It is not currently known whether or not SCP-2863 instances are 
sapient, as their behavior consists solely of the capture and 
consumption of humans. SCP-2863 instances are capable of 
moving very quietly, though manifestations are commonly preceded 
by a faint sound most commonly described as “rattling”. Due to their 
silence, size, and proclivity for very dark areas, SCP-2863 can easily 
and quickly catch humans on foot. Once an instance of SCP-2863 
has caught a human victim, it will bite off its victim's head and drain 
their blood into its mouth. This blood is apparently absorbed into 


SCP-2863’s bone, despite the lack of any digestive mechanisms. 
SCP-2863 instances will become extremely hostile towards any who 
attempt to impede its feeding behavior. 


Due to increasing urban development and Foundation monitoring, 
no fatalities due to SCP-2863 instances have been recorded since 
10/31/2008. 


Monitoring and control of SCP-2863 was formerly carried out by the 
IJAMEA2 until the agency’s dissolution. Several IJAMEA agents 
were brought on to aid in the creation of the Foundation’s control 
measures, and continued their service as full Foundation 
employees. Currently, SCP-2863 is being successfully controlled by 
MTF-O3. 


Below is a translated transcript of the IJAMEA’s entity summary for 
SCP-2863. 


The Gashadokuro are a race of malevolent yokai, native 
to the whole of Imperial Japan.3 They will appear at 
night, out of the darkness, and seek the blood of men. 
Conventional weaponry is entirely useless against the 
Gashadokuro, and they can only be banished by the 
morning sun, or by the bright lights of human creation. 


Gashadokuro are created by mass death, by the 
concentrated suffering of hundreds. While the 
Gashadokuro will eventually fade, they remain for 
centuries after their creation, lingering until their sorrow 
has diffused and faded. There is no way to hasten this 
process. The Imperial Japanese Anomalous Matters 
Examination Agency is currently aware of 2034 separate 
Gashadokuro. 


Shinto ritualS may banish a Gashadokuro, but there is no 
way to destroy one permanently. 


Despite many failed attempts, no attempt at 
communication has been successful, and as such the 
Gashadokuro have proven too hostile to be enlisted into 
the Youkai Battalion®. 


The IJAMEA will continue its attempt to bring the 
Gashadokuro under Imperial control, however the 
process has been slow and grueling and many men have 
been lost. If Japan is to continue on its path, then the 
Gashadokuro must be reined in, lest their number grow 
too large and they become more than just a nuisance. 


The three additional instances of SCP-2863 catalogued since the 
Foundation takeover of IJAMEA assets, as detailed below. 


SCP-2863-204 is believed to have first appeared in January of 1938, 
near Nanjing, China’. Instance is notably large, reaching an 
estimated 35 meters in height, and is identified by severe damage to 
the pelvis, skull, and rips. For reasons unknown, the IJAMEA had no 
known written record of SCP-2863-204 despite seven years of first- 
hand reports of sightings from the Chinese, and the instance was 
cataloged by the Foundation in 1946. 


SCP-2863-205 was first cataloged in 1954, several kilometers south 
east of Fukuoka City, although unconfirmed reports in that area date 
back to 1946. Instance is identified by severe burning to entirety of 
the skeleton. Instance emits low levels of gamma radiation. 


SCP-2863-206 first appeared on March 15, 2011 approximately 40 
meters offshore east of Tohoku, Japan. Instance is identified by a 
total lack of teeth, and severe damage to the back of the skull. 
Instance was neutralized after approaching the city of Sendai and 
exposing itself to the light of the city.8 Instance has been sighted 3 
times since initial sighting, each time appearing offshore. 


Footnotes 

1. Individuals are identified by various visual differences in the 
skeleton such as cracks, nicks, or discoloration. 

2. Imperial Japanese Anomalous Matters Examination Agency, 
dissolved in 1945 following the end of the second World War. The 
majority of IJAMEA assets and documentation were transferred to 
Foundation control. 

3. IJAMEA records indicate that there were numerous SCP-2863 
appearances across mainland Asia and the South Pacific under 
Imperial Japanese control. No such instances have been reported 
since the end of WWII, implying some connection between 


SCP-2863’s range and the political borders of Japan 

4. This number is dated circa 1940. 3 additional instances have 
been catalogued since the time of writing. 

5. ISAMEA records indicate a number of traditional practices for 
neutralizing SCP-2863, ranging from entirely ineffectual to as 
effective as bright light. MTF-O3 operatives assigned to SCP-2863 
are to be trained in the effective practices as detailed in their training 
manual. Such rituals are to be considered an emergency alternative 
to standard neutralization protocol 

6. A battalion of the IJA composed entirely of anomalous entities 

7. At that point in time known as Nanking, recently captured by 
Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War 

8. Due to mass exposure of civilians to SCP-2863, a coordinated 
disinformation and suppression campaign was launched to spread 
the idea that SCP-2863-206 was merely a test of holographic 
imaging technology. 


