The Foundation first confrontation with GoI-571-20 was in year 18██, during containing SCP-PL-███. Information gathered to this day indicate activity of GoI called Polish Anomalous Mushroom Picking Association. That organization is focusing on: gathering, researching, and processing (probably mainly for finansal reasons) anomalies with fungal characteristic.
PZGA logo appeare on many Association publications.
Polish Anomalous Mushroom Picking Association has structure based on the directors board management with the chairman on top. Every board member (expect deputy of human resource department) has their own branch which is responsible for specified aspect of the organization's activities. All branches have their own structure connected to: internal management, held funds, way of the new members recrutation, and mood prevailing among their members. The Foundation right now distinguishes 6 branches which are responsible for:
- Mushroom gathering.
- Research.
- Selling of processed products, advertising, and camouflaging the organization in specific environments.
- Preventing crisis situations.
- Human resources management (there are suspicion that other activities are covered under this concept, but the Foundations agents didn't confirm that).
- Doing unspecified tasks assigned by the Chairman (the existence of that branch is confirmed, but in conjunction with it size, and level of conspiracy the Foundation failed to learn activities which that branch is responsible for).
PZGA's branch which is responsible for picking mushrooms is mainly gathering persons interested in pastime picking various mushroom species with properties unusual for other organisms belonging to that kingdom. Membership gives them possibilities to get knowledge about anomalous mushrooms, and develop their passion.
Association runs their own mycology scientific research. Purpose of that activity is to discover specific properties of fungal subjects to precisely describe, and catalogue them. The Foundation doesn't know much about PZGA's methods of research. Known species of fungi are described in two forms, most popular are special leaflets published among the Association members which are containing basic practical information about a specific mushroom species, and description of proceeding in case of danger coming from this unnatural specimen. Full documentation about species of a anomalous mushrooms is deemed top secret by the Association. Access to these files is given only to members which are responsible for the fungus research.
Gathering verified informations about other divisions of the organization is ongoing.
Every year, on the end of the summer PZGA is organizing event called "Harvest Festival". Location of all events is secret, and known only to the organization members; so far all attempts to discover where the event is organized were failed.
Harvest Festival's main purpose is to integrate the Association members. Worth of notice is fact that this event is not mandatory, and most participating members (excluding persons who are working on organization of Festival) are coming from gathering, and research branches. Climax of Harvest Festival is choosing person which had best results in picking, or researching mushrooms on year scale. That person is gifted with role of PZGA agent.
Agents are honoured members of the Association and their practical knowledge is an asset in tasks taken by these persons. Their job mainly involve discovery and recovery of new specimen of anomalous fungi as well as taking initial efforts at in deployment of safety measures in case of subjects posing danger. Agents work in conspiracy, it's reason why all attempts of capturing them were failed. They are promoted by Chairman himself.
There are no information about pasts chairmans of the organization, or changes on that position (in contrast to the directors board which was created in year 19██, during re-growth of the organization influence). The Foundation don't have any information about Chairman person, expect fact that he is the boss of the whole Association. Members of PZGA (except the directors board, and persons working directly under him) can meet Chairman only on finish of Harvest Festival, during new agent promotion, or on time when they get promotion to position in Chairman branch. From unknown reason all of interrogated members couldn't give any useful description of the Chairman.
Writing
If you want to write a report about mushroom connected with PZGA, you must remember one thing: they are (in majority) normal people. For example, no one of PZGA pickers runs with an assault rifle. Humans belonging to the Association are normal, with usual responsibilities, and unusual hobbies. No person will be forced, or specially send to picking up a mushroom which can be very unpleasant in contact. Exceptions are situations when PZGA knows how to neutralize danger made by anomaly.
