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  Article: SCP-383-DE - Guardian of the Woods
  Original: May be found here
  Original Author: Dyten
  Image: SCP-383-DE in its anaconda form underwater
  Filename: File:Eunectes murinus in water.jpg
  Creator: LenaWild
  License: CC BY 3.0
  Source: Wikimedia

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Item #: SCP-383-DE

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-383-DE is contained inside an isolation cell measuring 200 x 200 x 75 meter in Site-DE19. The cell must feature forest soil, trees and a swamp. The room must be furnished with a sprinkler system and monitored via thermal security cameras. Before entering the cell, it is to be examined via a gas detector to ensure that SCP-383-DE is not active in its wisp state. If the measuring device detect a high gas concentration, entering the cell is forbidden to prevent a containment breach of SCP-383-DE. Personal entering the cell is to be are to be given a safety briefing beforehand. Moreover, no highly flammable substances are allowed within the containment cell.

Description: SCP-383-DE designates a being that has dedicated itself to protect the woods. The entity features the ability to change its shape, but mainly appears in familiar forms. During the day, the entity can be encountered as Fogo-fátou (wisp). In this form, the anomaly is highly flammable and can be traced using a gas detector. Occasionally, it also takes the form of a humanoid organism. SCP-383-DE resembles a 1.80 m tall male human of south-African descent. The third appearance of SCP-383-DE is similar to the green anaconda (Eunectes murinus). When taking on this shape, the entity can feature burning eyes and a size of up to 50 meter.¹ The last form can manifest itself in different variations and is being utilized by SCP-383-DE to hunt its prey. SCP-383-DE is mainly capturing its prey by torching and consuming it inflamed. Its prioritized food source are humans who have damaged the plants or the woods before.

SCP-383-DE in its anaconda form underwater

Discovery: On the ██.██.████, members of a radicalized Neo druids branch attempted an arson attack on a forest business in ███████. This attack resulted in seven hospitalizations due to severe third degree burns, with the victims succumbing to their injuries later. Coincidentally, the fire investigators who interviewed the witnesses were undercover Foundation agents, see Addendum B.383-1. During a house search on the ██.██.████ at the residence of Timo Witter, the agents discovered SCP-383-DE in its anaconda form and secure temporarily. Timo Witter has not been seen since.

Addendums:

Open: B.383-1

Foreword: B.383-1 is a log for interviewing the forestry worker Manuel Sonnenfeld from the company ███████.

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Interviewee: Manuel Sonnenfeld
Interviewer: Agent Tom Eberhardt

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[[Log Start]]

[[Tom Eberhardt is entering the hospital room of Manuel Sonnenfeld. The latter shows severe burns and is laying on a bedside.]]

Eberhardt: Good day and thanks for offering your time.

Sonnenfeld: You're welcome. I … I have to talk about this, I think, otherwise I'm going to lose my mind.

Eberhardt: I understand. May I ask what happened?

Sonnenfeld: Well … I was working and then there was this light.

Eberhardt: A light?

Sonnenfeld: Yes, a light. It was as if it was looking directly at me and then I walked towards that light.

Eberhardt: What happened next?

Sonnenfeld: I heard this voice. It yelled something like "it is time!" Then suddenly everything caught fire.

Eberhardt: You're talking about the burning?

Sonnenfeld: Yes, exactly. We tried to extinguish the fire and called the fire department, but all our phones were dead.

Eberhardt: But that's not all too rare within woods, is it? Did you notice anything else?

[[Sonnenfeld nods in agreement as if he is recalling something.]]

Sonnenfeld: There were these people; clothed in black robes. One of them, definitively a young fellow, yelled something like "How dare you destroy a forest" and then I heard him say something else like "Humans and family".

Eberhardt: Was it the phrase "Humans, animals, one family" by any chance?

Sonnenfeld: Yes! It was.

Eberhardt: Thank you, Mister Sonnenfeld. We will get back to you.

[[Log End]]

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Concluding Remark: Mister Sonnenfeld was administered amnestics after the interview. A cover story was fabricated according to which the burning was caused by a technical defect of the devices. The activists were framed as demonstrators by Green Peace.

