: It's just the way they are, and... so they cannot do this, we fight 
them each night, and many times, the benandanti succeed. 


F: What does the "benandanti" mean and how do you become one? 


: A benandante is a ... a good walker, you could say. You 
become a benandante when you are seventeen, like in the army. 
And after serving for ten years in the night marches, you can stop 
and never go there again. 


F: What prompts you to "become" a benandante? 


: Nothing, you're just... born that way, if you're born in a caul 
(Note: "to be born in a caul" was later discovered to be a 
benandante term of being born with amniotic sac covering their 


face). And when | was seventeen, had visited me and told me 
that | am to become a benandante. 


F: Is also a... benandante? And who else is a benandante 
that you know? 


: | can't... say, sir, they would find me and beat me. And- 


F: We have gone through this before. <through intercom> Dr. 
Anderson, tell Mr. of the terms that he agreed to. 


[PASSAGE REDACTED] 


F: | see. Do you wear anything special when you visit these night 
marches, and how do you recognize each other? 


: No, sir! During the four driest days, | lie on my bed and only my 
spirit leaves my body, I... had told not to touch me when my spirit 
leaves. Then, my spirit wages war against the witchmen! The 
captain leads us, and he is the tallest in the army, he always wears 
a [REDACTED]. 


F: And how does your spirit look? 

: Sometimes, it’s like me, but... naked, sometimes | arrive there 
on a cat, a dog, or on a deer. Sometimes | can't recognize myself at 
all. Please, sir, is this all? | don't... feel so well. 

[SUBSEQUENT PASSAGES REDACTED] 

Closing Statement: Subject 1623-1-6 had been given Class A 
amnesics and kept in Foundation custody as a prisoner, convicted 
for Intoxicated Assault Charges. 

Interview #1623-2-1: 

Interviewed: [REDACTED], an instance of SCP-1623-2. 


Interviewer: Agent Prinoda (P) and Research assistant Pergl (G) 


REDACTED. HMCL CLEARANCE REQUIRED. 


Closing Statement: Agents Prinoda and Research assistant Pergl 
were permitted for a psychiatric evaluation after the interview. 
Subject 1623-2-1 had been given Class A amnesics and kept in 
Foundation custody as a prisoner, convicted for Blackmail and 
Battery. 


Note: Good thing we have discovered 1623 when we did. After 
seeing the effects of these guys in the 1518 and 1764 famines, we 
really need to keep a close eye on future 1623-2 births. —Agent 
McFlannagan 


Incident-1623-1: 

On //_ ,astrike force of Horizon Initiative agents have interrupted 
an ongoing Diana event, using a device (now designated SCP- ) 
with the intent to terminate as many SCP-1623-1 and -2 projections 
as possible. Because of the proximity to the projections, only the 
remaining SCP-1623-1 projections had been "terminated" and the 
remaining SCP-1623-2 projections have quickly underwent 
[REDACTED] and disappeared. See Log-1623-1816 "Year without a 
summer" for more information on the event fallout. 


This prompted Foundation agents to discover and document the 
SCP and the Foundation was offered a mutual agreement by the 
Horizon Initiative on a cooperative containment operation. 


+ Log-1623-47-Prihoda. Level 4 Clearance Required 


From: HMCL Supervisor Michael Prihoda 
To: O5- 
Subject: SCP-1623 emergences 


@5-; 


Regarding the state of SCP-1623, despite 
successful containment in Friulia, we have 
been getting reports from HI members of new 
Diana events in the Carinthian and Tyrol 
regions in Austria and Primorska region in 
Slovenia. With our containment resources 
stretched as they are, we are not able to 
spend any additional resources, manpower, or 


MTF units to secure these new emergences. | 
hereby request permission to acquire 
reinforcements to resolve this issue, 
Foundation or, if need be, Horizon, to resolve 
this difficulty as soon as possible. 


Best regards, 
Michael Prihoda 
Current HMCL supervisor for SCP-1623 


« SCP-1622 | SCP-1623 | SCP-1624 » 


SCP-1624: Heartworms 


Item #: SCP-1624 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1624's IP address is to be 
blocked by all public service providers. Foundation assets in world 
governments are to prevent it from being accessed. Information 
recovered from SCP-1624 has been placed in Site-77's archives. 


Description: SCP-1624 is a website located at the IP address 

. The front page proclaims it as "www.loveinside. ." Layout 
and design of the website appears to be designed for online 
romantic encounters between parasitic organisms and their host. 
Profiles on the website encountered so far include approximately 
different types of organisms. Entries for instances of SCP-940, 
SCP-1027, SCP-1429, SCP-2829, and SCP-3060 have been 
observed. 


Profiles belonging to the parasitic organisms, hereafter referred to 
as SCP-1624-1, typically list name, age in human and parasitic 
years, and what they want from their potential partner. There are 
options to contact the user, leave a comment on the profile, or to 
report the user for harassment. In addition, host organism profiles 
can be found, with lists of attributes attractive to parasites. As of 
11/16/201 , no method of creating a parasite type profile has been 
found. 