In term of agents situation can be slightly different. Agent are persons who were rewarded, and
consciously take a risk, because they know exactly how to handle it. They wake up in the morning, go to work like any other normal person. But agents known that on afternoon they will meet with X ,and Y in place Z in order to localize, and do initial reconnaissance on the new mushroom. Agents of the Association are very similar to the Foundation agents — they're working in field, and make contacts with anomalies, often as the first. The important thing is that agents don't know about the Foundation existence, but despite this, they are in conspiracy — reason of this action is to hide anomalous world from persons that doesn't know about it.
If member of the PZGA does something that can harm the Association they won't be ritually [DATA EXPUNGED], won't feel the wrath of gods etc. That member will get disciplinary actions, from normal reprimand, through degradations, to expel from the organization. Of course, you must remember that from the reason of branche's varius management types they can have different ways of give punishment, and the size of the penalty. For example, this mean, that even if a picker get degradations for lost of some anomalous mushroom an other branch can still make different punishment for similar offence (even something that is not included in the standard regulations).
Okay, but how does PZGA know that much about mushrooms?
We'll leave this to your personal interpretation. It can be an organized research group or research on their owns — choice is yours. You only need to stick with fact that the Association knows how handle, and research anomalies.
Chairman person as leader of the organization is the greatest mystery for the Foundation, and probably for the most of the Association members. He just is, not showing himself without reason, and tries to work from the shadows. He acts mainly by the directors board, but if he can't do something by them, he calls his branch members, or does it himself but with the assistance of them.
Leaflet
Leaflet format
Important part of raport describing known by PZGA anomalous mushrooms is information leaflet which was acquired by the Foundation in some rational way.
The following code gives capabilities to create block element simulating PZGA leaflet. Firsts reports created in this GoI have leaflets in purple colours:
- Frame color (border): ▉
- Background color (background): ▉
- Text color (realized by span modul): ▉
If you didn't like these colours, then there is no problem with changing div colour code. But you need to remember about keeping aesthetics, frame should stand out, and text shouldn't make anyone to take painkiller when it's being read.
Important! If you don't know anything about CSS language, don't touch other code elements!
[[div style="border:solid 5px #220A29; background:#2F0B3A; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-radius: 10px; box-shadow: 0 0px 0px rgba(102,0,0,.5);"]]
[[span style="color: #E3CEF6"]]
**Mushroom name**
//Latin name//
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**Type of mushroom**
**Appearance:**
**Anomalous propertis:**
**Occurrence:**
**History of use:**
**Recommendations:**
[[/span]]
[[/div]]
Leaflet you get would look that:
Mushroom name
Latin name
Type of mushroom
Appearance:
Anomalous propertis:
Occurrence:
History of use:
Recommendations:
Content
Colour is colour, but most important thing in leaflet is content. Remember, leaflet are wrote by people with scientific knowledge. That's reason why text should have clinical tone, but still it's directed to simple people, you can slightly, only slightly, warm cold scientific style.
Mushroom name: That's official name of mushroom gave and used by PZGA. What's the deal with it? Like we have: Boletus edulis, Red Fly Agaric, or Field Champignon, you need to give your mushroom a name, which well be related to its properties. Because names of species are two-part (don't look on example of from-some-island-or-other-place) don't change that rule.
Latin name: It's name of mushroom in latin. Google, or someone knowing language should help.
Type of mushroom: Instead of "type of mushroom you must write what type this mushroom is. Your knowledge from: school, parents, or various publications. "Type of mushroom" mean that it is: edible, unedible, toxic, or working in different way after contact with him. Note, for example, mold, there would be no writing about mushroom being unedible, because simply no one eats mold and "type of mushroom" must be useful for every mushroom picker.
Appearance: Short description of mushroom, identical to that you can find in atlases for mushroom pickers. Features of your mushroom appearance: What you see during looking for it, what it has inside, what are its characteristic features.
Anomalous propertis: Describe supernatural properties of mushroom here.
Occurrence: Where, when, etc. mushroom can be found. Simple info needed if you want to find that mushroom.
History of use: It's describing whole history of interaction between mushroom and the Association; how it was found, how was used, etc.
Recommendations: Additional information helping with correct (and safe) picking that mushroom.
