SCP-1065

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	This character or verse has mature themes and concepts, thus those of young age are ill-advised to look through these.

Background

SCP-1065 is a four-volume series of books written in an Eastern Slavic language, apparently of the early-to-mid 1800s. It has the anomalous effect of once someone touches it, they will agree with everything said in the books without having to read it, with prolonged exposure turning them violent and attacking all of the things the books are against.

If left unused for over a month, the books will begin to catch on fire, which has caused a number of libraries to burn down due to this.

General Information

Name: SCP-1065

Other Names: Self-Immolating Books

Origin: SCP Foundation

First Appearance: SCP-1065 File log

Company: SCP Foundation

Sex: None (SCP-1065 is a four volume series of books)

Sexuality: None

Pronouns: It

Age: Unknown (SCP-1065 is a four volume series of books written in an Eastern Slavic language, apparently of the early-to-mid 1800's)

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: SCP Foundation Containment Area

Story Role: SCP

Classification: Safe Class

Object: Books written in an Eastern Slavic language

State of Being: Inorganic

Physiology: Book Physiology

In-Universe Creator: Unknown (No author, print dates or other publishing information are contained within)

Occupation: None

Containment Status: Contained (SCP-1065-1 through SCP-1065-4 are contained in individual, near-vacuum anaerobic chambers, fitted with manipulation access for at least one user per chamber)

Affiliations: Anyone who comes into contact with it

Enemies: None

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Status: Active

Alignment: None

Threat Level: Mental Threat (Through making contact with one or more of the boooks, the subject begins to subscribe to the ideals contained within the books, even if they do not actually read any of the text. This begins as a general "understanding" and "mild agreement", though prolonged exposure produces increased dedication to the principles put forth in the books, eventually reaching such extremes as the instigation of violent uprising against established governmental and education systems, public vandalizing and destruction of written texts, and the destruction of public storehouses of written texts such as libraries or book stores)

Codex Statistics

Grade: C

Tier: N/A

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: N/A (SCP-1065 is a four volume series of books written in an Eastern Slavic language)

Durability: At least Average Human level (Books take some effort to break and destroy)

Striking Strength: N/A

Lifting Strength: N/A

Travel Speed: Immobile

Attack Speed: Immobile

Reaction Speed: Immobile

Stamina: None

Range: Below Standard Melee

Intelligence: Mindless Intelligence

Knowledge: Mindless level

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Powers and Techniques

Mind Manipulation (Through making contact with one or more of the books, the subject begins to subscribe to the ideals contained within the books, even if they do not actually read any of the text. This begins as a general "understanding" and "mild agreement", though prolonged exposure produces increased dedication to the principles put forth in the books, eventually reaching such extremes as the instigation of violent uprising against established governmental and education systems, public vandalizing and destruction of written texts, and the destruction of public storehouses of written texts such as libraries or book stores), Fire Manipulation (A secondary effect occurs when the books are left unused for a period of time exceeding one month, after which they will self-immolate, the books suffer no damage from their own produced flames but have been shown to be vulnerable to fires produced by other means and extends to individuals under the books effects)

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Equipment

Nothing notable.

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Other

Standard Tactics: The book itself is immobile and is likely non-sentient, only causing an effect through touch. However, if it is left unused for a period of time exceeding one month, it will self-immolate.

Weaknesses: The effects wear off once physical contact with the book is broken, taking approximately twenty-six hours for every minute of continuous physical contact. The book cannot self-immolate in areas where humidity is at least 95% and ambient temperatures below 23.9°C, nor where oxygen levels are too low for flames to effectively burn.

Containment Attempts

None.

None.

None.

References

• SCP-1065 original article page.