Item # SCP-EQ-013
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Each piece of SCP-EQ-013 is to be kept in its own standard storage locker at Site 12 when not in use. Once a week each piece is to be observed for growth and filed down to a chunk no heavier than twenty (20) kilograms, while its locker is scoured for signs of contamination. Shavings are to be incinerated and the furnace observed for remaining traces.
Areas where SCP-EQ-013 are deployed are to be constantly monitored by teams of Foundation agents. No piece is to be deployed for longer than seventy-two (72) hours and are to be immediately inspected for growth upon retrieval. Agents tasked with containment of SCP-EQ-013 are to submit themselves for psychiatric analysis upon return from mission. Use of Class C amnestic spells are permitted if deemed necessary.
Description: At time of writing, SCP-EQ-013 is the group designation for 182 chunks of stone similar in appearance to jadeite, though with a unique chemical composition. Prior to acquisition all pieces were part of a single structure resembling a spike-backed throne with a number of spindly legs.
Each piece of SCP-EQ-013 emits a field that absorbs ambient magic out of any material that enters its range. This field's size is directly proportional to the amount of magic it has consumed, with no upper limit having been confirmed as of this time. Active spells and magical constructs are consumed immediately. Creatures with spell-casting abilities such as unicorns find their natural gifts suppressed, though they do not suffer the fatiguing effects of magic draining and can use their abilities upon vacating the field. Magic stored in artifacts will become completely drained in no less that 20 days. The magic of changelings is the only exception to SCP-EQ-13's properties.
SCP-EQ-013 uses stored magic to power to grow, gaining mass through anomalous means at a rate of [REDACTED]. Additionally, any nonliving matter in direct contact slowly transforms into a material similar in appearance to SCP-EQ-013, fusing with it in the process. This transformation's spread is directly proportional to the amount of magic SCP-EQ-013 has stored and can be contained with regular depletion of magic from samples. The new material does not have any magic-draining properties but is capable of shifting its form in a limited fashion, creating walls and entryways that often shift. This is believed to be a way to protect the core from danger by creating a maze-like structure to entrap potential enemies. Structures revert to a dormant state when SCP-EQ-013 is removed but do not return to their original form.
Sentient creatures who spend too much time in SCP-QE-013's area of effect start displaying symptoms of altered or corrupted mind states, including paranoia, aggressiveness, selfishness, and/or mania. Intensity of emotions is minimal at first, with most test subjects suffering no long term consequences when exposed for less than one week. Beyond this period, mental disorders grow to become dominant personality traits, but only if the subject is conscious and aware during exposure. Amnestic spells have proven ineffective at returning the original personality when infection reaches this point.
Test subjects exposed to SCP-EQ-013 for extended periods of time exhibit symptoms of withdrawal when removed from its presence, often falling into degenerative or destructive mental spirals. Subjects universally report feeling like something unspecified yet important has been taken from their lives and become increasingly violent in their attempts to get it back.
SCP-EQ-013 reacts violently to Harmony frequencies. Exposure to such frequencies causes it to expel all magical energies it has absorbed, usually violently. Once expelled, the resultant fragments of SCP-EQ-013 go into a state of dormancy until exposed to magic. Upon reactivation, fragments attempt to fuse back together and exhibit a magnetic force to other pieces in order to facilitate this. Exposure to Harmony frequencies is the only known method to remove SCP-EQ-013's corruption from living creatures, although this treatment will not work if the subject is unwilling. Fire is also effective against SCP-EQ-013, burning it as if it were wood and leaving only trace remnants of ash.
SCP-EQ-013 was discovered in the ruins of the old changeling hive in a remote area of the badlands. While the similarities to the genetic make-up of unreformed changelings greatly resemble SCP-EQ-013 in many aspects, it is unconfirmed at this point whether this is due to extreme exposure or coincidence.
SCP-EQ-013's atomic makeup contains elements from non-terrestrial origins which are believed to be the source of its anomalous nature. Geological analysis of the surrounding strata plus the shape of the nearby crags implies an impact in the distant past, supporting this theory. It is currently believed that if it had originally landed in a place with more active magic, it's spread might have been catastrophic.
