The trafficking and distribution of biological agents, including 
pathogens and toxins deemed anomalous by the Foundation. 
The creation and distribution of "KpacHaa Cmeptb"4 
represents an exceptionally high level threat. Already 
classified as SCP- __, information regarding the "Red Death" is 
presently only available on a need-to-know basis. 

Victims of Gol-0432 have been discovered impaled by large 
organic spines® or completely torn apart. Cadavers display 
injuries Suggestive of attacks by several different animals such 
as bloody hoofprints, wounds consistent with goring by a 
horned or tusked animal, and teeth-marks indicative of a 
large, lupine organism. 


The Foundation became aware of Gol-0432 in wake of the USSR's 
dissolution, when many anomalies and documents relating to 
anomalies were transferred to Foundation control by GRU Division 
"P". The existence of Gol-0432 would be further corroborated by 
former members of GRU Division "P". It appears that they were 
unable to fully contain or neutralize the threat presented by 
Gol-0432 and its associated anomalies, with one source describing 
the apparent destruction of the organization on several occasions - 
only for it to reappear months later, seemingly strengthened. 


+ Document: GRU DIVISION "P", DEPARTMENT V - 
GSI "BLACK LODGE" 


GSI "BLACK LODGE" DIVISION 
"P" DEPARTMENT V 

APPROVED 12.III.1959 PRINTOUT NR: 3 
SIGNED eadiesscensesens Ss 


DEPARTMENT HEAD V-P-9-GRU 

D.NR: 20-III-1959 

RESPONSIBLE PERSONNEL: lvan P. Krupin 
DETAIL: GSI "BLACK LODGE" designates a 
criminal organization which has augmented its 
illegal and deviant activity through anomalous 
means. GSI "BLACK LODGE" currently 
operates throughout the USSR but is 
suspected to be headquartered in Moscow at a 
location referred to by the criminal class as the 
"Old Altar". Information about this location has 
been primarily gathered from Rites survivor 
Samuil T. Ankudinov, executed for criminal 
involvement once survival was deemed no 
longer necessary. 


INTERVIEW LOG DIVISION "P" 
DEPARTMENT V 
07.111.1959 D.NR: 12.11.1959 
ATTACHED TO DOCUMENT 12-III-1959 
Attached is the transcript of interview of Samuil 
T. Ankudinov, a former "BLACK LODGE" 
recruit and survivor of the Rites. Interviewer is 
iG . Due to the loss of subject's 
mandible, he is only able to respond via 
writing. Subject has little to no knowledge with 
regards to specific anomalies and appears to 
have suffered great psychological trauma from 
his experience. Subject was recovered by 
workers from the sewage systems of 
Moscow's Arbat District. 


K: Where is the Altar? 


STA: "| DON'T KNOW. BELOW? | COULD 
NOT SEE. BLINDFOLDED." 


K: What did you encounter within? Tell me 
everything you perceived. 


STA: "OLD TEMPLE. HEATHEN. BLACK 
STONE. BLOOD. MEAT. THE CHANTING. 
THE DRUMMING." 


K: What were you forced to do? 


STA: "FIGHT OR DIE. NO CHOICE. FOR 
OROK. FOR THE GLORY OF THE HUNT. | 
WAS WEAK. PATHETIC. WORTHLESS." 


K: How did you escape? 


STA: AMONG THE DEAD. BLOOD FED 
GRATES. CRAWLED AWAY. BLOOD AND 
MEAT AND BONES. DEEPER. ALL WAS 
BLACK. DESERVED. NOT STRONG 
ENOUGH. SHOULD HAVE BEEN CULLED 
WITH HONOR. 


Agent S_ of MTF Psi-13 ("Witch Hunters") was officially tasked 
with the infiltration of Gol-0432 on 04/11/1994 as part of 
OPERATION FALKENRATH. MTF Psi-13 is a highly classified joint 
Foundation/GOC task force created as part of Project: Sitra Achra. 
MTF Psi-13 is designed for the infiltration of Sarkic® organizations 
and the termination of high threat members. 


