are able to travel independently for km, beyond which they lose 
integrity and are reduced to simple driftwood with no known 
anomalous properties. 


Though typically docile, SCP-421 requires a regular supply of fresh 
wood to maintain its mass; the role of the shoal appears to be to 
locate suitable material and transport it to the main body, within 
which it rapidly becomes indistinguishable from the wider mass of 
driftwood. Sources of this wood vary; SCP-421 has been observed 
harvesting wood from shipwrecks and collecting material floating at 
the ocean surface. SCP-421 has also been recorded assaulting 
ships, with the shoal typically ramming against a single point below 
the waterline until the target capsizes before stripping the vessel of 
all wooden components within reach. 


SCP-421 was first encountered in 197 , following the unexplained 
destruction of a yacht owned by [DATA EXPUNGED]. Survivors 
reported sailing through an unexpected mass of driftwood that 
appeared to be moving against the prevailing current; soon after 
initial contact with the mass, the yacht was holed and rapidly began 
to sink. Reports that the driftwood appeared to be dragging parts of 
the yacht beneath the surface were dismissed by local investigators 
but attracted the attention of the Foundation, who assumed 
responsibility for the case. An extensive underwater survey 
eventually found some traces of the wreck of the yacht; an 
estimated 80% of the vessel's wooden structure was missing. 


Sporadic reports of similar incidents continued throughout the next 
two decades, during which time SCP-421 is believed to have been 
responsible for the loss of - vessels a year. SCP-421 was captured 
in 199 and moved to its current containment location. Since this 
date, reports of events similar to its attacks have been recorded. It 
is speculated that at least one more wild shoal still exists. 


Addendum 421-A: During scheduled feeding on / /20 anomalous 
behaviour by SCP-421 was recorded. The shoal harvesting the 
provided wreck was estimated as 50% larger than normal, resulting 
in a far quicker assimilation of material into the main body of the 
SCP. Subsequent monitoring of SCP-421 revealed that the central 
mass had condensed into a denser configuration than normal and 
that the feeding shoal did not subsequently rejoin it, instead 


Researcher 
Emmerson 


SCP-3277-C, Test 
#52, Junior 
Researcher 
Emmerson 


SCP-3277-D, Test 
#01, D-7821 


meal fit for a king’. 


Recites an invocation 
for lighting a candle. 


Before reciting the 
approved invocation; 
D-7821 utters 'Oo ee 
00 ah ah ting tang 
walla walla bing bang’ 
of his own accord. 


kilogram of apple 
seeds. Each 
subsequent test 
produced seeds from 
a different species of 
apple. 

Researcher 
Emmerson was 
immediately engulfed 
in flames. Though the 
fire was quickly put 
out by attendants, 
Emmerson did suffer 
severe first and 
second-degree burns 
and was placed on 
medical leave to 
recuperate. At this 
point, the Site Director 
overruled Dr. Sinclair 
and testing was 
switched to D-class 
subjects. 

D-7821 was 
immediately 
empowered with Level 
IIIS reality bending and 
proceeded to wreak 
havoc throughout the 
area. Fortunately, 
numerous Site-76 
security personnel had 
been previously 
certified by Dr. Clef to 
handle Reality 
Benders, and they 
were able to 
coordinate a 
distraction while Agent 
Withers terminated 


SCP-3277-E, Test 
#65, Researcher 
Meng 


SCP-3277-F, Test 
#44, Thaumatologist 
Katherine Sinclair 


SCP-3277-G, Test 
#72, Thaumatologist 
Katherine Sinclair 


Recites an invocation 


D-7821 with a direct 
shot to the head from 
behind. Testing was 
subsequently limited 
to only 
thaumatological 
personnel. 

A chicken enters the 


intended to summonia testing range from an 


dinosaur from the 
past. 


Recites an invocation 
intended to raise an 
army of Golems from 
the Earth. 


Recites a long series 
of incantations 
intended to produce 
limitless wealth. 


undetermined origin 
and perches on 
Researcher Meng's 
head. Chicken was 
removed without 
incident, though 
subsequent tests 
resulted in it 
demanifesting from its 
cage and 
remanifesting on the 
testing range. 
Numerous semi- 
humanoid forms 
attempt to rise from 
the surrounding soil, 
but none have enough 
cohesion to remain 
intact. Notably, all 
such forms repeated 
the phrase "Hi, I'm 
Olaf and | like warm 
hugs" in unison until 
they fully deteriorated. 
Subsequent tests 
produced no results. 
Sinclair gains the 
ability to pull quarters 
out from behind 
people's ears, though 
this only works on 


each individual once. 


Recovery: SCP-3277 was originally recovered during a raid on an 
MC&D warehouse in Hong Kong. It was initially found with two 
documents, designated documents 3277-01 and 3277-02. 


Document 3277-01 is a laminated placard card printed in a cordial 
font in both English and Traditional Chinese. 


