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Dinodon's Hand
Original: http://ko.scp-wiki.net/dinodon-s-hand
Author: Salamander724
Translator: Salamander724

Images Credits:

Dinodon's Logo and Flag: made by Salamander724 herself, based on the original Serpent's Hand logo made by Zyn.

Insignia of Ryang Da-hŭi: made my thd-glasses himself.

Wanderer's Library Card Format: made by Rounderhouse himself.

Anything else: made by Salamander724 herself.
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Dinodon's Hand

Korean Serpent's Hand

Serpent's Hand, Korean Lodge, SH-KO

We are…

一. 【ORGANIZERS】 gathering the unorganized Capable, and struggling for the consolidation and expansion of our organization, in order to abolish every form of discrimination against the Capable.

一. 【SUCCESSORS】 following the final injunction of Elder Jŏn Woo-chi as he died in 1568 CE, building on the merits of our foreparents, while correcting their errors and ceaselessly engaging in dialectical self-criticism.

一. 【IN SOLIDARITY】 with the international society of the Serpent's Hand, respecting its positions and upholding international solidarity in times of need.

一. 【GUARDIANS】 protecting The Library, that treasured house of knowledge belonging to sapient beings from every universe, including our own, from all who seek its destruction.

一. 【PRACTITIONERS】 never forgetting the ideal of anarcho-syndicalism, originating from our militant anti-imperial struggle in the 1920s, striving to practice this ideal as we manage and administer our own organization.

一. 【EGALITARIANS】 struggling to change the realities that victimize the Capable and conceal Wonders in order to maintain the system that ensures the wealth of the few through the exploitation of the many.

一. 【SCIENTISTS】 not rejecting modernity or civilization, but supporting all attempts to scientifically explain those Wonders that are currently mysterious.

一. 【HUMANE】 never placing ourselves in opposition to humanity, and always taking care that our operations avoid collateral damage to civilians.

一. 【PROSPECTORS】 never doubting that human society must embrace the existence of the Capable and of Wonders, and preparing for the inevitable convergence of the paranormal and normal worlds.

MANIFESTO:

We,

the driving force of knowledge production,
the protectors of knowledge preservation, and
the principal agents of knowledge revolution,

inherit our foreparents' dauntless struggle over the last five hundred years,

participate in solidarity with the torrent of international struggle,

and form the autonomous and democratic Korean organization of the Capable,
hencefore known as the Dinodon's Hand.

We, under the banner of struggle,
pledge our allegiance to this creed, and unite together in fierce comradeship,

declare that we will fight vigorously until the day

when the peaceful existence of the Capable is guaranteed
and Wonders become the subject of understanding,

so that our abilities and knowledge can contribute to
human dignity and historic progress.

Chapter 1. General Rules

Article 1. Title — the title of our society is “the Dinodon's Hand”, although “the Korean Serpent's Hand“ is permissible. Our abbreviation is “SH-KO”.

Article 2. Headquarters — Our main headquarters are located within the perimeter of the Wanderer's Library.

Article 3. Purpose and Operation — The Dinodon's Hand's purpose is to organize the Capable(능력자, 能力者) and survey Wonders(경이, 驚異) across the Korean peninsula, in order to advance the status of the Capable and build upon our cumulative knowledge of Wonders. To make this happen, we perform the operations listed below:

Clause 1. Reinforcement of international solidarity amongst the Capable of the world.

Clause 2. Consolidation of our organizational capacity through recruitment of the unorganized Capable.

Clause 3. Improvement of the living conditions of the Capable.

Clause 4. Tracking and punishment of the Capable with malicious intent.

Clause 5. Fighting against the Far East Lodge of the Bookburners.

Clause 6. Engaging in scientific research into Wonders and their capabilities.

Clause 7. Spreading education, propaganda, and publications in order to assist with the operations listed above.

Clause 8. Any additional operations needed to achieve our purpose.

Article 4. Symbolism — The Dinodon's Hand uses the Asian king snake (Dinodon rufozonatum) as our symbol.

Chapter 2. Organization

Article 5. Composition

The Dinodon's Hand is composed of Members, who are free individuals that support the creed, manifesto and bylaw, and the council, which is the direct democratic organization of its Members.

Article 6. Safehouses

Safehouses are hideouts and strongholds installed by the Dinodon's Hand across the Korean peninsular as bases for our operations.

Safehouses can be abandoned at any time for the safety and security of our members, or for other reason. Their installation can be also performed at any time.

The abandonment or installation of safehouses must be reported to HQ.

Article 7. Membership and Dropouts

Any Capable who wishes to join the Dinodon's Hand should describe their history and abilities in detail, and go through an interview with the executives at HQ.

No Member is allowed to leave the organisation.

Chapter 3. Rights and Duties

Article 8. Rights

The rights of Members include:

The political rights to elect the Executives, to cast a vote of confidence in the Executives, and to be elected as an Executive.

The right to fair and equal treatment as part of the operations of the Dinodon's Hand.

The right to attend council sessions.

The right to access the Wanderer's Library through the Dinodon's Hand HQ.

Article 9. Duties

The duties of Members include:

The duty to obey the manifesto, creed, and bylaw of Dinodon's Hand.

The duty to provide the minimal personal information required for exercising rights.

The duty to never intentionally harm other Members, or the organization itself.

