Fourth Reich

## Description:

The Fourth Reich, also referred to as the Katastrophe Korps and originally known as the Obskura Korps during World War II, is the paranormal division of Nazi Germany that survived the end of the war and fled to secret bases scattered across the globe. The Fourth Reich works to expand their knowledge surrounding the occult, Magic, and the anomalous with the goal of one day restarting the global war and conquering the world. The Fourth Reich maintains relations with many modern-day nations and continues to gather sympathizers across the globe, but does not have any official positive relations with any other groups; the group maintains negative or hostile relations with many factions, including the Foundation and JPCU.

The public at large is unaware of the Reich's existence, although many conspiracy theories continue to propagate related to the organization; all such conspiracy theories are publicly noted as false, although many have proven useful in combating the Reich's activities.

### Organization:

#### Population: Unknown

The Fourth Reich is theorized to currently answer to SS-Obergruppenführer Hans Kammler, the SS official originally responsible for overseeing the Nazi Wunderwaffe programs and research into the occult, Magical, and pseudoscientific; rumors persist, however, of Adolf Hitler's presence within the organization as its true head, leading from the shadows so as to remain unknown (*Note: No information to corroborate this claim has come to light as of the time of writing*). Beneath this Führer sits the Vril Society, the ruling inner circle of the Thule Society, which is itself the Fourth Reich's Magic division. The rest of the Reich operates along strict military ranks, said to continue to mimic the hierarchy of the Schutzstaffel (SS), with added ranks designed to accommodate the wizards, Mutants, and Undead forces used to supplement the organization's numbers.

The Fourth Reich recruits primarily from within its own people, with every citizen forced to participate in mandatory military service for a minimum of four (4) years; all citizens, regardless of their status within the official military, actively contributes to the organization's war efforts. The Reich is also known to recruit or infiltrate neo-Nazi or white supremacist organizations across the globe, preferring to recruit only those who are deemed intelligent and racially pure enough; the Reich is not above manipulating these organizations from the shadows, however, and is known to use middle-men to negotiate with groups they deem to be inferior or unworthy of their full attention. When in public, it is rare for anyone to deal with a true member of the organization, a safety precaution of the paranoid Reich that has continued to prevent opposing groups from infiltrating or studying the Reich. Besides recruiting from their racially-pure citizens and the "imbeciles" on the world's surface, the Reich is also known to supplement its military forces with robotic automatons of various makes and models, Undead (including zombies and Vampires), Lycanthropes, Mutants, and even some aliens (*Note: see [REDACETD] for more information)*; the Reich manages a Vampire House: House Schulte. The Reich also manages one (1) known Lycanthrope Pack, [REDACTED], and a number of Undead divisions.

The Reich dedicates all of its time and resources dedicated to the single goal of conquering the world. This goal is reflected in every aspect of the Reich, from their uniforms and architecture to their preferred areas of technological development and obsession with the occult. These activities are considered to be vital to the group's overall goal, and any and all attempts to disrupt or sabotage such efforts is met with swift and often overwhelming retribution.

The JPCU maintains a very hostile relationship with the Reich, and both groups will open fire on the other without question or second thought. The two groups have waged war since the JPCU was officially founded, with several of the JPCU's leading members, including Dr. Jason van Hellsing, having fought in World War II and been a Nazi-Hunter after the war's end.

#### Divisions of the Fourth Reich:

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### Equipment:

The Fourth Reich is known to sport modernized alternatives to the original uniform design of the Nazi SS uniforms, customized further on a Division-specific basis. Consistent through-lines in design are present, however; the Fourth Reich's uniforms are usually grey or black, feature red and/or gold highlights, prominent displays of the swastika or other Nazi symbols, impressive hats, medals, and decorative elements, and a sleek futuristic appearance. The uniforms and armor of officers and higher-ranking officials are proportionally more regal and decorative than the uniforms of mortal members.

The Fourth Reich exhibits substantial technological and pseudoscientific ability, making use of very advanced technology that surpasses even the Foundation or JPCU. Laser and plasma weapons, teleportation technology, UFO's and advanced space-faring hovercraft, advanced genetics and bioengineering programs, advanced AI and robotic capabilities, nuclear weaponry, handheld railgun and laser/plasma/radiation weaponry for footsoldiers, etc. are all readily available to the Fourth Reich; additionally, the belief in the Aryan race and Vril are also prolific beliefs within the Fourth Reich that have spawned the Reich's interest in pseudoscience. It is hypothesized that the Reich's technological development stems from technology discovered and stolen/reverse engineered from ancient civilizations like [REDACTED], the Empire of Atlantis, and the once-great Lizardfolk empires that once covered the Earth and inhabited the Hollow Earth.

