of Omega-7 initially resulted in cutbacks.
Said to have a relatively low-key personality, but prone to becoming slowly more aggressive as situations escalate; many underlings report that he is very pleasant to work with at first, but invariably sours relationships as they evolve over the years.
There are also reports that rumor that "Dogwood" is in fact associated with another O5 report, "The Newbie"/"The Lesser", and that in fact "Dogwood" is one of the actual O5-8's competing chiefs of staff, whose star is presently falling due to internal drama. Even more reports claim that "Dogwood" and O5-6 "Cowboy" are the same person, and that the negative attributes assigned to "Dogwood" are the result of disgruntled ex-staff members who couldn't live up to O5-6's standards. It is unclear if this is yet more disinformation.
Possibly assassinated. Has not appeared in public for some time.
"The Terse"
Male. European descent. Dutch origin. Age unknown. Formerly affiliated with the Special Investigations Board, Dutch East Indies Company. Signatory of the Forbidden City Convention.
Does not speak much with others. Speech limited only by necessity. Another secret-keeper?
Coined the term 'Group of Interest', and strongly advocates for their dissolution by the Foundation. Appears to be indiscriminant towards various GoIs; no known vendetta against any known GoI.
Consistently vetoes any attempt for the Foundation to adopt a parliamentary leadership reminiscent of the Global Occult Coalition's Council of 108; advocatory for the O5 Council structure.
"The Outsider/The Ordinary"
Female. European/Pacific Islander descent. New Zealand origin. Appearance consistent with recorded age of 53. Carries a walking stick with jade inlays; item's purpose unclear, whether occult or practical.
O5-9 is one of the most unusual O5s, for an oddly mundane reason: she appears to have been inducted directly into the O5 Council from the public sector.
The reason for her recruitment is unknown, given her complete lack of previous Foundation experience. Formerly Donna Whetu Taylor, a noted geologist, she was inducted shortly after retracting a major publication and resigning in scandal. Stated reason for the retraction was scientific misconduct including fabrication of data, but the scandal was more likely a Foundation cover-up: the few available fragments of the retracted publication suggest that Taylor had discovered several geological and geophysical anomalies, and was developing a general theory of their function.
Strong advocate for research of anomalous phenomena, including those with SCP designations; possible ally of O5-2 ("The Gardener"). Apparently partially responsible for allowing the recent dramatic expansion of the Foundation's classified technical journals (a project apparently spearheaded by Regional Director Katherine McTiriss, if rumor is correct). Goals appear to include the development of a general explanatory theory for anomalous phenomena.
O5-9's unusual circumstances have led to a large number of contradictory reports. As far as I can tell, she replaced or superceded a prior O5-9 ("Misfortune").
It's said her appointment barely passed, with a Council vote of 7 to 6. At least three votes swung to her side at the last moment. This could be evidence of tension within Overwatch.
"Misfortune"
Varying age, appearance, etc. Original unknown. Carries a bone-handled knife; obvious occult significance.
O5-9's personality is based in SCP-963-2. Original version attempted to replicate SCP-963 — successfully. However, SCP-963-2 only holds the memories, experiences, and personality of O5-9 up until his first death.
When O5-9 is killed — and he has been killed several times — he is "reset". After each death, he has to be informed of events that took place after the time of his first death.
Reputation for being extremely unlucky. Restricted to underwater Foundation facilities. May or may not still hold an O5 Council position, but certainly plays a role regardless.
Possibly replaced by another O5-9, "The Outsider". Reports that claim his removal state that it was not voluntary, and was caused by one or more of the following:
- A series of repeated 'resets' rendering him useless
- Corruption or damage to SCP-963-2 causing personality damage
- Resistance to any form of change after being reset repeatedly
- Inability to change with the times due to being reset repeatedly
- Refusal to make use of his vote during an incident in which it was vital post-reset
Which is most likely is unclear.
"The Lovers/Willow"
Both: Male. European/African descent. American origin. Appear to be mid-30's; actual ages unknown. No unusual appearance, except that they are relatively similar in appearance (while apparently unrelated).
