1:

WHEN DAY BREAKS

Special Containment Procedures:

Due to its nature, SCP-001:1 cannot be contained. Survivors of the SCP-001 event stationed within secure facilities are to remain in contact with one another. Personnel is encouraged to attempt to reach Site-19 by any means at their disposal. Personnel with knowledge as to the whereabouts of the O5 Council are to relay this information to the Administrator.

Survivors attempting to travel outdoors must fully cover their bodies in protective clothing; preferably several layers. Travel by foot should be limited as much as possible. Cities - and man-made structures in general - provide the greatest protection. Formerly-wooded areas should be circumvented. Travel by air is preferable above all other methods.

Personnel exposed to SCP-001:1 are to be considered lost. Compromised personnel is to be abandoned. Euthanization is not to be attempted.

Collective instances of SCP-001-A that are of formidable size are to be avoided at all costs. Conductive electrical weapons have proven partially effective at immobilizing instances and may be used for self-defense. Incendiary weapons work as well. Cryonic munitions are the most effective thus far.

Testing has revealed that SCP-001-A is relatively safe to consume. This is only to be considered as a last resort in the absence of other options. As SCP-001-A may reconstitute within the digestive system, only small portions should be consumed at a time to prevent blockage.

Personnel stationed at Site-19 are to pursue research concerning off-world colonization. Shuttles must be constructed as to not allow light to penetrate the interior.

Description:

SCP-001:1 is the designation given to the Sun, after an event on [SYSTEM ERROR] Data lost: ec172. Contact SysAdmin. resulting in ~6.8 billion casualties within the first twenty-four hours. This event has been categorized as an XK-Δ-Class "Solar Singularity" Scenario.

The SCP-001:1 effect does not seem to result from exposure to ultraviolet rays, but rather light in the visual spectrum (~390 to 700 nm). The effect is similarly present in the moonlight.

Upon contact with visible light produced by the sun, living organisms liquefy at the point of contact, with the effect spreading until the entire organism is converted. Visually, this is reminiscent of melting wax. The time this takes is largely dependent on the level of exposure and size of the organism. Despite this restructuring, at no point do living organisms perish.

Upon completion, these organisms (SCP-001-A) take on a gelatinous consistency. Motile organisms will attempt to orient themselves in a fashion reminiscent of their previous form, to varying degrees of success.

Flora typically remains physically inert, yet are still capable of photosynthesis, and still produce oxygen. Organisms capable of flight lose the capability to do so. Fauna remains sentient, and display behavior that parallels their non-anomalous counterparts when not absorbed into a collective instance. Humans retain a modicum of sapience and memory.

Biological anomalies exposed to SCP-001:1 are affected in the same manner. It seems that exposure nullifies any previously expressed anomalous characteristics.

Due to their composition, instances of SCP-001-A that make contact with one another may combine and blend at the molecular level. This does not seem to cause any pain or distress to the instances, though the resulting bulk can inhibit movement. Since the SCP-001:1 event, most instances have congregated into such collectives, which seem to possess no maximum volume.

The resulting biomass is amorphous and chaotic. The component organisms will shift between a full-to-semi-liquid state - limbs and bodies will rise periodically from within the mass for a short duration, before deteriorating and being subsumed by another life-form.

Collective instances will locomote by using their appendages in tandem to carry their mass. Larger instances will form a pseudopod from their constituent life-forms, and drag themselves about in a manner similar to amoeba.

2:

THE GATE GUARDIAN

The Gate Guardian is an entity residing between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq. He guards the gate to the Garden of Eden, utilizing his flaming sword to annihilate any attempting trespassers. The Gate Guardian also possibly kickstarted the SCP Foundation, telling the 'Founder' to "PREPARE".

Containment procedures:

SCP-001:2 is to be observed from Site-0, located over 10 km (6.2 miles) from 001. This location is only known to the current Administrator and O5-14. Should 001 become active, O5-14 is authorized to take action against the entity and immediately contact the Administrator and the rest of the O5 Council if any change in behavior is detected.

