ESCOT: Ah, no, y-you can't expect me to know 
everyone, it's a big place. No, | figure most of 'em were 
loners and stuff, we barely recognized 'em. (subject 
pauses for a moment) Well...any of them, really, now 
that | think about it. 


KIEGER: What happened after they went into the barn? 


ESCOT: (subject shifts uncomfortably) Well we uh, 
figured we better get him out of there fast. So that's why 
we must've...uh... 


KIEGER: | see, Mr. Escot. Did you and the rest of the 
community intend to kill the accused murderer and the 
others by doing so? 


ESCOT: (subject remains silent) 


KIEGER: Thank you Mr. Escot, that will be all. This 
concludes the interview. 


<End Log, 14:52> 


Addendum-05/22/2016: 

On 05/15/2016, a eight-minute video entitled "2/5/96 "was 
uploaded to YouTube. The video was discovered by a Foundation 
webcrawler, and was taken down roughly 2 hours after upload. An 
investigation into the identity of the cameraman is ongoing. A 
transcript of the video is available below. 


+ Video Transcript-15C1K [LEVEL 4 ACCESS] 


Video Transcript-15C1K 


<Begin Transcript> 


[00:01] (Video begins, a crowd is seen 
deliberating on a gravel road) 


[00:23] (The cameraman breaks through the 
crowd. The SCP-3852-2 instance, apparently 
unconscious, is visible on the ground. The 
SCP-3852-1 instance is seen laying on a 
bedsheet) 


[01:15] (A sobbing woman is lead by the crowd 
towards the SCP-3852-1 instance. The woman 
points at the SCP-3852-1 instance) 


[01:46] WOMAN: That's...that's him..| don't 
know-(unintelligible) 


[02:02] (Members of the crowd drag away 
SCP-3852-2 instance) 


[02:04] (Video cuts, a smaller crowd is now 
visible outside of a large barn. The majority of 
the crowd is armed with various farming 
instruments) 


[02:35] (Cameraman approaches the door 
through the crowd. A man is seen standing in 
the barn door, arguing with the crowd) 


[03:17] MAN: L-Leave! We ain't comin’ out til 
the cops arrive! You've hurt him enough 
already! 


[03:33] (A man is seen breaking from the 
crowd, identified by Foundation records as 
Matthew Escot) 


[03:40] ESCOT: Out of the way, Wyatt! You're 


shieldin' a murderer! 


[03:48] WYATT: Matt, w-we're friends! Get 
them out of here, you know you don't have any 
proof he- 


[04:04] ESCOT: His presence is proof enough! 
This town let one person escape justice, and 
it's not happening again! Get him out here 
before we drag him out! 


[04:26] WYATT: N-No! All of you get away 
before-(A gunshot is heard; WYATT can be 
seen attempting to reenter the barn, before 
being grabbed and pulled into the crowd. The 
barn door is closed from the inside.) 


[05:06] (Video cuts, it is now visibly night. The 
cameraman has taken a position a distance 
away from the crowd. Various members of the 
crowd are seen holding gasoline canisters and 
torches) 


[06:38] (WYATT is dragged away from the 
crowd by two men armed with rifles) 


[06:54] WYATT: (unintelligible)...stop, w-we'll 
give him up! Just let us- 


[07:05] (The second of the two armed men 
slams the butt-stock of the rifle into the head of 
Wyatt. Makeshift barricades are seen propped 
against the barn door. ESCOT is seen 
approaching the door, holding a torch) 


[07:32] ESCOT: You had your chance! You 
chose to side with the criminal, and now you'll 
get your fair share of the punishment! 


[07:42] (ESCOT raises his torch. Cheering 
from the crowd is heard as he drops it onto the 


barricades.) 


[08:15] (Video cuts. Helicopter blades are 
heard as the cameraman retreats from the 
town. Smoke is seen in the sky as the 
cameraman enters a nearby forest.) 


<End Transcript> 
Footnotes 


1. Thus far, these crimes have 
includedArsonAssaultManslaughterMurderWrongful Imprisonment 


SCP-3853: Imperium 


Item #: SCP-3853 
Object Class: Thaumiel'!/Uncontained 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3853A is currently 
uncontained (see Addendum 3853-1). The Foundation is in a state 
of war with Gol-328 ("The Institute of Imperial Studies"); recovery of 
Foundation assets lost to Gol-328 is a top priority. Containment 
procedures which do not rely on the effects of SCP-3853A are to be 
developed for all anomalies currently under the control of Gol-328. 