The duty to maintain secrecy and to never collude with or contact hostile groups.

The duty to pay dues.

Chapter 4. The Council and Elections

Article 10. The Council

The Council(평의회, 評議會) is the main body for Members of the Dinodon's Hand to debate, evaluate, discuss, and take action.

Every Member can attend the Council, and every Member attending the Council is given an equal right to speak.

The regular Council meets twice a year, on the days of the equinox. Executives can call up irregular Council meetings in the case of an emergency.

Article 11. Elections

Election is the procedure by which Members select the Executives of the Dinodon's Hand.

At regular Council meetings, votes of confidence in each Executive are performed. If there is any nonconfidence, an election to select a successor shall be held.

If any Executive resigns before the regular Council meeting, the remaining Executives deputize acting Executives until the next Council meeting.

Chapter 5. Executives

Article 12. Executives — Dinodon's Hand's Executives(임원, 任員) are composed of:

One Chair(주석, 主席)

One Vice-Chair(부주석, 副主席)

One Secretary(서기, 書記)

One Treasurer(회계, 會計)

One International Liaison(국제연락책, 國際連絡責)

Article 13. Tasks — The tasks of Executives are:

Clause 1. The Chair:

Represents the Dinodon's Hand, and takes responsibility for all operations.

Calls up the Council and acts as the speaker.

Appoints and dismisses other executives.

Signs all issued statements.

Has the right to interpret bylaw. Interpretation by the Chair is authoritative unless dismissed at the Council.

Clause 2. The Vice-Chair:

Assists the Chair.

Deputizes for the Chair in case of chair's absence.

Clause 3. The Secretary

Is in charge of the organization's administration, in accordance with the Chair's instructions.

Settles operations and reports them to the Council.

Executes the budget and manages assets.

Clause 4. The Treasurer:

Collects dues and profits, and makes a deposit slip before delivering them to the secretary.

Compiles statistics and charts, so that the members can understand the activities of the organization at a glance.

Inspects budget usages, and reports the result of the audit at the regular Council meetings.

Besides these regular audits, additional audits can be immediately performed if there is a demand from more than one-third of Council attendees.

Clause 5. The International Liaison

Maintains contact with Serpent's Hand lodges in other nations.

Chapter 6. FINANCE

Article 14. Finance

The finances of the Dinodon's Hand shall be funded from the dues of members and from the various enterprises operating out of HQ. The consumption of finances must comply with the budget bill resolved at the Council.

If the budget bill cannot be complied with for any unexpected reason, the Executives can modify the bill. However, they must explain their modifications at the next Council meeting.

Article 15. Dues

Dues(맹비, 盟費) are ₩10,000 KRW (about $10 USD) per month.

Dues should be paid manually, whole visiting the HQ. This is in order to check on the well-being of each member.

Chapter 7. Regulation

Article 16. Restriction of Rights

When members do not pay dues, and are otherwise in good health, the payment of unpaid dues is demanded. If they disobey, the rights defined in Article 8 can be restricted.

Members who have unpaid dues are deprived of the right to be elected as executives.

Article 17. Disciplinary Action

Disciplinary actions consist of Warning, Rebuke, Probation, Dismissal (in the case of Executives), Expulsion accompanied by amnestic treatment, and Termination.

The Dinodon's Hand can perform disciplinary actions against Members who have done, intentionally or negligently, any of the following:

Violation of the Creed, Bylaw or Manifesto without justification.

Failing to uphold the reputation of the organization.

Causing loss of lives or property damage to the organization.

Violation of the duty to follow good faith practices (in the case of Executives).

Not paying dues for more than 5 months, except when due to accident or ill health.

Chapter 8. Dissolution

Article 18. Dissolution — The Dinodon's Hand becomes defunct when there are no living members.

Article 19. Common Convention — Other matters unspecified in theses Bylaws shall follow common convection.

Supplementary Provision

Article 1. Implementation — This bylaw shall be implemented from a passage at the Council on.

AN INJURY TO ONE OF US IS AN INJURY TO ALL OF US

NOTE: We have 📝 Writing Guides on how you should utilize each characters. If you have any questions after reading the guide, you can contact the creator of the character.

Members

Ho-ya(호야, 狐也)_/ho'ja/

Initial: Hx
Birth: 1517
Gender: F
Height: 1.63 m
Race: Demon fox
Status: Current chairwoman. Acting as a bartender at the cross-dimensional bottleshop "Il-sal-da-sæng(一殺多生)."

Daughter of Elder Jŏn and the Millenary Nine-tailed Fox. She has lived many years and changed her identity many times. Her current name, "Hoya" has been used since the early 2010s. She identifies as a human being and as a lesbian. She refuses to accept that she's a demon fox, hates liver meat, and has had a lifelong desire to slay her mother by her own hand.

In the late Josŏn dynasty, she belonged to the Underground Taoists(지하도사, 地下道士). In 1909, just prior to Japanese annexation of her country, she worked Hawaii as a coolie. In 1913, she joined the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and became aware of Western practitioners, who were helping IWW. In 1918, the United States government stroke a fatal blow against IWW, and 166 union members, including Hoya, were arrested. She managed to escape from prison and returned to Korea. After homecoming, she gathered a small number of the Capable, those who had not become Japanese collaborators, and launched the "Dinodon's Society".

