Addendum 318-02: Some parts of SCP-318 appear to be 
significantly older than others, with the aluminum parts clearly 
manufactured in modern times, while carbon dating has placed 
some of the wooden components to before the tenth century CE. It 
is currently unknown whether the more recent parts were installed to 
replace broken parts, or whether they are part of some sort of 
modification on the original design. The presumably oldest (and 
possibly original) parts are distributed throughout the device, 
suggesting that its overall age is at least 1100 years, despite the fact 
that this predates the first known appearance of several elements of 
its design by centuries. 


The modifications present in SCP-318 compared to a normal rotary 
press are extensive, and a full listing of these can be found in 
[REDACTED]. Those with the greatest known relevance are as 


possess the ability to change into 9 or more different animals. 


All SCP-2750 instances possess eyes that resemble those of their 
favored animal to mimic. Despite possessing animal-like eyes, most 
SCP-2750 instances demonstrate normal human vision. 


It is currently estimated that roughly 100 SCP-2750 instances exist 
outside of containment. SCP-2750 instances have been noted to 
travel in migratory groups pursuing a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. 
Interviews with captured specimens suggest a tribal structure akin to 
that practiced by the Navajo people in the Pre-Columbian period. 


SCP-2750 specimens have shown extreme aversion to human 
contact. SCP-2750 migration patterns specifically avoid any sign of 
human settlement, and all discovered instances seem to have 
instinctual fear of humans. Despite their close proximity to the 
Navajo Nation reservation, no SCP-2750 instance has ever been 
found within the territory of the reservation itself. 


No SCP-2750 instance has been encountered in the field since 
1983, though signs of habitation from SCP-2750 have been found, 
such as the remains of campfires, tracks, and temporary 
encampments. 


SCP-2750 instances demonstrate expertise in many bushcraft skills, 
which is believed to have given them their ability to evade 
Foundation capture. To date, all known captured SCP-2750 
specimens were impaired in some way, such as by disease, injury, 
or exile from SCP-2750 society. 


Knowledge of SCP-2750 has existed since the mid 1800s, when the 
American Secure Containment Initiative’ first made contact with the 
Navajo people. Said people gave the first description of SCP-2750 
to an ASCI agent, which is currently the oldest record of SCP-2750’s 
existence. The noteworthy portion of his letter is transcribed here. 


...following the meeting, the natives described at length 
some manner of beast that plagues them much viciously. 
They call ita "yee naaldloshii." From what | gathered, 
this creature endeavours to invade the privacy of their 
homes to devastate the people within. The beast is of a 


mindless temperament; aggressive and deadly. 


In addition, these beasts may adopt the skin of all 
varieties of animals to bewitch the minds of men, as well 
as calling in a voice so pure and innocent, a man would 
not dare to question it. Some prefer the skin of a human, 
while others prefer the ways of the common animals. 


| am most worried, however, by their claims as to the 
mental properties of these beasts. One of their shamans 
swore up and down that they could know whatever a 
man was pondering with the lightest force of will. Should 
one of them glare at any poor soul, the unfortunate man 
shall lose all control of his limbs and mind. Had | not 
witnessed one of these monsters with my very own eyes, 
| should not have believed such an outlandish story. 


| am of the opinion that these "naaldloshii" present 
nothing less than a highly dangerous threat to the peace. 
Their bellicosity about the natives, along with a much 
feared tracking and hunting ability leads me to fear some 
expansion or violence to the people of our country. 


| write you this letter and send it through the fastest 
channels so that you may send a response here to quell 
any sort of unrest from these creatures. 


Following this incident, it is believed that an ASCI force was 
deployed to the region on the pretense of Native American 
pacification. Further notable records of SCP-2750’s containment 
outside of this incident do not reappear until modern day 
containment. 


SCP-2750’s existence to the public has been concealed under the 
Patterson-Gimlin Protocol, which has successfully decreased 
knowledge of SCP-2750 to the point of cultural fiction. Cultural 
knowledge of SCP-2750 among the Navajo people persists, though 
this is mostly for historical purposes, and not due to active belief in 
its existence by the majority of the population. Active enforcement of 
the Patterson-Gimlin Protocol for Navajo groups is not necessary. 


Additional SCP-2750 documentation: Level 3 Clearance Required 


During transference of SCP Objects from ASCI to 
Foundation control, numerous documents were 
discovered that pertained to SCP-2750. Upon review by 
the newly established Foundation’s Ethics Committee, 
these documents were sealed from general viewership. 
They have been reproduced here in their entirety. 


Document 2750-1 


[This document is continued from the earlier 
letter presented in the description] 


Furthermore, the shamans begged of us our 
support in eradicating these creatures from the 
earth. Being as we are in need of allies in the 
region, | saw no reason not to accept the 
medicine man’s offer and be rid of a 
dangerous beast at the same time. 


The "naadloshii" seem to live in some savage 
tribal cult, much like the natives themselves. | 
am of the opinion that this requires more 
investigation, so we ought not be caught in an 
unpleasant situation where we know nothing of 
our foe. 


