Operations 


As the FBI's paranormal operations division, the Unusual Incidents 
Unit has jurisdiction over all federal crimes committed within Three 
Portlands. However, due to limitations in resources and manpower, 
UIU agents operating within Three Portlands are advised to exercise 
discretion in their investigations; felonies, especially those involving 
violent crimes, should be prioritized over misdemeanors and 
infractions. In the event of overlapping jurisdiction with the municipal 
authorities, agents should allow local law enforcement to perform 
the bulk of an investigation. 


Major UIU investigations within Three Portlands include: 


¢ Make Portland Weirder 

* Permanent Waves 

¢ The Blackbird and The Falcon 

* UIU File: 2014-014 

¢ Abstract Naught 

¢ Automatic Stop 

¢ The Dedekind Infinite Demographic 
¢ The Best Laid Plans 


History 


Three Portlands first came to the attention of US law enforcement in 
1929, when Bureau of Prohibition agents tracked the operations of 
the bootlegging group known as the Chicago Spirit to the city. In 
accordance with government policy at the time, the existence of the 
city was concealed, and any related cases were transferred to the 
Bureau of Investigation. BOI Director J. Edgar Hoover immediately 
began waging a clandestine war against the Chicago Spirit within 
Three Portlands. While early raids and sting operations were highly 
successful, the BOI soon met opposition from the citizens and city 
government, which culminated in a firefight between BOI agents and 
members of the city council. 


In response, Director Hoover had all known entrances to Three 
Portlands within the United States placed under siege, imprisoning 
anyone who attempted to enter or exit the city. This standoff lasted 
for almost two months, only ending with the intervention of President 
Herbert Hoover and the formulation of the Hoover Mandate. 


Relations between Three Portlands and the BOI, and later the FBI, 
remained tense for many years afterwards. The decline and 
eventual disappearance of the Chicago Spirit helped to improve 
matters somewhat, but UIU operations within the city continued to 
be hindered by mistrust from residents and lack of cooperation from 
local authorities. Relations only began to improve significantly after 
the death of Director Hoover in 1972. 


The counter-cultural movement of the 60s and 70s was reflected in 
Three Portlands, giving rise to a vibrant anart scene. The growth of 
the city's anart community was further fueled by Foundation efforts 
to expel anartists from urban areas in North America and Europe, 
forcing them into pocket dimensions like Three Portlands and 
Backdoor Soho. 


Today, Three Portlands is a major hub of anomalous activity. In 
addition to its large and active anart community, the city also hosts a 
large number of paratech companies, sizable congregations from 
most major anomalous religions, and a satellite campus of the 
ICSUT. 


Footnotes 

1. Originally, American jurisdiction within the city was limited to US 
citizens. However, with the Howard-Grant Agreement in 1940, the 
United Kingdom ceded all claims to Three Portlands to the United 
States. 


SCP-742: Retrovirus 


Item #: SCP-742 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-742-1 are 
kept in separate solitary confinement cells in the maximum security 
wing of Site- , and are fed _ kilograms of freshly harvested human 
bone marrow obtained [REDACTED] in addition to standard 
humanoid-grade rations. 


Samples of the SCP-742 virus itself are kept in a secure vault at 
Site-19. Personnel are to note that while infected individuals are 
extremely dangerous, SCP-742 itself has exceedingly low infectivity 
except when injected directly into the bloodstream and is not 
considered a biohazard. 


Mobile Task Force - has been created to respond to 
uncontained outbreaks of SCP-742, and are currently in the field in 


BI 


Description: SCP-742 is a retrovirus, approximately times more 
complex than any known naturally occurring virus. SCP-742 infects 
all cell types but initially only enters the lytic cycle in helper-T cells, 
leading to a state of immuno-compromise that allows SCP-742 to 
infect every one of the infected subject’s cells. Infected cells secrete 
hormones that increase appetite as well as a signal-compound, 
once full infection is achieved concentration of this signal compound 
reaches a target level and the infection enters stage two. 


During stage two SCP-742 affects the nervous system, causing the 
infected subject to ravenously consume large quantities of protein- 
rich food and then seek a dark, secluded area (often a cave, 
abandoned building, or crypt.) At this point the subject enters a state 
of hibernation, slowing the metabolism to the point of apparent 
death. During this period the SCP-742 retrovirus completely reverse- 


About Deer College 


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Founded in 1948 in southeast Three Portlands, Deer College is a 
coeducational liberal arts and sciences college. Renowned for its 
groundbreaking integration of occult studies into a liberal arts 
curriculum, Deer is known for its high standards of magical practice, 
creative thinking, and engaged multiversal citizenship. 