O5-9 is two people sharing the same position. They appear to be lovers. They change positions regularly, with one playing the role of bodyguard/"assistant" to the other.
O5-9 plays a "support" role within the Foundation. Primarily, O5-9 handles feeding the Foundation. They generally have a hand in procuring mass amounts of food via ordinary methods, and their staff cover it up. But they don't limit themselves to non-anomalous means. Reports also abound of vast anomalous fields growing food to feed Foundation personnel, and entire rivers created in certain remote areas of countries to produce water.
"Out-of-Place"
Male. European descent. Fluent in English, French, Dutch, and Afrikaner. Appears to be about 50. Formerly affiliated with the Inner Africa Expeditionary Society, an organisation funded by King Leopold of Belgium. Signatory of the Forbidden City Convention.
Professes irritation towards his employment under King Leopold. Frequently rotates residence between multiple locations within Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Belgian Congo, British Kenya, and South Africa. Perhaps to deter spies?
Prompted the O5 Council to declassify a previous iteration of SCP-1851.
Holds great interest towards the concept of "anchoring reality". Sets aside a trust fund to research on counter-essokinetic stratagems, essentially leading to the discovery of Humes. This is perhaps for preparation against an essokinetic threat.
"The Secret Keeper"
Male. Caucasian descent. Switzerland origin. Confirmed to be between the age of 45 to 51. No unusual appearance.
The title of O5-9 is passed down to any personal who holds the title of the Director of the Intelligence Agency. It is unconfirmed how many personnel have held the title of O5-9. Records have indicated that the O5 council has indicted and removed at least one personnel from the title, from gathering too much information on the other council members.
O5-9 is tasked with keeping the Intelligence Agency in line and has been known to actively participate in mission regarding new or unknown GoI, specifically with the ‘The Mages Academy’.
"The Archivist"
Female. African/European descent. American origin. Appears to be mid-40s. Tends to wear grey striped suits.
O5-10 plays the role of archivist and record-keeper. She acts as custodian of the records of previous iterations of the planet and associated timelines.
These records show how many times Earth (or the timeline associated with Earth) has been severely damaged and "reset", and how many "resets" the Foundation has allowed, or stopped. Additionally, O5-10's records include the full number of K-Class events that the Foundation has ever been aware of (including some information passed from prior timelines). Most of the O5 Council does not have access to this information, and only O5-10 has access to all of it.
O5-10 inherited her role from a prior O5-10, and therefore has been an O5 Council member for several years. However, she has only recently become publicly active within the Foundation. She has "adopted" a number of newer researchers, and taken special interest in SCP-1985 and similar SCP items related to major K-Class scenarios.
"The Assassin"
Female. East Asian/European descent. Italian origin. Appears to be mid-30's; actual age 60+. No unusual appearance. Wears a necklace around her throat with a carved marble eyeball pendant; likely occult significance.
Former Foundation assassin. Originally was an exceptionally effective assassin, then taught assassination, then taught others how to teach assassination. Worked her way up head of Foundation's internal clandestine service, then elevated to O5 Command.
Though this is unconfirmed, she may be one of the few O5 Command members to retire; reports agree that her retirement (if it happened) was voluntary. Other circumstances are unknown.
"The Veteran/The Mad General"
Male. European descent. Unknown origin (American? European? Russian?). Unknown age; if reports are true, certain post-human lifespan. Varying appearance.
O5-10 is one of the first additions to the O5 Council. His specific identity has been extremely difficult to pin down.
Solidly backed rumors name him as US general or generals, possibly Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a Confederate general who fought during the US Civil War.
Yet other reports name several Russian generals who disappeared in the aftermath of World War I (the Second Fatherland War). These reports tend to be more favorable towards the character of the generals themselves.
Perhaps there are multiple people holding this position. Though it mystifies me what would connect Confederate generals from the US Civil War and Russian generals from the first World War, generals with differing ideals and of different eras.
"The Grand Master"
Male. Uncertain descent and origin (believed to be ethnically mixed). Appears to be 75. Catholic. Formerly affiliated with the Knights of the Military Order of Borja y Aragón. Signatory of the Forbidden City Convention.