Document 2750-2 


The following is a telegram dated to 9/2/1857, 
approximately 3 months after the above letter is believed 
to have been sent. 


FIELD REPORT 


INITIAL ASSAULT SUCCESSFUL STOP 
CASUALTIES MINIMAL STOP COMPLETE 
SURPRISE STOP NATIVE ALLIES PLEASED 
STOP 


CAVALRY FORTIFYING FULL STOP 
Document 2750-3 
The following is a telegram dated to 9/5/1857. 
FIELD REPORT 


DEVASTATING COUNTERATTACK STOP 
ANIMALS IN CAMP ATTACKED STOP 
CASUALTIES HIGH 89 KILLED 289 
WOUNDED ALL FORCES RETREATING 
STOP 


IMMEDIATE REINFORCEMENTS 
REQUESTED FULL STOP 


Document 2750-4 


The following is a series of telegrams, found archived 
together. They are dated 12/7/1857, 3/7/1857, and 
6/7/1857, respectively. 


FIELD REPORT 


QUARTERLY ASCI CASUALTIES 43 KILLED 
90 WOUNDED STOP NATIVE CASUALTIES 
87 KILLED 192 WOUNDED STOP 


ENEMY CASUALTY ESTIMATES 125 KILLED 
502 WOUNDED STOP 


FORTIFICATIONS IN PLACE STOP 
CONSTANT RAIDS STOP CANNOT 
PROGRESS INTO ENEMY TERRITORY 
STOP REQUEST ARTILLERY FULL STOP 


FIELD REPORT 


QUARTERLY ASCI CASUALTIES 26 KILLED 
75 WOUNDED STOP NATIVE CASUALTIES 
63 KILLED 143 WOUNDED STOP 


ENEMY CASUALTY ESTIMATES 89 KILLED 
297 WOUNDED STOP 


SUCCESSFUL USE OF ARTILLERY STOP 
ADVANCE GOOD STOP DISEASE SPREAD 
IN ENEMY STOP EXPECT QUICK VICTORY 
FULL STOP 


FIELD REPORT 


QUARTERLY ASCI CASUALTIES 182 
KILLED 782 WOUNDED STOP NATIVE 
CASUALTIES 409 KILLED 873 WOUNDED 
STOP 


ENEMY CASUALTY ESTIMATES 831 KILLED 
1076 WOUNDED STOP 


ENEMY OFFENSIVE BLOODY STOP 
REQUEST MORE TROOPS STOP NO 
TRUST ANIMALS FULL STOP 


Document 2750-5 


The following is a letter dated to 11/25/1857. It is 
believed to have been addressed to then ASCI director, 
John Orville. 


Director Orville, 


The "Naaldloshii War" is concluded to our 
success. Were it | to choose though, success 
is a poor word. 


Heavy naaldloshii resistance is all but gone, as 
all leaders are dead or captured. Yet for this 
cost, we paid nearly 400 lives, and our allies, 
more than 1000. We counted and burned over 
2000 enemy corpses. 


| fear that sporadic war will continue for years 
to come, until the enemy is totally eradicated, 


but seeing the strengths of this foe....it may be 
many, many years until it is truly over. 


| hope that it was all worth it, John. 
Colonel William Tyson, 7th Cavalry Regiment. 
Document 2750-6 


The following is an interview with the first captured 
SCP-2750 instance. The instance was captured following 
a battle between ASCI forces and an SCP-2750 raiding 
party. The instance spoke exclusively in the Navajo 
language. The interview has been translated from 
Navajo to English for ease of access. 


SCP-2750: Damn you. Damn you all, and may 
Tééhoottsddii drown your children. The fire of 
Haashch’ééshzhini will purge your souls from 
this world. 


Interviewer: Please, calm yourself. 


SCP-2750: You dare to speak to me in sucha 
manner? You, who speaks the language of the 
Diné, yet betrayed our people so? Who are 
you to speak to me? You are nothing to us, 
and your punishment will be swift once you 
die. 


Interviewer: | do not understand what you are 
saying. 


SCP-2750: Do not mock me, snaketongue. 
Interviewer: | am not mocking you. Please c- 


SCP-2750: Lies. First you shun us for our arts 
and gifts that you so jealously coveted. Then 
you attacked us, provoking ceaseless warfare 
that has devastated us both. Then, you twisted 
us into unimaginable monsters in order to 


destroy us. And now, you have the gall to 
insult me so? 


Interviewer: | do not understand what you are 
saying. Can you elaborate? 


SCP-2750: | have heard what you said of us. 
You called us mind readers and violent beasts, 
as if we were no better than the worms that 
crawl through the earth, and some sort of 
creature that was devoted to evil. Our people 
are dying thanks to your lies and envy of our 
gift. Blood is on your hands brother, and our 
people will have their vengeance for it. 


Patterson-Gimlin Protocol 


The Patterson-Gimlin Protocol is currently in effect for 
SCP-2750. Active awareness of SCP-2750 is to be 
encouraged as a cultural phenomenon due to the 
inability to properly contain awareness of the anomaly at 
this present stage. All personnel should consult the 
Procedural Handbook for General Containment for more 
information. 


