16. RAISA Annotation: Believed to be the name of the cabal of 
German occultists who destroyed the original demiurge during the 
6th Occult War. Almost nothing is known about them with any 
certainty, and there are few records of their existence. 


|| Black Sunrise || Archival Document -- HSA-008-Ad\ 


Archival Document -- HSA-008-Advent 


« Obskuracorps Memos... || Black Sunrise || A Mat 


NOTICE 


The following document was created by the Allied 
Occult Initiative, the precursor to the Global Occult 
Coalition active in the 7th Occult War. All information 
in this file is not reflective of the current status of 
High Security Artifact-008-Advent and High Security 
Ritual-001-Advent-Nox ("The Rite of Solomon"). 
Refer to the Threat Advent Dossier for further 
information. 


Allied Occult Initiative 
Operation GLEAMING COVENANT 
Prepared on 13/SEPT/1944 SECURITY CLEARANCE 4 


Anomaly Identifier: 
High Security Artifact-008-Advent — "Mythical Sword Tyrfing" 


Security Status Level: 


0 (In Provisional Storage)! 


Description: 


The artifact is a sword similar in design to ancient Viking Age 
weaponry. The object's blade appears to be composed of steel and 
the hilt from gold, though tests to confirm this have not been 
performed out of risk of invoking thaumaturgic hexes from taking 
metal samples. Unidentified thaumaturgic runes are carved into the 
blade and hilt. A visual effect similar to fire can be seen surrounding 
the sword at times. 


Younger Futhark runes are engraved along the edges of the blade 
on both sides. The runes roughly translate to the following: 


Wield in the days victory is demanded 
Wield in the days your life is needless 


HSA-008-Advent, if in use in combat, will exhibit the following 
properties: 


¢ The artifact will never miss an intended attack by its user if not 
blocked. 

* Objects struck with the artifact will be cleanly split in half, 
regardless of material composition, based on the angle the 
blade strikes at. Size limits to what objects will be split are 
undetermined. 

¢ Thaumaturgic workings can be disrupted and redirected if 
intended by the user. 

¢ At least one entity will be killed by the weapon every time it is 
in use. The circumstances leading to the death are variable. 


Further properties may exist. 


Human users of HSA-008-Advent will be afflicted with a 
thaumaturgic hex. As few human users of the weapon have been 
well documented, full details are unavailable, though it is currently 
presumed that the hex in all cases ends in the death of the user. 
This appears to coincide with the failure of any major goals the user 
wished to accomplish. As such the usage of HSA-008-Advent by 
human personnel of the AOI (for combat, testing, or otherwise) is 
strictly forbidden. 


The weapon serves as a potential artifact for use in High Security 
Ritual-001-Advent-Nox ("The Rite of Solomon"). It can be used in 
conjunction with other artifacts of religious significance and seven 
high-importance occult artifacts (the "keys of Solomon," identifiers 
HSA-001-Advent through HSA-007-Advent) to perform HSR-001- 
Advent-Nox. Completion results in the manifestation of a Code 

BLACK eschatological entity of significant thaumaturgic potential. 


<CLASSIFIED CLEARANCE 6 BY ORDER OF AOI HIGH 
COMMAND> 


Only one version of HSA-008-Advent (identifier 008-BETA) is known 
to presently exist. Destruction of the weapon and all other relevant 
artifacts will not be performed unless it is deemed necessary by the 
joint AOl-Foundation containment for HSR-001-Advent-Nox. 


History: 


All details on the first version of HSA-008-Advent (identifier 008- 
ALPHA, known as "Tyrfing") have been provided by Hervarar saga 
ok Heidreks (The Saga of Hervor and Heidrek) and the Poetic Edda, 
sets of Norse legends. According to the texts, the mythological king 
Svafrlami captured two dwarves and demanded they craft a 
powerful sword for him, which they cursed in revenge. The hex killed 
Svafrlami and caused three evil deeds, later being taken by a Gothic 
group after the curse was said to have been removed. No further 
information on 008-ALPHA exists. Although dwarven ruins have 
been discovered in territory supposedly ruled by Svafrlami, no 
evidence for the existence of the characters from the tales and 008- 
ALPHA has been found. 


A replica of Tyrfing (identifier 008-BETA) was constructed in the 
1500s by the Scandinavian occult group Nyrsigtuna (or New 
Sigtuna) via thaumaturgic rituals. 008-BETA was a central aspect to 
Nyrsigtuna religious beliefs, revered as a link between humanity and 
the Norse deities, meant to be wielded by a warrior not belonging to 
any group of beings detailed in Norse mythology. However, losses in 
the Sixth Occult War led to in-fighting among Nyrsigtuna leaders, 
culminating in a battle near present-day Rjukan, Norway, where 
008-BETA was lost. The few details on the conflict suggest that one 
group disguised 008-BETA as a different sword to trick opposing 


factions into using it and cursing themselves. 


