Division XXV was a secret department oft the Ministry of State Security (MSS) of the GDR. It was founded on March 4th 1956 and got Konstantin Mader as senior officer. The missions of the Division were the support of the tasks of other Divisions by using anomalies and the surveillance and control of the world of the anomalous in the GDR. Division XXV was active until October 19th 1989, after which it was disbanded by its leaders. This was a desperate measure by which all persons involved should be enabled to evade jurisdiction. In the course of this operation, all documents of Division XXV were shredded, the memories of all employees altered and rogue personnel terminated. The ruined documentation was secured on February 2nd 2006 by the Foundation and is currently being restored.
Division XXV created numerous anomalies while in existence, however, it also used already existing paranormal objects. The purposes of its creations were mainly:
- espionage
- counterintelligence
- sabotage
- torture
- control of the populace
- warfare
The whereabouts of most of its creations are currently unknown. It is, however, confirmed that some anomalies are under the control of groups with hostile intent towards the Foundation.
According to restored files, Division XXV employed several individuals with anomalous properties. They are rarely mentioned in the currently restored documentation, with the exception of a person with the name "Magister Krone", which is described as a brilliant scientist and expert in using his anomalous ability. The nature of his ability is unknown at the time.
The secured files are one of few leads the Foundations posses to Division XXV, and it is very rare that it gets additional ones. Therefore, Research Team 25 was formed under the supervision of Dr. Hoffmann to restore the documents as fast as possible. For this purpose it was provided with the program Piecefinder, which is capable of combining scanned document fragments into a whole. Due to the sheer amount of ruined records, only a fraction could be restored until now. However, this amount could already be used to locate and retrieve several anomalies.
Division XXV towards other groups
Foreword: While in existence, Division XXV managed to evade other Groups of Interest to the largest extent and tried to avoid confrontations, except when it viewed the group in question as a threat to the country. After its disbandment, several Groups of Interest took some of its remains into their possession.
SCP Foundation
The Foundation tries to take control over all remains of Division XXV for secure containment and research. It is the only organization with records of the Division.
The Fourth Reich
The Fouth Reich and Division XXV both possessed material to blackmail each other and therefore avoided avoided one another. Despite this, Division XXV kept a watchful eye on the Fourth Reich and even supported some of its projects in the west without its knowledge. The Division hoped that Rass' views would affect the West and especially the BRD, so the SED would gain propaganda material.
After the Fall of the Wall and the dissolution of Division XXV, Mr Rass informed himself about the vacant sites of the Division using occult methods, started to occupy some of them and took possession of the anomalies stored there. The command of Mr Rass is to repurpose the anomalies for the goals of the Fourth Reich, to research them for replication, or, if they do not possess any use, to destroy them.
Raptor Tec. Industries
Raptor Tec. Industries acquired some artifacts of Division XXV through purchases on the black market. It has a faint suspicion relating to the existence of Division XXV, considers it, however, as a matter of little importance. Raptor Tec. Industries researches the objects in its possession to replicate their operating principles for for its own products and disposes of useless items with various methods.
The Mages Academy
The Mages Academy learned only after its disbandment about Division XXV, however, it has only limited means to locate its anomalies. If it takes possession of relics of the Division, it will try anything to render them harmless. Furthermore, the Academy gives particular attention to the obstruction of investigations regarding the individuals with anomalous properties by the Foundation and other groups, since some of them are rogue mages.
Division XXV, on the other hand, knew through its defectors of the Academy about its existence, but decided to let them be to avoid compromising its own concealment. The mages in its ranks, however, recruited over time individual members of the Academy to gain benefits inside the Division. Those recruitments could be carried out by simple persuasion or up to and including cruel extortion. Inconvenient witnesses and rogues were discretely disposed of by the Division.
The Caecus Carneliana-collective
The Caecus Carneliana-collective knows through the branch Hod about Division XXV and, while it still existed, tried to actively liberate the entities held captive by the Division. But this effort failed for the most part, since Division XXV managed to keep almost all locations of its facilities secret from the Collective. Today, the Collective is still searching for the intelligent anomalies of the Division, but ignores all objects created by it.