Addendum: Due to a large number of requests from field agents, a proposal to test the use SCP-EQ-013 in the field was put forth and agreed upon by the O5 Council. Thirty pieces were transported to [REDACTED] and employed as part of a contest designed to hide the test. For a full account of the incident, see File MS-904.
During the test the pieces of SCP-EQ-013 performed their role, but side effects became apparent quicker than expected. Signs of instability and megalomania in both embedded agents and nearby civilians, including REDACTED, were reported, and scouring of the surrounding stonework revealed signs of transformation. All pieces were accounted for and reclaimed, and the testing site scrubbed of all influence.
Upon review, it was decided by a 4 to 3 vote of the O5 Council to allow SCP-EQ-013 to be used under strict conditions, should the need arise for quick anti-magic containment be required. The containment procedures have been updated and reclassification to Thaumiel pending further testing.
Loved it!
Will we be seeing the staffs starlight and the storm king used?
I got to say this... but holy shit, this entry is brilliant.
The possibility that the reason for Chrysalis being a villain was not because of her hatred towards ponykind, but because of prolonged exposure to the properties of
her own throneSCP-EQ-013 was something that I didn't even take into consideration at first until this entry. And the possibility of the lasting effects when separated from SCP-EQ-013 brings up even more possibilities.Keep this up man. I'm liking where this is going
I called this one back in SCP-EQ-007
Once again Luna show up in a SCP file. It only enforce my headcannon that Celestia is not aware of a secret organization in her own government or maybe is aware, who knows?
Maybe the Foundation is a rogue organization? Maybe Celestia is the Founder and create the Foundation to research means to defeat her if she ever goes mad, like Luna, and wiped her memories as insurance while the Foundation decide to broach they mission to contain or destroy anything anomalous.
Still Luna is aware and probably participate in some experiments, if goes by SCP-EQ-001 with her abilities to navigate the Dream Realm she would eventually stumble in a nightmare of a Foundation staff about a anomaly sooner or later and use anmesiacs would be a waste of time so she was debriefed. Also she would be asked to keep her mouth shut over somethings that were normal and common knowledge one thousand years ago but are forgotten and weird in the present, like Wendigos.
This should be a Addentum.
EDIT: Now that I notice shouldn't the test proposals be requested by researches?
If it has been approved for use in containment, as the addendum states, shouldn't it be reclassified as Thaumiel-class?
I don't remember what season it was, but in one episode Raimbo lies to Pinkie about something she cooked, Pinkie realizes and makes a joke, something like a zombie joke. What if it wasn't a joke? What if an SCP caused it?
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Nah the substance is still very dangerous, useful but dangerous. Especially given how careful they have to be, to stop this material spreading out to infect the land. Going so far as to incinerate the filings/dust of the chunks they possess. Safe fits best here, as they understand it, know how to safely contain it and know its anomalous properties off by heart it seems. It's only to be used in very specific scenarios, requiring quick anti-magic containment.
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Test proposals, yes, those would need to be requested by researchers. But the agents weren't asking for tests, they were asking to use 013 in the field. The researchers then created a test to see if the idea was viable. Sorry if I didn't make it clear enough.
That explains why Chrysalis went absolutely destructive and insane. Wonder what she was before that affected her so thoroughly.
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That doesn't mean anything. As long as it's considered for use in containment, it's a thaumiel, even if it had been a keter otherwise.
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But it isn't specifically used to contain any entities, nor does it directly aid ponies/sapients. Also you're failing to consider the dangerous psychological effects this material has on sapients, the article does list how dangerous the Broken throne's pieces are. How it can transform non-organic materials into similar material in more magic-rich areas, and this effect is permanent and requires effort to conceal. It also twists sapients to such a degree that measures used to restore their previous personalities stop working, after a certain amount of time. This is an anomalous object that's useful in a very specific set of scenarios, but is also dangerous to their own agents.
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Were it too dangerous to use, we would not get this:
And that is all that is required to classify it as a thaumiel. As per SCP wiki:
It doesn't have to actually have been used, but as long as the Foundation permits its active deployment to counteract other SCPs, it's a thaumiel. Again, it might be the most dangerous thing in the world for all bureaucracy cares, but if it's considered for utilization, it's a thaumiel.