Written Testimony: Manu Partanen (former Nysigtuna 
member), 1901 


We rode through the woods on horseback. An hour past 
one of our men was skewered by spears of Tyr, thrown 
by the cavalry of a rebelling faction. When we charged it 
came to our surprise that, by some miracle, the sword of 
Speaker Taisto held the abilities of mythical Tyrfing when 
he slew several rebels. | was certain it was a sign of the 
gods deciding we were to be the victors of the battle. 


It all changed too fast. First three of our archers misfired 
their blessed arrows, all colliding with trees next to them 
and tearing their forms from the blasts. Speaker Taisto 
accidentally severed the heads of several of our 
swordsmen who had cut between him and rebels to 
protect him. Trees fell on our warriors without warning. | 
swore the universe was conspiring against us. 


The final loss was when Speaker Taisto shattered the 
ancestor amulets he wore, his last effort to stave the 
rebel horde. Countless spirits of past Nordic warriors 
rose from the grounds around us and bared their axes at 
the rebels. They approached the rebels then shouted 
"unworthy wielder,” turning to Speaker Taisto. The spirits 
butchered Speaker Taisto for an hour. 


The sword was not a sign of victory. It was a sign of 
sabotage. 


Due to the deaths of most Nyrsigtuna leaders and its fragmenting 
into smaller offshoots, the group is considered defunct. 


The exact site of the battle was lost until discovery by the Thule 
Society3 as part of their investigations into Nordic occult artifacts, 
occurring after Nazi Germany's occupation of Norway. In 
cooperation with the Annenerbe Obskuracorps‘4, the secretive 
Facility 12 was constructed at the site to investigate military 
applications of 008-BETA and its use in HSR-001-Advent-Nox. 


After the Foundation's capture of Obskuracorps commander Konrad 
Weiss on 1/SEPT/1944, it was found that the Obskuracorps and 
Thule Society intend to perform HSR-001-Advent-Nox, aiming to 
remove thaumaturgic capabilities from any non-Germanic people 
and grant them to members of the German government. The effort 
against Thule and the Obskuracorps under Operation GLEAMING 
COVENANT was expanded to include joint Foundation-AOl 
operations in stopping the Rite. 


Documents recovered during Weiss's capture indicated the 
discovery of 008-BETA, corroborated by reports from AOI 
undercover agents. An operation to secure 008-BETA was then 
performed on 9/SEPT/1944, ending in a successful recovery. The 
artifact is currently in storage at an AOI provisional encampment. 


Recovery: 


Recovery was performed under Operation DREKAR MIRAGE. Four 
teams were organized: 


* Team Able: Squad trained in handling occult threats. Headed 
by Noble Templar Knight Javiera Solos and Special Operative 
Josef® with 8 members. 

¢ Team Baker: Squad composed of thaumaturges and Nordic 
occultists, 7 members in total. Headed by psionics specialist 
Captain Mathew Dell. 

¢* Team Charlie: General operations platoon, headed by First 
Lieutenant Horace Southers with 20 members. 

* Team Dog: Covert infiltration squad, headed by Runemaster 
Niklas Eklund with 6 members. 


Although no undercover agents had been able to enter Facility 12, 
reconnaissance teams had identified two entrances with low levels 
of security, which could be used as potential breaching points. 
Cables were observed connecting the compound to the nearby 
Vemork Hydroelectric Plant, which appeared to be continuing 
operation despite extensive sabotage actions taken by the 
Norwegian resistance. 


After preparations for general purpose occult operations, plans were 
devised for an initial covert infiltration of Facility 12, intended to 


SCP-737: Hungry Train 


Item #: SCP-737 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-737 is to be kept ina 
locked copper safe welded to the wall in Storage Unit at Site 
While in its safe, SCP-737 is to be placed on its side in order to 
prevent a containment breach. In the event of a containment breach, 
staff are to attempt to incapacitate SCP-737 without touching or 
destroying its front carriage. 


SCP-737 is to be provided with three (3) cm3 of wood every day via 
a robotic arm. Any additional carriages produced by SCP-737 are to 
be removed from the main body and deposited back in the safe to 
restrict SCP-737's movements. 


Description: The primary aspect of SCP-737 is the front carriage of 
a wooden toy train approximately three (3) five (5) centimeters tall, 
two (2) four (4) centimeters thick and when without carriages, four 
(4) six (6) centimeters long. 


X-ray analysis has revealed that the wooden portion of SCP-737 is 
an outer shell, protecting a small brain and biological tissue that 

make up its actual body. SCP-737 is able to independently engage 
in locomotion, and does so constantly when given the opportunity. 


When SCP-737 reaches an obstacle, it will, through a process as of 
yet unknown, absorb the material directly in front of it and usually 
incorporate it into itself in the form of a wooden train carriage. This 
process typically takes five to twenty seconds, depending on the 
density of the material, and will leave a 'tunnel' in the object for 
SCP-737 to continue moving through. 


SCP-737 has demonstrated the ability to absorb most materials, 
including wood, metal, plastic, [DATA EXPUNGED]. SCP-737 


undermine its security, followed by a full military assault to secure 
the compound. Operation DREKAR MIRAGE was initiated on 9/ 
SEPT/1944. 


