War On All Fronts - Hub

Thanks to Mendelssohn for this image.

I don't think I'll ever forget that day when the apocalypse crawled out of the sea.

At least, that's how it felt back then at the moment. I was on the beachfront, and the kraken surged out of the water, crashing into the city itself. From where I was standing at the time it felt like the whole world was about to end.

I'd never seen anything like, and I still haven't to this day. That thing was practically ripped from a kaiju movie, hundreds of feet tall and absolutely monstrous. You ever seen anything else with both arms and tentacles, not to mention five of each? I didn't think so.

That thing destroyed Hy-Brasil. Yeah, I know that it didn't actually do too much to the city, but it crippled the city to the point where it'd never get better. I've stayed behind because I can't imagine leaving, but this city hasn't been the same since the attack.

Hell, that's not even counting all of the fallout and complications resulting from the event. I still see MC&D churning out ads to sell the caviar they ripped from the squid twenty years later. Twenty years! And from what I hear, they've got enough stock left over to last them another twenty.

It makes sense, I suppose. Hy-Brasil practically was the anomalous community at the time, and everybody who was living here at the time felt it's impact. It's not really odd that everybody who lived here would try to make something out of it, and get the most out of an awful situation like that.

I'm not sure if we'll ever stop talking about it.

-Testimony from Fodla Ernmasson, lifelong Hy-Brasil resident, 2008

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A previously unknown anomalous entity, now known by many names: LTE-0851-Cetus. The Crocodilian Kraken. The Crocosquid. The Reptilic Cephalopod. The Colossal Aquamorph Entity. The Dread Behemoth. The Squid Ispolin. Crocoteuthis gigantis. 𒀭𒋾𒊩𒆳.

The thing that destroyed Hy-Brasil.

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There are some events that change the world, events of such great magnitude that everyone alive feels their impact.

Not all of these events occur in the mundane world.

On June 13th, 1988, a three hundred foot tall monster crawled out of the waters surrounding a mystical island out of Irish myth and besieged the land before it was killed. In the aftermath, the island was left ruined and desolate.

But the story doesn't end there. The fallout and the aftermath of this event still continues to this day. Powerful groups attempted to exploit the events of that day, bending what happened to their own myth. There are not many commonalities within the anomalous community, but one was forged upon that day.

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Antecedent

• Nx-03 by stormbreath

Attack

• LTE-0851-Cetus by stormbreath
• A Foul Storm in a Fair Land by DrChandra

Aftermath

• 'Kaiju Caviar' (OCN39/T5FG6/7HJL2) by DrChandra
• Herman Fuller Presents: The Dread Behemoth by DrChandra
• Restless Dreams by RecursiveRecursion
• UIU File: 1988-021 by Baseplate-Actual
• GRU-P casefile "SQUID ISPOLIN" by stormbreath

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Overview

Some Foundation canons focus on different worlds, with great differences from the "core canon" of the SCP-verse. Others focus on different groups of interest, or branches of the Foundation. This one is a bit different - it focuses on a singular event and the aftermath of it.

War on All Fronts is a canon that exists in a mostly traditional view of the SCP-universe. It's less of a "different world" but an overaching plotline that exists in a standard interpretation of the SCP-verse. All of the major GoIs are in play, they all act according to their normal plan. The Masquerade exists, and everything is, (for the most part) normal.

War on All Fronts deals with a kaiju attack, occuring in 1988. This attack was devastating, and destroyed one of the largest anomalous freeport cities in the world. Almost every major Group of Interest got involved, and everyone wants a slice of the action.

This was originally concieved as a project to incorporate one document of every GoI into a single, cohesive narrative, and evolved from that. While the eventual and ideal goal would be to have every single GoI format as a part of the canon, that's not the current plan.

Right now, this is an attempt to create a living, breathing world. The world of War on All Fronts is highly interconnected, and intertwined. Events that happen are refrequently cross-referenced, and everything blends together into a fluid world. This is an exercise in cohesive worldbuilding.

Major Things

The Fivesquid: Our monster, the central point of the canon. By the time it attacks Hy-Brasil, it is a three hundred foot tall, firebreathing crocodile/squid monster. There are implications in that the GOC and SCP articles that it was either magical or divine, to some degree.

It was originally kidnapped from an unknown universe by a group of researchers from the Alexylva Universe, for a Jurassic Park type zoo. An unknown group of belligerents attacked that zoo, and the Alexylva people ended up abandoning their park and sending it elsewhere - to our universe. It's also quite probably either/both divine and Fifthist in some regard.

