Exploring the SCP Foundation: Lord Blackwood in the Land of the Unclean

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SCP-1867, also known as Lord Blackwood, is an intelligent sea slug with vast knowledge in various fields, recounting past exploits and encounters with rare creatures. Blackwood's adventures lead him to a technologically advanced world called the City of Angelic Glory, where he encounters giant abominations called the unclean, and develops a serum to combat them before returning to his world.

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  • Lord Blackwood, also known as SCP-1867, is an intelligent sea slug with vast knowledge in multiple fields, including geography, zoology, archaeology, and linguistics, showcasing his expertise through discussions on past exploits and rare encounters.
  • The protagonist, accused of heresy and imprisoned, discovers that the unclean beings are mutated humans created by exposure to a compound called the Lords tears. He develops a serum to counteract this compound, successfully destroying the unclean and potentially offering a solution to combat their horrifying existence.

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Summary

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"SCP-1867: Lord Blackwood's Telepathic Adventures"

  • Lord Blackwood, known as SCP-1867, is an intelligent sea slug capable of telepathic communication, claiming to be a British explorer and naturalist named Lord Theodore Thomas Blackwood.
  • Blackwood displays vast knowledge in various fields such as geography, zoology, archaeology, and linguistics, discussing his past exploits and encounters with rare creatures and people.
  • A collection of unknown objects was found in an underground vault linked to Blackwood, including plants, fossils, artifacts, journals, and strange firearms.
  • Blackwood denies any knowledge beyond 1910, possibly intentionally, and expresses disdain for the Foundation's lack of an explorer spirit.
  • A tale from Blackwood's journal recounts his expedition into the alternate dimension known as the land of the unclean, connected to SCP-093.
  • Blackwood's encounter with a man named Izakaya Belson reveals details of a metropolis called the city where Elijah fell, located on the western coast of the Floridian Peninsula in America.
  • Belson describes a technologically advanced world with millions of inhabitants, electrically wired buildings, and advanced communication devices.
  • Belson explains a strict regime where heretics are made pure in tears to prevent the unclean, giant creatures embodying sin, from bringing destruction.
  • Blackwood acquires a disc that turns mirrors into gateways to other worlds, observing a different world through it and preparing to travel to the city.
  • Equipped with Belson's clothes, gold, silver, weapons, and essential tools, Blackwood plans to enter the mirror under the cover of night to explore the city and document its culture and the unclean beings.

16:54

"City of Angelic Glory: A Time Traveler's Tale"

  • The narrator arrives in a world resembling California on January 10th, 1876, and encounters a technologically advanced metropolis bathed in electric light.
  • Observing a massive, 16-lane road with motor carriages traveling at incredible speeds, some hovering above the ground, the narrator is awestruck and fearful.
  • Walking along the road towards the city, the narrator is offered a ride by a stranger named Ben Okazhen, who takes him to the financial center.
  • The narrator pays for the ride with a silver slug and receives paper currency, discovering the city is called the City of Angelic Glory and is larger than any city he's known.
  • The narrator breakfasts in a bustling cafe, stays at the St. George Grand Hotel on the 78th floor, and plans to visit the Civic library to research his family's history.
  • At the library, the narrator learns about the world's geography, with cities in familiar locations but different names, and a Bible with three sections and altered content.
  • The history of the world reveals a theocracy led by the Most Holy Father, with a Blessed militia guarding against giant abominations called the unclean in unfertile lands.
  • The narrator decides to venture into the unfertile lands, where he encounters a massive, 500-foot abomination emitting a foul stench and seemingly invulnerable to his musket.
  • As the unclean approaches, the narrator is saved by men in dark uniforms who bombard the creature with shells, causing it to stumble and allowing the narrator to escape.
  • The narrator, shaken by the encounter, plans to return to the city, reflecting on the dangers and mysteries of this new world on January 14th, 1876.

33:22

London soldiers encounter, defeat mutated human threat.

  • Soldiers in London encounter a creature that devours one of them whole, leading to the soldiers retreating back into the desert.
  • The protagonist is apprehended by soldiers and accused of heresy for possessing a gold cross, leading to his imprisonment and upcoming trial.
  • The protagonist claims to be entitled to the benefit of clergy, a right allowing him to avoid prosecution by proving his ability to read from the Bible.
  • The protagonist successfully recites verses from the Bible, convincing the judges of his status as a holy father and gaining access to a laboratory.
  • The protagonist discovers that the unclean beings are mutated humans created by exposure to a compound called the Lords tears, leading to horrifying revelations about their origins and purpose.
  • The protagonist develops a serum named Blackwood's tears that can counteract the effects of the original compound, aiming to use it as a weapon against the unclean.
  • The protagonist tests the serum on the unclean, successfully destroying them and plans to distribute the serum worldwide to combat the threat of the unclean.
  • The protagonist confronts an unclean creature with his weapon, successfully shrinking it with the serum but faces a jammed gun and a close encounter with the creature.
  • The unclean creature, seeking release from eternal pain, stops its attack on the protagonist, who then mercifully ends its suffering by firing the weapon.
  • The protagonist, after the creature's demise, is left in a scene of carnage but has potentially found a way to combat the unclean and their horrifying existence.

49:55

"Desert discovery leads to mysterious journey"

  • Hundreds of men, women, and children were found naked in the desert, dead or dying, with a familiar face among them - a soldier from the Blessed militia who thanked the observer before passing away. The observer returned to London through a mirror, finding the gateway still functional but deciding not to revisit the world due to the monstrous unclean and the greater evil of man who created them, bringing back a gun and Blackwood's tears for potential future use.
  • The observer visited Mr. Belson at Bedlam, offering him a chance to return to the parallel earth but realizing the risks involved, promising to help secure his release instead. Deeds suggested publishing the observer's adventures as fiction, considering the unbelievable nature of the story but acknowledging its potential entertainment value in penny journals.
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