Display: Director's Note: SCP-2750. Level 4 Clearance Required. 
Director’s Note 


Today at the Foundation, we are able to pride 
ourselves on our ability to contain anomalies 
with a minimum of visibility, collateral damage, 
and suffering. This, however, was not the case 
for one of our forebears in the American 
theater of anomaly containment, the American 
Secure Containment Initiative. 


From time to time we rediscover artifacts and 
anomalies that were badly butchered thanks to 
19th century containment quackery and 
political motivations. It is our duty to clean up 


these messes of our ancestors. SCP-2750 
may be the most blatant example of this. 


The documents currently on display for Level 3 
researchers are only a fraction of what we 
have on SCP-2750. While they do accurately 
portray some components of the ASCI’s role in 
the Indian Wars, they don’t mention the 
unexpected side effects. 


You see, Navajo mythology has never stated 
that SCP-2750 ever had a limit on the number 
of transformations possible, and we’ve never 
found a reason why SCP-2750 appearances 
have dwindled at a faster than expected rate, 
even following the purges. 


We recently found a new SCP-2750 instance 
in 2008. Yes, the file is wrong. But that’s 
because the new instance we found was very, 
very different. 


This one couldn't transform properly, so it was 
stuck in a state between a coyote anda 
human. What we gathered from it was that this 
is becoming the new norm among SCP-2750 
populations. Apparently, the factor that allows 
SCP-2750 is to some degree genetic. The 
dwindling genetic pool has led to inbreeding 
that causes improper transformations. In 
addition, the increasing difficulty of finding 
game to hunt in the American Southwest has 
caused a dramatic decrease in SCP-2750 
populations. 


The previous site director and the security 
committee that he assembled deemed that 
further knowledge of this development would 
be dangerous to site morale, and chose not to 
reveal this information publicly. “The last thing 
we need,” he said, “is more researchers taking 


pity on anomalies.” 


Indeed, we are not kind to anomalies that we 
contain, and we do not seek to humanize 
them. However, we do not destroy our 
anomalies, and we treat them in a logical 
manner. In this particular case, the wholesale 
destruction of an entire anomalous population 
thanks to political motives and shoddy 
evidence is inexcusable. 


Never forget the consequences of your 
decisions. Anything you choose to do here 
should not be taken lightly. 


Jeremiah Witfield 
Site Director 


Footnotes 

1. A predecessor to the Foundation that was based in the United 
States from the 1790s to the 1940s. It eventually became one of the 
organizations that merged to create the modern day Foundation. 


« SCP-2749 | SCP-2750 | SCP-2751 » 


SCP-2751: Hydrophobic Dogs 


SCP-2751-4 upon discovery. 


Item #: SCP-2751 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: 

All SCP-2751 instances are to be housed in an indoor kennel at 
Site- , consisting of four military-grade canine housing units housing 
four instances each and a communal run 100 meters by 50 meters. 
Canine housing facilities are to be expanded as needed to 
accommodate any future instances. A circular in-ground swimming 
pool 10 meters in diameter is to be allowed access at all times will 
be made available under supervision only. Instances are to be fed 
on a diet of standard canine dog food and require no water. 
Appropriate toys and other materials are allowed. Cleaning of the 
run is to take place once per week. All instances are to be properly 
groomed as needed. 


Due to the docile nature of SCP-2751, personnel are allowed access 
for the purpose of socialization. Instances are not to be sprayed with 
or bathed in liquid at any time, as to avoid injury. Dry shampoos are 
to be used for washing. 


Description: SCP-2751 refers to a pack of 12 16 domestic dogs, 9 
male and 7 female, who show distinctly hydrophobic properties by 
reacting to liquids as if they are solids. Instances are able to walk or 
sleep on bodies of liquids, and otherwise interact with liquids as if 
they were solids, but cannot force appendages beneath the surface 
even when compelled to do so. Instances consistently prefer to 
sleep on undisturbed bodies of water as opposed to ground. All 
bodily fluids expelled by SCP-2751 instances are powdery and lack 
liquid. Instances do not drink water and do not urinate, and are 
otherwise healthy, not suffering from dehydration or any other 
adverse health effects related to lack of liquid. 


follows: In place of the hopper that would normally feed paper into a 
press of this design, there is a large section of machinery 
(comprising almost half the total size of SCP-318), including a 
hinged-lidded box constructed of oak (specifically [REDACTED)), 
bearing a bronze plaque displaying the word "MATERIA" and has 
interior dimensions of approximately 1.83 m (six feet) long and 

0.91 m (three feet) square. A second box, one eighth the 
dimensions of the first (to six significant figures), is located where 
the output would normally be on a press of similar design and bears 
a plaque reading "SENTENTIA". Discoloration of the wood around 
each plaque indicates that they may not be original. The 
components which would normally transfer ink and water to their 
respective rollers are absent, with several cloth and leather hoses 
running to the "MATERIA" box. Testing of the roller surfaces for 
residues has thus far been inconclusive.