KGB Division "A"

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**Unauthorized civilian access of these files pertaining to the Division "аномалия" is a clear violation of KGB order TE1M and violators shall be sentenced to four years of detainment accordingly.**

**Access to classified files without sufficient clearance is also a violation of KGB order TE1M and violators shall either be penalized, demoted, or in worse cases, disbarred from the Division itself.**

**Any illegal leakage of any of these files, unauthorized disclosure of secrets to enemy organizations or trafficking with agents from said organizations will result in immediate expulsion from the Division, with worse cases resulting in execution.**

## From the Desk of Major Vyacheslav Andreyev, 17th Directorate

*To all new recruits of Division "аномалия"*,

*You are here because you were chosen for a task. A very specific one, as we might say. Whether you were from the other KGB directorates, were originally part of the Spetsnaz, were hand-picked for your capabilities or were chosen at random, you were selected for a very specific task.*

*And yes, that task is to protect the Union from hostile forces both domestic and foreign that assail her everyday. But no, this does not mean that you will have to serve as a support task force for the greater Red Army. The greater Red Army is already battered and bruised as it is today from the previous wars, but it can still reliably defend Russia from her enemies like in the past. Furthermore, your skills are required for this daunting task only undertaken by a select few in this world.*

*Everywhere in the world you can find phenomena that human logic can insufficiently explain. Sightings of unknown lifeforms with no biological basis. Objects and humans with properties that defy rational scientific laws. Look further and you will find groups of men and women attempting to utilize these paranatural artifacts for their own purposes rather than those of the People.*

*Therefore, Division "A"'s task has always been the same since its inception: to purge the Union, and if possible, the world, of the Inconceivable that has kept the masses in fear and/or subjugation for centuries, to silence those who threaten the stability of rational thought by these anomalies, and to ensure that the masses can sleep at night without distressing about their existence.*

*To those of you who are willing to fight for the people's sanity, welcome to Division "аномалия". But to those of you who do harm on the their security, we stand ready to do battle against your machinations.*

*Sincerely,*

*Maj. Vyacheslav I. Andreyev, KGB*

# The Division

## History

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Despite Marx's rejection of the supernatural, the Soviet Union has played host to several notable paranatural incidents, most notably the Tunguska event, the "Sakhalin Serpents", "Baba Yaga" attacks and most infamously, the so-called "portals to Irkalla". These have spurred Soviet research into the paranormal for decades, either hoping to expand their knowledge about the Inconceivable or to find ways to destroy them to enact the Marx's ideal of rational thought without any shred of the supernatural.

However, the most research into the supernatural has been done under Stalin's rule. As his paranoia progressed to thinking that the Allies' technological wonders were supernatural in nature, he ordered the Ministry of Experimental Sciences to create their own paranatural divisions to match their enemies' forces. Despite the lack of recovered evidence to support this claim, one such squadron founded by the Ministry under unknown leadership (though anecdotal accounts reveal he is of Romanian descent) was rumored to consist of psychic soldiers tasked in infiltration and sabotage that was never sent to battle even after Stalin's death.

The so-called *"психической корпуса"* was merely one of the weapons Stalin would desperately as the chances of an Allied victory were increasing each day. The Ministry's organization resorted to increasingly unethical experiments, with the most notorious being referred as the "Russian <**REDACTED IN ACCORDANCE TO INFORMATION CONTROL ACT TE1M**> Experiment" that led to the incoming Premier Anatoly Cherdenko ordering a purge of any organization responsible for these experiments that were affiliated with the late Stalin.

Division "A" was then founded by the direct order of then-Premier Cherdenko and the <**REDACTED**> Council shortly after the Second World War in response to the emerging trends of extranormal reports particularly involving the use of atypical technology utilized by various world powers such as the fabled "Chronosphere" of the Allied Nations and the bipedal "mechanicals" of Japan at the time. Activities of Division "A" agents included <**REDACTED**>

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Following the conclusion of the Third World War, and the disappearances of then-Premier Cherdenko and Dr. Gregor Zelinsky, the then-chief scientist of Division "A", the new Premier Cima Len Davidova secretly instituted several reforms, such as greater focus on research of atypical phenomena and objects around the world in hopes of combatting them, and <**INCOMPLETE**>.

