Special Containment Procedures: A 1 km2 exclusion zone has 
been established around SCP-2696 under the cover of a Site of 
Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Civilian access is to be restricted. 
Due to its containment procedures requiring the use of classified 
paranormal technology, access to SCP-2696 and its documentation 
is to be restricted to members of the Experimental Containment 
Research Group (ECRG), MTF Theta-77 ("Who You Gonna Call?") 
and personnel of clearance level 4-2696. 


Show esoteric containment procedures (requires ECRG/4-2696 cleare 
Additional Containment Procedures: 


Esoteric containment of SCP-2696-1 revolves around 
reinforcing the existing thaumatic properties of 
SCP-2696 with a total of 256 Mk-V Automated Aetheric 
Field Modifiers (AAFM) units modified from stock 
Prometheus Labs technology (in particular, electro- 
thaumatic interfaces and sigil projection systems sourced 
from Project #5570 "ELECTRICAL EXORCIST" and 
requisite memristor-based neural net software developed 
in the abandoned Project #5525 "AUTO-MAGUS'). If 
needed, AAFM units can be supplemented by additional 
esoteric containment workings supplied by MTF 
Theta-77, though it is recommended that additional 
workings adhere to the preexisting schema of aetheric 
field densities within SCP-2696 in order to maximise 
containment capacity and reduce thaumatic load on each 
individual working. 


Aspect radiation levels inside and around SCP-2696 
must be constantly monitored for deviations; the current 
monitoring system as of July 1988 consists of a grid of 
Type-VI Aetheric Resonance Indicators, each spaced no 
more than 20 m apart. Should aspect radiation levels 
exceed a level of 1.0 kilocaspers within SCP-2696 or its 
immediate perimeter, all personnel are to be evacuated 
from the exclusion zone and MTF Theta-77 is to be 
placed on high alert. 


Personnel must not remain inside SCP-2696 for more 
than one hour. All personnel assigned to SCP-2696 must 
don a minimum of a Class-3 Spectral Protection Ward at 
all times while within the exclusion zone. 


Should SCP-2696-1 attempt to leave SCP-2696, MTF 
Theta-77 is to ensure that it remains contained within the 
physical boundaries of SCP-2696 at all costs. 


Description: SCP-2696 is a mansion located in the region of Dark 
Peak in Derbyshire, England. The interior of SCP-2696 typically 
induces mild claustrophobia and panic in individuals within one hour 
of entry. Prolonged exposure leads to an intensification of such 
feelings, resulting in severe, crippling paranoia within 3-6 hours. 
Additionally, the nursery and the tower of SCP-2696 are subject to 
an anomalous effect which prevents all matter from entering or 
exiting the boundaries of either area; this effect does not extend to 
electromagnetic or aspect radiation. 


SCP-2696 contains one or more incorporeal entities that are 
capable of inducing mind-altering effects at close range. As such, 
they are to be avoided where possible and kept contained inside 
SCP-2696. 


Show SCP-2696-1 and SCP-2696-2 (requires ECRG/4-2696 clearanc 
SCP-2696-1: 


SCP-2696-1 is a translucent, intangible humanoid 
apparition physically resembling the late Clara Rosyth, 
though it has been known to assume various non- 


humanoid forms during periods of high activity. Previous 
incarnations have included multiple, younger versions of 
Clara Rosyth, an animated mass of decaying Plumeria 
blossoms, and a motile column of bone and biological 
tissue. SCP-2696-1 primarily remains inside the tower of 
SCP-2696 when inactive, but will attempt to escape from 
the boundaries of SCP-2696 if its containment is not 
strictly enforced. 


Physical proximity to SCP-2696-1 induces psychological 
effects ranging from mild visual and auditory 
hallucinations to amnesia, catalepsy, and in more severe 
cases, complete dissociation of identity. Such effects 
normally dissipate following the treatment of Class-B 
amnestics, though resurgence of symptoms has been 
known to occur. 


SCP-2696-1 is not a purely spectral phenomenon. 
Aetheric resonance imaging of SCP-2696-1 show that it 
exhibits aspect radiation of an order of magnitude higher 
than conventional ectoplasmic entities, approaching 
levels of up to 3.0 kilocaspers in intensity. SCP-2696-1 
instead appears to be a thaumatic construct bound to a 
self-sustaining aetheric monopole constantly generating 
Elan-Vital Energy (EVE) particles from an unknown 
source. How this has been achieved without the 
monopole instantly decaying is theorised to be due to the 
low aetheric flux density within SCP-2696 stabilising the 
monopole by constantly draining off its excess EVE 
particles. Consequently, SCP-2696-1 exhibits much 
higher levels of aspect radiation and greater amplification 
of its mind-altering effects the further it is from center of 
SCP-2696, as well as greater instability. Should 
SCP-2696-1 completely exit SCP-2696, it is likely to 
undergo a rapid expansion of its area-of-effect, followed 
by violent decay of its aetheric monopole and 
subsequent release of massive amounts of backlash. 
This has been theorised to result in mass hallucinations 
and small- to medium-scale reality shifts within a 600 km 
radius, and irreversible ego death in all sentient 


individuals within a 200 km radius. 
SCP-2696-2: 


SCP-2696-2A and -2B designates the skeletal remains 
of Miles and Edgar Rosyth respectively, located inside 
the nursery of SCP-2696. Due to the inaccessibility of 
the nursery, the two instances of SCP-2696-2 have only 
been documented via aetheric resonance imaging and 
X-ray imaging of the nursery interior. 


