the universe being comprehensible. There's a lot of weird stuff 

going on, but it should all behave consistently, because there 
is an underlying logic to even the most bizarre anomaly. You 
don't have to reveal this logic, but you should know what it is. 

Technology is a force multiplier. No technology is inherently 

good or bad, but it can make good situations better and bad 

situations worse. Everywhere paratech appears, it should be 
used to further the ends of the person using it, whether those 
ends are good or bad. 

¢ Humans are jerks. Tying into the above, technology might 
not be bad, but humans have a tendency to quickly find the 
worst way to use it. Human ingenuity is the most powerful tool 
at our disposal, and it so often ends up being applied against 
other people. Most conflict should be driven by human 
motives and actions, and not outside context problems. 


History 


Prior to their collapse in 1998, the Prometheus Labs conglomerate 
was the single largest manufacturer of paratechnology in the world. 
Founded in 1892 with the goal of researching and developing 
anomalous technologies for the benefit of humanity, Prometheus 
Labs remained relatively small for the first half of its history. 
However, the increased demand for paratech caused by the Second 
World War and the concurrent Seventh Occult War allowed 
Prometheus Labs to expand its operations. 


In the wake of these wars the demand for paratech continued to 
grow, fueled by the expansion of international normalcy preservation 
organizations and a clandestine supernatural arms race between 
national paranormal agencies. Prometheus Labs benefited greatly 


from this paratech bubble, rapidly developing into a multi-billion 
dollar, worldwide research conglomerate. 


The end of the Cold War brought a sharp decrease in demand for 
paratech, as world governments drastically cut funding for 
paranormal operations. The bursting of this paratech bubble left 
Prometheus Labs in dire financial straits, a situation made even 
worse by their heavy reliance on esoteric investment techniques. A 
series of catastrophic research accidents in the late 90s managed to 
finally push the company over the brink of insolvency in the early 
months of 1998. 


In September 1998, the primary holding company, Prometheus 
Laboratories, Inc., was dissolved. Its subsidiaries had all either been 
sold back to themselves or sold off to other companies and 
organizations, splintering the once-massive conglomerate into over 
a dozen smaller businesses. With the sheer size and complexity of 
the Prometheus conglomerate, it is not surprising that this transition 
did not go perfectly — multiple high-value assets were "lost" and 
several subsidiaries suffered "accidents" during the dissolution. 


The breakup of the Prometheus conglomerate greatly disrupted the 
global paratech trade; the dissolution and fragmentation of the 
world's largest developer, manufacturer, and supplier of paratech 
threw the entire industry into chaos, as existing and new business 
interests alike attempted to expand their operations into the void that 
had been left behind. 


Corporate Structure 


Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. was merely a holding company for 
dozens of subsidiaries operating under the Prometheus label, many 
of which were also holding companies for even more subsidiaries. 
Each of these subsidiaries operated with a high degree of 
independence under the direction of their own boards of directors 
and executive committees. Through these subsidiaries, the 
Prometheus Labs conglomerate provided a vast array of services 
and products, ranging from dishwashers to cruise missiles. At its 
peak, the conglomerate employed almost 300,000 people, and had 


a net revenue of approximately $75 billion. 
+ Subsidiaries and Divisions 


¢« Prometheus Automobile Group — An 
independent subsidiary of Prometheus Labs based 
in Ontario. Originally a non-anomalous automobile 
manufacturer that was bought-out by Prometheus, 
most of its products contained little or no paratech. 

« Prometheus Biotech — A holding company large 
enough to be considered a conglomerate in its 
own right, formed from the merger and 
restructuring of Prometheus Advanced Agriculture 
and Prometheus Biomedical. 


© Prometheus Medical — Formerly 
Prometheus Biomedical, it was renamed 
after its non-medical projects were 
transferred to Prometheus Bioengineering. 


@ Pharmaceuticals Division — One of 
two major divisions of Prometheus 
Medical. It was tasked with developing 
treatments and cures for paradiseases 
and investigating esoteric treatments 
of mundane diseases. Most notable 
for synthesizing the first vaccine for 
transformative lycanthropy. 

@ Prosthetics Division — The other 
major division of Prometheus Medical. 
It specialized in developing paratech 
for use in medical implants and 
devices. 


© Prometheus Bioengineering — The result 
of the merger of Prometheus Advanced 
Agriculture with the Biotechnology Division 
of Prometheus Medical. Worked on non- 
medical biotechnology, with a strong focus 
on agricultural applications of paratech. 


@ Agricultural Division — Formed from 
the core of Prometheus Advanced 
Agriculture. Developed the first 
reliable technique for using 
thaumaturgy to manipulate plant 
genomes. 


