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OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
PARACAUSAL ENTITY DEPARTMENT
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
PART III –
FRIENDLY PARACAUSAL PERSONNEL
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8th Edition
Mar 24, 2024
I) Preamble.
With the Abyssal War entering its 12th Year, the writers of this document hope that the collation of all intelligence gathered thus far will assist in the decision-making of the Executive Branches. This document contains information recently collected and analyzed by intelligence forces friendly and allied to the United States Government, as well as information previously collected and analyzed by this department's predecessors (Please Refer to Part I – Timeline of Events).
We understand that at this current phase of the war, there remains intelligence that is both contradictory and against fundamental truths as we know it. While we have attempted to present this document in as factual a tone as possible, the reality of what we are fighting lends to fantasy…
1) Friendly Paracausal Personnel
Baseline forces consisting of Steel Hulls and regular armed forces formed the bulk of combat power in the first year of the Abyssal War. The massive loss of equipment, personnel, civilian life, and territory in the opening year of war made clear the limitations of purely Baseline forces attempting to resist paracausal forces.
It is unclear when the first Friendly Paracausal Personnel appeared, but it is believed they appeared sometime during the first year. Reports from that period remain scattered and fragmentary which has complicated data analysis. This is further complicated by the possibility that there were active Neutral Paracausal Entities from the onset of the war, as is currently believed.
The first confirmed and verified appearance of Friendly Paracausal Personnel was during the evacuation of Okinawa following the failure of Operation BACKDROP. Seven Type 1 personnel spontaneously generated to provide cover for evacuating civilian and military ships. The Original 7 were able to provide details on their origin and some of the basic details of PE1 and PE2. More importantly, they provided some of the basics on how to generate additional FPP1...
Friendly Paracausal Personnel Type 1 "Shipgirls, Ship Spirits, Paracausal Surface Combatant"
FPP1, classified officially as Paracausal Surface Combatants, forms the bulk of Friendly Paracausal Personnel forces globally. All PSCs are female and range in physical age from preadolescence to middle adulthood. UN Resolutions have codified their legal status as non-human persons. This legal status has been recognized and ratified by all G8 Countries, and most countries which currently benefit from the protection of UNGNSI "BluFor"...
The PSC's role within the global armed forces is complex. The current framework of their service contracts involves input from countless legal analysts, scholars, and human rights activists. All PSCs are legally considered UN Personnel contracted to their home nation. However, they still serve under the flag of their home nation and receive ranks and benefits as normal for such service. This agreement intends to minimize the chance of abuse and future post-war conflict…
PSC generation occurs in two ways. The most common is construction by naval dockyards. Through rituals designed and improved by various FPP, spiritualists, ritualists, and religious leaders throughout the war, standard dockyards can generate PSC forces. While reliability has improved throughout the years, there is still an element of randomness...
The second, less common method, is spontaneous generation. Through means not quite understood, the clearing of HPE forces from regions will occasionally cause a PSC to generate. The mechanism behind this method is not currently understood by parascientists or PSC paraspecialists...
PSC duplicates exist. While no navy has been able to generate the same PSC while the PSC was still active, other navies that historically operated the Steel Hull the PSC descends from have been able to generate a copy of the PSC. These PSCs typically reflect the Steel Hull as they were during their service with that navy or its predecessors.
The most notable example of this is the RM Luigi Torelli, which has appeared as MM PSC Luigi Torelli, DM PSC UIT-25, and JN PSC I-504. However, the most bizarre example of this is the USN Buchanan (DD-484), who has appeared as the USN PSC Buchanan, the RN PSC Campbelltown, and the DM PSC Z0 "Verkleideter Zerstörer"...
Friendly Paracausal Personnel Type 2 "Port Girls, Base Spirits, Paracausal Installation Personnel"
FPP2, classified officially as Paracausal Installation Personnel, are BluFor analogs to PE2B. PIP are significantly rarer than their PE2B counterparts and only a handful exist across the world. Each PIP exists as a bastion of the BluFor operation in the Abyssal War. Analysis of their abilities compared to allied PE2B demonstrates that PIP is capable of servicing both Steel Hulls and Paracausal Personnel. Furthermore, PIP can integrate modern equipment into their kit unlike failed attempts to do so with collaborator PE2B entities...
