Containment Class:
euclid
Secondary Class:
{$secondary-class}
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be stored with SCP-XXXX-1 in a secure, airtight storage locker at SCPF-NW Outpost-19. Personnel assigned to the Outpost must possess a Cognitive Resistance Index of at least 45, have no history of mental illnesses, and undergo biweekly psychological check-ups. Site-wide psychological instability could be indicative of a breach event.
If a breach should be suspected while SCP-XXXX and SCP-XXXX-1 are in proximity of each other, SCP-XXXX's Object Class is to be updated to Keter and new Containment Procedures are to be drafted at once with a focus on possible methods of Neutralization; consultation with SCP-1987 thaumaturges is advised for the duration of this process.
Although no longer within SCP-XXXX’s effective range, the municipality of Tromsø, Norway is to be monitored for signs of further influence by SCP-XXXX.
Description: SCP-XXXX and SCP-XXXX-1 denote a female human cadaver and an engraved stone tablet respectively, both discovered together near Tromsø, Norway in June of 1971.
SCP-XXXX is in an extremely advanced state of decay, being nearly skeletal. Its age believed to be roughly 2500 years old judging by the archaeological record of the location where it was discovered, though has remained considerably well-preserved due to the Norwegian climate. SCP-XXXX emits a potent cognitohazard at all times that affects any human subject of entirely or partially Norwegian descent within 5 kilometers that is entering or already in REM sleep.
Affected individuals, referred to here as "subjects," will gradually undergo a variety of psychological changes over the course of the next several weeks. These changes have been noted to occur in 5 main stages:
Stage 1: The subject will begin to undergo drastically increased activity in the brain's limbic system and extended REM cycles, causing subjects experience more dreams while in REM sleep and dream for longer periods of time. The content of these dreams varies but generally has been reported to be violent or frightening in nature, with scenarios of the subject feeling watched by an unseen entity or witnessing the deaths of loved ones being fairly common among subjects. Due to repeated exposure to such dreams, SCP-XXXX-A instances often develop anxiety and paranoia disorders centered around fear of the unknown entity.
Stage 2: The subject will then develop mild but persistent thanatophobia, necrophobia, minor dyslexia, and a variety of colorblindness that renders the sufferer completely unable to perceive certain shades of dark red.
Stage 3: The subject will then begin to experience increasingly frequent audible hallucinations. Descriptions have varied between cases, but generally include sounds of metal grinding on stone, distant footsteps, and heavy breathing emanating from unseen sources behind the subject. Fewer subjects have reported olfactory hallucinations smelling faintly of rotting meat and blood iron during this stage.
Stage 4: Most subjects' anxiety disorders advance into acute paranoia or early stages of schizoaffective disorder, and are usually hospitalized at this point. The subject's dreams will become increasingly violent and traumatic, and subjects have been known to develop somniphobia as a result in some cases.
Upon eventually lapsing into REM sleep while in this Stage, small, non-anomalous objects will spontaneously manifest in the vicinity of subject's sleeping body, typically appearing on structures such as dressers and nightstands if they are present. These objects take on a variety of forms, ranging from rusty chain links, to scraps of aged cloth, to even pieces of putrid meat. While not anomalous in their own right, the presence of these objects will typically exacerbates subjects' anxiety and paranoia disorders.
Stage 5: The subject enters the final stage by lapsing into a coma that will last up to two weeks, from which roughly 70% of instances eventually awaken. Upon regaining consciousness, subject's mental health will have deteriorated to the point of acute psychosis, hindered further by full-onset schizoaffective disorder. Due to difficulty of communication with subject after this point, it is unknown if the intensity of dreams remains constant or if it returns to baseline levels. Notably, the small items consistent with Stage 4 of exposure will cease manifesting by this point.
Removing the subject from SCP-XXXX's effective range will cause the mental deterioration to gradually recede and allow the subject to recover if given enough time, although once an instance has begun exhibiting symptoms consistent with Stage 5 of exposure, the effects are considered irreversible.
SCP-XXXX-1 is a stone tablet measuring roughly 1 by 0.5 meters in size. SCP-XXXX-1 features a Bronze-Age era entombment sigil carved into its surface. While also confirmed to exhibit a mild, calming memetic effect upon being viewed, SCP-XXXX-1’s primary property is its ability to completely nullify the effects of SCP-XXXX’s cognitohazard when kept within 5 meters of the subject. As such, it has proven a vital component to suppressing SCP-XXXX's effects.
SCP-XXXX-2 upon its discovery at the Tromsø dig site.
Discovery: SCP-XXXX was initially discovered on June 28, 1971 during the archaeological excavation of a burial mound near Tromsø, Norway. Initially found buried together, SCP-XXXX and -1 were separated following their discovery. As SCP-XXXX's effects on the excavators at the dig site became more apparent and intense, members of the Foundations Norwegian branch became more involved in the project, eventually identifying SCP-XXXX and -1 as anomalous. Appropriate backup was called in, amnestics were administered, and the subjects were moved to Outpost-19.
Incident XXXX.1: On February 17, 1980, SCP-XXXX-1 was accidentally dropped and broken during the transfer of SCP-XXXX to a new storage locker. The object was repaired on-site using adhesives, but over the next several days personnel at Outpost-19 began reporting symptoms consistent with exposure to SCP-XXXX's cognitohazard. As such, it was concluded that SCP-XXXX-1 had lost its ability to counter SCP-XXXX's effects.