Additionally, Emergency Order Patmos algorithms are kept on site at Site 0 in the possession of a designated observer, only to be transmitted to SCP Foundation facilities in the event of 001 becoming active. When the Emergency Order is given out, this will begin Emergency Procedure PATMOS.

Origins:

It's very likely that the Gate Guardian is the Biblical Uriel. If this is true, he guards the gateway to the Garden of Eden from trespassers and likely interacted with Adam el Asem, Eve, Lilith, SCP-073, and/or SCP-076-2. Multiple people over the eons encountered the Gate Guardian, being told to "FORGET", resulting in them losing any memory of the Gate Guardian.

PREPARE:

Aaron Siegel, the 'Founder', encountered the Gate Guardian during an expedition. Contrary to earlier encounters with humanity, the Gate Guardian instead told him to "PREPARE"; this sparked Siegel creating the SCP Foundation.

Experimentation:

Dubbing it SCP-001:2, the SCP Foundation set up Site-0 roughly 10 km (6.2 miles) away from SCP-001, where O5-14 monitors the 001 and his status in order to activate Emergency Order Patmos in the event he becomes active.

In 2004, several experiments took place. Experiment A involved sending a Class-D personnel to approach SCP-001:2 the subject was ordered to leave, returning to the researchers. Since the Class-D refused to return, he was terminated. Upon their death, SCP-001 obliterated the research team responsible for sending the Class-D with SCP-001-2. Experiment B involved a research robot approaching 001, which was obliterated by the being as well. Similar to B, Experiment C sent 100 research drones to approach 001. They were all destroyed at once, with the Gate Guardian "striking in all directions at once"

Experiment D involved launching a wire-guided missile towards 001, which was destroyed upon crossing the 1 km (0.6 miles) mark; at the same time, the launch site and all personnel inside were destroyed as well. Experiment E was conducted on 26 December, this time involving an ICBM fired from the Nautilus in the Indian Ocean. This resulted in 001's retaliation, which caused the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

Experiments F and G involved sending SCP-076-2 and SCP-073 towards 001, respectively. 076-2 refused to do so despite knowing no details of the mission, while 073 did so, which resulted in something happening with the symbol on his forehead and now-classified events to occur. These failures prompted the Administrator to suspend all testing related to 001:2.

A signal was sent from the distant future, which scientists estimated to be from a certain date, despite initial belief that it was a hoax.

Distant future:

In the distant future, SCP-001:2 left its location, allowing The Four Horsemen to ride out from Eden. At the same time, SCP-995 breached, SCP-616 opened, and SCP-098 activated. Due to the correlation with all of these events, the Foundation ordered SCP-076-2 and SCP-073 to be freed, all personnel to unlock and decode Emergency Order Patmos-Omega and follow the orders pertaining to the protocol, Site-19 to be secured, and all non-essential SCPs and personnel terminated. The signal was sent to the past, repeating until the signal was lost.

3:

THE PROTOTYPE

Detail of Current Containment:

The room is lead-lined and kept lit with floodlights. Temperature is kept at 98 degrees, with 100% humidity. The room is sealed with a reinforced steel blast door. The outer area is patrolled by guards with high-powered strobes. Anybody entering the containment room should carry a strobe and wear welding goggles. Any person attempting to remove the item or enter without authorization is to be shot on sight.

Description of Item:

6'5" tall, 97 lbs (average, varies by 5-10 lbs higher or lower), unknown age, grey-brown skin (maybe bruising), eye (?) color milky blue, no hair. Emaciated appearance, bone, and muscle structure are unlike any recorded species. Legs are long and thin, ending in sharp black points. Three fingers on each hand, also ending in black points. Legs and arms are twice as long as the torso. No reproductive organs, anal orifice, ears, nose, or pores anywhere on the body. The Head is spherical, very large in proportion to the body, the neck appears too thin to support the head. The mouth extends halfway around the head, with no lips. Twenty-one teeth, spaced randomly around the mouth; many appear broken, rotten, or chipped. "Eye" is a large, ball-shaped, milky-blue sphere presumably kept in the head or throat. Appears to "roll" into the mouth when the mouth is open. Has no pupil or iris.
Recovery/Report