Notably, the Fivesquid had several million eggs. Most of these were collected by Marshall, Carter and Dark (along with the body) and sold off as caviar, but some were not. A few of the eggs reacted poorly to a Sarkic ritual, and hatched into baby kaiju.

Hy-Brasil: Hy-Brasil is a mythological island in Irish folklore, off the coast of Ireland. It can only be reached for one day in every seven years, but certain beings - gods, monsters, faeries - can get there all the time. Unfortunately for them, the Fivesquid was one of these beings.

Hy-Brasil was an major focal point of the anomalous world, with pretty much every GoI having operated out of the island, with the full blessing of the monarchy. However, the kaiju attack destroyed the place and left it desolate, resulting in it rapidly dropping in notoriety.

Tuatha Dé Danann: Irish, elvish, fae. Very similar to baseline humans, with a few minor differences. All are low level Type Greens, many are also moderate Type Blues. Had previously inhabited the mainland of Ireland before a retreat to Hy-Brasil in 1468. After the fall of Hy-Brasil, a small number remain on Hy-Brasil, but most disperse to other places worldwide.

King Nuada: Nuada was the High King of Hy-Brasil, who ascended to the throne in 1810 and soonafter ended the isolationist period that had lasted for approximately 350 years. He rules until 1988, dying at an old age during the Fivesquid attack. He is succeeded by his nephew - Delbáeth - as his daughter also died during the attack.

Politically, Nuada sought to create a land where the anomalous could be brought out into the light of day, and rule over a neutral-ground. He faced opposition from some of the more conservative elements of the Hy-Brasil court over this. Personally, he wanted gold and glory, and saw his actions as a safe way to do that.

How To Contribute

If you would like to add to this canon, you should always be mindful of the following things:

1. This canon is not strictly composed of tales. Get creative— make a GoI format, heck, any kind of format.
2. Be mindful of the current tales. Please read every tale currently existing in the canon before you contribute. This is not only to prevent the main storyline from becoming inconsistent, but it's because every article in this canon is interconnected in some way. Therefore; they must make sense when compared to each other, and it is reccomended that they be crosslinked in some way. This isn't always the case, but it can certainly be helpful (see Worldbuilding For Dummies).
3. If you plan on introducing a new GoI to the mix, be careful. Think stragetically when writing. The original plan for the canon was that every GoI would have made a format about one event. Don't do this. Instead, make sure:
   1. The GoI being introduced has a real narrative
   2. The GoI isn't being introduced for the sake of another GoI being introduced
   3. Be creative. make the GoI unique, deviate from it's alterior motif and give it something new to be known as. Basically, give it character
   4. Give it a reason to be here

The canon was originally concieved as an attempt to blend every GoI article into a single, cohesive storyline. This idea was somewhat abandoned, but we had plans for every GoI to get involved. The best way to add to the canon - but by no means the only way - would be to fill out some of those canons.

These three simple rules should be easy to follow. But what if I told you there's a secret to making this all really click? It's only in these three steps:

1. Be creative.
2. See above.
3. Repeat.

Unique plots are especially welcome here, as is with all canons and tales.

stormbreath is in charge of the canon, and I'm active on both IRC and wikidot PMs. If you have any questions, shoot me a PM and I'll get back to you and answer any questions you might have about the canon.

Worldbuilding from Baubius

Worldbuilding seems easy at a distance, but takes love and care to accomplish. Too many times have I seen half-assed worlds in media. I won't give any examples here, but an underdeveloped world can ruin everything. And that holds especially true for this canon.

Unlike other canons, War On All Fronts does not follow a strict central plotline. There is one in the works, but it isn't strict. Here, we have more times for side tales and series as opposed to a central series. Three things must be present here:

1. A living, breathing world. Don't try too hard to make everything serious, happy, epic, etc. There needs to be a varying atmosphere.
2. The (anomalous) world's reaction to this event. Again, it doesn't have to be all about that, be seeing as this is the central point of the canon, definately include it.
3. Relatable, realistic characters. I have nothing else to say here.

As such, every tale here must be linked in some way. You don't have to use hotlinks, but rather the effects of each action taken in a tale must be responded by charatcers in another, completely different tale. This is slightly optional, but it's the secret to this canon. A web of actions and developement makes this world feel real and moving.

Why is this tab important? WOAF thrives on worldbuilding. It's the main gimmick for this canon. As such, it must be done well. And so comes in the main rule for this canon: be creative. Collaborate with other authors, make GoI formats or even SCPs, use unconvential means of storytelling such as images, videos, and audio. This is how we make the canon stand out.