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An artist's depiction of the icon of Saint Catherine before being damaged.
Registered Phenomena Code: 146
Object Class: Alpha-Yellow Beta-Red
Hazard Types: Sensory Hazard Toxic Hazard, Aggression Hazard, Incorporeal Hazard, Contact Hazard, Sentient Hazard, Auditory Hazard, Emotional Hazard, Visual Hazard
Containment Protocols: RPC-146 is to be contained at the Monastery of Aekenthos at Site-182 and guarded by MST Bravo-6 "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" at all times. RPC-146 is to be kept on top of the altar located in the middle of the Monastery of Aekenthos on top of a golden velvet cloth. All 28 candles around it are to remain lit at all times and to be replaced immediately when melted completely. Prayer by Bravo-6 personnel is to be kept continuously 24 hours a day by at minimum two personnel in six hour shifts.
No RPC personnel are to come to proximity of RPC-146 up to 25 meters except from Dr. Hermes.. All testing has ceased to avoid the disruption of containment protocols. Dr. Hermes has undertaken the task of reconstructing RPC-146 during its dormant status.
Bravo-6 personnel are to remain inside the monastery at all times, with all necessary provisions being brought to the them by Dr. Hermes.
In the case of the disruption of the mandated containment protocols, all personnel from Bravo-6 are to enter the monastery and begin Psalm 02:12 "Aekenthe O Totalis" from the Book of Totalis while avoiding contact with RPC-146-1. All personnel are to hold a lit candle during this process.
If the disruption has been reverted before the emergence of RPC-146-1, personnel are to wear the provided earplugs and avoid contact with RPC-146-1 until it retreats backs to RPC-146 on its own will.
In the case of Breach Type 2, all personnel are to evacuate the Monastery at a range of 5 meters and surround the entrance of the Monastery with lit candles and essence as to establish barrier to prevent RPC-146-1 from being able to escape from its containment zone. personnel are to begin Psalm 03:81 "Thanatos ek Anatheman" immediately and move towards RPC-146-1 as to force it inside the monastery. A candle is to be used to burn a cross on the door and personnel are to continue with Psalm 03:82 "Tartara an Aenkenthos" in order to push back RPC-146-1 to RPC-146. After the entry of RPC-146-1 into RPC-146, RPC-146 is to be carefully washed with holy water and the cloth underneath it is to be incinerated and replaced immediately.
Description: RPC-146 is an old heavily damaged Greek Orthodox Icon of Saint Catherine, measuring in 30x40x120 cm. The colors used in the icon have been found to be lead-based while a very light finish has been put to enhance the colors. The image has been painted upon a plank of smoothed out olive tree wood.
After the Containment Breach of ██/██/████, RPC-146 has suffered heavy damage, with pieces of the wooden blank having broken off and the face of Saint Catherine having been completely destroyed._
RPC-146's initial anomalous properties have been lost after it was damaged. RPC-146 now exhibits innate awareness of its environment and identification of individuals.. During its dormant state, RPC-146 has shown indications of spacial awareness, turning towards its hostile state if located anywhere but the Monastery of Aekenthos. RPC-146 is also able to identify Followers of the Church of Aekenthos, remaining in its dormant state if only Followers of the Church of Aekenthos are in a 25 meter proximity to it. Unaffiliated individuals have shown to provoke an almost instant state to RPC-146's hostile state, producing RPC-146-1.
During its hostile state, RPC-146-1 is emerges from RPC-146.
RPC-146-1 is an ethereal entity adopting the appearance of a faceless female human in the form of Saint Catherine. RPC-146-1is currently in a semi-transparent state. RPC-146-1's transparency state is dependent on the condition of RPC-146, altering the transparency state of RPC-146-1 relative to changes made to RPC-146. RPC-146-1 wears heavily torn clothing in the colours of purple, red and gold, similar to the clothing styles of Byzantine women during the 11th Century AD.