# The Dangers

The Division "A" classifies parathreats into five broad categories, depending on the available information regarding said artifact. Parathreat classification typically uses the following format:

* A three-letter code indicating threat category.
* A unique casefile number.
* One or more codeword descriptors.
* An informal description of the threat entity.

## Common Codewords

The following list only compiles some of the more commonly-used codewords utilized by the Division.

Those who want to view the complete list must consult their Division Handbook.

### Humanoid

Humanoid parathreats are classified via a color-based classification system. Examples include:

* **Type Green:** Cyborgs.
* **Type Purple:** Psychics.
* **Type Orange:** Mutants.
* **Type Grey:** Re-animated (post-mortem).
* **Type Black:** Humans in possession of anomalous technology.

### Organizational

* **Eckhart:** Relating to artifacts utilized by the secret organization "Thule Society."
* **Hamlin:** Relating to artifacts utilized by the government militia "Lincoln's Own Militia".
* **Joan:** Relating to artifacts utilized by the secret organization "Order of the Talon."
* **Mulder:** Relating Relating to artifacts utilized by the paranormal organization "Y Files".
* **Princip:** Relating to artifacts utilized by the terrorist society "Cult of the Black Hand".
* **Tambora:** Relating to artifacts utilized by the terrorist society "Inkarri Theocracy".
* **Zakharov:** Relating to artifacts utilized by the paranormal organization "ADI Collection".

### Threat Warnings

* **Curie:** Radioactive hazard.
* **Gargarin:** Extraterrestrial threat.
* **Lysenko:** Genetic-altering.
* **Mendeleev:** Anomalous material.
* **Pavlov:** Artifact affects mental capabilities.
* **Rasputin:** Psionic abilities.
* **Schawlow:** Magnetic properties.
* **Tesla:** Electrical hazard.
* **Volkov:** Cybernetic/Robotic threat.
* **Zelinsky:** Temporal/Paradox-causing anomaly.

## Entity Reports

### ATE-1253-Gargarin; "Wrangel":

**Threat ID**: ATE-1253-Gargarin

**Authorized Response Level**: 5 (Omega Threat)

**Description**: <**INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE.**>

**Addendum**:
*"It has become apparent that despite theories from dialectical historians before Premier Davidova's directive to* "cease misusing Marxism as a scientific theory of everything and not the socioeconomic and political model it truly is"*, exploitative modes of production can persist in interstellar societies. First reported by Baron Wrangel of the Tsarist regime before the First World War in secret reports, this extraterrestrial threat has grown increasingly obtrusive over the years. With the rate of close encounters increasing as technological progress accelerates, I presume that ATE-1253-Gargarin's primary interest in our planet is a technological one. While the idea that a society that has already attained practical interstellar travel would have any interest in the technological advances of the proletariat when we have not even set a man upon Mars may seem far-fetched, there is a certain logic to it. Simply because they may have found a way to cross light-years of distance, does not mean that they have surpassed or equaled us in every field. Technology, as has been noted, is not a simple linear progression; some technologies are not needed for a society to progress, others are can be reached through alternative means."*

*"That the Wrangel threat has chosen to stalk and steal in the shadows rather than announce itself and initiate a fair exchange of ideas clearly indicates that they do not have the interests of the worker's cause at heart. As violent encounters continue to increase in frequency and scope, we can only presume that they are planning to step out of the shadows soon. A weapon system utilized by ATE-1253-Gargarin similar to the LUMOS technology used by* Zapata*; ergo, cooperation with our them on this matter might help us crack these secrets. Further examination of testimony, reports, and footage of the phenomenon show that ATE-1253-Gargarin appears to be a multi-species organization, with numerous identified organisms functioning under it, all operating its anomalous technology. With this and other secretive threats such as* Joan *and ATE-2191-Volkov, it is imperative that we develop countermeasures."*

- Dr. Nurasyl Kudaybergenov