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analogous, all names of people and places are different, mostly 
indicating a French or Mandarin origin. The broadcast at 100.2 MHz 
is apparently a looped recording of survival instructions, rendezvous 
locations, and status updates about "The Great War", and seems to 
describe an EK-class scenario caused by the release of SCP-1427. 
The contents are changed and updated sporadically, ranging from 
twice daily to once every 3 weeks. The broadcast at 104.9 MHz isa 
mixture of educational programs suitable for university-level classes, 
covering topics including electronics, mathematics, biology, art 
history, literature, and "star building". Many of the science topics 
covered indicate a technological base significantly different from and 
possibly more advanced than that currently possessed by the 
Foundation. The broadcast at 107.9 MHz [DATA EXPUNGED}], 
which constitutes a major security breach in the event of 
[REDACTED]. Although the physical modifications necessary to 
[REDACTED] are not readily available, [DATA EXPUNGED] in no 
more than 4 years. 


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Di Molte Voci 


Assigning this one the designation SCP-1830 if there are no 
objections.- Russo Jr. 


That was taken yesterday. Just put it in an unused slot 
until we can figure out how to make a formal designation 
stick.- Russo Sr. 


The old title changes every time the page is refreshed. | 
assume it has something to do with the way this affects 
information?- Kingham 


Yes. This should serve as an example of the 
anomaly's properties. | recommend leaving 
this intact, since it's basically harmless.- 
Scranton 


No objection.- Russo Sr. 


Two days later and we're still out a designation. Let's just 
use an informal designator so the report doesn't have to 
use "the item" and "the anomaly" to death.- Russo Jr. 


How about "Di Molte Voci"? Italian for "out of 
many voices".- Grimes 


Fine by me, unless someone who's 
actually fluent in Italian can improve 
it.- Russo Jr. 


Not assigning an object class. It's not going to stay put, and the 
database search will probably choke on it somehow.- Russo Sr. 


In lieu of an object class: Di Molte Voci makes 
documentation a huge pain, as you can tell, but 
preventing the spread of its anomalous effect has been 


pretty doable. Stay on your toes until we figure out 
exactly what it can and can't do, though.- Benvenisty 


The database search already excludes infohazards, so 
you don't need to worry about that.- Rosen 


For the Voci itself, | see no reason a standard lockbox wouldn't 
work. Should definitely stay at Site-82, since transport risks 
incidental contamination.- Kingham 


A few of that site's lockboxes are password-locked. I'm 
not seeing anything to suggest it would affect those, but 
keeping it under literal lock and key seems like a prudent 
precaution nonetheless.- Benvenisty 


Anything keyed to specific phrases, numbers, 
etc. could be unreliable if the anomaly goes 
off-script. That should be the guiding 
containment principle.- Graft 


What about retinal scanners? 
Site-82's bulk storage is behind one, 
and without those or ID badges we'd 
be pretty low on effective security 
options. The site has a strict "don't 
rely on facial recognition" policy, and 
| don't really want to know why.- 
Benvenisty 


Retinal scans are almost 
definitely fine. Just 
remember to CC me on ANY 
bug reports in that system.- 
Graff 


Besides the non-reliance on keyphrases and formal signifiers, 
containment should basically entail a soft quarantine on any affected 
documentation and site-wide Class-3G amnestics every few weeks.- 
Scranton 


Either you just suggested moving all of the 


documentation to the temporary holding cells and 
posting guards only on the outside of the wing, or our 
fields have very different understandings of the phrase 
‘soft quarantine’.- Kingham 


| see why you'd be confused. As far as 
memetics and infohazards go, a_ soft 
quarantine would permit limited information 
transmission, but cross-linking affected 
documentation to anything else would be kept 
to an absolute minimum, and _ properly 
conditioned personnel (i.e. everyone with 
enough clearance for this entry anyways, 
except Rosen, but | doubt he read enough for 
it to matter) are the only ones who can come 
within two layers. There's a whole protocol 
about it, but | can't exactly leave a link here.- 
Graff 


Hold on, 3Gs aren't standard for this type of infohazard. 
Scranton, elaborate ?- Graff 


Did you read my work on_ infospatial 
desynchronization and lingchi memeplexes? 
My last paper discusses how these 
phenomena can mimic an area-of-effect, and it 
seems like that could be going on here. With 
an AoE this big, we can't afford not to try.- 
Scranton 


| reread the paper and | agree. 3Gs 
for the whole site, twice per month.- 
Graff 


Anomaly-centric or item-centric description? Ease of reading would 
normally dictate item-centric, but given the circumstances, | feel that 
the anomaly should get a thorough description first.- Grimes 


Item-centric is fine.- Russo Jr. 