Okay, I've narrowed down the O-5 council down to 2 possibilities. The first one is highly unlikely, the Mane 6, the only reason for this is the fact that there is only 6 votes on all the times they were mentioned. The reason it's unlikely is because they already have enough on their plates, what with running the school, being a hero and all their other duties.
The second is far more likely in my opinion. Some sort of experiment went wrong in the Baseline Foundation which sent several researchers and guards to Equestria. They decided/ordered to (by Baseline O-5 when contact was reestablished) start a new branch of the Foundation and recruit personnel from the local population. Due to being unable to contain Pinkie, and the fact that she likely has dirt on all of them (her party cave anyone?), they make a Pinkie Promise, in exchange for the Mane 6's help in identifying and containing anomalies, they won't contain them or their friends unless absolutely necessary. (They just skirt around it by containing the SCP's themselves and praying the forgeries work for the time being. Also, I'd bet that things will quickly go to hell when they are inevitably discovered.)
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That's almost a 50/50 split on whether or not to use an anomalous item or approve a project. Just because there's approval to use it, doesn't make an SCP a Thaumiel one. There are plenty of useful SCP objects on the wiki that aren't classed as Thaumiel, such as SCP-500, SCP-427 or SCP-999. Also it's not to be used except under those strict conditions, just like SCP-500 and 427 aren't used willy-nilly.
Also just to go off on a tangent, the 05 council aren't always the best decision makers. Particularly when it comes to trying to contain or eradicate the anomalous or what is percieved as an anomaly.
Going by what's on the wiki, the 05 Council also approved the use of SCP-076/Able as part of a MTF, which ended horribly. In the end of Death canon an 05 ended Death despite the long-term negative consequences and omitted the truth of how and why he ended death. In another timeline they created SCP-3002 which really screwed them over. In SCP-5000 they approved a project that turned the rest of the Foundation into monsters who turned their knowledge of the anomalous into wiping out all of humanity. Or SCP-3799 where they also approved a decision that wiped out the world in yet another timeline.
None of this is technically relevant to this story, maybe this could be a Thaumiel, but I think Safe suits it better.
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Just being useful doesn't make it a thaumiel, being approved for use however does. Were it not for the addendum and O5 approval, I would have no problems with it being classed as safe. But it has been approved, and so, should be reclassified.
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Starlights staff was just an ordinary stick she used to make the townsponies think she was equalized like the rest of them.
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Yeah, but that stick has a unique staff-shape/design. I'm certain some anomalous attributes can be given to it. Maybe it even developed anomalous properties being so close to so many removed cutie marks? Like it tries to steal cutie marks on its own now? Or it's an anomaly that Starlight created intentionally or accidentally, before its acquisition?
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Upon listening to both sides of this conversation, I have made the following change to the article.
Truth be told, Martydi, I'm trying my best to use the Thaumiel classification as little as possible. It's supposed to be a rare classification, but Equestria is a place with such common magic everywhere that its a bit harder to justify not using a lot of these things. Maybe if I'd been in a better headspace last week then I might have caught this problem before posting, but hindsight and all that.
In the end, what matters is what we see in the show. The pieces of the throne were literally used to help protect the throne room of Canterlot, and that's Thaumiel. My throne is a bit more dangerous than the show one, but this change is probably inevitable.
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I feel like Thaumiel SCP's shouldn't be too common. I have only argued on the wiki for one SCP to be reclassed as Thaumiel, but that one suppressed a far more dangerous entity with its existence and tried to avoid harming humans. So I felt it fit the classification of Thaumiel better. Leaving SCP-EQ-013 as safe and potentially a Thaumiel is a good compromise here. Also the designation didn't detract from the article itself, I think you still did a good job. The kind of back n forth me and Martydi were having isn't uncommon on the wiki, it's a good sign that you have an invested/active audience.
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The throne has too many hazardous aspects to be Thaumiel.
It’s a last resort where the risks often outweigh the benefit.
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Yes that's why in the previous comments with Martyrdi I argued it should stay as a safe anomaly, not a Thaumiel. And it is still classed as a safe anomaly and further testing will determine if that designation should stick or if it should be reclassed as Thaumiel.