Subjects responding to an SCP-1624 profile will begin to display 
symptoms of carrying the specified SCP-1624-1 instance, such as 
loss of appetite, loss of nutrition, being open to infection, and being 
more prone to infection. These symptoms will last indefinitely, 
despite there being no actual parasite present. 


The subjects may say that they are able to communicate with the 
instance, claiming that it is able to talk to them from their stomach. 


Depending on how the subject was exposed to SCP-1624, they will 
have different reactions. Subjects who willingly exposed themselves 
to SCP-1624 will have a positive relationship with their instance. 
Subjects who were forced into it, such as D-Class personnel, will 
claim that the instance is emotionally abusive to them. 


As time progresses, the subject may begin to form a romantic 
relationship with the SCP-1624-1 instance. Subjects will watch 
television, go on vacations, talk, and consume food based on the 
actions and conversations completed with their SCP-1624-1 
instance. When questioned, subjects will claim to be in a "long- 
distance" relationship. 


If the subject is infected by a real parasite, they will cease to be 
affected by SCP-1624. Subjects will claim to feel extreme remorse 
afterwards, claiming that they were "unfaithful" to the SCP-1624-1 
instance. 


Addendum: Profile example 


Name: Timmy J. Tapeworm 
Age: 21 in parasitic years, 3.2 weeks in human years. 
Occupation: Professional basketball player 


Biography: | was taken in at a young age to the colon of 
[REDACTED], but even with all that fame and attention | 
wanted more. | struck out on my own to play professional 
basketball, and made it. Now I'm looking for someone to 
share the rest of my life with. If you're interested, try and 
contact the office of Coach [REDACTED]. I'm currently 
co-rooming in his colon. 


Seeking: A Homo-Sapient male, seeking a soulmate to 
fill a void inside them. 92% water, 98.8°F mean 
temperature, 100% faithful 


Special Note: Vegetarians need not apply 


« SCP-1623 | SCP-1624 | SCP-1625 » 


SCP-1625: Tradition 


Item #: SCP-1625 
Object Class: Euclid Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1625 itself cannot be 
contained due to its incorporeal nature. All members of the Amaski 
tribe, as well as their descendants, are contained at the former 
Quarantine Area of Site-37. As of this date (20 /1/17), there are fifty- 
three (53) individuals of the tribe living at the containment site, who 
are to be provided standard living arrangements for on-site 
personnel, including food, water and shelter. The current 
containment area consists of fifty three (53) cells for members of the 
tribe, which are their personal living areas. Amaski members are 
allowed contact with each other under supervision in the Site-37 
cafeteria, however, multiple guards must be present at all times to 
prevent "spread" of SCP-1625. Guards are stationed around the 
living site, and are to refrain from using lethal force unless 
authorized (see Security Document 371-A: "Appropriate Security 
Measures During Minor Containment Breaches of Non-Anomalous 
Individuals"). 


Under no circumstances outside of official testing are any Amaski 
descendants permitted to pass on oral or written tradition. Site 
security performs containment area search and sweeps for any 
possible recordings or documents of SCP-1625 once a week. Any 
Amaski members who are discovered attempting to record 
SCP-1625 are to be immediately reassigned to D-Class status 
following approval by Site Director Easton. 


Foundation operatives are currently searching for additional ethnic 
members of the clan, though a majority have been found and taken 
into Foundation custody (_ outofanestimated , approximately 
85%). All agents who believe they have encountered an Amaski 
descendant are to acquire a DNA sample and send the sample to 
Bio Site-4 for testing. If the individual is confirmed as being of at 


least ten (10) percent Amaski descent, Foundation agents are to 
secure and escort the subject to Site-37. 


SCP-1625-1 is secured at Observation Site-1625, located near ; 
Kenya. The site is currently presented to the public as an 
archaeological dig in the nearby area. Any testing performed 
involving SCP-1625 is to be relayed to Site-1625 immediately so 
researchers may locate SCP-1625-1. If a SCP-1625-1 instance 
develops on site, all personnel are instructed to remove samples 
with caution and send them to Bio Site-4. 


Description: SCP-1625 is an oral tradition within the Amaski tribe of 
Kenya. Said tradition consists of a mythic story, explaining the 
history of the tribe's ethnarch, known as __ (translating roughly to 
originator") and the creation of the Amaski people. The anomalous 
features of SCP-1625 are only apparent when an individual attempts 
to recount it. All individuals who attempt to "pass on" SCP-1625 will 
provide a different ending for the story (for documentation, refer to 
Testing Log 1625-1). There have been no documented 'repeat' 
endings, i.e. those which appear more than once from different 
individuals. SCP-1625 follows a consistent structure for all retellings, 
beginning with being held in slavery in "the north", followed by his 
escape, his founding of the Amaski tribe, and the liberation of the 
Amaski people from slavery. The "standard" story ends after this 
point, with each speaker providing their own ending. 