Deer students pursue the Bachelor of Arts degree in over 40 majors 
and concentrations. The curriculum includes a year-long occultism 
course, broad distribution requirements, and a senior thesis; each 
student constructs their own program of study by pairing a traditional 
major with a concentration in an occult field, or chooses from a 
number of established interdisciplinary majors. A 9:1 student-faculty 
ratio and small conference-style classes allow faculty members to 
truly mentor students and engage with them in individual 
discussions. 


Mission and History 


Deer College is an institution of higher education in the occult arts 
and sciences devoted to the intrinsic value of intellectual and 
magical pursuits and governed by the highest standards of 
scholarship, critical thought, and creativity. Since its founding in 
1948 as an independent undergraduate institution, Deer College has 
remained steadfast to one central commitment: to provide a 
balanced and comprehensive magical education fulfilling the highest 
standards of academic excellence. 


History of the College 
Deer College was founded in 1948, and its first classes were held in 


1950. Deer is named for Reed College, its mundane counterpart in 
Portland, Oregon; its founders, Zachary Knorr and Matyas Szabo, 


were Reed alumni who were dissatisfied with the lack of occult 
studies at their alma mater, and decided to found a college of occult 
arts and sciences in the Three Portlands, upon the multiversal 
shadow of Reed itself. By summoning the spirits of Reed's founders, 
Simeon and Amanda Reed, and binding them to the Three 
Portlands parallel to the land on which their college stood, Knorr and 
Szabo were able to stabilize Reed's multiversal shadow and conjure 
from the aether the Deer College campus as it stands today. 


Deer's first president was founder Zachary Knorr, who served from 
1948-1956. He was followed by Horatio Sgariglia, 1956-1960; Jan 
Gringhuis, 1960-1964; Heather Davis, 1964-1977; Paul E. Bragdon, 
1977-1988; Prof. Zebediah Agan, 1988-1990 (acting president); 
Timothy Wormwood, 1990-1998; Anna Svensdottir, 1998-2003; 
Prof. Elisha ben Abuyah, 2003-2004 (acting president); and Chad 
Gable, 2004-2011. The current college president is Benjamin Lund, 
who assumed the office in 2011. 


Inclusion and Diversity 


Deer College is a community dedicated to serious and open magical 
inquiry, one in which students, faculty and staff can fully participate 
regardless of ethnicity, race, species, religion, age, gender identity, 
sexual orientation, nationality, universe of origin, socio-economic 
status, disability, mortality or corporeality. Numerous Deer 
scholarships are available to students from marginalized 
backgrounds, and certain groups of students have access to 
housing options that allow them to live with others who share their 
unique struggles. 


Academics 


The North Reading Room of 


A Deer college education balances broad knowledge across the 
curriculum with depth of knowledge in a particular field of study. 
Student create their own major from two fields of study, one 
mundane and one occult; each student is advised by a professor 


from each of their departments, receiving one-on-one guidance from 
both. Deer's academic divisions are separated into mundane 
divisions and occult divisions (with the exception of the Division of 
Metaphysics, which includes both mundane and occult 
departments). 


Mundane Divisions 


Division of the Arts 


The Division of the Arts encompasses departments which focus on 
all varieties of creative endeavor. While many students in the 
Division of the Arts choose Anart as their occult focus, it is by no 
means a requirement; the Division of the Arts recognizes that 
methods other than traditional Anart techniques can be just as 
expressive. 


Division Head: Prof. Wenqian Liao (Art History, 2007—) 


Departments & Majors: Art, Art History, Dance, Music, Theatre 
Division of Literature and Language 


The Division of Literature and Language includes departments 
which study literature and foreign languages, as well as several 
more general fields of study. 


Division Head: Prof. Anna Gonzalez (Spanish, 2012—) 


Departments & Majors: Celtic, Chinese, Comparative Literature, 
Creative Writing, English, French, German, Linguistics, Russian, 
Spanish 


Division of History and Social Sciences 
The Division of History and Social Sciences is composed of all 


departments that study human history, culture, and society using 
scientific methodology. 


Division Head: Prof. Tom Humphrey (History, 1979—) 


Departments & Majors: Anthropology, Economics, History, Political 
Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology 


Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences 


The Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences includes the 
departments which use mundane science to come to a closer 
understanding of the universe. 


Division Head: Prof. Betelgeuse (Astronomy, 1952—) 


Departments & Majors: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer 
Science, Mathematics, Physics 


Occult Divisions 


Division of Unnatural Sciences 


The Division of Unnatural Sciences includes those departments 
which, while close to mundane scientific fields, work with or study 
occult forces that mundane scientists disregard. 