In the 1920s, Hoya and a Dinodon's Society assisted Korean anarchist group, the Fierce Justice Corps(의열단, 義烈團), began fighting against IJAMEA. After the Corps disbanded in 1928, Hoya attempted to travel to mainland Japan, alone, in 1930, but failed. After the collapse of Imperial Japan, Korea was divided into pro-Soviet Stalinist North and pro-US Fascist South. Despairing that there was no longer any room for her in Korea, Hoya erased all memories of her and went into hiding. She rejoined the Hand in 2011, and was elected as Chairwoman, a position that had previously been vacant.

Her specialties are physical combat(체술, 體術) and vulpine magic(여우술, 狐精術). Her combat role is as a bruiser. She can distort her enemies' perception of her position using a passive mind-affecting field, and will strike at the backs of enemies that attack the wrong spot. Her favourite artifact is a magical bullet-launcher resembling a HK USP.

Even though she denies being a fox and gets angry when treated like one, the names she has been using for more than 500 years have always included letters meaning "fox" or "beast." This is an expression of her determination to remain vigilant and consciously curb her biological nature, which she loathes.

Kang Na-roo(강나루, 江津) _{/kɑŋ'nɑ'ɾu/}

Initial: Knr.
Birth: 1988
Gender: M
Height: 1.82 m
Race: Korean, Human
Status: Current vice-chairman. Publicly known as a mystery writer.

His name "江津" is read aloud with "Kang Jin", but he calls himself "Kang Naroo", rendering the Chinese character 津 into Korean "Naroo", meaning "dock". Although he had been working in a branch of the Serpent's Hand since 2005, he doesn't remember exactly where he's from.² He left the Hand in 2010, and worked as a freelance practitioner. He was involved in a certain incident in 2020 and got into financial difficulty, so he joined the Dinodon's Hand. Shortly after joining, he was elected as vice-chairman, under the name "experienced newcomer."

When he joined the Dinodon's Hand, he brought a girl named Hwi-yŏng with him. He is silent about her identity and how he met her. Hwiyŏng is not treated as a formal member, but as she cannot leave the organization by herself without Naroo, so she is treated as a de facto member. Whenever he goes out, Hwiyŏng usually goes with him and assists him.

His combat ability is not that impressive. It's not that he can't fight, but he tends to make make mistakes at important times when he works alone, and sometimes get into trouble. This tendency is greatly improved when Hwiyŏng and other members are there with him. His capacity to quickly analyze the magical power and characteristics of others is especially useful for finding weaknesses. He's good at making magical workings, including Ways, by applying his own magical knowledge, and is also very interested in the indigenous magic cultures of various regions.

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Naroo is sympathetic to the ideology of the Dinodon's Hand for now, but there is only one value to which he is truly devoted: the happiness of Hwiyŏng. Having been away from his hometown, Mujin for so long, she is his only object of attachment. Naroo joined the Dinodons in hopes of finding a haven where she can be safe and free.

Naroo is, therefore, an outsider in the main narrative of the Dinodon's Hand; his title of Vice-Chairman is only meaningful in the unlikely event that Hoya, the Chairwoman, becomes unable to lead the Group, thus he normally has virtually no responsibilities. Corollary: he is the member who contributes least to the main concerns of the Dinodon's Hand, but at the same time, the most appropriate character to intervene in other interesting topics that deviate from the main concerns.

When you write Naroo as a magician, it's important to keep two things in mind. Firstly, Naru had transferred all of his moonlight-based magical abilities to Hwiyŏng, since meeting her. Therefore, after 2019, he cannot use moonlight-related magic under any circumstances. However, secondly, Naroo can still use his other magical abilities just fine. His favourite items are fountain pen revolver and pocket watch, but you can freelly depict him using any other device or casting spell.

Although Hwiyŏng claims to be Naroo's attendant, she is more like his adopted daughter. Her most defining characteristic is her ‘innocence’. Her true color was an adult woman in early 20s, but as a result of an event in 2019, her body and mind were reconstructed out of ‘moon shard’. She was effectively reborn at that time. Whilst her mind and body are growing rapidly to catch up to their former levels, for now, she still has the knowledge of an adult and the mind of a child. Of course, her mind will develop over time.

The two characters, Naroo and Hwiyŏng, are inextricably linked. Neither can lead their own story to the complete exclusion of the other. However, this is a rule that only applies in the here and now, when Hwiyŏng has yet to reach adulthood. Someday, Naroo will let her go. When that day comes, she can do anything and be anything. That is also the goal of Naroo.

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Ryang Da-hŭi(량다희, 梁茶姬) _{/ljaŋ'dɑ'hɰi/}

Initial: R.D.
Birth: 2001
Gender: F
Height: 1.53 m
Race: Korean, Human
Status: Operating a hideout disguised as a guesthouse in Jeju Island.

A hereditary mudang (Korean shaman)(세습무당, 世襲巫堂). She was born with the greatest channelling power for hereditary Muism in the Dinodon's Hand, enabling her to easily communicate with Divine Spirits(神祇, 신기). She is especially favored by Princess Bari, who is her ancestor in addition to being the ancestor goddess of all Korean shamans. Thanks to Bari's grace, Dahŭi can easily expel lesser ghosts without the need for a specific exorcism.