Implied to have minimal direct experience with the anomalous, a common trait among the Borja Knights during the 19th century. Knowledge of the anomalous mainly derived from secondary sources from previous generations of the Borja Knights.
Displays significant apprehension towards the Church of the Broken God. Possible traumatic previous encounter with Broken God followers?
Successfully created a pension scheme for KIA Foundation members and other welfare schemes for Foundation personnel. Drafts eulogies for KIA Foundation members.
"The Mailman"
Male. European descent. Eastern European origin. 80+. No unusual appearance.
Origin of nickname uncertain; possibly an actual mailman. Nickname is in common use; staff often joke about him "going postal", but admit he is one of the most even-tempered and kind people they've ever met. Grandfatherly in demeanor.
O5-11's most well-known role is to sign off on Termination Orders of Class D personnel, versus approving their transfer to another Site. Whether all Class D are terminated at Sites due to anomalous exposure, or merely transferred to another site, O5-11 makes the final decision.
Confirmed to have held at least one other O5 number, though the number itself is unknown. May be an indication of a standard number changeover process, or perhaps of unknown internal political maneuvering.
"The Liar/Father of Lies"
Unknown descent. Unknown origin. Apparent age varies. Always attractive in appearance; tends to wear expensive clothing as any gender.
Gender appears to vary, either via anomalous means or due to multiple figures in the same position. Usually referred to as 'she', despite the nickname.
O5-11 is the Foundation's chief disinformation officer. She organizes cover ups, invents cover stories, and creates rumors to be spread both within the Foundation and without. This includes many erroneous reports about O5 Command (that is, assuming this report itself is not erroneous, which it may be). Not even her staff know what's true and what isn't; and in many cases, neither does she.
Very often referred to using different O5 numbers, including non-standard numbers such as O5-15. Naturally, there are also reports that O5-11 doesn't exist at all, and is a cover for an even deeper disinformation campaign.
Frankly, I find it rather likely that 11 is not actually the correct number, and it's possible that this "O5-11" is actually a separate figure, like the Administrator. Presently impossible to tell.
"The Senator"
Male. European descent. American origin. Appears to be 70+; verified post-human lifespan. Varying appearance; usually dresses in respectable, immaculate tailored clothing.
O5-11 is a high-powered politician, who has been installed in the Senate by the O5 Council for direct control over certain political matters.
Notably associated with numerous secret societies. Said to be a high-ranking member of the Shriners, and to be the founder (or a founding member) of Skull and Bones. Reports say he maneuvered a great number of secret societies into place over the centuries, and now sits in Washington tugging on the strings.
"Jings"
Male. European descent. Western European origin. Mid-40s. No unusual appearance, except that he wears a necklace made of human teeth; obvious occult significance.
Former Foundation field agent. Prior to being elevated to the O5 Council, claimed he would implement a number of changes and improvements to Foundation policy; most of these did not materialize after his elevation. Generally negative reputation; apparently few accomplishments. Not much seen in public since. Possibly assassinated.
"The Bureaucrat"
Male. East Asian descent. Japanese origin. Appears to be 80. Formerly affiliated with the Bureau of Onmyō (陰陽寮; onmyō ryō), a.k.a. the Holy Emperor's Council for Unearthly Matters (怪異なる事物についての聖帝評議会; kaii naru jibutsu ni tsuite no seitei hyōgikai). Signatory of the Forbidden City Convention.
Alleges that Japanese Emperor Kōmei died of anomaly-related causes. Once claimed to have observed multiple undocumented SCP-2863 instances throughout Kyushu, Shikoku, and western Honshu. Expresses problems with self-esteem. Mostly interacts with O5-3, O5-7, and O5-13.
"The Accountant"
Male. African descent. African origin. Appears to be mid-40s; almost certainly older. Large-bodied. Always dresses in extremely expensive tailored clothing. Wears dark wrap-around glasses: smoked glass framed in ivory. May or may not be to hide his eyes. Likely occult significance.
O5-12 plays the role of accountant for the Overseer Council. A mathematical genius; ensures all the Foundation's numbers add up. Has access to certain data that no other Foundation member does, for this purpose.