As part of Project: Sitra Achra, MTF Psi-13 operatives are trained in 
Counter Occult Stratagems (COS) and the use of corrosive/ 
incendiary armaments; each agent equipped with a SIG Sauer P226 
modified for the use of incendiary and corrosive ammunition. 


Under the alias "Dominik Myshkin", Agent S_ operated in Moscow 
as a contract killer in order to develop a criminal reputation and 
ultimately gain the attention of Gol-0432. On 01/20/1995, Agent S 
was contacted by members of Gol-0432 and instructed to visit 
Kpacubie mouapn. 


Kpacubie mouapn ("Red Lanterns") is a popular nightclub/adult 
entertainment establishment located in the Golyanovo District. 
Employed as a Black Lodge front, it is suspected of being involved 
in forced prostitution, human trafficking, and the distribution of illegal 


(frequently anomalous) narcotics. It is believed that local law 
enforcement has not intervened due to corruption and intimidation 
by Gol-0432. 


Agent S__ was not equipped with a recording device due to the 
delicate nature of the mission. Instead, information was transferred 
to the Foundation via dead drop’. AgentS entered the nightclub 
at 2100, 01/25/1995, equipped with a SIG Sauer P226. He is 
observed being approached by a bouncer, which Agent S 

proceeds to follow after a short conversation. An agent inside the 
nightclub reports seeing S___ being escorted to an upstairs VIP suite 
overlooking the main floor. Agent S does not exit the nightclub 
until 0800, 01/29/1995. A message would later be delivered to the 
dead drop site at approximately 2100. 


+ Missive 01/29/1995 


| apologize for the delay. I'll start from the 
beginning. 


| was brought upstairs and over to a circular 
table where six men and one elderly woman 
were seated; Otari "Zver" losava, leader of 
Gol-0432, sat at the far end, facing an empty 
chair. He told me to sit and | obliged. Had a 
menacing air to him; muscular, never smiled or 
removed his sunglasses. | suspect the others 
were higher ups but they kept silent for the 
most part. 


He dove right in - skipped the pleasantries. 
Said it was nice to see someone who didn't 
mind doing a bit of wetwork8. "New blood 
willing to spill blood" | remember him 
remarking. 


losava said he was aware that | had no 
brothers9. That it was rare, and dangerous, to 
work solo in Moscow. Informed him that | had 
received a few offers but told those "cock 
sucking bitches" that they weren't worth my 


time. 


Paraphrasing his response: "Think you're 
tough? You speak brave words but maybe 
you're just another stupid cunt whose luck’'s 
about to run out." 


He was hard to read. His tone and body 
language was firm but hardly aggressive. Told 
him those gangs were weak. | responded: 
"Why try my luck with the lowest cards in the 
deck?" 


The elderly woman leaned to losava and 
whispered in his ear. She was noticeably pale 
and covered with unusual tattoos - abnormal 
for a Russian woman her age. Made me feel a 
lot more uneasy than those thugs. 


He said: "Your blood's wrong, Koposa!9 (word 
stuck out to me; hard to explain; look it up) but 
you've got balls. I'll give you one chance to 
prove yourself. There's going to be a little 
initiation, a nice way to cull the pussies." 
Again, paraphrasing. 


He snapped his fingers and said: "For now, we 
drink and be merry." 


A waitress delivered a bottle of vodka and 
several glasses. As per tradition, we poured 
our own shots. losava raised a glass, | 
returned the favor, and we drank. 


And in a blink | find myself tied up and naked 
on the cold floor; a hood over my head and a 
proper ball gag in my mouth (not so weird, Red 
Lanterns has a kind of BDSM theme going on). 
| had figured pouring my own drink would have 
avoided this exact sort of situation. Maybe the 
bottom of the glass had a layer of some kind of 


tranquilizer. Hard to say. Doesn't matter. It all 
gets a lot weirder. 