Her mother, Ryang In-yŏng, who was a member was the Hand until she was killed in action by the GOC in 2013, at which point Dahŭi succeeded her. Because of her strong channelling power, she was raised among members of the Hand from a very early age. This has made her ignorant about fashion and trends in the outer world. Younger members, including Rim and Yul, pity her for this, but Dahŭi seems to be quite indifferent. Usually, she operates a boarding house, opening a "Way" into the Dinodon's Hand's HQ to maintain contact with "the Crones"the Goddesses of the Sŏchŏn Country Club.

While she is strong against ectoplasmic entities (called ghosts or spectres), her offense power against people is insignificant. Though she has mastered basic magics, she does not have any specialties that allow for attacks against people, unlike other members of the Hand.

Morrígan ingen Ernmas(Morrígan, the daughter of Ernmas)

Initial: Mrghn.
Birth: Unknown
Gender: F
Height: 1.70 m
Race: Tuatha Dé Danann
Status: Current liaison. Acting as a bouncer and waitress at the cross-dimensional bottleshop "Il-sal-da-sæng."

She loves those with a strong mind and indomitable creed, regardless of gender. She feels pleasure whenever these people challenge themselves and push their creed onto the world itself. She enjoys helping such people, and they become her personal friends. These relationships may become romantic, at least some of the time.

Her hometown was Hy-Brasil (a.k.a. Tír na nÓg). However, she despises her own hometown, describing it as "a nest of autistic jerks in a torpor state". She left Hy-Brasil hundreds of years ago and joined the Hand (or a predecessor to the Hand), and has been a loyal member ever since. She helped IRA throughout the 20th century, siding with the Northern Irish IRA after the Irish partition. In 1997, she caused "a shit-ton" of trouble in the UK, and was listed on the GOC Red Notice. She escaped to the Korean Hand, and was appointed as a liaison between the Korean and European Hands.

Her specialty is shapeshifting. As a master shapeshifter, her preferred shapes are black beasts, especially ravens. Partial shifting is possible, so she can fly with raven's wings and a humanoid body, and so on. Her default humanoid form is an Irish woman with long black hair and green eyes. Her combat role is as a nuker, summoning translucent blue mail and a Celtic sword before engaging in melee. Although she prefers close combat, long-range attacks are also possible, as she can shoot a magic bullet from her fingers without the need of artifact. In fact, the magic bullet launchers used by SH-KO were made by reverse engineering Morrígan's magic bullet ability.

She likes cars, and good at car modification. Her favorite vehicle is an illegally specially tuned Phantom Corsair.

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Morrígan is probably the worst person if you want to get close to somebody among the Dinodons. She is essentially an onlooking, egocentric sociopath. Her attention and affection is paid only to the people of creed (i.e. heroic humans challenging ‘the world‘) she is interested in, and she is totally indifferent to ordinary mass of people. And the reason she helps the heroes is not because she truly sympathizes with their creeds. She herself has no ideology or creed. She wouldn't care if the actions of the person she helped 100 years ago and the other person she is helping now were the opposite. There is only her own pleasure in giving those helps. There is no causality between past, present and future actions. In this respect, she is deeply eerie and disturbing.
(Note: She is by no means “cynical” about ideology or creed. Rather, she is attached to heroes who are passionate about them. She is just “indifferent” to the content of ideology or creed)

Morrígan and Hoya are designed to be opposite personalities. Hoya expresses her emotion richly, and Morrígan never reveals her emotion. Hoya is a non-human who loves humans' humanness, and Morrígan is a non-human who loves human when they transcends normal humanness. Morrígan is interested and pleased with Hoya's personality and creed. For now, Morrígan's “hero” is the Dinodons, especially Hoya. Hoya can see through Morrígan's eerie personality, but accepts the help and physical pleasure she provides. This is because Hoya knows that Morrígan will not betray her unless her creed is broken. The communication between two women usually takes place in such a way that when Hoya is sulkily grumbling, Morrígan responds with sly grins.

What I had in mind when designing Morrígan's character were goddesses who help mythical heroes, such as Greek Pallas Athena, or Irish Morrígan (yeah, her name was derived from this): “Why do such goddesses help humans? Maybe it's just about their self-interest and self-satisfaction? If so, how should it be accepted from a human POV?” Just as humans do not understand ants, deities (I mean, powerful non-humans) will not understand humans. Then, what does it mean from a human POV that such a deity likes and helps a human? That's how this character was created.

Keep in mind when using Morrígan: she is probably the most powerful among the Dinodons, but she never comes to the fore unless her “hero(es)” are in crisis. She do not reveal her true abilities, and do not actively express her opinions. Even her emotions cannot be read because of her sly sayings and doings. She always takes a step back and watches with an enigmatic smile, just like a raven overlooking people from midair.

