SCP-2217 is a beach on a Greek island with anomalous properties, specifically its sand containing high concentrations of cationic metallic particles that can create electrical charges. The beach is capable of producing various artificial structures and devices after lightning strikes, which have been designated as SCP-2217-1.
The beach is considered a holy site by the Broken Church, a splinter faction of the Church of the Broken God, who believe it to be the workshop of their deity Mekhane. The Church's goal is to recover and reassemble the fragments of Mekhane, which they believe are necessary to defeat the evil deity Yaldabaoth and save humanity.
The SCP Foundation has had several encounters with the Broken Church, who have attempted to capture SCP-2217 and use it to further their goals. The Foundation has also discovered that the beach is connected to SCP-610, a contagious skin disease that transforms its victims into inhuman monstrosities.
Eventually, the Broken Church successfully captures SCP-2217 with the help of other Groups of Interest. However, they later form an alliance with the SCP Foundation to combat a common threat, SCP-610. The Church uses its technology to eradicate the disease and sends a message to the Foundation offering to work together to protect the world.
The two former enemies have begun collaborating to prepare for an XK-Class Scenario, with the Foundation temporarily allowing the Church to control SCP-2217. The future of this alliance and its potential to save humanity remains uncertain.
Here are the extracted key facts:
1. SCP-2217 is a beach located on a Greek island with anomalous properties.
2. The sand on SCP-2217 contains cationic metallic particles that hold an electrical charge despite being grounded.
3. The metallic particles in the sand cause the beach to be prone to lightning strikes.
4. The weather conditions on SCP-2217, including lightning strikes, cause artificial structures and devices to rise from the beach.
5. These devices have been designated as SCP-2217-1 and include machinery, clocks, and automatons.
6. The devices created on the beach are fully functional and have no notable anomalous properties.
7. Jewelry made from discarded waste has been found on the beach, featuring motifs from the Church of the Broken God.
8. A model of an Ancient Greek city, referred to as SCP-2217-A1, was found in a grotto on the beach.
9. The city model features geographical features similar to an area near Lake Baikal in Southern Siberia.
10. The Church of the Broken God considers SCP-2217 to be a site of holy importance and refers to it as Mekhane's "workshop".
11. The Church of the Broken God is a religious organization that believes in the worship of mechanization and the process of making something more mechanical in nature.
12. The Church's legend states that Mekhane, the god of machines, shattered himself to stop Yaldabaoth, the god of flesh and animal instinct.
13. Fragments of Mekhane rained down on Earth, and the Church believes it is their duty to recover these pieces and put their savior back together.
14. A splinter faction of the Church, known as the Broken Church, regards SCP-2217 as a holy site.
15. In 2014, an earthquake occurred at SCP-2217, causing damage to the grotto and the city model.
16. Humanoid figures were seen within the city model, which were later found to be infected with SCP-610, a contagious skin disease.
17. SCP-610 is also known as "The Flesh that Hates" and is usually transmitted by direct skin-to-skin contact.
18. The disease causes horrific mutations that transform infected individuals into fleshy, inhuman monstrosities.
19. The Church of the Broken God staged an attack on the beach in 2017, hoping to reclaim SCP-2217 for their religion.
20. The SCP Foundation had to repel the attackers, but some personnel were caught in a lightning strike and changed sides, stating that "God needs to be reassembled".
21. In 2018, another group of Broken Church zealots stormed the beach and the Foundation outpost.
22. The Church gained reinforcements from other Groups of Interest, including the Church of Maxwellism and the Cogwork Orthodox Church.
23. The Cogwork Orthodox Church believes in adding mechanical parts to their bodies to gain a greater understanding of Mekhane.
24. Maxwellism favors smaller, more advanced cybernetic implants to modify their brains and commune with Mekhane.
25. The three factions successfully captured SCP-2217 and sent a video message to the Foundation, proclaiming the importance of their mission.
26. The Foundation, Horizon Initiative, and Global Occult Coalition established a joint task force known as The Triumvirate to retake the beach.
27. In 2019, an earthquake was detected in Lake Baikal, Siberia, where SCP-610 was contained.
28. Infected individuals were reported to be attacking Foundation forces in the area, causing heavy casualties.
29. Members of the Church of the Broken God appeared, with their bodies augmented with machinery, and assisted the Foundation in repelling SCP-610.
30. The Church used a large-scale electrical discharge to eradicate instances of the SCP-610 contagion, which seemed to originate from the same island where SCP-2217 was found.
31. Robert Bumaro, the leader of the Broken Church, sent a video message to the leaders of the Triumvirate, offering to work together to protect the world.
32. The Church of the Broken God, the Foundation, Global Occult Coalition, and Horizon Initiative began working collaboratively to prepare for an XK-Class Scenario.