SCP-2300 "Periodic Golems" Object Class: Euclid
Item #: SCP-2300
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2300 instances are currently individually contained within
specially-designed containment units within Site ██. Containment units must not match
the composition of the SCP-2300 instance they contain and must be resistant to damage caused
by the contained instance's three states of matter. Radioactive instances of SCP-2300
are to be placed in a separate containment area with appropriate shielding.
Description: SCP-2300 is the collective designation for a series of 98 miniature humanoid figures.
Each instance is comprised of a single chemical element, and is marked with their respective
atomic number on the crown of their heads. Individual SCP-2300 are designated to match
this marking. SCP-2300 are solid at all times regardless of the atmospheric pressure and
temperature, and exhibit the normal properties of the respective element when in a solid
state. However, SCP-2300 can be physically damaged, and separated material is subject
to normal melting, freezing, and boiling points. SCP-2300 are able to consume any and all matter,
allowing them to regenerate sustained damages if necessary. Material not matching the instance
will be ejected from the mouth orifice as a solid mass several minutes later, which
will often be passed on to other SCP-2300 to consume.
SCP-2300 are sapient and display varying degrees of intelligence, with SCP-2300 composed of
elements with a lower density typically displaying greater intelligence. SCP-2300 often group
together with others within their elemental period. While incapable of verbal speech1,
SCP-2300 comprehend both verbal and written English. Interviews staged with writing implements
reveal that SCP-2300 consider SCP-2300-2, -10, -18, -36, -54, and -86 to be of nobility,
each ruling over the elemental period they are in. SCP-2300-2, considered the highest
noble and by extension ruler over the first six periods, often defers to SCP-2300-1 as
-1 appears to be the most intelligent of SCP-2300 (with a Foundation Intelligence Quotient of
132). SCP-2300-87 to -98 do not follow this monarchy, instead taking part in a monastic
order following the teachings of SCP-2300-1 directly. Testing reveals that while these
instances meditate, they are not subject to radioactive decay, and it is hypothesized
that other radioactive instances are also capable of this should they join the monastic
order.
SCP-2300 often damage themselves to create tools from their bodies to carry out given
tasks, sometimes altering themselves so severely that their entire body is a tool for other
SCP-2300 to use, thus necessitating other SCP-2300 to force feed them to instigate regeneration.
Should the mouth be damaged in a way that prevents typical regeneration, SCP-2300 will
attempt to anomalously build a replacement from the leftover material. Newly created
instances possess no knowledge of their former self, and must be instructed by other SCP-2300
about their culture and situation.
Most SCP-2300 activity is dedicated to the creation of art, which often possess anomalous
properties. Despite SCP-2300 normally segregating themselves into small groups, they will often
hold gatherings in the form of a gallery. However, there appears to be no preliminary
process to what can be in any given gallery; meaning less experienced SCP-2300 are capable
of showcasing material deemed unsatisfactory to a majority of their more experienced peers.
While works that are universally viewed as poor are often removed from galleries within
a small time-frame, some are left on display due to the approval of the high number of
less experienced SCP-2300.
Footnotes 1. The transmission of communication between
SCP-2300 is currently unknown.