It is not currently understood how PIP generation occurs. All PIPs recorded to date were generated spontaneously either after a successful operation or without any warning. All Naval Bases and shipyards now have guides on how to recognize an impending PIP generation event…
Notably the territories claimed by PIP are, in themselves, paracausal regions. All PIP bases are significantly larger once inside the borders than the actual physical dimensions of the territory. This is not an ability exhibited by any known PE2B. RDNB Copenhagen exhibits the most extreme case of this ability. Their claimed territory is only about 0.1 square kilometers but internal measurements are roughly 2 square kilometers and features a functional runway for Paracausal and Steel prop and turboprop aircraft...
Certain PIPs have a PSC analog. It is not clear to any party involved at this point if the two are the same paracausal personnel split into two or two distinct paracausal personnel. Legally, they are distinct individuals. Culturally, the opinions range across Baseline Personnel, paracausal personnel, and even the pairings themself.
Current PIPs and their locations are
RMNPB "Hang Tuah" - Lumut
ROKNPB "Cheonan" - Pyeongtaek
FNPB "Maillé-Brézé" - Nantes
INPB - "Vikrant" - Mumbai
RDNB "Sehested" - Copenhagen
HMNB "Victory" - HMS Portsmouth
USPB "Texas" - San Jacinto
USPB "Hornet" - Alameda
USPB "Constellation" - Baltimore
USPB "Arizona" - Pearl Harbor
RCNPB "Haida" - Lake Ontario
JMSDF Yokosuka "Mikasa" - Tokyo Bay
Friendly Paracausal Personnel Type 3 "Fairies, Paracausal Humanoid Adjutants"
FPP3, classified officially as Paracausal Humanoid Adjutants, is the most bizarre element of fielding Paracausal forces. They typically resemble stylized or caricatured humans, ranging in height from 4" to 6". There remains no clear evidence as to what a PHA is. They are present wherever FPP can be found, can often be found servicing FPP equipment, and seem to appear both from and around FPP. All that is understood at this time is that they are purely Paracausal entities with no real biological matter to them…
There are two rough categories of PHA. The first is intrinsically linked to their PSC and PIP counterparts and will generally appear from or around their equipment. They tend to share aspects of their appearance with their host. These linked PHA are generally obedient to their host FPP and will listen to the broad-stroke commands of their host when not directly ordered. When directly commanded, these PHA are typically of average to exceptional skill level in their specialty. However, they will only follow orders and commands from their host FPP…
The second category of PHA appears in the vicinity of paracausal forces with no clear host of origin. These unlinked PHA are generally found attending to general basing structures and providing maintenance and defensive services. The average skill level of unlinked PHA is lower than the average skill level of linked PHA. However, unlinked PHAs exhibit a wider range of skill proficiency than their linked counterparts and will follow orders and commands from any naval personnel as well as certain civilian personnel…
Several factors have disrupted previous understandings of the PHA. The determination that linked and unlinked PHA can change their behavior and become the other wiped out entire schools of theory. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that PSCs and PIPs can transfer their PHAs to other PSCs and PIPs. Such transferred PHA will generally adopt aspects of their new hosts in addition to the aspects of their former hosts. Given the lack of proper documentation of the early years of the Abyssal War, it is uncertain how many PHA have been in combat longer than their hosts…
A notable capability of PHAs is their universal ability to undergo a morphological change when in severe danger, changing from their typical stylized or caricatured forms into a generic humanoid. Such forms are typically of average height for their basing region, with an androgynous form and equipment appropriate for their role. Physical features are typically obscured by clothing such as gas masks and gloves, although skin tone often matches the ethnicity of the region. They have not communicated verbally to date, although they will respond via non-verbal means. It is not understood at this time whether their compact or humanoid forms are their true form…
2) Paracausal Phenomena
It is a fact that the forces we face and deploy all possess abilities of which we understand very little. Attempts to understand the underlying mechanism of such abilities are still underway but remain beyond the ability of Baseline Personnel to duplicate. Attempts to research these abilities have been further hindered by the unique expression of such powers by every known sentient and sapient paracausal being.
While investigations into hostile paracausal phenomena have been slow, investigations into FPP paracausal phenomena have been rapid. FPPs are all universally willing to provide assistance, explanations, and demonstrations of their abilities. Furthermore, some FPPs seem to have higher levels of understanding of paracausality and have been highly beneficial in explaining it.