Precise, calm, practical. A strong believer in order. Every part of his daily route, and indeed every action he takes, right down to his drinking habit, is strictly scheduled.
"The Contractor"
Male. African/European descent. American origin. Mid-40s. No unusual appearance.
O5-12 was an emergency appointment following a previous assassination (or assassination attempt) during an O5 Council issue that required either an O5-12 or an O5-1, and O5-1 was unavailable.
After this, he couldn't simply be demoted; therefore, he was assigned to side projects. He purchases land to build Foundation facilities on. He works with people who design Foundation facilities to make sure their needs are met; he works with local governments (often to request that military installations be built over actual Foundation sites as a cover); and he hires new Foundation personnel to implement such projects.
Additionally, O5-12 acts as an unofficial head of human services, requiring that Foundation personnel receive regular physical and mental checkups. Despite apparently caring a great deal about the average Foundation member, O5-12 is usually described as an obsessive, distrustful shut-in. His staff is very small, and they do very little.
"The Physician"
Male. East Asian descent. Chinese origin. Appears to be 70. Formerly affiliated with the Abnormality Institute (異學會; yì xué huì), sometimes called 'Chinese Abnormality Institute' (中華異學會; zhōng huá yì xué huì). Signatory of the Forbidden City Convention.
Believed to have been invited to join the O5 Council only due to his knowledge of a "memory-altering drug" (i.e. amnestics). Collaborated with the Chinese Nationalist Army to eliminate (betray?) the Meng clan; rationale is to monopolise amnestics for the Foundation.
Coined the term 'Safe'. Rudimentary knowledge of English.
Note: Amnestics might have undergone potentially radical advancements over the years. O5-12's statements regarding amnestics might not be applicable.
"The Tiebreaker"
O5-13 does not exist. Everyone outside the O5 Council is told he exists, and memos are created under O5-13's name, but O5-13 exists only as a tiebreaker vote.
O5-13's vote is rotated between each O5 Council member, starting at 1 and passed up a number each time a tiebreaker vote is required and used.
Holding O5-13's vote is required to access a few selected databases. This knowledge may be attached to O5-13's vote (and wiped from the holder's memory when the vote is passed on), or it may simply comprise access to 13's unique databases.
"Tamlin"
Either male or gender-fluid (reports differ, may be relevant to anomalous traits). Unknown descent (reports differ, may be relevant to anomalous traits). Unknown origin. Age unknown. Tall, red-headed.
Per these reports, the "Tiebreaker" reports are accurate. However, O5-13 does exist, despite his vote not being held by himself. Original identity "Dr. Joseph Tamlin".
Holds only an advisory position by necessity. Is an anomalously altered human existing in a temporally destabilized state; partially "unstuck in time". Acts as a fail-safe for restoring 13's vote to its proper bearer, should it be compromised.
Some reports (not all) indicate drastic shifts in appearance, race, and gender, but the presence of red hair (whether natural or colored) remains consistent. Unknown relevance; possible perception alteration issues or literal shape-shifting.
Occupies a room (or rooms) in "Tamlin House", a hidden location related to SCP-1590. Appears to be bound to the location. Does not usually participate directly in O5 Council meetings, but observes most of them (not necessarily synchronously).
"The Meddler"
Male. European descent. American origin. Mid-30s. No unusual appearance.
Most reports of O5-13 result from the conflicts he starts or becomes involved in, due to inter-office gossip from other O5's personal staff. No one outside the O5 Council appears to be aware of this O5 member's role in the Foundation; the role he generally seems to play in practice is interfering with other O5 members' projects. Known for ranting about how other O5 members (and lower-ranked Foundation personnel) are not running operations correctly.
Not a particularly popular O5 Council member.
"AI Complex"
[Personal traits not applicable]
O5-13 is an artificial intelligence construct. This AI construct (using a variety of anomalous technological and non-technological methods) is supposedly able to take all factors relevant to the Foundation's goals and make a recommendation on any major course of action.
Due to certain consequences (whether occult, resourced-based, or simply bureaucratic) of making use of this AI construct, it is only employed when the O5 Council must break a tie on a non-trivial matter.
