Cornelius P. Bodfel III

Cornelius P. Bodfel III (1866 - 28 November 1952), known to the Sarkic cults as Karcist Sulkisk, was an American industrialist and businessman who was secretly the leader of the upper-class Neo-Sarkic cult known as Adytum's Wake in the early 20th century CE. On 28 November 1952, Bodfel was killed during the failed assassination attempt of Grand Karcist Ion by the Global Occult Coalition at Bodfel Manor.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Cornelius P. Bodfel III was born in 1866 to an affluent family in the United States, making his residence in Bodfel Manor near coastal Massachusetts. It is likely that the Bodfel family had links to Sarkicism, almost certainly leading Adytum's Wake. By 1932, Cornelius Bodfel III took over leadership, also taking the name and title of Karcist Sulkisk. Bodfel also partnered with a member of the Durant family to found Durant-Bodfel Financial, which acted as a front company for Sarkic activities.
He also acquired the Valkzaron at this time. This group consisted of extremely wealthy men and women, mostly politicians, religious figures, and businesspeople, who participated in heinous acts during their orgies. These acts included rape, pedophilia, ritual human sacrifice, and cannibalism. Some victims were taken from the nearby town, including a fisherman's two sisters and a brother. Bodfel kept a statue of Yaldabaoth in his grand hall, with a Greek inscription written upon the base of the statue: "Desire is the measure of all things. Be unbound from moral tethers. Do as you will, to whom you will."
During these orgies, Bodfel gave sermons relating to Sarkicism, as these were tenement to his faith. Groups such as the SCP Foundation initially suspected nothing anomalous of Adytum's Wake, dismissing the group as a "decadent upper-class social club" and Bodfel as a simple businessman with an interest in the occult.Entry Page: 2480 His commentaries on Sarkic scripture were cataloged by year, with excerpts from the 1937 edition being referenced for chapters 2 and 4 of Sone Suraas. Bodfel also created Sulkist's Sieve, a ritual process adapted from the less efficient Szabo's Sieve, which created the Sacred Tears of Nadox the Wise.PP-NEU-0127 - "AncestRecall"
===Attempted summoning of Ion and death===
On 28 November 1952, Bodfel and his followers attempted to summon Grand Karcist Ion, the leader of their faith. The United Nations Global Occult Coalition learned of this ritual, sending an eight-man PHYSICS Division Strike Team to assassinate Ion. However, Bodfel only managed to summon a Pseudo-Ion that mimicked the real figure. Bodfel died from the effects of this Psuedo-Ion, though it is unknown if he imploded, disintegrated, or suffered fatal physical reconfiguration. This summoning spawned the creation of SCP-2480, a dimensional anomaly engulfing Bodfel Manor and the nearby town.
===Aftermath and legacy ===
The SCP Foundation discovered SCP-2480 after decoding a GOC distress signal, discovering the remnants of Bodfel, Adytum's Wake, and the GOC Strike Team. They managed to piece together what occurred, gathering Bodfel's documents which included sermons, guest lists, journals, photographs, and the Valkzaron. Dimensional Site-13 was soon created near Bodfel Manor.
Pronoia Pharmaceuticals, a Sarkic front company, continued to utilize Sulkist's Sieve in the creation of Sacred Tears of Nadox the Wise.
==Personality==
Cornelius P. Bodfel III was a cruel and callous man who committed heinous acts to the denizens of the Massachusetts coastal town, using them in his rituals of depravity. He was shown to be charismatic and respected among his peers, being the leader of the Neo-Sarkic cult Adytum's Wake, which held at least 28 members at the time of its alleged destruction in 1952 by Pseudo-Ion.
==Characteristics==
Cornelius P. Bodfel III had some thaumaturgic knowledge, possessing the knowledge to attempt to summon Grand Karcist Ion; this resulted in the arrival of Pseudo-Ion who annihilated the cult and the Global Occult Coalition Strike Team sent to assassinate Ion. It's also possible Bodfel has knowledge of Lihakut'ak, also known as flesh-shaping.
==Meta==
===Appearances===
*Entry Page: 2480
*Sarkicism Hub
*PP-NEU-0127 - "AncestRecall"
==References==
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