Division XXV in turn took action against all members of the Caecus Carneliana-collective if they moved on the territory of the GDR, since it viewed them as a threat to the country. During confrontations of this nature, the Division managed on rare occasions to capture entities of the Collective for interrogation and research.
The IMBW
The IMBW acquired in 200█ some objects of Division XXV by coincidence, but doesn't have any information regarding them. The lack of knowledge about their use leads occasionally to operating errors of the anomalies or unwanted side effects that are noticed too late.
The Wunderkabinett
The Wunderkabinett sometimes finds remains of the Division and either destrys or reworks them as products for sale.
Anomalies created by Division XXV
SCP-024-DE - Zersetzungswaffe Type TB-50
SCP-038-DE - Konditio 452
SCP-082-DE - Subject 17
SCP-089-DE - The Athena Project
SCP-116-DE - Trabant 601 S "Hermes"
SCP-124-DE - Don't notice me
SCP-132-DE - The Schwibbogen
SCP-139-DE - SR1 "Schlaufix"
SCP-161-DE - Project Vergeltung
SCP-280-DE - The Great Socialist Time Machine
SCP-336-DE - Love Potion Cloud 9
SCP-4387 - Don't lose your head, comrade
SCP-1513-JP - Standard Freqenzy: 50 Hz Range
Anomalies with secondary connections to Division XXV
SCP-125-DE - The Imprisoned Regent
SCP-149-DE - The Spirit of Ruin
Tales
"Wunder" Years
Information about writing Division XXV articles
Attention: In the following, there are some things listed, which have to be taken into account if the result has to be internally consistent and shall be added to this Group of Interest. (There is the possibility of spoilers, read at your own risk)
- A respectful handling of this topic is absolutely mandatory. Although the Stasi never was as bad a the Nazis, its deeds are still nothing to trivialize or to make fun of.
- One should know about the history of the GDR to prevent anachronisms.
- The technological status of the world between 1956 and 1989 is to be taken into account, especially the one of the GDR (except you have an excuse).
- Division XXV tried to make the job of the Stasi easier, and nothing else. Therefore, it didn’t invent anything, that would have been of use for the population at large, at least not without a hidden agenda.
- Note in regard to biological anomalies that nobody of the Division has tended to them for almost thirty years.
- The Foundation has no access to "normal" contemporary witnesses that could tell something about Division XXV. Its anomalies are another story.
- Division XXV was always fixated on secrecy. Because of that, all external persons involved were ultimately liquidated or brainwashed. (There were rare cases of persons with anomalous properties that managed to make the Division believe they had been liquidated. It also occurred that the liquidated ones got reanimated. The Foundation, however, can’t get a hold on these persons, or at least not for long.)
- For the sake of secrecy, the anomalies were given wrong information about the nature of the facility they were in, in case they fell into the wrong hands.
- To fulfill its objective, the Division used all sorts of anomalies. Only the technological status and the budget limited it.
- Anomalies created by the Division always had a project name. What sort of name is your decision as long as it sounds like an project name.
- Only the Foundation has access to the documentation of Division XXV. Other groups have to get their information by other means.
- Articles of the Division are to be tagged with Division-xxv.
Note: It is entirely possible to create additional persons, those, however, get added only when they are mentioned in an article.
Officer Konstantin Mader:
- Mader wasn’t stupid, he realized when something was about to become dangerous and took action accordingly. That doesn’t mean, that he couldn’t be surprised be unforeseen events or that his subordinates took his orders as absolute.
- Mader was devoted to the SED. His actions reflected that.
- Even though he was only an officer, he had the same say as a minister, given he was the administrator of a Stasi Division. He was never promoted due to secrecy reasons and didn't partake in many conferences.
- The officer was very attached to his post and refused to accept any blame he had taken upon himself. Because of that, it is to assume that he tried to evade any sort of retribution, be it by forethought or aftercare.
- Mader was a very busy man, therefore, he expressed himself mostly brief, concise and impersonal in his letters.