Upon its initial emergence from RPC-146, RPC-146-1 will walk around the monastery, inspecting it by moving her head around her surroundings. If all possible disruptions of the containment protocol have been corrected before its emergence, RPC-146-1 will wander around the monastery and try to get close to the personnel. RPC-146-1 during its docile state extends her hand towards the individual while praying, the source of the sound of the prayer remaining unknown. RPC-146-1's praying has been found to have lure the targeted individual by causing sudden change in their emotional state towards desire for contact with RPC-146-1. Other emotional changes have been recording such as pity for RPC-146-1, loneliness, compassion and affection towards RPC-146-1. Individual records have found that those effected by RPC-146-1's song have also experienced visual hallucinations, with RPC-146-1 adopting the face of Saint Catherine to only those under her influence.
During its hostile state, RPC-146-1 will act aggressively against all personnel, stumbling at a high speed through all obstacles or objects in her way towards the individual closest to her with her index fingers extended out in order to come in contact with them. Upon contact with the individual, they will fall into an almost immediate coma caused by severely high levels of lead in their blood stream, along with facing other symptoms of extensive lead poisoning. Only 10% of all individuals who have come in contact with RPC-146-1 have woken up as of date. Personnel that have survived from the initial coma induced by RPC-146-1 have been noted to have lost all mental functions, causing them to remain in a conscious vegetable state. No cases of full recovery after coming in contact with RPC-146-1 have been recorded.
RPC-146-1 calms down when it hears Psalm 02:12 "Aekenthe O Totalis", slowing down from its aggressive stance and returning slowly to RPC-146, where it climbs back inside. In case of extreme aggression, Psalm 03:81 "Thanatos ek Anatheman" and Psalm 03:82 "Tartara an Aenkenthos" have been found to cause distress upon RPC-146-1, causing it to retreat to RPC-146 when cornered. It has been noted that if a wall of candles and essence is formed outside of the entrance of the monastery, RPC-146-1 cant pass through it as it acts as a form of force field, preventing RPC-146-1 from escaping.
Discovery: RPC-146 was found in a small abandoned monastery in ██████, Greece by a small group of tourists that had gone hiking around the island of ███████ after they reported it to a local tourist agency guide. Initial responses of the tourists had been mixed with two claiming the image being in extremely bad shape and of bad artistic quality, showing a very crude image of Saint Catherine while one claimed the image being of high quality, with the wood and painting being in pristine condition. Later investigations showed that the two individuals that described the quality of the image as poor and crude possessed little to no investment in a religion, while the individual that described the quality of the image as high and pristine was a highly devout Eastern Orthodox Christian.
Containment Protocol: When not in use, RPC-146 is to be sealed in a high-value item container in Sector 08 of Site-182. Inspection of the image is to be done on a bi-weekly basis for deterioration due to oxidation. Maintenance must be facilitated with the use of candlelight and digital facially mounted binocular display, with all footage archived for RPC-146 maintenance report reference.
During testing periods, RPC-146 is to be kept in a high-security Alpha Class containment chamber at Sector 08 of Site-182. The room is to be decorated with a mock-up of an Eastern Orthodox Christian monastery with a darkened airlock. RPC-146 is to be displayed upon a wooden podium at the front of the room and should be visible when entering. The room is to be lit by gas wall lamps with candles as supplemental lighting.
Following Incident 146-001, all personnel with little to no-religious beliefs must wear respiratory protective gear in order to not inhale the ejected lead fumes of RPC-146. If personnel with little to no-religious beliefs are exposed to RPC-146 with no respiratory protection gear, they must be directed to Medical Sector 038 for immediate lead poisoning testing.
Site-182 personnel are permitted to view RPC-146 after all artificial lights sources, including equipment with illuminated indicators, have been deposited at security station alpha.
Description: RPC-146 is an old Greek Orthodox Icon of Saint Catherine, measuring in 30x40x120 cm. The colors used in the icon have been found to be lead-based while a very light finish has been put to enhance the colors. The image has been painted upon a plank of smoothed out olive tree wood.