Open: E.383-1

Foreword: E.383-1 is an event which occurred ██ days after the burning. It details a livestream that was initiated during the surveillance of local neo druids based on Mr. Sonnenfeld's claims. Timo Witter and an approximately 30 year old South American citizen can be seen in the livestream.

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[[Livestream starts]]

[[Witter can be seen with a broad grin. A banner featuring the neo druid symbol is hanging behind Witter. SCP-383-DE stands next to him in its human form.]]

Witter: Hello, my brothers and sisters. May I introduce you to a new friend of mine?

[[Witter points to the men beside him.]]

Witter: Yeah, yeah, I know. He isn't talking a lot, but were at that forestry operation in the woods yesterday. They are cutting the entire forest down, destroying the habitat of several animals. Then our new friend joined us and …

//[[Witter begins to laugh while shaking his head.]]

Witter: He literally burnt the whole shit store down! My goodness, that was a lot of fun, I tell ya. I recorded everything on camera. I'll play it back, wait a minute.

[[Witter presses a few keys, before the image from the livestream disappears and a window with a video appears.]]

[[The man is present on a wide square by himself, directly approaching a group of people who are dressed like employees of the company. The footprints the man is leaving in the muddy ground appear to be burning. Next he is patting the first man on the back, whereupon he starts screaming and the spot the man patted is catching fire. The employee is quickly running to another and the fire seems to spread over the first man.]]

[[Witter's voice can be heard in the video.]]

Witter: Yes! It is time to show these capitalist bastards that this belongs to our holy mother!

[[The man is then briefly turning to Witter. His gaze is implying pain, yet he turns away to keep running while stroking the machines of the forestry operation with his hand. The traces of the man are still leaving flames. Notably, the flames are not spreading to the plants or trees but are only focusing on the employees of the forestry operation. Witter is seizing the opportunity to get closer to the spectacle.]]

Witter: Shit, this is gorgeous. Ey brother! Wait.

[[The man stops and turns to Witter.]]

Witter: Brother, I tell you … this is great. Come with me, I help you, but we must leave for today. These bastards got what they deserve. But the police and fire department are on the way. Quick.

[[The video is ending when Witter and the heretofore unknown man are running away and sirens are becoming audible in the distance.]]

[[After the video has ended, Witter is seen once again standing in front of the neo druid banner.]]

Witter: I'm telling you, my brothers and sisters. The time has come! I'm going to save the wood with my new friend! We stop these bastards who are destroying the wood for money and luxury. In that sense, always remember. Humans. Animals. One family.

[[The stream is being terminated by Witter.]]

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Closing Remarks: After the SCP Foundation had intercepted and viewed the stream, T. Witter was tracked down and his residence searched. However, T. Witter was not at site at the time.

Open: D.383-1

Foreword: D.383-1 is a transcript of the house search of Timo Witter. During said search, a green anaconda was discovered and preliminary taken into SCP Foundation custody. Over the course of the investigations, the green anaconda was found to be SCP-383-DE.

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Search Transcript starts:

[[Agent Eberhardt and Agent Müller reach the address with their vehicle and stop in a distance of 10 meter from his front door.]]

Müller: So the person in question is Timo Witter?

Eberhardt: Correct. He's said to be a neo druid and, according to the livestream, not alone.

Müller: Alright.

[[The agents are leaving the vehicle, approaching the entrance of the residence. Initially, Eberhardt is checking the bell and then presses the bell of Witter.]]

[[After no reaction to the ringing was heard after 40 seconds, both agents decide to gain access to the house and afterwards to the apartment.]]

[[Burn marks and charred residues of cloth can be seen within the apartment.]]

Müller: Are you smelling that, too?

Eberhardt: Smells a lot like rotten eggs.

[[Agent Müller nods in the direction of Eberhardt, pointing to an anaconda that appears to be sleeping on the bed.]]

Müller: Shit, that thing's huge.

[[Eberhardt is switches his flashlight on, shines over to Müller and winces briefly.]]

Müller: Hey, are you alright?

Eberhardt: Shit, yes. I … just thought that there was a flame or something like that. But apparently those were only the anaconda's eyes.

Müller: We should take this animal with us for now. Witter seems not to be at home.

[[The agents could continue their work without any accidents.]]

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Closing Remarks: Following the search of Mr. Witter's home, the following objects could be confiscated:

• a green anaconda
• a 20 GB USB stick
• a video camera

Open: A.383

Foreword: This is a review and examination of the objects preserved in D.383.