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Moon Gi-nam(문기남, 文期南) _{/mun'ɡi'nɑm/}

Initial: M.G.
Birth: 1989
Gender: M
Height: 1.75 m
Race: Korean, Human
Status: Raising funds by selling ropes³⁴

Born as a Korean domicile(조선적, 朝鮮籍), he has some connections with North Korea that allows him to scout the North Korean state of affairs and dynamic. He's studied the art of Sealing, and was granted a master's degree at the Japanese branch of the International Center for the Study of Unified Thaumatology (ICSUT) located on Mount Osore of the Aomori Prefecture. While he was pursuing a PhD, his sister was arrested by the GOC for advocating the ideology of the Serpent's Hand, and went missing. Luckily, he was not arrested along with his sister, because his academic supervisor guaranteed his loyalty. But being frightened that the GOC would not let him be, he left and fled to Korea to join the Dinodon's Hand.⁵⁶

His combined knowledge from the ICSUT and the Wanderer's Library made him an expert practitioner of many types of seals, and the methods to break those seals. He is especially interested in ward ropes, a restraint type of seal, such as the Korean gŭmjul(금줄, 禁줄) or the Japanese shimenawa(주련승, 注連縄). He produces several varieties of ward ropes all on his own, and his hobby is to research the difference of the effect and effectiveness of the ward ropes depending on the material and the way they are manipulated, hence his residence is filled with all kinds of ropes. His main mode of combat is to use these ward ropes like a whip.

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Ginam's life is marked by his relationships with several important figures: his father, his younger sister, Professor Tanaka, and the members of the Dinodon's Hand. He always thought his father had abandoned the family. His childhood was filled first with longing, and then with hatred for his father. Even now, he remains cynical about his own father. In the absence of parents, Ginam was obessed with a duty to be the breadwinner, and often clashed with his sister. By the time Ginam entered ICSUT, their relationship had ostensibly recovered, but what Ginam didn't realise was that it had actually broken down. He was unaware of that his sister had embroiled with the Serpent's Hand, until the very night before she was arrested.

Professor Mikiro Tanaka, Ginam's gracious mentor, is the one who guided Ginam from his extravagation to the path of academia. Until Ginam's escape from ICSUT, Professor Tanaka supported Ginam with everything he had. But when his sister was arrested and he went on the run, Ginam lost everything: his sister, his mentor, and the future he was meant to be given. Ginam saw himself as a victim of great forces beyond his control, and to some extent, that was true.

By this course of life, Ginam developed a pessimistic and cynical personality. His acceptance of Byŏnggil's offer for recruitment was more out of a need for escape, rather than a genuine sympathy with the ideology of the Hand. For a while, Ginam was passively doing what he was told, but he was changed through a series of events: most notably, reunion with his father. His father, belonged to North Korea's paranormal agency, expected his son to align himself with him. Learning to not let his hatred for father consume him, Ginam was able to properly deceive his father. Consequently, the Dinodons gained an intelligence channel to North Korea, and Ginam's father gained an illusion of winning his son over.

Ginam's life story represents the ordeal of marginal man amongst the tragic modern history of ethnic Koreans. Throughout his life, he has been excluded, unable to find a place for himself. Dinodon's Hand is the end of his downward spiral. Ginam is still cynical and a bit passive. But he is slowly finding his way through the chaos.

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Bæk Byŏng-gil(백병길, 白昺吉) _{/pɛk'pjʌŋ'gil/}

Initial: B.B.
Birth: 1985
Gender: M
Height: 1.89 m
Race: Korean, Human
Status: Raising funds at Shindang-dong smithy street.

Byŏnggil is a member of an Underground Taoist family who was part of the league since the time of the Dinodion's Society. His great grandparents were comrades of Hoya during the Japanese occupation of Korea. However, the Soviet army killed his great grandfather for being an anarchist shortly after Korea's independence, and his great grandmother was killed by the South Korean military during the Korean war. After the war, his grandfather moved to the United States through Japan with his family and settled at Three Portlands.

Byŏnggil's parents wanted him to live a life untainted by the horrible memories of Korea, and recommended him to enter ICSUT. But he betrayed their expectations and enrolled at Deer College. However, after entering the college, he found that the esprit of Deer did not sit well with him,⁷ so he dropped out at the age of 22. Upon arriving in the (great-grand-)fatherland his parents hated so much, Byŏnggil restored his citizenship of South Korea and enlisted in the South Korean army. After two years of service as a special force trooper, Byŏnggil wandered the country instead of returning to Three Ports, and was recruited by Ryang Inyŏng, who had heard of the return of a descendant of Underground Taoists.

His seniors and friends gave him the nickname "Big Boy" due to his large physique. He is gentle, yet strict and tough. He is a mentor of Yi Rim's martial arts. Even the cheeky and rebellious Rim shows respect to Byŏnggil.⁸⁹ He is in a romantic relationship with Hŭiji.

His main ability is physical enhancement magic, preferring unarmed hand fighting after enhancement. In serious fights, he wears a power fist(동력권, 動力拳) made by the technology of the Church of the Broken God. He runs a blacksmithy to take care of his equipment, doubling as a front business. His position in battle is a bruiser. Unlike Hoya, who tanks by evading damage, Byŏnggil is a classic bruiser who tanks by absorbing damage.

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BradánFeasa.aic

Initial: BrdFs
Birth: Unknown. Current personality was compiled in 2013.
Gender: Hazel
Height: N/A
Race: Artificially Intelligent Salmon
Status: Current treasurer.

Hän used to be an AIC made by the Foundation. In 2012, hän fell behind during a mission in Maxwellian Simulspace before being seized by the Maxwellians. Then, the Dinodon's Hand purchased hänet and covered the cost of hänen remodeling in 2013. The Maxwellians already extracted all possible information about the Foundation from hänet and reset hänen Personality Driver, so the Dinodon's Hand cannot gather any information about the Foundation through hänet.