SCP-2696-2A and -2B are normally inert, with the two 
entities lying in a fetal position at the center of the room. 
The two entities only animate during periods of high 
SCP-2696-1 activity. During such periods, SCP-2696-2A 
and -2B have been observed to alternate between 
wrestling with each other, dancing in circles, and 
standing motionless at the door to the nursery. 


Enhanced imaging of the two entities reveals the 
presence of a carved symbol on the forehead of each of 
the instances’ skulls. Notes recovered from the study 
suggest a relation between the symbol and various 
experiments conducted by Henry Percival Rosyth, in 
particular those concerning the manifestation and 
manipulation of thought-based constructs. 


Show schema and history of SCP-2696 (requires ECRG/4-2696 clear: 
Schema and history of SCP-2696: 


SCP-2696 was formerly known as Rosyth Hall, built in 
1869 by the eccentric industrialist and occultist Henry 
Percival Rosyth. It comprises of two stories and an 
elevated tower, constructed in a traditional neo-Gothic 
architectural style. Its interior, however, features 
numerous unorthodox design elements such as sloped 
floors, dead-end hallways, protruding surfaces, and 
uneven, twisting corner angles. 


It is worth noting that the unique internal structure of 
SCP-2696 was not an original feature of the building. 
Following the death of his wife, Clara Rosyth, in the 
January of 1873, Henry Rosyth would begin the first of a 
series of modifications to the mansion, centering on the 
library and tower. Notes recovered from Rosyth's study 
suggest that he intended the two spaces to become a 
"combined shrine of converged spiritual energy", 
modelled after similar structures found in northern 
Chinese monasteries, and extensive blueprints attest to 
an elongated bell-shaped chamber lined with complex 
three-dimensional reliefs, measuring almost 10 m tall 
and designed with mathematically calculated precision. 


When his two children, Edgar and Miles, died in the 
August of that same year, the already eccentric Rosyth 
became even more so. In 1874, he commenced the 
remodelling of the other rooms of the house. According 
to the testimony of his former staff, Rosyth obsessively 
insisted that the construction of the modifications adhere 
to his own exact specifications, and often spent his days 
supervising the work himself. His nights were spent in 
solitude in the tower or the second-floor nursery, from 
which his employees often claimed to have witnessed 
strange noises and lights. The materials requested to be 
used for construction grew increasingly specific and 
bizarre; one receipt lists an order for 200 kg of ground-up 
stone from the Isle of Anglessey in Wales, and 37 m of 
pipes made from a fragile mercury-copper amalgam. 


Work on the internal modifications ceased in June of 
1876, when the remaining workmen refused to continue 
in fear of Rosyth's increasingly disturbed behaviour and 
the numerous unexplained phenomena witnessed within 
Rosyth Hall. Rosyth promptly dismissed the remainder of 
his staff except his housekeeper, and spent the following 
two months attempting to finish the construction work by 
himself. He would later perish in his own home, as 
testified by a group of investigators from the Royal 
Foundation for the Secure Containment of the 


8:14:00 am: The gas line of D-127's flamethrower is severed by one 
of SCP-307's thorns. 


8:14:02 am: D-127 flees the room in panic. SCP-307 does not 
attempt to pursue. 


8:14:15 am: D-104 falls over, limp. Presumed dead at this point. A 
second vine (Vine B) is visible hanging over the edge of the lockbox. 


8:14:21 am: Vines begin to grow in the direction of the door to the 
holding cell. 


8:14:24 am: Emergency saws are again activated. Vine B is 
severed; Vine A is not. 


8:14:30 am: Vine A begins growing in direction of Security Camera 1 


8:14:51 am: Security Camera 1 goes offline. Security Camera 2 
remains online. 


8:15:33 am: Three D-class personnel enter containment cell. 


8:15:36 am: Vine A assumes position similar to defensive posture of 
a cobra. 


8:15:41 am: Unidentified D-class personnel sets fire to Vine A. 


8:15:43 am: Emergency saws are activated again. Vine A is 
severed. 


8:15:46 am: Same D-class personnel manages to close lockbox. 
Other two remove D-104's body. 


8:30:02 am: Autopsy begins on D-104. 


Autopsy results revealed Vine B had entered a small hole next to the 
face plate on Personnel D-104's insulating body suit. Personnel's 
body was found to be in a state similar to that of the mouse 
described in Document 307-A. No internal structure aside from 
skeleton could be found, replaced by an elaborate network of roots, 
all connected to a seed located in D-104's skull. A pair of shoots had 
begun to sprout in the direction of the eye sockets. D-104 was 


Paranormal (RFSCP), who were investigating rumours of 
spectral phenomena in Rosyth Hall (see 
Addendum-2696-02). 