A.383-1: A.383-1 designates a 20 GB USB stick. Several texts relating to the fires and a mythical creature from south-Africa were seized during a review of the data inside the USB stick. A diary, A.383-1T, and a few notes, A.383-1N, were also secured.

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A.383-1T - Excerpts from the Diary:

██.██.████ I returned from the operation and took this guy with me. He's a bit strange. It seemed to me that he had no place of refuge, so I took him home with me. Apparently, he is speaking little to no German. Fortunately, I have a brother from Spain who can speak multiple languages. I'll ask him later.

██.██.████ My brother gave me an answer. He said that my guest is speaking Portuguese. I've sent him some other voice messages with the guy's voice. My brother answered he is talking about some kind of Boi-Tatá. Googled it and it seems to be a mythical creature. I think I'll seek advice from the council of the supreme five.

██.██.████ I gave my guest the name Tatá. He's talking about it again and again. I've read that this Boi-Tatá is supposed to be a guardian spirit of the wood. Tatá always told me: “Eu sou o Boi-Tatá” and “Eu sou o guardião da floresta”². I don't know what he is trying to tell me.

██.██.████ I think I'm going insane. I awoke in the middle of the night to a voice. When I searched for the voice, I saw two flames starring at me like eyes. I noticed that the room I provided Tatá smelled like rotten eggs. I don't know what he is doing in there, but the smell reminds me of gas. Well, or rotten eggs. I don't know if he is conducting some kind of twisted ritual in there, given he's never speaking to me.

██.██.████ The newbie was here today. He introduced himself as brother Juán and said he would have something for spiritual cleansing with him. We immediately conducted a ritual and brother Juán was thrilled. I have no idea what kind of substance that was or whether it was still good, but there was suddenly this flame before us. The fire hovered in front of us, glowing a bright green. I could have sworn that I heard Tatá's voice.

██.██.████ I swear I didn't do it. I don't know who did it, but something has killed Juàn. Whereby killed is missing the term - He burnt before my eyes and Tatà said something, I believe it was “Eu sou o guardião da floresta”. I don't understand a word, but I wanted to take Tatá to an operation tomorrow.

██.██.████ Tatá is a god or something similar. I swear. Because I saw it with my own eyes. We were in that mine for surface stone extraction and what happened there was really intense. At first, Tatá only weeped and I told him everything will be fine and that we will stop those sinners as long as we believe in the goal. Humans. Animals. One family. Anyway, he then stood up and transformed into a giant anaconda, the eyes of which glowed like fire, and then, yes, then he burnt and ate all those capitalist bastards.

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A.383-1N - Excerpts from the Notes

Boi-Tatá is from south-America. Thing of fire? Occurs during the holy nights of São João. Frightening apparitions of fire coming out of all face openings. Other names Jean de la foice, bata, baitatá. Appearance of a flaming bull? Green anaconda with fire eyes or tortured soul. It's a guardian of the woods or the cause for forest fires. Ironic remark - a guardian against fires who is burning everything down?

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A.383-2: A.383-2 is the video camera by T. Witter. Some footage of the neo druids could be found on said camera, listed here as A.383-2-V1 consecutively.

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A.383-2-V1:

[[The video starts, with Witter being visible in the foreground and the flag of the neo druids in the background.]]

Witter: Dear brothers, dear sisters. Today I'll introduce our new brother Tatá. He's living at my place now. I'm still teaching him the German language, but he is pursuing the same goals as we do. He will help us to defeat these capitalist bastards. He's not very talkative.

[[Witter turns the camera to SCP-383-DE]]

Witter: Do you want to say something?

SCP-383-DE: Eu sou o Boi-Tatá. Eu sou o guardião da floresta.

Witter: Yeah, I know. You are Tatá.

[[The camera turns back to Witter.]]

Witter: Brothers and sisters. If you know anyone who could help me understand him better, notify me. Until then remember. Humans, animals, one family.

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A.383-2-V2:

[[Witter and another druid are sitting before the camera.]]

Witter: Dear brothers and dear sisters. This time, brother Juán is with us.

Juán: Thanks, brother Timo. I will help you with brother Tatá.

Witter: Thank you for that.