Made from Ravelwoods timber and carved by Darke's 
own flesh and blood, these sorcerer's staffs were 
originally branches of Dryad Groves in the Ravelwoods, 
gifted and blessed by the wood nymphs themselves in 
exchange for newborn babes. Ancient and powerful 
magic flows through these wands, augmented and 
focused by the esoteric runes etched into their bark. 
Whisper any of a number of time-honoured invocations, 
and the magic will be released to do your bidding. 


Document 3277-02 is a handwritten note, found taped to the bottom 
of document 3277-01. 


Victor 


The story on the placard is bollocks. Mostly, at least. The 
staffs are made from Ravelwood branches, but Darke 
literally picked them up off of the ground while he was 
there, and he never went anywhere near any Dryad 
Groves. He gave them to me so that | could practice 
inscribing glyphs into a thaumaturgically reactive 
substrate. 


These sticks were just for practice and experimentation, 
and they're nothing any real thaumaturge would want. 
DO NOT SELL THESE TO A REGULAR. Wait for some 
wide-eyed trust-fund kid who just got their first invite to 
our showroom. The less they know about real magic, the 
better. You'll be able to unload these for six figures a 
piece easy. 


Iris 


Footnotes 

1. Willow Trees. 

2. A force believed to be responsible for the Observer Effect in 
quantum mechanics and used to manipulate reality by various 
anomalous entities and objects. 

3. It has since been speculated that D-7821 may have possessed 
latent reality bending capabilities that were activated by his 
exposure to SCP-3277. 


SCP-3278: Mother Earth, Father Sky 


Item #: SCP-3278 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3278 is to be sealed over 
with a concrete dome capable of withstanding impacts of over 
490,000 newtons. Access by testing divers is to be accounted for. 


The water immediately surrounding SCP-3278's dome is to be 
heated to a temperature of approximately 70°C. This is to be 
accomplished with three diesel-powered water-heater furnaces 
installed in the sea floor. 


Vessel-3278 is to be permanently anchored above SCP-3278 to 
house testing staff and perform general surveillance. 


Naval traffic is to be diverted from a 5 kilometer radius around 
SCP-3278. Any reports of extraterrestrial falling objects in close 
proximity to SCP-3278 are to be intercepted and explained as 
meteor showers. 


Description: SCP-3278 is a tunnel extending exactly 402 meters 
into the sea floor at (9° 52' 2.8344" N 139° 3' 11.376" W). SCP-3278 
is circular in shape, has a diameter of 20 meters, and tapers to a 2 
meter aperture at the seafloor entrance. The limestone walls are 
polished and etched with shallow channels arranged in waved 
patterns. SCP-3278 possesses no known anomalies in and of itself, 
but is the center of other anomalous phenomena. 


At the base of SCP-3278 is a large spherical chamber. In the center 
of this chamber is suspended a sphere of biological matter with a 
radius of 16.73 m. This entity, hereby referred to as SCP-3278-1, 
does not deviate in position, and attempts to move it by force are 
unsuccessful and usually result in superficial damage to its fragile 
exterior. 


SCP-3278-1 is light orange in color, jelly-like in outer consistency, 
and is composed of a meter-deep translucent outer membrane 
surrounding a firm, fleshy core. Vein-like structures, which cover the 
outer shell, are filled with a pale purple liquid bearing cellular 
structures roughly analogous to blood cells. Genetic testing of tissue 
taken from the core of SCP-3278-1 reveals an approximate 60% 
overlap with the human genome, but the remaining 40% is 
completely unidentifiable. 


At intervals ranging between one month and seven years between 
reoccurrence, extraterrestrial objects fall through the atmosphere 
and impact within an estimated 4 kilometer radius around 
SCP-3278. These entities, hereby referred to as SCP-3278-2, are 
previously unknown, presumably alien organisms. Anywhere from 
22-295 instances of SCP-3278-2 have been recorded at a time. 


SCP-3278-2 are aquatic in nature, and lack any apparent sensory 
organs. SCP-3278-2's biology consists entirely of a pale purple 
ellipsoid "head" structure conjoined with a long, muscular tail. 
Instances range from approximately 10-16 m in length and can 
weigh up to 195 kg. SCP-3278-2 is protected by a hard, mineral-like 
shell during flight that is shed upon contact with seawater. Genetic 
testing of SCP-3278-2's tissues reveal a similar 60-40% similarity 
with the human genome. The unidentifiable 40% largely matches 
SCP-3278-1, but deviates by 2%. 


No instances of SCP-3278-2 have survived more than five minutes 
in captivity. 


Upon impact, all instances of SCP-3278-2 will begin to swim 
vigorously using their flagellum toward SCP-3278. It has been 
observed that SCP-3278-2 are extremely vulnerable to both large 
predators such as sharks (of which there is a non-anomalously 
enlarged local population), and to temperature, dying in minutes 
when exposed to temperatures exceeding 60°C (this was initially 
discovered on 06/02/ , when especially warm summer currents 
increased the surface temperature to an inhospitable level). 
SCP-3278-2 also have very short lifespans, and the majority of 
instances die of natural causes before ever reaching SCP-3278. 