The Magic capabilities of the Fourth Reich are also very sophisticated, thanks primarily to the group's age and available resources in the study of Magic. Reich spellcasters have access to information and records that predate the modern SCP Foundation and the JPCU, granting them with the potential to access untold ancient secrets; rumors persist of the Reich having access to a new branch of Magic altogether or ancient Lemurian Magic that rivals nuclear weaponry. Regardless of the Reich's ultimate potential, their penchant for the Dark Arts (Necromancy) and weaponized Magic-use make the Reich formidable enemies and mages that should never be underestimated (*Note: JPCU Field Personnel that are inexperienced in the Reich's operations are advised to avoid confrontation with Reich agents*).

Artifacts of particular note within the Reich's control include Die Glocke, the Black Sun, the Sonnengewehr, [REDACTED].

### Religion:

Despite possessing very specific pseudo-spiritual, pseudo-scientific beliefs, the Fourth Reich worships no gods; their ideology instead venerates the ancient Aryan race that supposedly lived in Hyperborea as the Giants before evolving into the superior ancestors to the Germanic people (*Note: Interviews with actual Giants reveal absolutely no basis for these strange beliefs*). The Fourth Reich seeks artifacts, locations, technologies and Magic that aid in their repossession of "Aryan perfection." The Fourth Reich's beliefs are outward-focused that lacks direct divine intervention, although discovery/study/use of anything deemed "Aryan" is treated with a degree of sacredness and holy respect. The Reich's spiritual ideology involves few holidays, no set means of worship, and no Afterlife. The supernatural exists in the form of Magic and "Aryan" technology. Branches of the standardized Reich ideology are worshipped by the Thule Society (and Vril Society by extension); these faith systems feature dedicated gods/goddesses and follow a more common religious model than the general beliefs propagated by the overarching organization.

## History:

The beginnings of the Fourth Reich are humble ones, despite what their leaders and stories may say. The organization predates even the Third Reich and Germany's Nazi Party, originating instead with a small occult organization in Berlin, established sometime in the 1920's, called the Thule Society.

The Thule Society was, like many secret societies during the Age of Man, a Magic-practicing group of individuals who sought power through the application of the limited Magic they knew; using their numbers to organize rituals and cast Spells stronger than those which any single member could cast, they set their eyes on the accruement of as much power as they could acquire. As the group of German white men's interest in Magic grew, so did their popularity; although originally only a handful of members, the Society would quickly grow to several dozen by the 1930's; many of the Society's members would go on to leave the Society and found the Nazi Party, which would take control of Germany in 1933 with Adolf Hitler at the head. The Thule Society continued functioning, however, and while technically a separate organization from the Nazis, the overlap between Thule members and Nazi officials cannot be understated. By the mid-1930's, the Thule Society was added into the Nazi regime's Obskura Korps, what would go on to become the Fourth Reich. The Vril Society would be established as the ruling council within the Thule Society in 1939 after Thule's membership was bolstered by recruitment from the Waffen-SS; this development also saw the official militarization of the Thule Society and the establishment of the Kriegsmagier.

Alongside the Thule Society sat the Obskura Korps's intellectual and propaganda branch: the Ahnenerbe. A collection of Nazi-sympathizing archeologists, anthropologists, historians, and researchers were gathered by the Reich and organized accordingly: they were to research the superiority of the Aryan race and find results, whether the results were real or fabricated, and would be paid handsomely for their efforts. Additionally, the Ahnenerbe was tasked with the hunt, recovery, and study of Magic artifacts collected, found, excavated, or stolen from around the world by the Nazi regime. These academics and genius scholars relinquished their morality and intellectual integrity for the sake of money and fame; many of the group's high-ranking members became Magic-users themselves and were rewarded with antiques, large tracts of land, military positions, massive fortunes, and/or academic recognition by the international community. The other branches of the Fourth Reich would be established over the course of the war as understanding increased.

### The 7th Occult War (1933-1948):

#### The Beginning (1933-1939):

From 1933 to 1939, the Obskura Korps engaged in small-scale armed conflict against the Allied Occult Initiative and their allies. According to recovered Obskura Korps records, these conflicts often centered around the discovery and recovery of powerful Magic items and knowledge; usually, the Nazis' plans were foiled by the heroic intervention of AOI commandos, resulting in repeated failures and mass casualties suffered by the Obskura Korps and its constituent branches. Despite these violent interactions occurring once every couple of weeks, the death toll remained relatively low and the collateral damage was minimal; both sides wished to prevent knowledge of the ongoing conflict to reach the public, as the Nazis sought to hide their plans from their enemies and the AOI felt that mankind at large was unworthy to understand or properly wield Magic on a large scale.

The small scale of the fighting continued until after the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland. The invasion and occupation of western Poland by Germany marked the proper beginning of the Holocaust and the mass-scale investigation of the paranormal conducted by the Obskura Korps and Waffen-SS. The AOI noticed this increase in activity and orchestrated their activities in a similarly large-scale and militant manner; many worldwide organizations, including various Magic Colleges and governments around the world, came together to face the Nazis' supernatural threats.