SCP-323

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“	I could hear him in my mind, I could feel him watching me from out of my own eyes.	„
	~ James Namagoose on SCP-323

Background

SCP-323 is an anomalous cervid skull that serves as a conduit for creating wendigo-like entities. Recovered on 09/12/97 in the Bittern Lake reserve, part of the Lac La Ronge First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada, the object was being actively sustained by a small, unregistered community that had been routinely murdering individuals and leaving them out as an 'appeasement' to feed SCP-323-1 instances. The skull displays signs of tool use, particularly in the carved ovoid gap at the rear, suggesting deliberate modification for its anomalous purpose. Local Cree folklore speaks of men who tried to control the wendigo to give their people an advantage in warfare.

Appearance

• General Description: SCP-323 is the skull of an unidentified cervid measuring 55cm long, 27cm wide, and 31cm tall, with antlers measuring 35cm tall and 46cm from tip to tip growing from the left and right sides.

• Physical Condition: Shows signs of damage consistent with outside exposure, with regular pitting, scarring and weathering across the object, bleaching on the upper surfaces and a missing lower mandible.

• Special Features: The rear of the skull features an approximately centered ovoid gap, measuring 25cm high and 23cm wide, giving access to an interior space 16cm deep. This gap shows signs of being carved with tools, possibly stone.

• SCP-323-1 Transformation: Individuals who become SCP-323-1 undergo drastic physical alterations including rapid loss of body fat, body hair, and pigmentation, rupturing of the distal phalanges from the fingertips, abnormal tooth growth, and blackening of extremities consistent with frostbite.

Personality

• Sapient Behavior: SCP-323 displays a level of sapience, demonstrated through targeting of specific members of personnel and various attempts to breach containment.

• Reactive Nature: The skull reacts to aural, tactile, and visual stimuli, moving away when touched or turning when personnel are present.

• Hostile Intent: Shows violent reaction towards speakers of French and English languages, suggesting cultural or historical animosity.

• Predatory Influence: Through SCP-323-1, exhibits statements like "Hungry. So… hungry" and "Must… eat them all. I must eat… to know… warmth".

Relationships

Victims

• SCP-323-1 Instances - Individuals who place their heads through SCP-323's gap and undergo transformation into wendigo-like entities

• ██████ █████ Community - ██ individuals were involved in sustaining SCP-323-1 through ritualistic murders

• James Namagoose - Community member who helped move bodies for the wendigo to eat, claimed to hear SCP-323 in his mind

Foundation Personnel

• Site-91 Staff - Twelve personnel members killed during 11/09/06 containment breach

General Information

Name: SCP-323

Other Names: The Wendigo Skull

Origin: SCP Foundation

First Appearance: SCP-323 File Log

Company: SCP Foundation

Creator: Unknown

Classification: Euclid Class

Species: Anomalous cervid skull

State of Being: Non-Standard (Anomalous object with sapient qualities)

Physiology: Skeletal Physiology

Time Period: Modern Era

Timeline: Main Timeline

Discovery Location: Bittern Lake reserve, Lac La Ronge First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada

Discovery Date: 09/12/97

Current Location: Site-91

Containment Status: Contained (Kept in 17m x 17m x 17m concrete containment cell)

Status: Contained

Alignment: Chaotic Evil (Compels individuals to cannibalism and violence)

Threat Level: Street Threat (Capable of causing multiple casualties through SCP-323-1 instances)

Legacy: Unknown Legacy (Contained anomaly kept secret from public)

Influence: Personal Influence (Corrupts individuals into cannibalistic entities)

Dimensions: 55cm long, 27cm wide, 31cm tall

Antler Dimensions: 35cm tall, 46cm from tip to tip

Codex Statistics

Grade: A

Tier: 10-C, 9-C with SCP-323-1 instances

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source: Supernatural (Anomalous properties of unknown origin)

Attack Potency: Below Average Human level (Is merely a skull), Bone level with SCP-323-1 instances (SCP-323-1 appears to experience greater strength than the average human)

Durability: Below Average Human level (Is a weathered skull with signs of damage)

Striking Strength: Below Average Human Class, Bone Class with SCP-323-1

Lifting Strength: Below Average Human (Can only perform limited movements), Peak Human with SCP-323-1