The secondary trait of SCP-1625 is its genetic transfer. SCP-1625 is 
inherently known by any individual who is at least ten (10) percent 
descended from an Amaski member, even if they have received no 
previous knowledge of SCP-1625. Attempts at using amnestics have 
met with failure, as afflicted subjects will remember the legend after 
several days. For this reason, all genetic Amaski members are to be 
secured at Site-37. 


SCP-1625-1 is a corpse, identified as that of an African male, and 
understood to be that of _, patriarch of the Amaski tribe. A new 
instance of SCP-1625-1 will be created appear after any attempt to 
pass onthe legend. The body will continually appear at Site 1625, 
though the specific location varies. The condition of the body, as 
well as any objects surrounding it or inscriptions in the area, varies, 
and will change each time SCP-1625 is "passed on". The location 


will often change with SCP-1625-1, with the body being located, in 
several cases, in either a large mausoleum, a common grave, or 
buried several feet underground in a nondescript location. While 
anomalous, SCP-1625-1 is to be considered a standard corpse and 
handled as such. Following the events of Incident 1625-1, personnel 
are to treat SCP-1625-1 instances with extreme caution until the 
specimen can be safely secured. It is unknown as of writing how 
SCP-1625-1 is continually transferred to Site-1625, though research 
at Site-37 is ongoing. 


Testing Log 1625-1: 

Subject: Ethnic Amaski member Adhra Abasi 

Summary: Subject was asked to inform Junior Researcher Marrson 
about his ancestral story. After relating the "standard" story, the 
speaker's legend continued with taking many wives and living into 
old age, until one of his unfaithful wives (identified as —_) poisoned 
him using guaya (Lathyrus sativus, the Indian pea). 

SCP-1625-1 Results: SCP-1625-1 was discovered in an ornate 
above ground tomb, featuring carvings along the walls, picturing 's 
burial, and —__'s execution. SCP-1625-1 was found with no external 
injuries, though later testing revealed large amounts of guaya in 
SCP-1625-1's stomach, as well as evidence that neurolathyrism was 
the cause of death (a full list of autopsies performed on SCP-1625-1 
is located in Document 1625-78C). 


Subject: Junior Researcher Marrson 

Summary: Following the above test, Junior Researcher Marrson was 
asked to write down a summary of the legend. Marrson proceeded 
to repeat the same story related to him by Adhra Abasi. However, 
once he reached the point following the "liberation", his written 
account diverged. became a tyrant of the people, according to the 
written account (and Junior Researcher Marrson upon questioning), 
and committed atrocities against his people. The legend goes into 
graphic detail, denouncing and his actions, as well as describing 
his arrest, trial, and death. Junior Reseacher Marrson claimed that 
the account was the same as the one he learned of three (3) hours 
prior. 

SCP-1625-1 Results: SCP-1625-1 was found in a common grave, 
and the body showed signs of extreme mutilation. Among the 
injuries sustained were several broken bones, a crudely amputated 


leg, third degree burns and [REDACTED]. No markings were 
present nearby, nor were there any artifacts. 


Incident 1625-1: On 1993/11/5, during routine tests involving 
SCP-1625, an ethnic Amaski member (Joseph West) created what 
is now Document 1625-A-3, a transcript of SCP-1625. The "ending" 
in said document stated that there was a plague which afflicted the 
Amaski tribe, that eventually killed over people before being 
stopped via quarantine. 


Following standard procedure, the research team at Site-1625 
searched for and located SCP-1625-1 in a previously undiscovered 
tomb. The tomb was sealed off and placed underground, and was 
seemingly carved out of the surrounding rock. Inscriptions along the 
walls described a disease with symptoms similar to those of the 
bubonic plague, though several qualities were similar to 
[REDACTED]. The inscriptions also gave multiple warnings 
addressing the body of .SCP-1625-1 itself was found several 
dozen feet underground with other corpses and returned to the 
surface for testing. Seven (7) other corpses were also moved above 
ground for additional testing. 


After four (4) days, the head researcher of Site-1625, Dr. Betros, 
requested additional medical supplies due to staff illness. Supplies 
were sent from nearby Site-91, escorted by MTF-Beta-9 (aka "Dead 
Reckoning", equipped and trained to handle dead or undead 
entities). Upon arrival, Beta-9 discovered the members of the 
research staff were infected with the disease detailed in Document 
1625-A-3, and Site-1625 was deemed a quarantine area. Members 
of MTF-Beta-9 carried out Procedure 37-Romeo, and new staff 
members were brought in to replace the previous researchers. On 
1993/11/15, the current procedures were approved for Site-1625 
and for the Amaski tribe. The tribe, along with twelve (12) 
descendants, was moved to Site-37 on 1994/4/17.