The current shape and personality of hänet was decided by Morrígan, who specified the details of the remodeling. Hänen name, "Bradán Feasa", meaning "the Salmon of Knowledge" in Gaelic, was also chosen by Morrígan. Usually, hän is called "Bradán." Hän is courteous and speaks in a polite language. All loyalty to the Foundation was removed in the process of core remodeling.

Hän has been serving as a treasurer ever since hän was recruited, because of hänen ability as an artificial intelligence to carry out large-scale calculations quickly. Usually, hän swims between nine monitors installed on the walls of the Dinodon's Hand Headquarter in the form of the salmon with big antlers and the ability to talk. Even during the swimming or conversing, hän still runs hänen duties as a treasurer in the background.

Even though hän is not a living organism, let alone a human being, the other members treat hänet as an equal personality and one of the members. According to Hoya's authoritative interpretation, in the Serpent's Hand, AIC stands for Artificially Intelligent Comrade, not Artificially Intelligent Conscript.

Sŏ Yul(서율, 徐慄) _/sʌ'jul/

Initial: S.Y.
Birth: 1995
Gender: F
Height: 1.57 m
Race: Korean, Human
Status: studying abroad in German Mages Academy.

Once a victim of school bullying. While trying to avoid being bullied, she accidentally killed the bullies using her ability. Morrígan observed the scene and recruited her. After being recruited, she lived with Yŏn and Rim under the same roof of Yi family. Once had a timid personality, due to school bullying. She is recovering by interacting with Lim.

In the course of her entering the Serpent's Hand, Hoya expunged all human relations around her in order to cover her homicide. Though she was separated from her family, she does not seem to miss them and seldom talks about them. Instead, she tends to regard SH members as her new family. She attended a new high school with Lim.

Her specialty is space leaping(공간도약, 空間跳躍), a.k.a. blinking through warping(축지법, 縮地法). It is not only a transportation method, but can also be used as a means of attack, for example by setting the destination point within the body of an enemy before blinking again while grasping the enemy's internal organs (how she killed her bullies), or blinking with an object to bury it within the body of an enemy, and so on. Her combat role is as a tricky utility dealer, using various applications of her specialty. She has learned basic magic from seniors, including Yŏn, and trained her ability much more variously.

Yi Rim(이림, 李琳) _/i'ɾim/

Initial: Y.L.
Birth: 1995
Gender: M F M¹⁰
Height: 1.67 m
Race: Korean, Human
Status: Inoccupation.

Having been a man, but some kind of incident turned his body into a woman. He She Hän has tried many things to return, but never succeeded.

Yi Yŏn(이연, 李鳶) _/i'jʌn/

Initial: Y.Y.
Birth: 1991
Gender: F
Height: 1.63 m
Race: Korean, Human
Status: Contributing finance via pottery

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Hong Hŭi-ji(홍희지, 洪喜至) _{/hoŋ'hɰi'dʑi/}

Initial: H.H.
Birth: 1986
Gender: F
Height: 1.58 m
Race: Korean, Human
Status: Current secretary.

25th generation descent from Duke Jŏnghyo from Earthy Hong line from Clan Hong of Namyang. She is a descendant of time-honored underground Taoist family and has a strong attachment and a sense of duty to the organization. Hoya exploits her devotion to upload almost every many works onto Hŭiji. She is in a romantic relationship with Byŏnggil.

As the Secretary, she is in charge of the internal affairs of the organization, and so rarely leaves HQ. She sold her family house and takes care of her own room and board within HQ. Her parents were killed in action against GOC in the year of 2000, and she holds a deep grudge against GOC. However, she represses her feelings so thoroughly that anyone who does not know her past cannot even notice her resentment.

Her specialty is psionics including telepathy and expanded perception. Telepathy is especially useful to communicate psychically with lesser demons such as monopods(독각귀, 獨脚鬼)¹¹¹² or bamboo leaf soldiers(이죽이병, 珥竹異兵), as they have no command of human language. It is also Hong's duty to control these lesser demons and make them do various chores at HQ. Thus, she seldom engages in combat, and focuses on support.

Cooperators

who are not our members, but agree with our creed and have a relationship of mutual aid with us.

Nykänen, Kyllikki

Birth: 1950
Gender: F
Race: Finns, Human

As an anthropologist at Helsinki University, she secretly pursues proto-Nälkä communities across northern Eurasia, from Finland in the West to Kamchatka to the East. She wants to bring proto-Nälkä into the open and make them a legalized ethnic and religious minority, and has devoted the latter half of her life to this mission. Nobody outside of the Serpent's Hand knows the true goal of her research and still helps her. When she goes out for fieldwork, she wears a special naisenlakki (traditional Sami women's headgear). This headgear is an artifact similar to the newsboy cap of Neglect, and was given to her by the Hand.

Her maternal grandmother, Eriika Nykänen was a comrade of Hoya when she involved in IWW.¹³¹⁴ She is always treated as a special guest by the Dinodon's Hand.