Travel Speed: Immobile normally, Superhuman with limited locomotion, Average Human with SCP-323-1

Attack Speed: Below Average Human, Average Human with SCP-323-1

Reaction Speed: Average Human (Can respond to visual stimuli from up to 50m away)

Stamina: Limitless for itself, Below Average for SCP-323-1 (SCP-323-1 experiences starvation within 15-30 minutes without feeding)

Range: Extended Melee physically, Several Meters with influence (Influential effect extends roughly 15m from itself)

Intelligence: Animalistic Intelligence (Shows signs of sapience but primarily driven by predatory instincts)

Knowledge: Journeyman (SCP-323-1 makes statements in Severn Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Cree languages)

Powers and Techniques

• Inorganic Physiology (Is a skull)
• Enhanced Senses (Has a field of view similar to cervids, can respond to visual stimuli from up to 50m away),
• Vibration Manipulation (Limited; Capable of limited locomotion, typically in the form of small movements and vibrations),
• Mind Manipulation and Corruption (Causes cannibalistic thoughts and urges, violent outbursts, and impaired judgement after one hour of exposure),
• Possession (Can be heard in victims' minds and watch through their eyes)
• Biological Manipulation and Transformation (Transmutation; Causes drastic physical alterations in SCP-323-1)
• Statistics Amplification (Grants SCP-323-1 greater strength and pain tolerance),
• Consumption (Physical Consumption; Dramatically increases SCP-323-1's metabolism)
• Multilingualism (SCP-323-1 can speak in Severn Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Cree)

Equipment

None

Notable Techniques

• Influence Radius: Exerts mental influence within 15m radius
• SCP-323-1 Creation: Compels individuals to place their heads through its gap, transforming them into wendigo-like entities
• Forced Cannibalism: SCP-323-1 instances actively hunt and consume humans

Other

Standard Tactics: SCP-323 remains mostly stationary while exerting its mental influence over nearby individuals. Once someone succumbs and becomes SCP-323-1, they will hunt and consume other humans while SCP-323 continues to influence more victims.

Weaknesses:

• Limited to 15m influence radius
• Requires approximately one hour of exposure to fully affect individuals
• Particularly reactive to English and French languages
• SCP-323-1 instances starve within 15-30 minutes without feeding
• SCP-323-1 remains as susceptible to physical harm as before transformation

Note

• The connection to wendigo folklore suggests SCP-323 may be an attempt by indigenous peoples to weaponize or control the wendigo legend, though this backfired catastrophically.

Explanations

SCP-323 represents a malevolent artifact tied to North American indigenous folklore, specifically the wendigo legend. Its anomalous properties transform ordinary humans into cannibalistic entities that mirror traditional wendigo descriptions - emaciated, frostbitten beings with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. The skull's apparent sapience and targeted hostility toward English and French speakers suggests a possible connection to colonial conflicts, though its true origins remain unknown.

Miscellaneous Feats

InfluenceSCP-323-1 CapabilitiesPerception

• Affects roughly 74% of individuals within its radius
• Resulted in twelve personnel deaths during single containment breach
• Maintained control over ██ community members

• Enhanced strength and pain tolerance
• Can sustain itself through autocannibalism when necessary
• Capable of strategic thinking including rationing

• Can perceive visual stimuli from 50 meters
• Can identify and target specific individuals

Trivia

• The name "SCP-323" has no special significance beyond its designation number
• Local Cree stories speak of attempts to control the wendigo for warfare
• The skull's missing lower mandible may be intentional to prevent it from "eating"
• SCP-323-1 instances have been recorded saying "pe misto" (Cree for "come and eat")

Containment Records

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VictoriesLossesInconclusive

None recorded

• The SCP Foundation - Initial Containment
  • Conditions: SCP-323 was being sustained by local community through human sacrifices
  • Location: Bittern Lake reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Note: SCP-323-1 instance died of starvation during transfer, SCP-323 successfully contained

• Site-91 Personnel - 11/09/06 Containment Breach
  • Conditions: SCP-323 breached containment and created SCP-323-1 instance(s)
  • Location: Site-91
  • Note: Killed twelve personnel members but was ultimately re-contained

References

• SCP-323 Original Article
• Wendigo in the City