Eventually they came for me and carted me 
off. Was pointless to fight it. This went on for 
maybe an hour or two. | remember hearing the 
sound of old pipes and flowing water. The air 
was chill and damp. There was a scent of rust 
and stagnant water followed by an earthy 
aroma. 


There were voices. And not all were speaking 
Russian. "Szidaas nin", "vartaas x dask" or 
something like that; gibberish to me but I'm 


certain it was Sarkic speak. 


They chained me by the neck to what | would 
later find to be a pillar or some kind of support 
beam. They untied the rope from my wrists 
and ankles, pulled off my hood, and removed 
the gag. 


| was in a dimly lit area resembling an 
amphitheater; appeared fairly ancient. There 
were four other men in similar circumstances 
to my own, chained by the neck to a pillar. 
There was also a large crowd, possibly in the 
hundreds, observing from higher ground. 
Some wore red and white robes; others were 
dressed in plain clothes or business attire. | felt 
a prick at the base of my neck and everything 
after was a blur. 


| heard chanting. | remember skulls cracked, 
eyes gouged, and the feel of flesh between my 
teeth. 


Then celebration; Drugs, food, women, and 
flashes of violence - not necessarily in that 
order. The memories are confused; just vague 
and disjointed images. | apologize for the lack 


of details. 


| awoke in my apartment with my skin still 
caked in blood. Received a tattoo, don't 
remember that at all and took me by surprise - 
resembles a black cyclops skull with horns and 
tusks. Guess they've accepted me as one of 
their own. I'll be sure to step out shirtless a few 
times. Have the surveillance ops snap a few 
photographs - see if it means anything. 


The Foundation would henceforth receive biweekly mission reports 
from Agent S 


+ Missive 02/04/1995 
Possible Gol-0432 front: 


ul. 94 

GELENDZHIK 
Krasnodarskij kraj 
353465 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 


First job was gunrunning. More damning 
evidence against Abraxas Arms"1. Not a lot to 
report beyond that. 


In a lot of ways, the Black Lodge is like any 
other Bratva. They're thugs, plain and simple, 
and mostly driven by greed. They're also 
nastier, which speaks volumes; you can't get 
much lower than the Bratva - they discarded 
any trace of honor they had left in Siberia. 


The Great Mothers!2 are certainly something 
you don't see in the world of organized crime. 
The 60eBuk'$ call them hags, crones, witches, 
and the like (though not to their faces). The 
Sarkic influence is clear with them. Twelve in 
number, they refer to each other as "sisters" - 


priestesses or some such. All wear the same 
outfits - a black sarafan'4, a stained leather 
apron, and a red and white shawl covering the 
shoulders and hair. Always bare footed. A lot 
of ink work too. They aren't karcists'5 but they 
still wield a great deal of clout over the Black 
Lodge. 


+ Missive 03/10/1995 


"Criminal underground" has a literal meaning 
for the Black Lodge. There's another world 
beneath Moscow. Abandoned soviet bunkers. 
The Metro-2. Forgotten crypts. But it runs so 
much deeper than we knew. There's 
something downright ancient below. Suffice it 
to say, | think Moscow was built atop a Sarkic 
temple. 


There's a dungeon. Rusted torture equipment. 
Pre-revolution. Maybe a relic of the Time of 
Troubles. Regardless, it looks like the 
Sarkicites are continuing the tradition. It's not 
nearly as deep and ancient as that wretched 
temple. Might be worth researching what 
buildings used to exist in the general location 
during the 17th century.'6 


| don't know much about these places yet. 
Information seems to be on a "need to know" 
basis. But | think I've found a weak link in their 
chain - one of the Great Mothers; let's call her 
"Five". 


Five shows signs of senility; she's gentle, 
friendly, and more importantly naive. I've been 
able to glean some fairly significant 
intelligence from her (but can't say how much 
truth there is to any of it). 