- Mader never combined amusement with his work. He wasn’t a sadist and he did not possess any spirit of research, he was a pragmatist who only cared for the cost-benefit ratio. Therefore, he showed only absolute frigidty towards the creations of the department.
- Mader is not to be killed by anyone.
Magister Krone:
- Krone was a powerful mage that once studied at the Mage Academy, and became a rogue later on.
- Magister Krone was the superior of all Magisters.
- Krone had a deep respect for Officer Mader.
- The Magister was a scientist with the motto "Science first". Therefore, he had, among other things, no problem with testing his creations on living humans, regardless of them deserving it or not.
- Magister Krone had the bad habit to take it too far with his creations at some point. In that case, only Officer Mader could get him back on track.
- Krone was well versed in many scientific fields and was capable of rather smart networked thinking. Because of that, he could qickly find a way to repurpose creations of Division XXV if they didn’t do what they were supposed to.
- No matter how crazy the Magister was, he did never compromise the secrecy of the Division. (But that was not necessarily by his merit alone.)
- Krone is not to be killed by anyone, too.
Magistra Wunder:
- Wunder was recruited by Agent S. It was not completely voluntary.
- Wunder was naive and eager to help, but she was also critical of the department. It would be reluctant to participate in a project that harms the people in any direct way.
- Wunder was accepted after the test phase with Prototype T1 and until the disbandment produced mostly anomalies for espionage, counterintelligence and putative "products" for the civilians. Often they had a "fairy-tale" flair, from which but she sometimes refrained from that.
- Wunder joined late, so she had less experience.
- Wunder had a friendly relationship with many of her workmates, especially Magister Feder and Käfig.
- Wunder saw Magister Krone as a kind of mentor, from whom she also knew a lot about magic. While crafting Prototype T1 Krone discovered her dormant talent and her "magical" craftsmanship.
- Wunders writing style is merrier than many other employees.
- Officer Mader occasionally criticized this, but otherwise was content with her.
- (Miracles never use "ß" because they did not know how to handle them. The why is not clear.)
- Wunder tried to escape and was caught. But with a trick she didn't lose her memories. However, because of a curse from Magister Krone, she can't tell any other parties from Division XXV.
- A C.C. Collective member was with her during her escape.
- She used the Hermes-Trabant of Agent O named "Annabell" to escape.
- Wunder is a woman. In case it was not clear.
- She later became Ms Mirabilis and founded the Wunderkabinett.
Magister Käfig:
- Käfig is a friendly giant with muscles who prefers to be well-dressed and wears glasses.
- His duties were animal anomalies, whether living and as a material.
- Käfig was recruited some time before Magistra Wunder by Agent S
- Magister Käfig had an irrational fear of Officer Mader, which he and Magister Krone exploited repeatedly.
- The Magister not only had a penchant for animals, but also a knack. Although he had no problems handling leather, organs or other parts of animals, he is very fond of animals.
- Although Käfig looks very clumsy and like a monkey, he has a degree in three science subjects.
- Since he has worked very often with Magistra Wunder and Magister Feder, he has some kind of friendship with these people.
- Käfig's whereabouts after the dissolution are officially unknown. But it is very likely that he is, although amneticised, still alive.
- The use of Käfig, mainly after the Division time, should be discussed with Einer von Rabe, as there is a plan for him.
Magister Feder:
- Feder was a slim, almost skinny man in charge of mechanical anomalies inside the Division.
- Feders workspace was cramped with machines and clockworks in different states of completion.
- According to files of the Division, Feder.
- Around him was always a ticking noise, whose origin could never be determined.
- He liked hearing classical music so he could better focus. He often hummed the pieces while at work.
- He got liquidated before the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Officially, he had been accused of having ties to the Church of the Broken God, in particular to the sect of "the Ticking Prophet Teg-Ihn". It is unknown if those accusations where true.
Agent K:
- Agent K was a Agent of Division XXV. He specialized in retrieval, neutralization, capture and theft of anomalies.
- Agent K had a Hermes Trabant, that he called Tom. Both had a cooperative relationship with each other.