¢ Prometheus Chemicals — An independent 
subsidiary of Prometheus Labs, responsible for 
manufacturing a large variety of anomalous 
chemicals. 


© Iris Arts — An independently branded 
subsidiary of Prometheus Chemicals that 
marketed anomalous art supplies to 
anartists. 


¢« Prometheus Computing — A holding company for 
several of Prometheus’ computer related 
subsidiaries. Most of its assets were sold off to the 
Foundation front company Standard Computer 
Products in the months prior to the collapse of the 
conglomerate. 


© Prometheus Advanced Logic Devices — A 
subsidiary of Prometheus Computing based 
in New Mexico. It specialized in the 
development of computing hardware based 
on non-conventional architectures, such as 
demonics and memristors. 

© Prometheus Software Solutions — Another 
subsidiary of Prometheus Computing. Most 
of its work was focused on developing 
software required by the company's other 
projects. 


¢ Prometheus Consumer Technologies — An 
independent subsidiary of Prometheus Labs based 
in North Carolina. Its most profitable product was a 
microwave that heats food more evenly through 
the use of minor spatial distortion. 


Additionally, changes in lapetus' eccentricity and orbital period do 
not proceed in a constant manner. Instead, these changes happen 
at different rates and at relatively large intervals. Since analysis of 
SCP-736 began in 2007, researchers have recorded 159 variations 
in the rate of lapetus' orbital decay. 


Statistical analysis of trends in the changes to SCP-736 and the 
various results of computer modeling of lapetus' orbit has revealed 
that changes in its orbital decay do not occur randomly. Instead, 
variances have occured in groups, centered around what appears to 
be acentral set of numerical values and a series of calibrations to 
achieve them. To date, 8 discrete orbits have been observed for 
lapetus. 


SCP-736 is believed to be directed by an intelligent entity. On 
September 10, 2007, during the Cassini-Huygens flyby of lapetus, 
the spacecraft was contacted by a then-unknown source of radio 
transmissions. Telemetry analysis revealed the source to be located 
on the surface of lapetus. Foundation assets within NASA 
immediately seized information transmitted from the source and 
commenced an information suppression campaign. Approximately 
8.2 terabytes of data were transmitted from the surface of lapetus in 
a time period of 12 seconds. Analysis of the data was inconclusive, 
as most of it seemed to be random configurations of number values 
represented by a series of repetitive tones. However, the 
transmission has served as evidence of a sapient, technologically 
advanced presence on lapetus. All communication attempts by 
Foundation staff have thus far been unreciprocated. 


Research Log 736-4: List of lapetus Orbital Decay Simulations 


Model Dat Eccenitricii Period Predictec Notable 
Variance Variance Time to Results 
Initial 
Impact 
Event 
04/22/2007} -.000382 34d 289 years, 4 lapetus 
months, 11} collides with 
days Saturn, 
causing 


slight change 


¢« Prometheus Defense — One of Prometheus' most 
profitable subsidiaries. Multiple attempts were 
made by normalcy preservation organizations and 
national paranormal agencies to seize its assets 
following the collapse of the conglomerate, only to 
come into conflict with both each other and 
Prometheus’ defensive systems. While some 
facilities were successfully seized, others remain 
quarantined to this day. 


© Aerospace Research Division — A major 
division of Prometheus Defense specializing 
in developing paratech for aircraft, 
spacecraft, and airborne weapons systems. 
Responsible for the designs of stealth 
technologies used in many Foundation and 
GOC aircraft. 

© Naval Projects Division — A major division 
of Prometheus Defense focused on naval 
and maritime applications of paratech. It 
operated a research submarine, called the 
Nemo, which acted as a testbed and science 
platform for many of their technologies. In 
the weeks following the collapse of the 
Prometheus conglomerate, the Nemo was 
hunted down and seized by GRU-P and the 
Russian Navy. 


¢ Prometheus Energy — A holding company for 
Prometheus’ ventures into energy production and 
distribution. 


© Archimedes Solar — A subsidiary of 
Prometheus Energy created to manage 
several different projects into solar power 
production. 

© Hyperion Atomics — An atomic energy 
provider which operated a number of nuclear 
reactors incorporating varying amounts of 
paratechnology, including the world's first 


power-producing fusion reactor, which was 
built under contract from the French 
government. 

© Poseidon Petroleum — A petroleum 
production company tasked with using 
paratechnology to tap into undersea oil wells 
that would otherwise be unprofitable. 