Recovered in Guatemala early this week. First reported as a "demon" seen by several boys on a rural road. Appeared to be sick or injured. Boys reported seeing the creature panting and jerking its legs. The creature then raised its head and exposed its "eye". Boys ran home, reporting to local law enforcement. Several reports of "horrible roaring" or "shrieks" from locals over several days. Twelve people were admitted to local hospitals with severe radiation poisoning, and seven were reported missing. The recovery team assembled, headed by General Machoi, and dispatched from base ADRX-19. Reports to Overseers from the recovery team after standard containment failure led to additional containment protocols, developed by Dr. Hermann Keter. Dr. Keter was unfortunately killed in initial testing, after which the creature was moved to ADRX-19.

The creature appears to be able to create micro singularities, using them both as a form of teleportation and defense. These singularities disappear several seconds after creation, but emit massive amounts of radiation and cause severe damage to the surrounding area. The "eye" appears to control these manifestations, as it has always had the eye exposed when creating a singularity. Omnivorous, it views humans as a food supply. The creature shows signs of extreme fear and sickness in the presence of high heat, humidity, or bright/flashing light. The creature appears unable to teleport through lead, and cannot form singularities when in its "sick" state. When "well", it is an extremely fast and cunning being, and has killed several recovery agents with both its singularities and claws. Emits occasional shrieking sounds; all attempts to communicate have failed.
Addendum

Additional objects reported, Overseers considering the conversion of ADRX-19 to a dedicated recovery and containment facility. Reports may need censorship for reasons of security.

4:

THE LOCK

SCP-001:4 is a smooth, black, perfectly ellipsoidal (~15.1 cm x 15.4 cm x 16.5 cm) onyx gemstone with a mottled white pattern. Wrapped around its exterior, encompassing its equator and both poles, is a complex and layered fractal filigree of gold metal. The gold is sculpted into broad strokes at what is now usually agreed to be the lower or "south" pole of the object, but with increasing "latitude" the pattern becomes progressively more intricate. Near the "north" pole, also called the "lock" or "singularity", the pattern complexity progresses beyond the capability of optical or electron-beam microscopes to resolve. Further investigation is pending advances in microscopy technology.

The gemstone continuously emits a small quantity (~34.5007 to 34.5010 mW) of thermal radiation in the microwave range. As a result, the gold filigree is warm to the touch. The white mottled areas emit fractionally more radiation than the black onyx areas.

Other than this, SCP-001:4 is totally inert. It is opaque to all forms of electromagnetic and hard radiation, and, so far, indestructible. Its onyx/gold composition is guessed from visual inspection, since the taking of samples for chemical analysis has proven impossible.

5:

THE FACTORY

The Factory is a manufacturing company that produces anomalous items for clientele. They are responsible for the possible creation of SCP-882.

6:

THE SPIRAL PATH

SCP-001:6 is a circular gravel path in a wooded area. When traveled in a counter-clockwise direction, the trail is continuously uphill, even after reaching the original point. When traveled in a clockwise direction, the trail shows the same amount of uphill and downhill travel, as expected.

7:

THE LEGACY

Special Containment Procedures:

All elements of SCP-001:7 are to be contained in separate, environment-controlled lockers at Site Zero. The location of Site Zero is classified Level 5, and is only known by members of O5 Command.

Access to SCP-001:7, its transcriptions and data is restricted to O5-level personnel except during Protocol Zero. Protocol Zero may only be enacted by a direct, unanimous act by the entirety of O5 Command, and Protocol Zero procedures are to be disseminated only to those specifically permitted by O5 Command.
Description

SCP-001 is a set of two objects and thirty-three documents belonging to [DATA EXPUNGED], alias "The Administrator".