According to her, the Black Lodge is 


something both new and old. Like the other 
Bratva, it began in the gulags of Siberia - 
during Cy4yby Botinbl'’. Avgust losava, father 
of Otari, appears to have been responsible for 
the Black Lodge's resurrection in '51. 
Something he encountered in the Siberian 
wilderness after leading a successful prison 
break. And that's when the witches sought him 
out. Guided him. Showed him "what he had 
forgotten" - | asked what she meant by that but 
her mind wandered elsewhere. 


She seemed happy to have someone listen to 
her; a chance to feel nostalgic about the old 
ways. She told me to take this "secret" and 
handed me several old and frayed documents; 
scriptures but not the originals, notes she must 
have transcribed from their primary sources. 
Fragmented but something | think the 
researchers would like to see. Going to write 
this all down. 


Five also told me about Moscow's lost history. 
In another time, it was known by a different 
name - "Orok's Fall"; a Sarkic settlement - and 
where the Saint of War sacrificed himself, "for 
the blood of gods and tyrants". Never cared for 
this city. Guess there was always something 
sinister here. 


As she described the ancient city, her 
terminology was unusually anatomical in 
nature. Referring to different locations as the 
"heart", "lungs", and "skull" of Orok's Fall. 


+ Missive 04/18/1995 


| am making a special request to have my 
name, as well as what I've done (you'll know it 
soon enough), removed from the final report. If 
| successfully complete my mission and come 


no wrists 

¢ The clawed paw of a large cat, possibly a cougar or mountain 
lion 

* Several feet and legs that appear randomly 


The space under SCP-262 is considered to be non-Euclidean in 
nature and the coat itself divergent from normal dimensions. In one 
instance, test subject 402M was told to put SCP-262 over his head. 
Upon doing so, SCP-262 fell to the ground as the Class-D personnel 
disappeared under it. Some time later, fingerprinting of objects that 
have come into contact with the limbs of SCP-262 have identified 
one of the arms as that of subject 402M. 


Subjects properly wearing SCP-262 are able to manipulate these 
arms with a varying amount of control. Test subject 301F was able 
to perform multiple tasks at once even while unaware and 
blindfolded, leading researchers to believe that SCP-262 has both 
perception and awareness of its surrounding even when the subject 
does not. Some believe SCP-262 to be fully sentient, due to 
observing SCP-262: 


* playing a piano with two or more hands, though the test 
subject has had no formal training in music; 

¢ defending itself/subject from multiple attackers; 

* several limbs "fighting" one another or even going against the 
subject's will. 

« At times, when a subject attempts to smoke, a particular limb 
will remove the cigarette from the subject's mouth and then 
throw it away. At other times, a different hand will place a 
cigarette into the subject's mouth and light it though the 
subject dislikes smoking. 


Acquisition: SCP-262 came into the Foundation's care when "The 
Administrator" relinquished his ownership of the coat in the late 20th 
century. Because of his status, "The Administrator" is granted 
special rights which effectively allow him to remain silent about the 
origins of SCP-262, how he came to possess it, and how he has 
used it in the past. "The Administrator" released SCP-262 to the 
Foundation, stating, "In the right hands, it could be extremely useful. 
In the wrong hands, it could be extremely dangerous. In my hands, it 
was becoming extremely dusty and moth-ridden and taking up far 


out of this alive then | request the immediate 
application of amnestics.18 


Most of my targets have been degenerates 
and criminals. Potential rivals and the like. But 
this was different. And Otari, that sick fuck, 
wanted us leave a different kind of message. 
There are other Sarkic cultists in Moscow; 
non-Black Lodge. I'm talking oligarchs. 
Government officials. One of them sent word 
that someone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 
aman named , wanted to crack 
down on the Black Lodge and was searching 
for allies among the few straight players left in 
this city. 


Target the family. A wife, a daughter. Don't kill 
them. Make an example. The sort of scars 
that'll never heal. 


<DATA EXPUNGED> 
+ Missive 04/22/1995