Successor Companies 


While a large number of Prometheus' personnel and projects were 
assimilated into the research arms of the Foundation and GOC after 
the conglomerate collapsed, the company's complex corporate 
structure has allowed many of its divisions and branches to continue 
operating independently, despite the demise of their parent 
company. Some of the more notable ones are listed below. 


Amrita Therapeutics 


Formerly a subsidiary of Prometheus Bioengineering, Amrita 
Therapeutics rebranded itself after the collapse to continue 
manufacturing the highly profitable All-Natural Automatons. In recent 
years, Amrita has begun expanding into the development and 
commercialization of stem-cell based technologies in the field of 
regenerative medicine, but remains committed to the continued 
development and support of ANAs. 


Archimedes 


Formerly Archimedes Solar, a subsidiary of Prometheus Energy, 
Archimedes widened the scope of its operations and rebranded itself 
following the collapse of Prometheus Labs. The core of Archimedes 
remains centered on solar power generation, but the company has 
expanded into related areas such as heating, electrical wiring, 
desalination, and wireless power transmission. 


Argo Automotives 


Known as Prometheus Automobile Group prior to the collapse of the 
conglomerate, Argo Automotives operated from 1998 to 2009, when 
it was forced into liquidation following the failure of the 
paraeconomic investment strategy it had relied on for funding. 
During this time, it had a reputation for selling high-tech, high- 
performance vehicles. 


Redzone Security 


A software company specializing in developing programs for 
anomalous applications, formed by the core development team of 
Prometheus Software Solutions in 1998. It is also responsible for 
maintaining the servers that made up the Prometheus Labs intranet, 
which has kept this network available, to a limited extent, to 
Prometheus' successor companies. 


Silver Hand Cybernetics 


Previously the Prosthetics Division of Prometheus Medical, Silver 
Hand Cybernetics developed products almost exclusively for sale to 
the anomalous community. It operated from 1998 to 2004, when it 
was bought out by its primary competitor, Anderson Robotics. 


Titan Consumer Appliances and Electronics 


Formerly Prometheus Consumer Technologies, Titan Consumer 
Appliances and Electronics took on its current name and branding in 
1999. Titan focuses on developing consumer applications for 
paratech, a goal which often brings it into conflict with normalcy 
preservation agencies. 


Overview 


Many organizations use paratech to some extent, and those that 
don't make their own buy it from others. As tends to happen in 
capitalist systems, an industry has sprung up around the 
development and sale of paratechnology. 


Operating under the assumption that shutting down known suppliers 
would force the industry underground, the Foundation and the GOC 
have allowed a limited market for paratech to flourish, although not 
without regulation. Nothing openly anomalous can be sold to the 
public, and commercial products containing paratech have to pass 
rigid QA and marketing guidelines to prevent their anomalous nature 
from being discovered. 


However, the largest consumers of paratech remain the same 
normalcy preservation agencies that are responsible for regulating 
the industry. The conflict of interest created by this has allowed 
paratech suppliers a degree of leeway when it comes to following 
regulations. 


The following organizations and entities are involved in the paratech 
trade, either as consumers, producers, or regulators. 


The Foundation 


The largest of the normalcy preservation agencies, the Foundation 
is a worldwide organization with numerous fronts, facilities, and 
personnel. Its stated mission is the acquisition, containment, and 
study of anomalous objects in order to protect humanity. Despite an 
institutional and ideologically opposition to the use of anomalous 
objects to accomplish this mission, it will resort to the use of 
paratechnology and other well-understood anomalies when 
circumstances require it. 


While much of its paratechnology is developed in-house, it is not 
averse to contracting with third-party manufacturers. Following the 
collapse of the Prometheus conglomerate, the Foundation managed 
to acquire many of Prometheus' former assets, including a 
significant body of its research and a large number of its personnel. 


This has only further reduced the Foundation's reliance on outside 
sources of paratech. 


Global Occult Coalition 


The Global Occult Coalition is an international normalcy 
preservation agency backed by the United Nations and composed of 
over 100 individual organizations involved in the occult and 
paranormal. The GOC was formed out of the Allied Occult Initiative 
in the wake of the Seventh Occult War. It is approximately equal in 
power and reach to the Foundation, and shares a similar goal of 
protecting humanity and preserving normalcy. However, its methods 
differ greatly, and include the widespread use of paratech to 
accomplish its goals. 


Much of the GOC's paratech research is performed by its member 
organizations; however, the manufacturing of its paratech is often 
outsourced to the private sector in order to meet demands. With the 
collapse of the Prometheus conglomerate and the subsequent 
disruption of the paratech industry, the GOC has found itself looking 
for new paratech suppliers that can meet its high demands. 


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