Division Head: Dr. Albert Lauingen (Alchemy, 2003—) 


Departments & Majors: Alchemy, Cryptozoology, Memetics, 
Numerology, Parapsychology 


Division of Invocation and Summoning 


The Division of Invocation and Summoning includes departments 
which focus on interactions with extradimensional or otherwise 
supernatural beings. 


Division Head: Prof. Mansur ibn Samyazaz (Theurgy, 2011—) 


Departments & Majors: Demonology, Fey Studies, Necromancy, 
Theurgy 


Division of Magical Arts 


The Division of Magical Arts includes all occult departments not 
covered by another division. 


Division Head: Prof. Hieronymus Nosh (Anart, 2008—) 


Departments & Majors: Anart, Druidry, Ritual Studies, 
Thaumatology 


Division of Metaphysics 


The Division of Metaphysics includes departments which study the 
greater workings of the multiverse rather than focusing on a specific 
facet. It is unique in including both occult and mundane 
departments. 


Division Head: Prof. Dominic Hall (Philosophy, 1999—) 


Departments & Majors: Divination, Ontokinetics, Philosophy, 
Pataphysics, Theology (applied), Theology (theoretical) 


Campus Life 


Deer's "Old 


Deer College campus is located in the heart of southeast Three 
Portlands, only a short bike or bus ride from downtown. Most Deer 
students live on campus—housing is guaranteed for the first two 
years—although upperclassmen often choose to live in a house or 
apartment nearby. 


Housing 


Deer students are guaranteed housing for their first two years on 
campus. Residential life at Deer includes multiyear and multigender 
residence halls, college-owned apartments near campus, and 


several language houses. Students can also apply to live in Deer's 
co-op houses, which offer an opportunity for individuals to live and 
build communities with those who share their experiences or 
interests. 


Residence Halls 


Deer's residence halls are intended to build strong student 
communities, not just provide a place to sleep. From the Old Dorm 
Block, crystallized from the multiversal shadow of the Reed dorm 
with the same name, to the newly-constructed Blackwood Hall, the 
residence halls offer Deer students a safe, affordable, and 
minimally-haunted housing option. Most residence hall rooms are 
singles or divided doubles, although first-years might be placed in 
undivided doubles or triples. 


Language Houses 


Language houses are each staffed with a visiting language scholar, 
who lives with the students and helps them build a community based 
around a foreign language and culture. Each language houses has 
its own building on the eastern side of campus, with the exception of 
Arabic House, which takes up the second floor of the Anderson 
residence hall. Deer currently has six language houses: Arabic, 
Chinese, French, German, Russian and Spanish. The Enochian 
house is merely a campus rumor; students who claim to have visited 
the Enochian house, to have lived in the Enochian house, or to have 
taken classes in Enochian should be reported to Community Safety. 


Co-Op Housing 


Co-op houses are generally not available to first year students. Each 
co-op house has its own building on campus; rather than having an 
assigned housing advisor, the students in the house choose from 
among themselves a co-op coordinator who communicates with the 
Office of Residence Life on their behalf. Certain co-ops have 
entrance criteria that students must meet before they can apply to 
live there. 


Canyon House: At the center of Deer campus is the Canyon, an 


area of woods and wetlands that's home to a number of plant and 
animal species native only to Three Portlands. Somewhere in the 
Canyon, protected by the ancient druidic magics of Nature herself, is 
Canyon House, a community dedicated to understanding and 
coexisting with the natural world. Students who apply to live in 
Canyon House should be committed to ecological conservation and 
be prepared to live and work alongside the beasts and spirits of 
nature. 


Haunted House: Haunted House is intended to provide a space for 
incorporeal and post-mortal students to build a community free from 
the stigma against the non-living. Applicants to Haunted House must 
be post-mortal entities; most applicants have been ghosts and 
specters, but anyone who has died and been returned from the 
grave via profane necromantic ritual, unfinished business, or simple 
refusal to pass on is welcome. 


MadSci: If the phrase "For Science!" warms the extra heart you 
implanted into yourself to increase circulatory efficiency, MadSci 
might be for you. MadSci is a community for those dedicated to 
pushing the boundaries of mundane science past what man was 
meant to know — whether that means late-night bioalchemy study 
sessions, making unholy patchwork creatures in the basement, or 
just sharing lab coat cleaning tips. Anyone interested in the cutting 
edge of science and technology is welcome here. 


Transport 


Deer is about 20 minutes by tram or light rail from downtown Three 
Portlands. While there are no cars in the city, Three Portlands has 
excellent bike paths and public transit, so even without a car, getting 
around isn't difficult. 


Local Transit