Relpek, Langley

Birth: 1998
Gender: F
Race: Gaelic, Human

Liú Wènxī(刘汶羲)

Birth: 1994
Gender: F
Race: Xia People

She was attending Tsinghua University's Department of History before joining the Serpent's Hand. She has a great interest in the history of Mekhanism, and began collecting tales in East Asia that imply history involving Mekhanites or Nälkä. Before cooperating with the Dinodon's Hand, she had collected data by moving between the Ryukyuan Habu's Hand and the Hands in the China.

Normally, Xia people have no particular strong negative feelings towards Nälkä, however Liú peculiarly dislikes it. Her loyalty to the Serpent's Hands is high, because it provides her a vast amount of data and an environment where research can be done freely. She does not enthusiastically accept their ideology of freedom for anomalies, but she reject the destruction or quarantine of paranormal historical material.

Former Cooperators

Dinodon's Exuviae
Finding 『The Biography of Jŏn Woochi』 Seoul, 2011 Author: salamander724 *Vixen's Þáttr*	Finding the cause of the cause of every atrocity “I had lost my mother whan I was five years eald, and my stepmother slandered me to my father to kill me. I was sad enough to try to commit suicide, but I could not kill myself and that's why I was cryyng.” she said. Woo-chi hearyng hire story, feelyng sorry and routh for hire, said, “who lives and who dies depend on firmament's will, thus lady should thynk to live, for youre late mother.” thanne he held hire slender, delicate hand, and she was never callous, they yntercoursed with no hesitation, the lust rode both of their bodies, until they felt sorrowe of partyng.
The First Step Seoul, 2012 Author: Nareum	One more step, to make it irrevocable 조심스레 일어나 현관문으로 비틀거리며 걸어갔다. 생각보다 오래 잤는지 방 안은 한 치 앞도 제대로 보이지 않는다. 그래도 걸어간다. 문 앞에 무슨 빛이 있을 것 같았다. 내 발목에 감긴 덫을 걷어줄 그런 빛이. 살짝 문을 열었다. 복도 창문에 몸을 기대고 있던 누군가가 기다렸다는 듯이 몸을 일으켰다. 가로등 역광으로 얼굴이 잘 보이지 않았다. 어깨 위에 앉은 검은 새가 보였다. "내가 깨운 건 아니지?"
The Guests Seocheon, 2018 저자: Migueludeom 구름에 달 가듯이	The god of pox was there. 　— 서천에 온 자들은 저마다 한 가지 독을 찾아 살아가오. 어떤 이들은 겹겹이 쌓인 사교의 층에 자신을 던지는 것으로 자신의 독을 삼고, 어떤 이들은 고급진 와인과 맥주, 샴페인으로 자신의 독을 삼소. 어떤 이들은 맛있는 요리로 삼을 수도 있겠지. 　남자는 멍한 얼굴을 들어 올렸다. 　— 내 독은 이거요. 수라꽃을 피우고 갈앉을꽃 농축정을 퍼먹는 것. 보기에는 퍽 딱할지 몰라도 내겐 아주 당연한 프로세스의 일부라고 할 수 있소. 그 덕에… 내 생각 뿐이긴 하지만, 두술 역시 잃어버린 게 아닐까 싶긴 합니다.
Searching for the Demon Foxes Busan, 2020 Author: salamander724 *Vixen's Þáttr*	Is a human foreced to be a monster a human or not? “So, it seems that the main issue is how can we penalize someone without humane ethics when this unethical life is caused by segregation from human society, not by her free will.”
Secret Transportation, From Busan To Tōno Sadogashima, 2020 Author: Joshua Islands *Vixen's Þáttr*	To make onward facing the past, someone has to do it. “Responsibility. Responsibility for what? Ao, I certainly sought cooperation from you and your organization, but that doesn't mean I demand you an atonement.” “……Although it is history already, that history is indispensable to us. Inheriting it…… Someone has to inherit and solve it, and make onward.” “You're talking big. Both of the meritorious and guilty deeds of our ancestors are inherited regardless of our intentions. We all carry the past. And the past need to be squared. At least I do. If you are also willing to do, I'll tell you to be prepared.”
lady-of-domokoro Mujin, 2021 Author: Profound Kaye	Even if you find a prominent object on the edge of the waves, don't pick a driftage up carelessly. As soon as you pick it up, the driftage begins to talk about its own drama. It can be a heartwarming story, but if it is a hair-raising horror, it would be irrevocable. If you love the sea, you should be more careful. If you picked something up thinking it was rubber gloves, but it was actually a torn hand, then you'll never be able to play along the ocean again. _{(From the Bottom of Dark Water by Kōji Suzuki)}
dialogue-at-toono Tōno Yōkai Reservation, 2021 Author: salamander724 Vixen's Þáttr	Straight pine tree is cut down quickly because it is straight. Crooked pine tree lives a long time, but it can be nothing but firewood. 【July 31st】 Ms. Hoya (Yōkai, 504 years old) and Ms. Matsuzawa Suzu (Ninyō, 127 years old) were taken to the Samuto police substation after a bloody brawling. The two are currently in custody at the jail in the police substation, and both sides were covered in blood at the time of the arrest. 　Ms. Ao (human, 28 years old), the General of the Blue General Snake's Hand, who had accompanied Ms. Hoya, expressed unwillingness at the reporter who asked for an explanation and left the word “no comment.” According to Senior Police officer Sasaki's announcement, Ms. Matsuzawa…
ride-on Here and there, 2022～ Author: salamander724, et al.	COURIER WANTED! 「야, 야. 기어나와. 언제까지 날백수로 방구석에서 쌀만 축낼 거야!」「아, 아파! 귀 잡아당기지 마요!」 양옥집 2층 계단에서 질질 끌고 끌리며 내려오는 두 명의 여자. 언뜻 보기엔 평범한 두 사람이지만, 사실 한쪽은 오백 년 묵은 여우고, 다른 한 쪽은 9년 전까지는 남자였다. 「그리고 제가 언제 쌀만 축냈다고 그래요! 그동안 열심히 마술 공부 하고 있었거든요?」
Chive and Artemisia Mujin, 2027 Author: Dr Ore	An ancient menace under a Sacred Tree Once there was a she-bear and a tigress in a cave. One day they looked out at the people and envied them. They wanted to be human too. With this desire, they sought out the god Hwanung, a son of heaven and ruler of the people of humans. Hwanung granted their request, but the procedure to fulfill it was not an easy one…