Further details have been remarkably hard to attain even by esoteric methods. Whether or not this version of O5-13 exists, there are secrets behind this thing that the Foundation wishes especially to be kept.
"Death"
Gender unknown. Descent unknown. Origin unknown. Age unknown. Appearance unknown.
One of the more outlandish reports on a possible O5-13; claims that Death itself was bound by the O5 Council in the early 19th century. Per these reports, the slot of O5-13 was created for Death in the first place. Euphemistically referred to as "The Other Overseer."
Death is both a member and a prisoner of the O5 Council; it can cast a vote as normal. However, it is imprisoned by the rest of the Council, and by a majority vote of the O5 Council, the Council can control it. Death apparently otherwise carries out its functions as normal.
SCP-006 does not exist; the longevity of O5s actually stems from O5-13. By majority vote, they can order O5-13 to stay its hand from any Council member — or indeed anyone in the world, though using this power for non-Council members seems to temporarily weaken Death's chains, and is therefore rarely used.
When used, it is typically on a mass scale — SCP-2000 and similar anomalous items also do not exist, and are used as cover for every time that Council has voted to utilized O5-13's power to return most of the world's population back to life.
Unknown connection, if any, to SCP-2935.
"The Activist"
Male. South Asian descent. Sikh origin. Appears to be about 50. Formerly affiliated with 0th Anti-Cult Regiment, a colonial regiment in British India. Signatory of the Forbidden City Convention if "The Persian" is not present.
Major advocate for a meritocratic administration within the Foundation. Known to have formed an informal voting bloc with O5-11 and O5-12 to pursue racial equality within the Foundation.
Also known to have voted with O5-1 for many operational matters. Known O5-1 prior to the Forbidden City Convention. May be a puppet for O5-1 to gain an additional vote in the O5 Council, perhaps in exchange for said meritocratic administration.
"The Persian"
Male. Middle Eastern descent. Iranian origin. Appears to be about 70. Shia Muslim. Formerly an independent consultant on anomalous matters for the Ottoman Empire. Signatory of the Forbidden City Convention, if "The Activist" is not present.
Knows O5-7 prior to the Forbidden City Convention. Holds strong suspicion towards O5-1.
In charge of the 'Autonomous Administration of the Greater Middle East', a sub-organisation of the Foundation based in the Middle East. Him and the AAGME do not exist in realities where "The Activist" exists. In fact, I can't seem to find ORIA or its equivalent in realities where "The Persian" takes up O5-13. AAGME and ORIA – counterparts???
Resembles ORIA founding member, Jibril Mani, in realities where "The Activist" is present instead.
"The Pedestrian"
Male. Latin American descent. Late-50s. No unusual appearance.
O5-13's special connection to the anomalous gives him a perspective no other council member could begin to fathom. While Normalcy Confirmation meetings require eleven members for quorum, no meeting is allowed to proceed without O5-13's attendance.
Additionally, he is the only member of the original O5 council to survive the Caesar incident. Investigation into the nature of the incident and O5-13 is still ongoing.
Robert Bumaro, is a mysterious individual who was first recorded as a collector of items suspected of being related to the Church. He recruited several enforcers and, through anomalous means, enhanced most of them until they were able to “communicate” with their God. This was unusual for the Broken Church, as, unlike the Cogwork Orthodoxy, they usually discouraged artificial enhancements.
Bumaro and his agents were able to collect close to a hundred artifacts of presumed importance to the Church, before disappearing in 1943. He would later reappear in 1946, claiming the title of leader of the Church and “Builder of God”. To this day, Bumaro remains a highly respected figure not just inside the Broken Church, but among all other known denominations.
Robert leads the Mekhanites within a beach in Greece, where they continue building their god Mekhane to prepare for the impending return of Yaldabaoth.
| “ | I wake from my deep slumber to find you in ruins. Do not worry. Do not fret. I shall bring home those who were exiled. Do not worry. Do not panic. Terran wakens in the deeps. Do not worry.
For I am woken, and my love is endless. |
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Key: Mobile Task Forces | Foundation Personnel | With Technology | With SCPs
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