SCP-001-01 and SCP-001-02 are, respectively, [DATA EXPUNGED]

SCP-001-03 through SCP-001-35 are a mixed set of handwritten and printed documents. They are normal in all respects except that they do not show signs of aging or fading in any way, and dating of the paper on which they are comprised of has shown inconsistent results. The contents of these documents, as detailed below, consist of [DATA EXPUNGED]

[DATA EXPUNGED]

[DATA EXPUNGED]

[DATA EXPUNGED] as these objects formed the impetus for the creation of the SCP Foundation, and all of its constituent activities and processes. As such, this information is only to be disseminated by direct order of O5 Command as per Protocol Zero.

8:

THE DATABASE

Summary:

SCP-001:8 S Andrew Swann's Proposal) is one of the many SCP-001:8 proposals. It describes a series of humanoid entities affecting all of known reality through their writings, forcing the world to fit a certain narrative. These entities are recognized as the writers of the SCP Foundation itself and their effects on the world has been a great cause of concern for the Foundation.

Extended canon expands on SCP-001:8. This term includes all writers and readers of the SCP Foundation website in the Alpha Layer, the layer of reality above the Foundation's. All of them can affect the Foundation narrative in some ways. As each writer and reader have their own idea of the Foundation, its narrative is often split up in several separate yet connected realities. All of those "headcanon" spaces form the greater SCP Foundation narrative.

The Foundation has interacted with SCP-001:8 several times in various ways, resulting in several SCP classifications for separate interactions with SCP-001:8 entities. SCP-5500 refers to the phenomenon following the death of SCP-001:8 entities, often due to the S.W.A.N.N. Engine used to communicate with those hyperreal entities. SCP-5309 refers to the event of an SCP-001:8 entity rejecting the existence of the narrative, a possibility created through Operation WALLBREAKER, which intended for SCP personnel to enter hyperreality. SCP-5999 likely refers to a kill hazard created by the Foundation meant to kill SCP-001:8. SCP-3309 refers to a phenomenon in which badly written articles would cause both it and the anomaly it corresponds to getting erased by SCP-001:8, which the Foundation abused in order to erase troublesome anomalies.

Later pataphysical models split the SCP-001:8 entities into two separate narrative layers. The normal Swann layer, and the Proxyverse. The Proxyverse is a layer between the Foundation narrative and the Swann narrative. It represents the SCP Wiki itself, and is inhabitated by beings embodying the online persona of the true authors. They run a gigantic computer, which runs the SCP narrative as a simulation. They receive all of their creative input from the higher layers, re-creating the SCP Narrative in their simulation.

9:

THE FOUNDATION

(HANDWRITTEN BY DR. █████)

Scp-001:9 was first found by the FBI. It's a High School building that faces internal shifting geometry. And sometimes manifests hostile humanoids within the building.

10:

KETER DUTY

Special Containment Procedures:

The containment procedures for individual instances of SCP-001-K have been mandated by Overwatch Command, and are to be enacted simultaneously as SCP-001:10's total containment protocol.

Personnel assigned to different containment units are to be segregated from each other, and are only to enact their assigned containment. Access to the complete or partially complete containment master document is limited to Level-5 personnel. In the event that personnel attempt to learn the overall containment procedures of SCP-001:10, or attempt to expose different SCP-001-K instances to each other, they are to be given Class-V amnestics and removed from their assignment.

A ritualistic symbol is was engraved into the entrance of every containment chamber within SCP-001:20. The entrances are to be sealed in a room with a neutral atmosphere, and any damage to the seals must be repaired immediately. Damage or defacement of these symbols will cause the effectiveness of the containment chamber to gradually degrade over time, to the point where the containment cycle will be unable to sustain itself.

All instances of SCP-001-K in containment are held within SCP-001:10. Only personnel with Level 6 clearance may interact directly with SCP-001-K instances. Additional objects within Foundation containment have been given Keter classification to maintain appearances of the object class.

Instances of SCP-001-K are not to be released from SCP-001:10, unless the hastening of a VK-Class reality restructuring event becomes a desired outcome. If the Overwatch Council approves this measure unanimously, Foundation personnel will be contacted by Level 6 personnel for further instructions.

Description:

SCP-001:10 designates the source of all anomalous artifacts classified as Keter. Documentation for personnel with clearance under Level 5 are to refer to these objects by their SCP-███(█) documentation.