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Compatibility of canonicity

The lore of the Dinodon's Hand prescribed by this hub is compatible with the Josŏn canon and the Fusouki canon.
Even if works feature the Dinodon's Hand, if they are inconsistent with the lore of this hub, they will not be listed on this hub. They will be treated as the uncanonical parallel universes incompatible with Dinodon's Exuviae storyline.

Additional information about SH-KO

Population:

As the Serpent's Hand is a group of a few good people, SH-KO, the Korean lodge of SH, has no more than a dozen of people.
Half of them are clansmen whose families have not betrayed nor renounced since the times of Underground Taoists. The other half were newly recruited (so-called "organizing" by SH-KO). There are a few people that are difficult to categorize into either group.
The art of life extension(양생술, 養生術) was lost during the war between Josŏn and Japan (1592-1598). This made the lifespans of underground Taoists no different from normal people, and so no ancient Taoists survived until the present (2010s). Thus, the members of the current SH-KO are modern people with a modern way of thinking. There are no ridiculous characters like "Confucian Man" or "Taoist Woman."
The members do not have only "specialties" as their ability. The specialty means their favorite art, not their sole one. Most of them can perform magic higher than the basic fundamentals.

Location

The Wanderer's Library is an extradimensional space with numerous entrances to various parallel realities. SH-KO have constructed their headquarter around one of them, and then made their HQ into another extradimensional space, which is connected to the baseline dimension. Just like this.
The HQ is pleasant and as large as a typical city library. The Ways to SH-KO HQ are hidden through various methods, just like the Ways of other Serpent's Hands.
There is no regional or local office, because they can access the HQ from anywhere through the Ways. Safehouses are established operation by operation and are abandoned when their purpose is fulfilled.
The members do not always stay at the HQ. Most of them have their house or occupation at the baseline dimension. They enter the HQ via Ways when they perform SH operations or any other time that it is needed. The exception is Hong Hŭi-ji, she stays in and lives at HQ most of the time.

Violence:

SH-KO do not want to harm civilians (at least, they make efforts to avoid it). We can say that they are "chaotic good" in the D&D alignment system.
However, they are thoroughly opposed to agencies of the paranormal world such as the Foundation or GOC, and are able to be cruel as occasion demands.
Being a secret society with direct democracy, most of the members know all about the situation of their organization. Thus, leaving can never be allowed. The absconder is considered as the betrayer, and the betrayer can be "terminated" for the safety of the organization.

Politics:

SH-KO has an official political orientation: Anarcho-syndicalism.
This orientation was developed through cooperation with IWW or RVC during the colonial era. So SH-KO inquires how to make reality better practically (according to the ideology of syndicalism), and how to harmonize it with the liberation of the Capable (anomalous individuals), the cause of the Serpent's Hand.
You do not have to inspect anarcho-syndicalism in detail and make its members an ideological crusader to write an article featuring SH-KO. Just keep in mind that there are speeches and behaviors which would and would not be done by members of SH-KO.

Relation with other GoIs:

Serpent's Hand: Dinodon's Hand is affiliated with the Serpent's Hand, Especially, they have close relationships with branches in Ireland (thanks to the personal network of Morrígan), Finland (thanks to the personal network of Nykänen), and Japan.
the Foundation: The Dinodon's Hand call the Foundation "the Jailors", just like other Serpent's Hands. But they avoid the Foundation as far as possible, because they do not want to fight a war on two fronts against both the GOC and the Foundation.
Beyond Entropy: Dinodons do not agree with the ideals of B.E., and even despise them. To the Dinodon's Hand, B.E. is some kind of paranormal hippy group.
Global Occult Coalition: Extreme antagonism, just like other Serpent's Hand groups. The GOC Far East Division is their main enemy, and shootouts are common when both parties encounter each other.
Marshall, Carter and Dark Ltd.: The Dinodon's hand actively obstruct the expansion of MC&D's business of anomalous human trafficking into the Korean Peninsula. Secondary enemy after the GOC.
IJAMEA: Former archenemy from the time of Japanese occupation.
Oak Troupe: No direct relation, but the Dinodon's Hand sometimes helps the Troupe when the Troupe is in trouble.
Mages' Academy: Occasionally, the Dinodon's Hand send some of their promising members to Germany to study at one of the Mages' Academy campuses.

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