Previous Special Containment Procedures - 
Out of Date as of 15 March 2018 


SCP-3853A is currently contained as the Directorship of 
the Institute for Imperial Studies, a sovereign political 
entity operating as an independent division of the 
Foundation under the supervision of the O5 Council; all 
anomalies contained by the effects of SCP-3853A are 
kept under IIS supervision. The current instance 
SCP-3853A-1 is the Director of the Institute; as of 
8/19/2014, SCP-3853A-1 is Dr. Aleksandr Filipov, 
formerly Director of Site-88 and head of the Anomalous 
Law & Politics Division. SCP-3853A-1’s successor 
should be selected by majority vote of the O5 council 
from all personnel with Level 4 clearance who have 
training or experience in law, political science, military 
command, and/or classical studies. Both SCP-3853A-1 
and their successor have Level 5/IIS clearance, giving 
them unlimited access to all non-infohazardous 
information about the IIS, its personnel, and the 
anomalies it contains. The sovereign territory of the IIS 
consists of its headquarters, Site-101, located outside of 
Tunis, Tunisia, and a number of other facilities located 
throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. 


SCP-3853A-1 is not to be seen by or directly 
communicate with anyone except IIS staff and 
Foundation staff who have been informed of 
SCP-3853A’s effects. All of SCP-3853A-1’s written 
correspondence (including electronic correspondence 
such as emails and text messages) is to be dictated to or 
retyped by another individual prior to being sent. In the 
event that SCP-3853A-1 is seen by or communicates 
with an unauthorized person, that person is to be treated 
with Class-B amnestics; exemptions can be made for 
Foundation staff in good standing if this contact was 
accidental or was initiated by SCP-3853A-1. If 
SCP-3853A-1 deliberately breaches containment of 
SCP-3853A or is determined by the O5 Council to be 
otherwise unfit for continued service, MTF Psi-18 (“Sic 
Semper’) is to carry out an appropriate succession 
protocol2. 


Political movements attempting to recreate any of the 
nation-states previously associated with SCP-3853A3 or 
which use iconography associated with any of these 
nation states are to be closely monitored. MTF Pi-13 
(“Goths, Vandals, and Other Delinquents”) is to prevent 
political movements matching these criteria from 
becoming the majority party in any nation-state and in 
any sub-national division with a population greater than 
one million; Pi-13 is authorized to use whatever methods 
they deem appropriate to accomplish this task, including 
blackmail, assassination, mass voter fraud, and, in 
extreme circumstances, memetic voter suppression and 
mass amnestic treatment. 


SCP-3853B is currently contained as the Roman Catholic Papacy; 
anomalies whose containment relies on the effects of SCP-3853B 
are contained by the Pontifical Commission for the Suppression of 
the Supernatural, the main normalcy-preservation agency of the 
Catholic Church, in consultation with the Foundation. The 
Foundation is to support the continued existence of the Papacy, and 
should work with the Catholic Church to prevent any major schisms 
that could lead to an Avignon Event*. SCP-3853B-1 is the Roman 


Catholic Pope (currently Pope Francis, birth name Jorge Mario 
Bergogloio). All of SCP-3853B-1’s written correspondence is to 
unambiguously identify its source or be retyped by or dictated to 
another person. 


Description: SCP-3853 is the designation for two titles originally 
held by the emperors of the Roman Empire. 


SCP-3853A is the office of Emperor, originally head of state of the 
Roman Empire. SCP-3853A is always held by the ruler of a nation- 
state that holds territory within the borders of the Roman Empire at 
the death of Augustus Caesar; that ruler is designated 
SCP-3853A-1. As per containment procedures, SCP-3853A-1 is 
currently the Director of the Institute of Imperial Studies. 


Transfer of SCP-3853A usually follows the succession laws of the 
nation-state ruled by SCP-3853A-1. There are, however, a number 
of circumstances that can lead to a non-standard transfer of 
SCP-3853A, both within a nation-state and between nation-states. 
The primary cause of a non-standard transfer is disputed 
succession; if there are two or more claimants to the leadership of 
the nation-state ruled by SCP-3853A-1, the anomalous properties of 
SCP-3853A will manifest in each claimant at a reduced magnitude. 
Non-standard transfer can also occur when SCP-3853A-1 is 
deposed by an outside force® or when the ruler of another nation- 
state with a stronger claim to the title is proclaimed Emperor of 
Rome by SCP-3853B-18. 


SCP-3853B is the office of Pontifex Maximus, originally the high 
priest of the polytheistic Roman state religion; from the 4th century 
onwards, this office has been held by the head of a branch of 
Christianity, usually either the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople 
or the Catholic Pope’. It is probable that SCP-3853B could be held 
by the widely-recognized head of any major religion with a 
substantial following in the former borders of the Roman Empire, 
although no non-Christian religious leader has held it since the 
adoption of Christianity as the state religion of the Roman empire. 
SCP-3853B-1 is the current holder of SCP-3853B; as per 
containment procedures, SCP-3853B-1 is currently the Catholic 
Pope. The criteria by which SCP-3853B is transferred are currently 
not well-studied, and maintaining orderly papal succession is a high 


SCP-503: The Luckiest Man in the World 


Item #: SCP-503 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-503 is to be kept within a 
secure holding cell at all times. No fewer than four (4) security 
cameras must be positioned within the cell. SCP-503 must be under 
constant observation. Any strange movements or attempts to 
obscure the view of the cameras must be treated as a full-scale 
emergency. Any researchers studying SCP-503 must be searched 
for dangerous objects before entering its cell. The cell must be 
searched daily for any potentially dangerous objects. 