SCP-001:10 is a facility located within [DATA REDACTED], although its interior comprises of significantly more area than this region contains. The exterior appears to be a large, nondescript research facility. Attempts to document SCP-001:10's outer appearance in detail has resulted in conflicting and contradictory results. Attempts to map the interior have yielded contradictory floor-plans. SCP-001:10's interior space is roughly equivalent to an office or military complex, with enough space and facilities to support 1200 450 people.

There are 850 SCP-001-K instances currently known to exist.

SCP-001-K designates any anomalous object which has originated from SCP-001:10. All instances of SCP-001-K were present at the discovery of SCP-001:10, although some have since been lost. Each SCP-001-K instance is kept in place by another entity, with the anomalous properties of each separate object neutralizing the effect of the other.

When any containment cycles for instances of SCP-001-K are broken, the containment chamber will be affected by a reality warping anomaly. Interior spaces will begin to operate under a new set of physical laws, which conform to the properties of the newly uncontained SCP-001-K instances. These areas are hostile to human life and will begin to aggressively expand if other SCP-001-K containment breaches occur. Currently, no containment breaches have occurred since 09/18/1999.

SCP-001:10 was originally documented by American mercenaries serving in Greece following the Second World War. Once the anomalous properties became apparent, several organizations claimed control over the area, but the group was able to prevent SCP-001:10 from falling into outside control. Control over SCP-001:10!was voluntarily turned over to the Foundation in 1949. Data from this period of SCP-001:10's containment has not been recovered to date, due to the breach of several SCP-001-K instances rendering large portions of SCP-001:10 impossible to enter.

11:

GODS BLIND SPOT

Description:

SCP-001:11 is an irregularly-shaped volume of space, approximately 65,000 cubic meters in volume inclusive of space both above and below the original ground level, located at ███████ in the Sinai. Apart from its thaumaturgic properties (described below), SCP-001:11 is unremarkable, and matter and energy can freely enter and leave it. Archaeological work performed by the French Commission des Sciences et des Arts in the late 18th century indicated the remains of a stone structure at the site dating to the late 2nd millennium BCE fitting the description of an inn. As a result of the construction of Facility T, no trace of the original structure remains.

SCP-001:11 is distinguished as the only known natural location on Earth with absolute zero ambient Akiva radiation. Experimentation has verified that this condition persists even when an emission source of Akiva radiation is brought near or within the spatial limits of SCP-001:11, 1 which indicates that not only does the outer boundary of SCP-001:11 impermeably block Akiva radiation from crossing it in either direction, SCP-001:11 absorbs and destroys any Akiva radiation that would otherwise be generated within its volume.

As a consequence of SCP-001:11's properties, the natural progression of degeneration or termination of Homo sapiens cognitive function and organic functionality are suspended while the Homo sapiens subject in question remains within the limits of SCP-001:11. Put another way, subject to certain limitations, human death does not occur within SCP-001:11.

12:

DEAD MEN

O5-1, known as "The Dead Man" to his colleagues and outsiders, is a biological immortal trapped within a mummified body. His survival is due to anomalous means, and sheer willpower. O5-1 exclusively works through intermediaries and stand-ins, never appearing in public. He is the oldest surviving member of the O5 Council, also possessing a feared reputation among the other O5 members.

13:

THE WORLD'S GONE BEAUTIFUL

SCP-001:13, otherwise known as Lily's Proposal or The World Gone Beautiful is an event in which signifies that the world will be coming to an end within 24 hours. this is expressed by flowers that bloom all around the planet, to the point where it eventually covers 90% of the planet. The coming of this event also causes violence to decrease immensely and fills all life with a sense of acceptance that the world is going to end, allowing all life to come to terms with it's inevitable death. It should be noted that SCP-001:13 isn't the actual cause of the end of the world but is a signal for when it is going to occur and serves as a means for people to come to terms with the inevitable ceasing of all life.