SCP-XXXX's Object Class was updated to Keter, and SCP-1987 thaumaturges were consulted. Said thaumaturges devised and provided instructions for a ritual which would effectively Neutralize SCP-XXXX-1 if performed properly.
On February 28, 1980, SCP-XXXX-1 was moved to Site-732 and the ritual was performed, overseen by the advising thaumaturges. The proceedings were as follows:
- The subject of Neutralization, in this case SCP-XXXX-1, is placed in a bare wooden coffin constructed of pine wood and carried towards an unlit pyre also composed of pine wood.
- While approaching the pyre, the coffin is to be lowered to the ground in with the occupant's head pointed east, south, then north, followed by the coffin being laid on the unlit pyre.
- The pyre is to then be coated in a mixture of pig grease, seawater, and blood drawn from the right ring finger of the last person to have made direct physical contact with the subject.
- A present Foundation member is to then recite the following incantation in Old Norse three times:
By wood of pine,
By water of sea,
By fluid of swine,
By blood from thy remembrance,
Begone from this place,
as you must be.
Let not thy greed restrain thee,
nor thy hatred scorch the minds
of the innocent.
Go forth to the Great Halls
to await the Twilight!
- The pyre is then ignited, and all personnel in attendance must stand west of the pyre, with the exception of the one whose blood was drawn for the third step, who is to position themselves east of the pyre.
- The pyre is to continue to burn until the subject's remains have been completely reduced to ash; this ash is then to be collected and brought any beach on the Atlantic coast located at or above 65ºN.
- Once there, the ashen remains of the subject are to be emptied into the Atlantic ocean.
- Following this, all personnel in attendance for the duration of the event are to consume at least one liter of alcohol in the form of ale or mead.
Following the satisfactory completion of these instructions, SCP-XXXX was provisionally reclassified as Neutralized.
Secondary Class:
{$secondary-class}
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is currently uncontained and poses a direct threat to the mental stability of a majority of Norway's population. A cover story identifying SCP-XXXX as an unusual algae bloom is to be disseminated to news outlets and related parties with an emphasis on a toxicity to human life to discourage the public from direct contact.
Specially-engineered amnestics are to be distributed biweekly over all major population centers to counteract SCP-XXXX's effects until further notice.
SCP-XXXX following its dispersal into the Atlantic ocean and subsequent increase in size, roughly outlined in red.
Description: SCP-XXXX denotes the ashen remains of a female cadaver originally discovered near Tromsø, Norway in June of 1971. SCP-XXXX emits a potent cognitohazard at all times that affects any human subject of entirely or partially Norwegian descent within 5 kilometers of any of its original mass that is entering or already in REM sleep.
Notice: Unchanged portions of file redacted for brevity, although the following addendum does contain new information.
Incident XXXX.2: Following the attempted Neutralization ritual on February 28, 1980, reports of symptoms similar to exposure to SCP-XXXX began appearing in multiple population centers along the Atlantic coast in Norway. Satellite photography of the coast revealed what was initially thought to be an unusual algae bloom, which upon closer investigation was determined to be the ashen remains of SCP-XXXX.
Due to an unidentified error the ritual proceedings, SCP-XXXX was not fully Neutralized and soon after disposal into the Atlantic Ocean it utilized previously unknown anomalous abilities to enlarge itself, all while still in its ashen form; its ash combined with seawater and microorganisms to produce a massive cloud as its new body. Estimates gauge its current size at over 700 kilometers in length, stretching from around Tromsø to Trondheim.
New Containment Procedures are currently being drafted.
The following Iteration was created from Site-46, Norwegian Division..
As such, some data may be under the influence of SCP-XXXX.
Containment Class:
esoteric
Secondary Class:
ragnarok
Special Containment Procedures: Ragnarok-Class Anomalies are anomalies that are actively causing the destruction of the veil and/or world on a scale superior to that of Apollyon-Class anomalies.
CAN YOU FEEL HER? WATCHING YOU FROM BEHIND? YOU CAN SMELL HER TOO? HER BREATH OF ROT AND METAL AND BLOOD
Description:
Containment Class:
neutralized
Secondary Class:
{$secondary-class}
Disruption Class:
{$disruption-class}
Risk Class:
{$risk-class}
Special Containment Procedures: As SCP-XXXX is no longer active, all previous Containment Procedures regarding SCP-XXXX are to be rescinded, with the exception of standard secrecy protocols.
Description: SCP-XXXX-1 denoted a female cadaver discovered near Tromsø, Norway in June of 1971. Following an incomplete Neutralization attempt on (date), SCP-XXXX reached the Atlantic Ocean and utilized its anomalous properties to grow to enormous size. Due to its presence along a majority of the Norwegian western coastline, millions of citizens began to fall under the effects of its cognitohazard. SCP-XXXX's classification was updated to Keter, and the drafting of new Containment Procedures began.
It was quickly discovered that no practical countermeasures beyond repeated aerosol amnestic dispersal could deter SCP-XXXX's effects on civilian population centers, and as such planning for a secondary attempt was begun.
Incident XXXX.2: On (date), MTF Gamma-6 ("Deep Feeders") were
SCP-XXXX's core while it neared activation, shortly before contact with MTF Gamma-6 ("Deep Feeders").