Operation DREKAR MIRAGE Timeline 


02:10- Team Dog enters the Vemork Hydroelectric Plant via an 
unguarded maintenance hatch. Unusually, few guards are observed. 
No generators or heavy water production machinery appear to be in 
operation. 


02:12- Team Baker breaches a tunnel extending out of Facility 12, 
likely meant to serve as a method for facility personnel to escape in 
the event of disaster. Team Baker proceeds down the tunnel. 


02:13- Team Able covertly sedate guards at a rear entrance with a 
ritually-summoned demon and enter Facility 12. 


02:14- A previously unknown sublevel in the Vemork Hydroelectric 
Plant is discovered, with its entrance guarded by Thule Society 
priests. Runemaster Niklas Eklund establishes a cloaking barrier 
and begins surveying for an alternate entrance. 


02:15- Team Charlie hijacks a German supply convoy heading to 
Facility 12, suffering minor casualties. Half of Team Charlie drives 
the convoy while the other half begins moving to the main entrance 
of Facility 12. 


02:16- Team Baker enters a basement mechanical room of Facility 
12, encountering two guards that quickly surrender. 


02:17- Team Dog locates a maintenance shaft and enters the 
sublevel. Runemaster Eklund reports encountering a "dwarven 
occult generator" before communications are lost. Alarms go off in 
Facility 12. Teams Able, Baker, and Charlie are ordered to disregard 
plans for covert operations. 


02:18- Teams Able and Baker come under attack from 
Obskuracorps soldiers, who are all armed with thaumic weapons. 


Written Testimony: Operative Kjell Anthonsen (Team 
Baker) 


| turned the corner and several of them waited for us with 
bizarre weaponry. Their guns were things like assault 
rifles, the barrels swapped for mummified arms whose 
hands kept wriggling. All over their uniforms were 
mismatched pieces of equipment — stone slabs carved 
with sigils strapped on, rune-covered plate armor, belts 
of ritual daggers — like they threw it on in a scramble for 
defense. 


| barely stepped back when their mummy-guns shot 
volleys of thaumic energy. If we didn't have the barriers 
Seweryn and Morgan kept conjuring (and the oh so 
precious machinery around us) we would've been 
mowed down. 


Written Testimony: Special Operative Josef (Team Able) 


Shortly after the assault began | spotted a soldier who 
tried to attack us from behind. The mummified arm of his 
weapon had wrung its fingers around his neck and 
writhed, taken by a spirit summoned from an Obskura 
demon grenade, only trying to kill with a violent fury. | 
tore it off of him and exorcised its demon. 


His position was weaker yet he retrieved the broken 
fragments of a bow and attempted to kill me by 
summoning volleys of arrows. When he failed he 
scrambled to other corridors. | had the opportunity to 
attack, grant our team one less opponent, but | let him 
run. He was with the enemy but not all confrontation 
need end in death. 


Instead | reminded him of his past deeds. | called to the 
spirits of his victims and let them return to him before | 
resumed protecting my teammates. | hope their 
hauntings serve him well. 


02:19- One member of Team Able is killed, and they retreat into a 
room storing large numbers of occult artifacts. Thule Society priests 
enter and kill two members through the use of various artifacts in the 
area. A brief transmission is received from Runemaster Eklund. 


Written Testimony: Noble Templar Knight Javiera Solos 
(Team Able) 


Once | believed that Obskuracorps treasured all they 
obtained. Now it is clear that the artifacts are solely a 
means to an end. Much of what lined the massive 
shelves around us was practically thrown at us, the 
priests running up the shelf sides to drop what they saw, 
evading our bullets all the while. Vases would shatter 
and unleash many-limbed demons — all more 
intimidating than challenging for my sword to vanquish — 
and weathered sculptures would crack and violently 
explode in vibrant hues, perhaps the last cries of ill- 
remembered deities. 


We fended the arcane flurry well until a cloaking barrier 
vanished and we discovered that a priest had completed 
a ritual without our noticing. Flaming mares emerged 
from the ritual circle and charged forth with unrivaled 
fury. Dores believed her holy water bullets would halt 
them but had her brain gouged out by a burning hoof and 
reduced to ash. | thank whoever climbed the shelves 
first, for that was our only way to survive. 


Our strategy worked until a priest lunged toward us, 
effortlessly walking along the shelf sides like a grim 
phantasm. He plunged his scepter through Ridley's legs 
and let him descend to the mares. Ridley nearly made it 
too, pushing himself into a lower alcove with an arcane 
nudge, but it was tragically inhabited by a hungering 
statue. | feltno remorse when | stabbed the priest, nor 
when his body began to cook around my sword. 


Transmission Transcript: Runemaster Niklas Eklund [9/ 
SEPT/1944 - 10] (Team Dog) 


<TRANSMISSION START> 
Eklund: No. Too many arms. Too much movement. 


(white noise) 


Unknown Male: (speaking in German) Voluntary soul 
loss is less painful. 


(white noise)