14:

A GOODBOY

SCP-001:14 consists of several proposals as to what 001 truly is. According to GENERAL NOTICE 001-Alpha, various files were fabricated to prevent leaks of the true proposals. Its entry in SCiPnet is protected by the Berryman-Langford memetic kill agent, which results in immediate cardiac arrest upon viewing it without proper inoculation.

15:

THE SCARLET KING

Special Containment Procedures:

Following the recent investigations of Dr. Robert Montauk, no action is currently needed to contain SCP-001:14. It is functionally self-containing, and any Foundation interference may harm or alter its containment irreversibly.

No Foundation personnel are to engage with any new matters related to SCP-001:14, with the exception of related anomalies already in Foundation containment.

Description:

SCP-001:14 is an entity ordinarily referred to as the Scarlet King. SCP-001:14 is currently located in several alternate dimensions simultaneously, and is unable to enter into the prime dimension. However, it is believed to have been repeatedly attempting entry for a period of under 300 years. SCP-001:14's physical, mental and conceptual properties are unknown to the Foundation; nevertheless, it continues to assert a strong influence on a number of individuals and events within the prime dimension.

It is believed that SCP-001's existence represents an ongoing but dormant Tashkent-Class "Cross-Pollination" Scenario1; should SCP-001:14 enter the prime timeline, an irreparable alteration to normalcy will occur. Containment of SCP-001:14 is, however, unnecessary. Any attempt to alter SCP-001:14's classification or object class will result in immediate dismissal from the O5 Council.

References in art and oral tradition to SCP-001:14 appear across a wide variety of human and non-human cultures across the universe, including in communities which have never previously had any contact with one another. Common descriptions within these traditions are of a red creature of immense size, ordinarily wearing a golden crown or other headdress signifying royalty. Although the names ascribed to SCP-001:14 vary, the majority contain two elements: a word signifying some form of royalty combined with a word signifying the colour red. Cultures which do not have a concept of the colour red but follow this naming pattern universally use a colour analogous to the English concept of the colour red.

Most personnel, except those working on anomalies related to SCP-001:14 possess no knowledge of the entity. As part of SCP-2317's containment procedures, Level 4 personnel2 are to be informed that SCP-2317 is, in fact, SCP-001:14. The truth of this is unknown, although it is a hypothesis which has received strong support among several members of the council. The apparently multidimensional nature of SCP-001:14, however, renders the possibility of SCP-2317 being anything more than a single aspect of SCP-001 unlikely.

It is unknown when SCP-001:14 was discovered. The loss of several archives concerning the Foundation's origins in the 1889 "Snarling Coup" has prevented a full reconstruction of events, although an investigation shortly following [DATA EXPUNGED]. A variety of groups dedicated to bringing SCP-001:14 into the prime dimension have existed over the years. The most recent of these has been the "Children of the Scarlet King", which was destroyed in a joint GOC-SCP operation in January 2018. Its former leader, Dipesh Spivak, is currently in Foundation custody under the designation PoI-3172.

Update 01/06/2018: SCP-001:14 has recently been the subject of an extensive investigation by Dr. Robert Montauk, Project Lead on SCP-001, SCP-231 and SCP-2317, and deviser of Procedure 110-Montauk.

Based on the results of this investigation, SCP-001:14 has been downgraded to Safe following a decision taken by the O5 Council. Upon the request of the former O5-13, a number of documents related to this investigation can be found below, in order to provide context and further information pertaining to this theory. These have been curated, categorised and included by the former O5-13 herself with the permission of O5-1, in order to provide some context to this re-evaluation.

DATA EXPUNGED.
ALL DATA HAS BEEN [REDACTED].
SECRETS ARE NEEDED.

[...Dr. ███ Here. Hacking through the system to tell you a little more information... there are many possible SCP-001s; some are true, others are false, perhaps all of them are false or all of them are true. Maybe the real 001 is an amalgamation of all of them. It's also possible that 001 simply doesn't exist, or is a position taken by many SCPs. No one really knows, so in the end. It's up to ████ to know.]

[And just know. IGNORANCE IS BLISS.]

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A/N:
[holy fuck what have I brought upon myself-]