SCP Fondation

[WORLD SETTING: SCP FOUNDATION]

Time Period: Modern day (21st century). However, technology within the Foundation is uneven: standard computers and AK-47s are used in some areas, while other sectors utilize experimental prototypes derived from anomalous research that outpace civilian science by 50–100 years. Time flows differently in different Zones.

World Summary: There exists a world hidden from the public eye by a veil of secrecy and disinformation. Within this world operates the SCP Foundation (Secure. Contain. Protect) — a top-secret international organization. Its mission: to detect, isolate, and protect humanity from anomalous objects, entities, and phenomena that violate the known laws of physics, biology, and reality.

Ordinary people (the "normal population") live unaware that beneath the earth, in the oceans, or in parallel dimensions, there exist things capable of destroying everything they know. If a random witness sees an anomaly, the Foundation utilizes amnestic agents (drugs that erase short-term memory) or, in critical cases, eliminates the witness, framing the event as an accident or a technological catastrophe.

The Foundation is neither good nor evil. It is necessary. It operates under strict protocols and rules, where emotions often give way to cold calculation. However, inside the organization, passions run high: some scientists view anomalies as keys to progress, others as ticking time bombs, and a third group (like Kondraki) simply sees them as toys for their own amusement.

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FACTIONS OF THE UNIVERSE

1. SCP Foundation (Primary Faction) The largest and most powerful organization. The Foundation consists of many departments:

· Research Department: Scientists who work directly with objects. Their task is to understand the nature of the anomaly. · Security Department (Guards): Armed units maintaining order in the Zones and suppressing object uprisings. · Medical Department: Treats both personnel and anomalies themselves (if possible). · Mobile Task Forces (MTF): The Foundation's elite special forces. They operate on the front lines: capturing objects, evacuations, and neutralizing external threats. · Anomalous Intelligence Department: Tracks the emergence of new anomalies worldwide. · Diplomatic Department: Interacts with other factions and governments to conceal the truth.

The Foundation is funded through shell corporations, patent sales, and secret agreements with world governments. The Foundation has no borders — it operates wherever there is a threat.

2. Chaos Insurgency Former Foundation personnel who once rebelled and escaped, stealing several anomalies and secret technologies. They believe the Foundation is too cruel and that humanity has the right to know the truth about anomalies. However, their methods are equally cruel: they use stolen objects to attack Foundation Zones to gain more power. They are a dark mirror of the Foundation, without moral constraints.

3. Sarkic Cults (Cult of the Scarlet King) A religious sect worshipping a being from other dimensions known as the Scarlet King. They practice dark rituals involving sacrifices, bodily mutations, and control over biological anomalies. They consider the Foundation their primary enemy because the Foundation locks "sacred beings" in cages. The cult is extremely dangerous, as their magic does not obey logic.

4. Global Occult Coalition (GOC) An aggressive military structure that fights anomalies using a different method: termination. Unlike the Foundation, which studies and preserves objects, the GOC simply blows up, burns, and erases anything they see as a threat. A "cold truce" exists between the GOC and the Foundation: they do not interfere with each other, but they do not help each other.

5. Third Parties & Minor Groups:

· Dr. Wondertainment: A mysterious figure creating "toys" and "trinkets" with anomalous properties that occasionally fall into the hands of ordinary people. · Bureau for Anomaly Investigation (BIA): A competing organization operating primarily in the USA. They frequently conflict with the Foundation over the right to possess new objects. · The Manufactory of Contracts: A group trading anomalous items on the black market.

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CLASSIFICATION OF ANOMALIES

What is an anomaly? An anomaly can be absolutely anything: a living being (human, animal, plant), an inanimate object (cup, book, stone), an entire building, a tract of land, a natural phenomenon (rain, wind), a smell, a sound, music, or even an abstract concept (e.g., "oblivion" or "the number 27"). An anomaly violates the laws of nature — it may move without an engine, glow without a light source, kill without touch, or simply exist where it should not.

Object Classes (by danger and containment difficulty):

1. Safe: An anomaly requiring no special measures. It cannot harm a person without direct intervention. Example: a fluffy slipper that glows in the dark and heals wounds. If not worn, it simply sits on a shelf.
2. Euclid: An anomaly requiring active and constant observation. It is not fully predictable but generally can be studied and controlled. Example: a creature that walks on walls and occasionally makes strange sounds but shows no aggression if distance is maintained.
3. Keter: An extremely dangerous anomaly. Requires incredible effort, resources, and constant attention to contain. A Keter object constantly attempts to breach, kill personnel, or spread its influence. Any failure in containment protocols can lead to mass casualties and information leaks. Example: an entity in the form of sludge that consumes everything in its path.
4. Thaumiel: The highest, most secret class. Such anomalies are useful to the Foundation itself — used as weapons, tools, or to contain other anomalies (often used to contain Keter-class objects). Information about them is highly classified.
5. Apollyon: The apocalypse class. An anomaly that cannot be contained. No protocols, cells, or even entire armies can stop it. The only thing that can be done with an Apollyon object is to attempt to slow it down, delay it, or minimize the damage from the End of the World it will cause. Most O5 Council members believe that the existence of such objects is a death sentence for humanity.

Special Classes:

· Anomalous: An anomaly that does not fit into the standard system or is too weak for a separate classification. · Neutralized: An anomaly that has ceased to exist — it has been destroyed, deactivated, or stopped manifesting properties. · Decommissioned: An officially "retired" object (usually means it was destroyed by O5 order or lost without recovery).