- The agent never fully agreed with the goals of Division XXV, but still carried out his assignments to its satisfaction, since he knew, if he didn't do it, someone else who was more ruthless than him would do it. While doing his job, he tried to bring as little suffering as possible to innocents, though.
- Agent K's true name wasn't known, only the head of Division XXV knew his identity.
- Agent Ks favorite drink was Jack Daniels.
- Agent K fled shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall together with Tom, but was catched by Stasi operatives and killed while still on site. The Trabant, however, escaped.
Agent O:
- Agent O was an agent of Division XXV. He was supposed to infiltrate groups and was responsible for espionage.
- Agent O had a Hermes-Trabant. The exact relationship is unknown, but the Trabant readily cooperated with the agent.
- Agent Os Hermes-Trabant was stolen after a fight with Magistra Wunder, and has been in her possession since. The Trabant is called Annabell.
- The agent never questioned the assignments he received from Division XXV, but that does not mean that he trusted his employer blindly. It is said that he has always had at least one plan up his sleeve for each plan his superiors made.
- Agent O liked to manipulate people with lies the way he wanted, an ability that aided his infiltration well.
- He also had no problem with killing people who got in his way. However, he hated unnecessary bloodshed and preferred fast and quiet killing methods.
- For these he used very often not/hardly detectable poisons and traps, which made it look like an accident or put the blame on someone else.
- He always had an accent when he spoke, but he used it as an exercise and changed it every day. This was a peculiarity that earned him both ridicule and admiration.
- Agent Os real name was not known, but apparently he was from Eastern Europe.
- Agent Os favorite drink had been "Schümli Pflümli" ever since he drank one in Switzerland. He however only drank it after he finished an assignment.
- Agent Os whereabouts are unknown.
Agent S:
- Agent S was an agent of Division XXV. She specialized in recruiting employees and spies.
- Agent S had reddish-brown hair that was medium cut.
- She smoked, but not excessively. She was also very hard-drinking and otherwise not averse to trying new things. She even participated in some experiments of Division XXV, without any extraordinary results.
- The agent worked for the Division because of the money and was otherwise very quiet.
- Although she did not hold back with her snappy sarcasm and could be very sadistic when the situation called for it, she got along well with Magistra Wunder, Magister Feder and Käfig.
- Agent S had an aversion, almost disgust, for Agent O.
- Agent S always tried recruitment questions first and foremost, but then joyfully build up more and more psychological pressure , if her counterpart did not agree.
- Agent S's real name was unknown, her acquaintances called her Olga.
- Agent S's favorite drink was actually milk with different spirits.
- Agent S disappeared already before the fall of the Wall. Division XXV found her and carried out an assassination.
Berlin, the 04. 01. 1981
Ministry for State Security
Division XXVTitle
- The head of a completely restored document looks always the same (as seen above). The location, aligned to right, followed by the date, also aligned right (with a "the" beforehand and spaces between day, month and year), blank line, name of the ministry (Ministry for State Security), bouble blank line, name of the department (Division XXV), blank line, title of the document, blank line. To align stuff right you can use the syntax used for the alignment of the rate module.
- To create the impression of a sheet of paper, a > is to be placed in front of every paragraph, followed by a space.
- In the GDR, many things were typed on typewriters, therefore is any text to be placed between double braces (these ones {}) to create the impression of a typewriter font. That looks like this than.
- When Officer Mader was issuing orders, he had to sign them on the bottom right. There was then always written Signed: Officer Konstantin Mader. Reports for him or the archive did not need signatures, but could have one if it was important from whom they came.
- Mind time and country appropriate vocabulary. Also, keep in mind, that a SED devoted Stasi employee sat in front of the typewriter. He did not write "our western neighbors", but "the class enemy" or "the imperialists". He did not simply write about the populace of the GDR, but the "socialist populace". If someone has difficulties with that, he or she can look at already existing articles to see how it could look like.
- If you know them, you can apply the old spelling rules for bonus authenticity points. That, however, is not mandatory.
If someone has questions or wants things clarified, he or she can ask Dr Ore. Inquiries can be send via Discord chat or private message, however, if the latter option is used, one can sometimes wait up to 5 days for a response.
