SCP-323, also known as the Windigo Skull, is an Euclid-class object that is a skull of an unidentified cervid with antlers. It has the ability to react to stimuli and can influence individuals within a 15-meter radius, causing them to experience cannibalistic thoughts and violent outbursts. If an individual puts their head through a gap in the back of the skull, they are classified as SCP-323-1 and undergo drastic physical transformations, including increased strength and pain tolerance, but also a constant hunger for human flesh. The skull was discovered in a Canadian reserve in 1997, where a community had been sustaining an SCP-323-1 instance by routinely murdering individuals and leaving them as an appeasement. The object is currently contained in a secure facility, and any personnel who interact with it must follow strict protocols to prevent a containment breach.
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1. SCP-323, also known as the Windigo Skull, is the skull of an unidentified cervid.
2. The skull measures 55 centimeters long, 27 centimeters wide, and 31 centimeters tall.
3. The skull has a pair of antlers growing from the left and right sides.
4. The skull shows signs of damage consistent with outside exposure, including pitting, scarring, and weathering.
5. The skull has a missing lower jaw.
6. The rear of the skull features an approximately centered ovoid gap, measuring 25 centimeters high and 23 centimeters wide.
7. The gap gives access to an interior space, 16 centimeters deep.
8. The gap shows signs of tool use, indicating that it was carved with tools.
9. SCP-323 displays the ability to react to aural, tactile, and visual stimuli.
10. SCP-323 has a field of view similar to that of other service animals.
11. SCP-323 can respond to visual stimuli from up to 50 meters away.
12. SCP-323 is capable of limited locomotion, typically in the form of small movements and vibrations.
13. SCP-323 will only move away when touched or when personnel are present within its containment chamber.
14. SCP-323 has demonstrated the ability to make larger movements, such as lunging at personnel and attempting to break through its containment.
15. SCP-323 exerts an influential effect in a radius extending roughly 15 meters from itself.
16. Individuals within this radius will begin experiencing cannibalistic thoughts and urges, violent outbursts, and impaired judgment.
17. Approximately 74% of individuals who reach this point will attempt to place their heads through the gap present in the back of SCP-323.
18. If an individual is incapable of fitting their whole head through the gap, attempts will be made to bludgeon their heads against nearby hard surfaces.
19. Once an individual has fit their head through the gap, they are classified as SCP-323-1.
20. SCP-323-1 will undergo drastic physical alterations, including a rapid loss of body fat, body hair, and pigmentation.
21. SCP-323-1 will experience abnormal tooth growth and the blackening of extremities consistent with frostbite.
22. SCP-323-1 will appear to experience greater strength and pain tolerance than the average human.
23. SCP-323-1's metabolism will experience a dramatic increase, requiring a constant caloric intake.
24. SCP-323-1 will actively seek out and eat other individuals for sustenance if no self-preservation efforts are made.
25. SCP-323-1 will only feed upon humans and will make efforts to sustain itself, including limiting movement and rationing available food.
26. SCP-323 was first discovered on December 9th, 1997, in the Bittern Lake Reserve, part of the Lakla Ronge First Nation in Canada.
27. A small, unregistered community had been sustaining an active SCP-323-1 by routinely murdering individuals and leaving them out as an appeasement to SCP-323-1.
28. SCP-323-1 died of starvation during its transfer to Site-91.
29. SCP-323 is to be kept in a 17 cubic meters concrete containment cell in Site-91.
30. The cell is to be surveyed remotely at all times, and any signs of activity are to be reported.
31. No personnel are to enter SCP-323's containment cell except to examine the integrity of SCP-323's restraint measures.