Juán: But tell me, what is this smell of rotten eggs. Can you smell it too?

[[Witter gives Juán a curt nod.]]

Witter: It's coming from brother Tatá's room.

[[A small viridescent is floating into view behind the two neo druids. Following later analyzes revealed it to have been SCP-383-DE in its wisp state.]]

Juán: I see. Brother Tatá is using powerful spells and rituals to weaken our enemies.

[[Both neo druids are suddenly turning around, apparently admiring SCP-383-DE.]]

Witter: Are … are you also seeing that?

Juán: Yes. That's a … sign from the gods. It's showing us … that we're on the right path.

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A.383-2-V3:

[[A group of robed people can be seen infiltrating a quarry. SCP-383-DE stops before the group in its human form. The camera and Witter are approaching SCP-383-DE and Witter places his hand on the shoulder of SCP-383-DE.]]

Witter: Everything's going to be alright. We will make those capitalist bastards pay for what they are doing to the forest.

SCP-383-DE: [[Says something unintelligible in a foreign language, seemingly Portuguese.]]

[[SCP-383-DE is ripping itself lose, attacking the employees of the forestry by itself. The camera pans after SCP-383-DE, but no one seems to be following it. The footprints by SCP-383-DE leave fire. However, exactly how the footprints were ignited by SCP-383-DE can not be seen. Just as some employees of the opencast mine approach SCP-383-DE, the latter throws itself to the ground and turns into an anaconda within a few seconds. Its eyes are burning like fire. In its anaconda state, SCP-383-DE attacks the employees of the opencast mine and starts eating them. Others SCP-383-DE merely brushed with its scales begin to burn and scream in pain.]]

[[The remaining footage is damaged to such an extent that it is not clearly recognizable.]]

Open: B.383-2

Foreword: B.323-2 is an interrogation by Dr. Neumann with SCP-338-DE. An interpreter was consulted to translate the claims of SCP-383-DE. SCP-383-DE inhabited its human form during the interrogation.

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Interviewee: SCP-383-DE
Interviewer: Dr. Neumann

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[[Log Start]]

[[Dr. Neumann sits before SCP-383-DE.]]

Neumann: Good day, SCP-383-DE.

SCP-383-DE: Good day.

Neumann: How are you?

SCP-383-DE: I'm not doing so well … I'm missing my forest.

Neumann: Your forest? Could you elaborate?

SCP-383-DE: I come from a faraway country. Brazil is what you call it.

Neumann: We figured, judging by the language you are speaking.

SCP-383-DE: I must go back. I have to look after the forest.

Neumann: First of all, I would like to know who you are and where you came from. I mean 10.000 kilometer from home is quite the journey.

SCP-383-DE: They call me Boi-Tatá or the flaming thing. I'm protecting the forest from humans who want to destroy it.

Neumann: Okay. How you ended up here remains to be clarified.

SCP-383-DE: There was this circus. Forgot its name, unfortunately. They caught me when I was asleep.

Neumann: Couldn't you've just kill and burn everything?

SCP-383-DE: Yes, but they didn't damage the forest. I'm only killing those who are damaging the forest.

Neumann: I see. The man you lived with. Where is he?

SCP-383-DE: What man?

Neumann: Timo Witter. I have a few questions he must answer me.

SCP-383-DE: I ate him.

Neumann: But he did stand up to the forest, didn't he?

SCP-383-DE: Yes, he did. But he wanted to use me as a weapon.

Neumann: And then you-

SCP-383-DE: You humans would say fried and eaten. Yes.

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Closing Remarks: The containment cell of SCP-383-DE was adapted to mimic a natural habitat, using the Amazon rain forest as a model. The circus that trafficked SCP-383-DE throughout Germany is currently sought-after, but given the poor information provided by SCP-383-DE in this regard, it remains to be seen if the investigation will be successful. Dr. Neumann is tasked with additional research concerning SCP-383-DE. Due to the information Dr. Neumann obtained from SCP-383-DE, SCP-383-DE can be assumed to be the so-called Boi-Tatá. The aforementioned is, according to south-American myths and legends, a guardian of the forest.

Footnotes

1. This size can vary depending on the environment the entity is present in.

2. Translation from Portugese: "I am the Boi-Tatá." and "I am the guarding of the wood."