SCP-3278-2 will attempt to access SCP-3278 through the aperture 


in the seafloor. This is accompanied with difficulty, due to the 
smaller size of the opening. It is hypothesized that if an instance of 
SCP-3278-2 ever gained entry into SCP-3278, it would be at the 
cost of significant damage to its head structure. In most cases, 
multiple instances of SCP-3278-2 survive the descent, and jostle for 
entry. 


No entry of SCP-3278-2 into SCP-3278 has ever been recorded. It 
is unknown if entry attempts were successful before Foundation 
discovery of 3278 on 12/05/ . The results of entry are completely 
unknown. 


Continued research into the biological properties of SCP-3278-1 and 
SCP-3278-2 is recommended in order to predict the possible 
outcome of contact. 


SCP-3279: Pareidolia 


Item #: SCP-3279 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: All recovered SCP-3279-1 
instances are to be shipped to Site-55 for storage. Instances are to 
be stored in standard humanoid containment cells; multiple 
instances may be placed in a single cell for as long as volume 
permits. Retrieval, transportation, and maintenance of all 
SCP-3279-1 instances may be carried out only by personnel 
suffering from severe congenital prosopagnosia.! 


Due to the inherently low risk level associated with SCP-3279-1 
manifestations, any instances deemed too costly for retrieval should 
be contained on site; premises are to be staffed by Foundation 
personnel and instances must be observed remotely at all times. 


Global disinformation campaigns are to be maintained by 
Foundation personnel in order to obscure the true nature of 
SCP-3279. Any and all forms of social media are to be monitored for 
information regarding potential SCP-3279 events. 


Description: SCP-3279 refers to an extraplanetary entity of 
indeterminate size, location, and origin whose existence was made 
known to the Foundation through a series of manifestation events 
found on the Earth or in its immediate vicinity. These manifestation 
events occur most frequently in densely populated areas, though 
they have been found in areas with density as low as 23 persons/ 
km2. 


SCP-3279 events all follow a similar structure. The first stage 
involves the creation of a host, an inorganic structure of natural or 
artificial construction. A variety of non-anomalous materials have 
been found to create suitable hosts: as long as the structure 


somewhat resembles the shape of a human face2, SCP-3279 
possession will occur. In this stage, the manifestation lies dormant 
and remains non-responsive to stimuli. 


The second stage of a manifestation event is the realization of the 
event by at least one person. Upon receiving human recognition, the 
host becomes inhabited by SCP-3279, resulting in an instance of 
SCP-3279-1. Though lacking a tangible form of its own outside of 
the host object, SCP-3279-1 instances have been confirmed by 
subsequent radiation and spectroscopy testing to have the ability to 
respond to external stimuli including auditory or tactile interaction. 


Testing has confirmed the presence of a shared consciousness of 
sorts; stimuli applied during testing at Site-55 resulted in noticeable 
fluctuations in radiation levels surrounding a different manifestation 
in Park, approximately 77km away. Continued testing has 
supported the existence of SCP-3279, with each instance of 
SCP-3279-1 being an extension of a greater whole. As of yet, no 
progress has been made toward locating SCP-3279; with the 
confirmation of at least one lunar manifestation event, probes have 
been sent to search the interplanetary system for SCP-3279. 


SCP-3279 was incidentally discovered during routine field testing of 
SCP-  : abnormal amounts of electromagnetic radiation were found 
coming from a public garbage bin, which was taken into Foundation 
custody. After preliminary testing, the bin was given a temporary 
classification as an anomalous object before the collective nature of 
SCP-3279-1 was made clear and the object was subsequently 
reclassified. 


No attempts at communication with SCP-3279 or any manifestations 
have yet been successful; prolonged exposure to SCP-3279-1 
results only in a sense of paranoia, with test subjects often claiming 
to ‘feel like they're being watched’. 


Footnotes 

1. The inability to distinguish human faces. 

2. Aphenomenon colloquially referred to as 'pareidolia’. 
3. Designated SCP-3279-1-A. 


SCP-3280: After the Storm 


It is a dark and stormy night. You've spent the last 
several hours hiding in the broom closet with naught but 
the rank water of the mop-sink to sustain you. The chaos 
has long since died down. It's time to make a break for it. 
You slowly open the door. 


Lightning strikes, offering a brief reprieve from the sullen 
darkness of the Site's empty halls. Stepping cautiously 
over the body of Dr. Cawthrone, you do your best to 
remain silent. There's no way of knowing how it hunts. 
Best to take every precaution. 


In the distance, a blood-curdling scream drowns out the 
rolling thunder. It is mercifully cut short; the steady thrum 
of raindrops once again takes prominence. At the very 
least, you're heading in the other direction, to the security 
office. 


Nichols is sprawled out backwards in his seat in front of 
the control center, gutted from throat to crotch, spilling 
viscera onto his lap that drip, drip, drips onto the 
linoleum. You slide his seat aside and enter your 
credentials into the terminal... 


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