The daevites
The study of ancient cultures civilizations and events is of course one largely focused on the past
With occasional new discoveries in the president providing new details, but the past is largely set in stone
The history of the Daevites, however within the SCP universe is one that has a very curious connection to time
Existing in the past of course, but ever creeping into the present
It wouldn't be an SCP topic without some sort of anomalous context
And so this video will discuss the Daevites
Their strange expanding history and some of the other SCPs related to them
Unlike some other groups or factions in the SCP universe. The Daevites are based primarily around a single SCP
SCP one four zero
SCP 140 is a book titled a chronicle of the Daevas
Copyrighted sometime in the 1900s and written by an unknown author
Oddly there are far more pages contained in the book than could actually be held by the binding
But that's just the beginning of its anomalous properties
Those who read the book feel paranoia, unease, and nausea potentially due to the unsettling material held within
Although some do claim to smell the odor of dried blood coming from the book
Regardless readers feel compelled to continue reading the book calling the text fascinating
additionally if SCP 140
comes into contact with any fluid more text will be added to the book
and so due to the fascinating compulsion that readers have they will attempt to bring any fluid they can to the book to add to it
including their own blood
The book itself is of course a chronicle of the Daevite civilization which existed thousands of years ago
Originating in what is now South Central Siberia
At times the Daevites operated as a collection of city-states and their civilization of course evolved and changed over time,
but primarily they functioned underneath a theocratic aristocracy.
The majority of the Daevites served under a ruling class known as the Daevas
who routinely practiced cannibalism and magic rituals.
Evidence suggests that Daevas unnaturally extended their lives possibly because of these rituals and that in fact
they were different enough from modern humans to be considered a separate species.
The civilization as a whole believed in human sacrifice and blood rituals and they were largely a militaristic society
Conquering their enemies and building large urban centers on the backs of slave labor
It is believed that the Daevites were a matriarchal society in which women generally possessed higher status than men
The book goes into great graphic detail about the different blood rituals, sacrifices, battles,
conquests, and even the daily life of the Daevites.
Archaeologists working for the SCP foundation have discovered ruins and different artifacts from the Daevite civilization
in locations such as Siberia, northern Iran,
Mongolia and China,
signifying that this culture did actually exist.
The Daevites apparently created a number of anomalous artifacts and creatures some of which have been found and contained
by the Foundation and the rest seemingly lost in time.
An early reading of the book showed the Daevite civilization being utterly crushed by the Chinese,
killing off practically all of the Daevas and ending their reign.
In most history books, that would be pretty much the end of the Daevites story
but this is where the true anomalous properties kick in.
As mentioned, fluids that come into contact with the book add to its contents
but not just adding details to existing material. It also changes and adds to their history
Their defeat at the hands of the Chinese was changed to a mere setback along with other defeats
and new individuals and events are continually added
By itself, this would be merely interesting
but the fact that Foundation archaeologists discovered new artifacts and materials that match this new history
means the world's timeline is actually being rewritten along with it.
Right now the Daevite timeline ends hundreds of years ago and modern history seems to be unaffected by these timeline changes.
But if SCP-140 keeps getting added to,
it could result in a complete restructuring of the modern world.
Fortunately, SCP-140 is locked up tight by the Foundation
but unfortunately a number of identical copies are out in the world, each capable of adding to the Daevite history.
So far the Foundation have found and destroyed dozens of copies
But at this point two expansion events have occurred while SCP 140 was contained in its vault
SCP-140 represents a massive danger to the current structure of the modern world,
and recovery of the other copies is a top priority.
The Daevites are mentioned in a number of other SCPs contained by the Foundation
And that number is only likely to grow as time goes on
But I'll take the time to just discuss a certain few
There are several SCPs that refer to the Daevites rituals
specifically in connection with botany
SCP-392 is a plant species created by the Daevites in 800 BCE
Resembling a peach tree, but instead of growing fruit it grows human heads
These heads are all physically identical
Believed to be the head of a male sex slave who served a Daeva but the heads lack eyelids and contain an SCP
but the heads lack eyelids, and contain an SCP-392 seed in their skull cavity
These heads respond to certain physical stimuli, such as their eyes following a moving hand
and seem to respond more actively to females than males.
When removed from the tree, either manually or when they fall off, the heads cease activity and begin to decompose
With the decomposing head serving as fertilizer for the seed if possible
SCP-3140 are massive treelike entities believed to have been used for warfare by the Daevites around 11,000 BCE
Although the leading theory is that they were originally created by SCP-1000 sometimes prior to that
and simply modified by the Daevites.
SCP 3140 stands about 12 meters tall
although it's possible ancient members of the species stood much taller
and seems to be formed from a mixture of the Tibetan Cypress and the Japanese cherry, with wooden legs possessing full articulation.
SCP 3140 is covered in a large number of glyphs,
tattoos and Daevite iconography, and also possesses three large barrels attached to it
Although it's believed that these barrels were a later modification as they are not present on newly born members of the species
Anyone that places their left hand in a specific recess on SCP 3140 and speaks a command in Daevic
can order the entity to follow certain directions.
These commands include moving, stomping,
stabbing with extendable bone spikes,
and presumably firing some incendiary substance from the barrels.
Although the entity contained by the foundation only billows smoke when given the fire command.
SCP-3399 is a species of trees
activated by the blood of an individual, that will grow leaves that display images
resembling memories carried by the individual.
Seeds grown from these trees will begin to show images on their leaves of potential future events
usually partners whom the individual could conceive a child with.
Future trees grown from the seeds will continue to show future events related to the potential offspring
and the trees grown will also reflect any genetic disorders carried by the individual that would be passed on to offspring.
It's believed these trees were utilized by Daevite royalty to help craft the best bloodlines.
There are also references that connect both the early ancestors of the Church of the Broken God and the Sarkic cults to the Daevite civilization.
It's believed that Sarkicism originated from Daevite slaves that overthrew their rule
eventually going to war with the Daevite.
The Sarkic cults originally crushed the Daevite civilization
but thanks to SCP 140 the Daevites bounced back once again.
The Mekhanites, likely one of a large number of smaller cults amidst the Daevites,
broke away from the Daevites and were at best temporary allies against the Sarkics and most likely indifferent towards the Daevites.
The Daevites seem to have clashed with a number of kingdoms and religious organizations and as time keeps getting rewritten
So does the number of their conflicts grow
The Daevite civilization is one intertwine dwith blood rituals, human sacrifices,
slavery and the anomalous.
but those concepts would be considered mostly standard fare for an ancient civilization in the SCP universe.
SCP-140 is really the most perplexing element in their history
as it's believed by some that the Daevites civilization didn't even exist in our timeline until
that book's publication.
One of the most commonly accepted theories is that the Daevite kingdom existed in an alternate dimension
and some process resulted in them intermingling into ours.
Whether the process responsible for this is one of the Daevite's of rituals or some other third party is up in the air
but the damage is already done and will likely only
continue to grow worse.
Additionally, it's also debatable if the Mekhanites and Sarkics would existed without the presence of the Daevites .
or if SCP-140 is also responsible for their creation as well
It's generally accepted that the past stays in the past, but when it comes to the Daevites, the past keeps creeping up.