Note on procedures: The searches are not optional. | don’t care if 
you think they’re a waste of time. | refer anyone who thinks 
otherwise to Incident Report 503-B. — Dr. 


Description: SCP-503 is a Caucasian male, sixty-three (63) years 
of age. The subject is bald (formerly black hair) with brown eyes. 
The subject’s lower jaw is a prosthesis, as a result of incident 503-A. 
There is a large scar on the subject’s chest as a result of Test Log 
503-5. 


SCP-503 demonstrates a remarkable proclivity toward short-term 
good fortune and long-term misfortune. This was first apparent at 
age 11, when the subject was involved in an automobile accident 
with its family. While the subject survived, its parents, as well as two 
(2) siblings died. In addition, the subject was trapped within the car 
for days before rescue. 


The subject has had three (3) marriages; the first ending in divorce; 
the second ending when the subject’s wife was killed in an 
automobile accident; the third ending when the subject’s wife 
committed suicide. During this time the subject has had ten (10) 
children, none of whom currently live. As far as the subject is aware, 


priority. 


The primary effects of SCP-3853A and B are cognitive in nature. 
The holders of the affected titles will be recognized in-person as the 
holders of those titles, even if the observers would be otherwise 
ignorant of the titles or the individuals; that is, when someone 
perceives SCP-3853A-1, they immediately recognize that person as 
Emperor of Rome. This effect is not transmitted through 
photography or recorded video, although it can be transmitted via 
live video with a delay of less than 20 seconds and both live and 
recorded audio, and via direct written or typed communication 
(including email, text messaging, and other digital communication). 


When SCP-3853A-1 or B-1 gives a direct order to a subordinate— 
either in person or in writing—that order is more likely to be followed. 
Under experimental conditions, individuals obeying the direct orders 
of SCP-3853A-1 or B-1 complete those tasks significantly faster and 
more accurately than a control group, and make significantly fewer 
errors. These effects are extended to all military forces under the 
command—direct or indirect—of SCP-3853A-1; when placed under 
the jurisdiction of the IIS, Mobile Task Forces showed a marked 
improvement in cooperation and tactical skill, and were physically 
faster, stronger and more agile. 


It is now believed that SCP-3853A exerts cognitive influence on 
SCP-3853A-1. While the precise effects have not been rigorously 
studied, observation of the current instance of SCP-3853A-1, 
Director Aleksandr Filipov, indicates that a preexisting tendency 
toward megalomania and an obsession with the ancient world were 
both exaggerated heavily by exposure to SCP-3853A (see 
Addendum 3853-1). While this effect has not been so dramatic in 
any previous IIS Director, close study of the correspondence and 
decision-making of past Directors indicates that this is not a new 
phenomenon. 


The secondary effects of SCP-3853A and B manifest in their 
interactions with other anomalous objects and entities encountered 
and used or contained by previous holders of the SCP-3853 titles. 
Beginning with the Superintendency of Secrets and Praetorian 
Office of Hidden Wisdom, founded under the Roman emperor 
Augustus, SCP-3853A and B have been used as the basis of 


thaumaturgically, theurgically, and legally-binding contracts and 
rituals to contain or limit the powers of anomalous entities, or bind 
those entities into the service of the holder(s) of the SCP-3853 titles. 
A number of SCP objects currently contained by the Foundation 
have been placed under the jurisdiction of the IIS in order to use 
these pre-existing bindings for the purpose of containment; this 
containment scheme has been highly successful and is ongoing is 
under reevaluation after the defection of Gol-328 from the 
Foundation. 


The Foundation established containment of SCP-3853A in 1945. 
After the defeat of its former holder8 by the Allied Powers in World 
War Two, SCP-3853A was briefly transferred to the President of the 
United States, Harry S. Truman9; as per a previous agreement with 
the Foundation, President Truman abdicated the office of Emperor 
in favor of the Director of the newly-founded Institute of Imperial 
Studies, Dr. Charles Pépin. 


SCP-3853 is believed to have been created by Augustus Caesar, 
generally recognized as the first emperor of the Roman Empire; 
while the precise method of its creation is not known, a section of 
Augustus' autobiography, the Res Gestae (reproduced below), 
indicates that some sort of thaumaturgical ritual involving the 
sacrifice of Augustus' body to his own spirit—the genius Augusti, an 
object of religious devotion under the Roman empire—was integral 
to the anomaly's creation. 


Recovered Document: Res Gestae Divi Augusti Paragraphs 
39-43 

The final paragraphs of the funerary inscription of Augustus Caesar, 
first emperor of Rome. Paragraphs 36-43 of the Res Gestae refer to 
anomalous events and individuals considered state secrets by the 
Roman Empire and were not included on publicly-available copies of 
the Res Gestae; the only remaining original copy, a plaque on the 
interior of the Imperial Mausoleum, is currently stored in the Vatican 
Archives. 


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And after | established the Superintendency of 
Secrets and the Praetorian Office of Hidden