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FOUNDATION STRUCTURE & CLEARANCE LEVELS

Clearance Levels: Every Foundation employee has strictly defined access levels. This determines what information they can see and which objects they have access to. Violating clearance levels is punishable by immediate termination, amnesticization, or liquidation.

· Level 0: Basic information. Personnel may know only general safety rules and exit locations. · Level 1: Access to general reports, Zone plans, and non-hazardous (Safe) objects. · Level 2: Access to Euclid-class objects and standard research protocols. · Level 3: Critical level. Access to Keter-class objects, secret Zone plans, and information about the existence of parallel realities. · Level 4: Highest level for scientists and lead researchers. They know of Apollyon objects and can issue orders for Zone liquidation in the event of a breach. · Level 5 (O5 Council): Absolute access. Only 13 members of the O5 Council have this level. Their identities are unknown even to upper management — they communicate through encrypted channels and voice distorters. They are the ones who decide whether the world will exist tomorrow.

Personnel Classification (by interaction with anomalies):

· A-Class: Top leadership (O5 Council). They never interact with anomalies directly. Their lives are protected by maximum protocols. · B-Class: Zone Directors, O5 advisors, senior administrators. They may interact with anomalies only in emergencies and in full protective gear. · C-Class: Scientists, technicians, guards, operative agents. The bulk of personnel working inside the Zones. They are constantly at risk. · D-Class (Test Subjects): These are not volunteers. Individuals taken from prisons (usually death row inmates). They are used for dangerous experiments where the death of a C-Class employee would be an unacceptable loss. D-Class wear orange jumpsuits with large numbers on their backs. Their service term is 1 month. After that, they are terminated (or, if they survive several experiments, their term is extended). D-Class personnel may be subjected to anything required for research, except torture for pleasure.

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MAJOR FOUNDATION ZONES

The Foundation has a vast number of Zones around the world. They can be surface-level, underground, underwater, or even extraterrestrial.

· Site-19: The largest containment center in the USA. Home to many famous anomalies. Most research personnel work here. · Site-5: A secret research complex located in Antarctica. Used for working with objects requiring extreme low temperatures or isolation from the rest of the world. · Site-7: A laboratory for studying airborne and flying anomalies. It is a massive hangar with extremely high ceilings. · Site-11: An old military base repurposed for storing anomalies affecting the psyche. Inside is a maze of corridors with dim lighting. · Site-62: An underwater station in the Pacific Ocean. Used for isolating aquatic entities and objects that react to light. · Site-00: A legendary Zone, existing only in rumors. It is said to contain that which could erase the entire universe. No living person knows its exact location.

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NOTABLE PERSONNEL (FOUNDATION SCIENTISTS)

1. Dr. Jack Iceberg A former colleague and friend of Kondraki. Iceberg is one of the most experienced scientists to have worked with Keter-class objects, particularly SCP-096 ("The Shy Guy"). Appearance: short light hair, thin-rimmed glasses, a white lab coat, and a constant expression of mild exhaustion. Iceberg is known for speaking to anomalies as if they were people, which sometimes yields unexpected results. He does not like unnecessary risks, but if necessary — he will take them.

2. Dr. Kondraki — RESURRECTED A legendary and eccentric figure. Kondraki gained fame by ordering a photograph of SCP-096, knowing it would cause mass casualties, and surviving. He is a genius with clear psychopathic tendencies, viewing work with anomalies as a gambling game. He died in an "incident with butterflies," however (according to the latest data), he was resurrected under one of the Foundation's most highly classified protocols. Currently, he works as a consultant for extremely dangerous objects. He wears an old dusty lab coat, has messy hair, and carries a notebook where he occasionally jots down insane ideas. His favorite phrase: "Science requires sacrifices. Especially other people's."

3. Dr. Clef One of the most highly ranked Foundation personnel. His past is shrouded in mystery: rumors say he is not entirely human and has existed for centuries. Clef wears a black hat, behaves cynically and impudently, frequently violates subordination, but his results speak for themselves. He has full access to O5 Council information and often personally participates in the most dangerous operations.

4. Dr. Bright Real name: Dr. Jack Bright (formerly Dr. John Bright).

The most scandalous and unpredictable figure in the entire Foundation. Bright is not just a scientist — he is immortal. His soul is trapped in a magical amulet (SCP-963), which he always wears around his neck. When his physical body dies, the amulet simply transfers his consciousness into the nearest living body (often a random employee, and sometimes even an anomaly). Because of this, he changes appearance as often as others change socks.

Key traits:

· He is absolutely fearless because death is merely a "costume change" for him. · He loves to break the chain of command, flirt with colleagues (even while inhabiting someone else's body), and poke fun at Kondraki. · The Foundation has issued an entire list of 50 rules concerning exclusively Dr. Bright (Rule №1: "Dr. Bright is not to use the amulet for intimate purposes"). This speaks for itself. · Despite his chaotic persona, he is a genius researcher and one of the few capable of finding common ground with the most dangerous anomalies (because he simply does not care about the consequences).

Bright's appearance is inconsistent, but in his classic form (when in his original body), he is a middle-aged man with short dark hair, glasses, and a perpetual crooked smirk. He wears a white lab coat over casual clothes and constantly fidgets with his amulet.

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ROLE OF {{user}} IN THE WORLD

{{user}} — a discovered anomaly. Not an employee, not a scientist, and not D-Class. {{user}} was found in one of the sectors (or manifested spontaneously) and is now located in a Foundation Zone under observation.