I'll get to work.- Grimes 


Di Molte Voci is a harlequin mask made of carnival glass. Actually, 
hold on — that rhymes. HAR-le-quin MASK-made-of CAR-ni-val 
GLASS. Could that be relevant?- Grimes 


Doubtful — rhyme-sensitive anomalies usually manifest 
differently — and an English rhyme would be bizarre in 
this case — but | would not rule it out. Good eye, 
Grimes.- Graff 


The lab didn't find anything unusual, except traces of oil on the 
inside, which suggests it's been worn. Hard to say when, though.- 
Garcia 


The central anomaly involves the disruption of certain information, 
randomizing some pieces and replacing others with whatever 
discussions went into it.- Grimes 


Seems to me that it's specifically affecting consensus- 
based information (like standard anomaly summaries), 
which is why there's nothing close to a real containment 
report here — just the stuff that's supposed to stay 
behind the scenes. Things like titles, protocols, object 
classes, explicit statements of authority, and a few other 
identifiers switch around at random too. Not sure why our 
names are unaffected.- Kingham 


This is a good layman's summary of the 
affected information. Essentially, anything 
‘authoritative’ in the right way is susceptible.- 
Scranton 


Of course it's massively more complicated 
that, and in ways we actually understand, but | 
guess that's good enough for the average 
reader. Why bother getting into the specifics 
when nobody reads or understands our papers 
anyways ?- Graff 


Take it easy, Vanessa. This is going 
into the final version.- Scranton 


Di Molte Voci seems to have several vectors for affecting 
information. There's the classical infohazard, which means anything 
that deals with it in any real detail is affected. Anything that 
references or links to said documentation can be affected, but this 
usually has a reference threshold of four.- Graff 


As an example, it affected the stack of post-it notes | 
leave on Kingham's desk after | left a third about the 
Voci. Presumably, the stars aligned.- Benvenisty 


Believe it or not, I'm half-convinced that there's 
some astrological significance to Di Molte 
Voci, but nothing that would affect the 
reference threshold.- Graff 


Not too long after initial containment, we figured out it got a lot 
weaker outside of a 310m radius. I'm gathering that the brainiac 
consensus is that it's not just a standard area of effect, though?- 
Grimes 


By way of advanced infohazard studies and my own pet 
theories, yes. It's not really a concern as far as 
containment goes, but there are some_ research 
implications that we'll add once there's anything concrete 
to say.- Scranton 


The ‘death toll’ is 43 containment summaries like this one, 271 other 
Foundation documents and assets, and at least 450 affected pieces 
of information outside of containment.- Russo Sr. (Updated 
2012-08-08) 


The fact that there is no actual death toll is a testament 
to our fine researchers, containment specialists, and 
archivists.- Garcia 


We're already well-paid. Don't feel the need to 
flatter us too.- Benvenisty 


Somehow, it felt appropriate _ :)- 
Garcia 


So, Di Molte Voci is something | picked up on vacation. Yes, those 
rumors about Foundation agents stumbling across SCPs on 
vacation are real, or at least, they were for me. Anyways, | was 
checking out an antique shop in Sicily (which is to say, | was asking 
for trouble) when | find an extremely pretty glass mask that looks like 
it belongs to a jester. The woman at the front counter, called herself 
Greta, was adamant that she did not want money for it, and instead 
wanted to barter for it. After a delightful hour talking over coffee with 
a 70-year-old woman, | got the mask. She claimed that it could 
dispel lies, and thus had no more use to her. | got the sense that it 
wasn't a conversation she wanted to have, so | didn't press her. | 
flew home two days later. 


! actually triggered its properties the day before | left while on the 
phone with my mom, when | attempted to sum up Instagram's 
responses to the mask and ended up reciting all twenty comments. | 
chalked it up to being tired and brought it with me to work. The same 
thing happened there, and that's about when they started to look at 
its containment.- Kojo 


The antique shop from which Di Molte Voci was obtained had been 
closed down prior to our follow-up visit. The proprietor of the 
laundromat next door claims that the store had been operating at a 
loss for an extended period of time.- Strunk 


This is consistent with what she told me. Well, she didn't 
mention that she was going broke, but she did seem 
skinny in a sort of unhealthy way, and wasn't shy about 
letting me buy her lunch. She did also try to sell me a few 
other odds and ends during lunch. Never would let me 
pay for the mask, though. Money is obviously not going 
to be a concern for containment, since we don't plan on 
selling it any time soon, but perhaps this could shine 
some light on its anomalous properties ?- Kojo 


Hold on, why are those words in red? | didn't 
do that.- Kojo 


| have a hunch, but nothing concrete 
yet. We'll look into it.- Graff 


! somehow doubt Di Molte Voci was made purely to mess with us. it 
probably has some sort of history. Wasn't there supposed to be an 
inquiry in the area about it? What happened with that?- Kingham