Office of Unexplained Phenomena

The OUP is the most underfunded and undervalued division of the Periphery. Omnipresent but invisible to normal society, they specialize in discovering, analyzing, and suppressing magickal phenomena. Very few government officials, even those with the highest level of security clearance, know the true focus of the OUP's work.

Notable Figures

• Baxter White (he/him): The long-time head of the OUP. He has a soft voice and a stern tone, and never suffers fools.
• Marcos Vega (they/them): The very long-time head secretary of the OUP. There is no secret they don't know and no string they cannot pull.
• Farrah Naftali (she/her): A close contact of Candela Obscura. She frequently goes against the orders of her superiors to collaborate with circle members "for the greater good."

Public Agenda

Values

The OUP's primary goal is to keep knowledge of magickal abnormalities from the public, and they will go to great lengths to do so. They may collaborate with Candela Obscura, but their bureaucracy is likely to do more harm than good.

Style

Government buildings, sterile offices, redacted files, confidentiality, red tape, uniforms, manipulated news.

Assets

Due to the nature of their work, other divisions of the Periphery regard OUP members with suspicion. Even so, OUP agents have access to mundane and magickal classified files that span centuries.

• The Rediker Room: Founded in 1883, this location houses a number of magickal phenomena unknown to the public.
• The Sathe Device: Named for the person that created it, this device can detect bleed on an object, place, or person.
• Grayslate Sanatorium: The asylum located in The Sidle. It's often used to hide away civilians and agents who were subjected to too much bleed. The OUP frequently uses the slang "they're going gray" in reference to this facility and the effects of bleed.

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Alternative Names

OUP

Parent Organization

Periphery