RPC-416 alters its iconography depending on the religious denomination of individuals establishing visual contact with it. The quality of the image can range greatly from extremely crude to pristine. Atheist or Non-Religious personnel have been noted to see the image in terrible or highly deteriorated quality, semi-religious personnel have been noted to see the image in good and clear quality with light deterioration, and highly religious personnel have been noted to see the image in pristine quality.
When a photograph, photocopy or artistic rendition of RPC-146 is made, the copy exhibits no anomalous properties and appears as viewed by semi-religious individuals. Outside of a church environment, RPC-146 loses its anomalous properties and forms of artificial light have been found to cause its paint to slowly deteriorate.
After Incident 146-001, RPC-146 has been found to cause cases of lead poisoning in personnel with little to no-religious beliefs. Further investigations have found that when personnel with little to no-religious beliefs view RPC-146, the image releases fumes of lead caused by the corrosion of the lead-based paint used on RPC-146. This effect is not observed in cases involving religious individuals.
Addendum 146-001: Observation Log
In the following experiments, Observers with different religious stances were put inside the containment room of RPC-146 in order to view its anomalous properties and were tasked with describing RPC-146 as they saw it on the items of what the image showed, the quality and decay of the image (if there was any) and its overall condition.
Experiment #1
Observer: Dr.█████
Religious Stance: Scientific Atheism
Description of RPC-146 by Observer: "A rotting religious image that can turn to dust any minute now. The saint in the image is too crudely drawn and too bad of a state to understand who it is supposed to represent."
Experiment #2
Observer: Dr.███████
Religious Stance: Semi-Religious Catholic Christian
Description of RPC-146 by Observer: "A nice image although lacking when it comes to details. The colors are dim with not much life in them and the wooden base seems to need some reworking."
Experiment #3
Observer: CSD-1092
Religious Stance: Semi-Religious Muslim
Description of RPC-146 by Observer: "A somewhat alright image of a Christian saint. Not much to it, pretty bland and kinda deteriorated. Lacks details."
Experiment #4
Observer: CSD-821
Religious Stance: Devout Eastern-Orthodox Christian
Description of RPC-146 by Observer: "A true work of art. The image of the saint represents her in her true holy glory with every detail and line having been drawn perfectly. The colors of the image are bright and lively and the wood in perfect condition."
Addendum 146-002: Incident Report by Dr. ████████
After extensive testing with Dr. █████ on RPC-146 during Experiment #1 under Experiment Log 291, Dr.█████ noted having strong headaches after three days from being exposed to RPC-146 to Medical Dr. ████████. Diagnosis of Medical Dr. ████████ failed to show a clear cause. Aspirin was prescribed to Dr. █████ to combat the headaches.
With the passage of two days Dr. █████, was found having attention and memory problems while working in his laboratory in Sector ███ by his assistant, Dr. ██████. After being directed to Medical Dr. ████████ and undergoing blood testing, high levels of lead were found in his bloodstream, thus causing Dr. █████ to suffer from Lead Poisoning. Treatment was administered Medical Dr. ████████ and Dr. █████ was put out of commission until fully recovered.
Addendum 146-003: Recovery
Following the Containment Breach which occurred on ██/██/████, RPC-146 has been stolen from Site-182 by unknown individuals. MST Mike-013, Mike-014 has been dispatched in order to locate and retrieve RPC-146.
Retrieval of RPC-146 has been successful after the intervention of the Church of Aekenthos and following subsequent retrieval to Site-182. With the retrieval of RPC-146, a specialised security unit from MST Bravo-6 has been formed in order to contain and protect RPC-146.
RPC-146 was retrieved by MST Mike-014 on the edge of a cliff at [REDACTED] next to a dead body. Examination of the body found it weighing over 200 kilograms, with the autopsy revealing all of the unidentified person's bodily water having been turned to lead.
Initial recovery of RPC-146 by MST Mike-013 failed due to it being eliminated by RPC-146-1 after coming to proximity of RPC-146. Retrieval of RPC-146 by MST Mike-014 was successful after the intervention of Followers of the Church of Aekenthos.