Rosyth was known among mid-19th-century occultists for 
his investigation of Eastern mystic practices, most 
notably Chinese fengshui. It is theorised that the 
modifications to SCP-2696 are based on similar 
principles of redirecting the flow of EVE particles, 
resulting in SCP-2696's anomalous effects. In particular, 
the aetheric field within SCP-2696 is modulated via 
materials of alternating EVE particle permeability 
arranged in specific patterns and formations seemingly 
designed to attract "negative gi’, which corresponds in 
modern thaumaturgical terms to inducing a region of 
extremely low aetheric flux density capable of disrupting 
human cognition. 


Subsequently, displaced EVE particle flow is channeled 
into "islands" of high aetheric flux density surrounded by 
areas of low aetheric flux density. This results in nodes 
of high thaumathurgic potential difference that greatly 
amplifies the efficiency of thaumatic workings placed 
within, at the cost of SCP-2696 being induced into a 
constant state of unstable equilibrium. When SCP-2696 
was initially acquired, the nodes were already occupied 
by workings carved into the masonry, apparently 
designed to weaken and contain SCP-2696-1. The 
unstable nature of SCP-2696 demands that these 
workings be left untouched. 


Addenda: 
Show additional material (requires ECRG/4-2696 clearance). 


Addendum-2696-01: Excerpts from the diary of Henry 
Percival Rosyth, recovered from inside SCP-2696 


They buried Clara on the 4th - on one of those 
dreadful winter mornings where the frost drips 
off everything like a veil and the last owls have 


yet to echo away the terror of the dawn. Even 
now, in the dim safety of my study, her voice 
still rings in my mind — as | speak | cannot 
help but hear her echoes lingering at the 
edges of my words — her memories, still fresh 
in my mouth. 


The children are asleep now, but | think that | 
will fear to hear their voices too when they 
wake. 


A correspondent from America writes to me 
about his work on the "mind-made body". His 
schema is clumsy, inefficient - but it sets me 
thinking. Thought, given power, becomes form. 
But thoughts are transient, fleeting, merely 
actions and words yet-to-be. They decompose. 
They rot. 


Memory, however, is altogether different. | 
recall the work of Ebbinghaus and his idea of 
"savings" - that what was once forgotten is still 
retained, encoded - engraved, if you will - on 
the neurons of the mind. And so | ask, what is 
a memory but a thought cast in stone? 


Self-experimentation has not been 
forthcoming. So much reminds me of her, yet 
nothing comes forth in practice. Ink and needle 
proves insufficient. My forehead stings. 


[The remainder of the page is covered with 
complex geometrical diagrams, partially 
smudged with blood.] 


The Eastern mystic traditions of positioning 
and energy flow are of great assistance. 
Sacrifice and equivalent exchange mean 
nothing when a working can draw from the 
flow of the very air itself. Though my attempts 
still end in failure, the tower's auspicious 


energies are strong. 
| must persevere, for her sake and mine. 


The children still speak in her voice. | fear | 
might be going mad. 


Addendum-2696-02: Initial Recovery Log 
See attached documentation. 


Addendum-2696-03: Interviews with SCP-2696-1- 
contaminated personnel 


Interview-2696-19750201/Priyadarshni-Sanchez-03 
<Begin log> 
Dr. Sanchez: Divya, how are you feeling? 


Priyadarshni: Like hell. Whatever they gave 
me, it isn't working. 


S: Can you elaborate? 


P: It's kind of like a pounding, at the base of 
my skull. And at the front, too. It won't let up. 
When | try to focus on the pain | feel like I'm 
focusing down a telescope, if that makes any 
sense. 


S: Mhm. What about the hallucinations? Are 
they gone yet? 


P: No, they're not all gone. Just residual 
visions, mostly. Like, right before you came in | 
closed my eyes and | swear | was back in that 
house again -like it was plastered on the backs 
of my eyes. Except the lights were all on, and 
everything looked - well, broken. Like looking 
into smashed glass. It's the same for the 
others, isn't it? | heard. Or, at least, | think | 


heard. Maybe it was something else. 


S: | see. (/nterviewer pauses.) Did... anything 
else happen? 


P: | think - | think | saw her, too. SCP-2696-1. 
Or Clara, whatever you want to call her. She 
was just about... there. (Subject vaguely 
gestures to their 11 o'clock with their left 
hand.) Just two arms' length away. She had 
this dress on, and - and - those small, jeweled 
slippers. | knew they were jeweled, because | 
looked down and saw them on my feet, in one 
of the broken shards. And she turned and 
gave me this - this smile. Like that was all she 
had to give. It caught in the cracks and | saw it 
reflected over and over again, in my eyes. She 
was so gentile... 


S: Div? Div? What happened after that? 


P: | don't know. | snapped to back here again, 
and that's when you came in, and that's when | 
realised | wasn't dreaming, | was awake the 
whole time. | think it took no more than two 
seconds. Sorry | can't remember more than 
that, doc. 


S: | understand. It's not just you, the others are 
confused as well. Is there anything more you 
need? Anything we can do?