Addendum 146-004: Failed Recovery Log
Recovery of RCP-146: Attempt 001
Date: November 17, ████
Objective: Retrieval of RPC-146
MST: Mike-013
Team Members: Mike-013 Cap, Mike-013-1, Mike-013-2, Mike-013-3
Note(s): The following recording begun after the initial observation of RPC-146-1 by Mike-013-1.
[BEGIN LOG]
Mike-013-1: Sir, there seems to a woman over there.
All members of the Mike-013 raise their guns.
Mike-013 Cap: This is a restricted area! Put your hands up and get down on the ground immediatelly!
RPC-146-1 begins moving towards Mike-013.
Mike-013 Cap: Get the fuck down on the ground or we will open fire! I said get down!
RPC-146-1 begins running fast towards Mike-013, gunfire starts from all four members.
Mike-013-2: Sir, it seems..unharmed by our bullets! Wha-
RPC-146-1 comes in contact with Mike-013-3. a loud thump can be heard as Mike-013-3 falls to the ground comatose.
Mike-013 Cap: Throw everything you have at fucking thing! Don't let it get clo-
RPC-146-1 comes in contact with Mike-013-1 and Mike-013-2. Both team members fall comatose due to coming in contact with RPC-146-1.
Mike-013 Cap begins to run away from RPC-146-1, hiding behind a rock formation.
Mike-013 Cap: This is Mike-013 to HQ, we require immediate as-
[END LOG]
Closing Statement: After the video cut out, Mike-014 found all members of Mike-013 at the location deceased.
Addendum 146-005: Incident ██/██/████
Log #: Incident 146-004
Location: Monastery of Aekenthos
Date of Occurrence: ██/██/████
Observed By: Dr.Hermes
Detailed Brief: During the shift change of Bravo-6 personnel, one of the personnel knocked down one of the two pedestals where 12 candles were placed. The sudden breach of containment caused RPC-146-1 to emerge immediately from RPC-146 and strangle the personnel who knocked down the pedestal until he died due to coming in contact with RPC-146-1.
Reactionary Measures: With initial emergency containment measures proving insufficient, personnel evacuated the monastery and began constructing a wall of candles and essence around the entrance of the monastery while saying Psalm 03:81. After RPC-146-1 retreated inside the monastery, two of the personnel burned a cross into the door of the monastery and begun saying Psalm 03:82 "Tartara an Aenkenthos", forcing RPC-146-1 to retreat into RPC-146. After RPC-146-1 returned inside RPC-146, the personnel washed RPC-146 with holy water while throwing the previous velvet cloth it was rested upon into the fire of the furnace of the monastery. A new cloth was placed and RPC-146 was rested upon it. Since Incident 146-004, the procedure has been established as the containment protocol for a Breach Type 2.
Addendum 146-006: Church of Aekenthos
Overview:
The Church of Aekenthos is a Religious Cult rooted in █████. It was first established during the 11th Century when its creator, the Patriach of the Church of Aekenthos first saw RPC-146's anomalous properties, viewing it as a form of god. RPC-146 was in the hands of the Church of Aekenthos until 1453 with the fall of the Byzantine Empire forcing its followers to hide RPC-146. A deeply underground organisation, the Church of Aekenthos continued its work of discovering and protecting other religious RPC's they discovered. During the Second World War, most of the cult was discovered and executed while all RPC's were confiscated and later lost. Today, it continues its goal again after the discovery of RPC-146 and are willing to help the Authority with finding further RPCs.
Position with RPC Authority: Co-operative
Symbol of Aekenthos: The symbol of the Church of Aekenthos is a human hand with the index and middle fingers raised and bound together with a purple band. The index finger represents the Creator of the universe, Aekenthos and the middle finger represents the Protector, the original creator of the Church of Aekenthos. The purple band bounding the fingers together represents the Followers responsibility as the guardian and child of Aekenthos to protect and maintain all holy items related to Aekenthos.