Common paracausal phenomena among FPP include
Enhanced Physicality is common to all FPPs. Despite their apparent physical age, even the physically weakest FPP has greater physical strength, durability, agility, and dexterity than the most well-trained and conditioned Baseline athletes. There is a scaling effect based on class displacement and the upper limit of physical expression, with capital ships often trading agility and dexterity for strength and durability while escort and light ships have higher agility and dexterity.
Such physical enhancements are entirely paracausal in nature. There is no biological, scientific, or mechanical reason why any given FPP is as physically capable as they are.
Their enhanced physicality does seem to appear to use the same exotic energy that fuels most FPP abilities. Critically injured or exhausted FPPs can revert to Baseline human physical capability. Unlike most phenomena, the continuous use of such physical enhancements outside of critical situations implies it has an extremely low or negligible upkeep cost.
Biological Stasis is common to all FPPs. Most FPPs either do not exhibit signs of physical aging. They only age following major repair and reconstruction. They are also seemingly incapable of contracting disease from infectious, chemical, parasitic, or nuclear means. FPPs do not universally consider this to be a positive trait.
It is understood that most FPPs can selectively choose whether or not chemical stimuli affect them. Similarly, they are also capable of instantly choosing to be unaffected.
Paracausal Detection is common to all FPPs. All FPPs can identify another FPP or PE2 instance regardless of displacement once they have entered the line of sight, or within range of sensor equipment... This expression of paracausal power and the reorganization of supply trains to include organic FPP escorts has greatly reduced the effectiveness of disguised PE2 merchant raiders. However, PE2 merchant raiders disguised as FPP continue to be problematic for unscheduled transports, transports without FPP escorts, and civilian shipping...
Resistance to Mental Interference is common to all FPPs. All FPP are either highly resistant or outright immune to the Mental Interference fields which all PE2A and PE2B possess. They can grant such resistance or immunity to Baseline Personnel within a certain radius, scaling based on weight class. PHAs are capable of granting resistance within a few meters, PSCs are capable of doing so within dozens to hundreds of meters, and PIPs are capable of granting it to everyone within their recognized territory…
Variable Equipment is common amongst certain PSCs and by all PIPs. PSC which descends from ships capable of deploying auxiliary vehicles like aircraft, landing craft, and similar equipment retains the ability to do so. These auxiliary vehicles typically deploy at a reduced scale. They most commonly range between 1/144 to 1/48 scale. However, once these vehicles have traveled a safe distance from their host FPP, they will all expand to a universal scale of approximately 1/6. Inversely, the hosting FPP can also cause them to shrink for retrieval. It is not understood how the shrunken scale is determined, nor is it understood why all FPP equipment will expand to 1/6 scale.
Telepathic Capacity is common in most capital ships PSC and all PIP. FPPs capable of utilizing these phenomena can facilitate instantaneous long-range communication. Most notably, it is one of the few ways to make contact with PE2A and PE2B fleets to facilitate discussion or negotiations.
3) Friendly Paracausal Biology
Although FPPs vary in physical age and appearance, they all maintain standard human biology comparable to Baseline humans of equivalent physical age in most respects. To date, all non-invasive examinations have failed to discover any notable deviations in physical traits. The standard expected arrangement of organs, physical traits, and musculoskeletal arrangements are present in FPP. The only notable observable difference is a higher-than-normal metabolism, often requiring caloric intake equivalent to high-level athletes...
Analysis of biological material provided by FPP Donors has consistently proven to be inconsistent. To date, all genetic, chemical, and biological analyses of tissue samples have failed to provide any reliable information. All genetic analyses of FPP have produced varying results ranging from highly chimeric DNA, standard DNA, to no detectable DNA. Similar results occur in chemical and biological analysis...
4) Friendly Paracausal Personnel Culture
Most FPPs require modern culture lessons, although few have ever exhibited rejection of such modern culture. However, FPPs have a defined culture distinct from the navy they serve. These traits were first observed in the early years of the war, and have developed over the years of the war…
Strategic and tactical skills seem to be universally understood and ingrained, even if the skill to translate those strategies and tactical knowledge into a humanoid form is not. For instance, even the most newly summoned battleship will instinctively seek to keep their distance from enemies to better leverage their guns and defensive abilities. It is typically veteran battleship FPPs who will attempt to leverage their physical capabilities in melee, such as the Ise Sisters, Musashi, or Duke of York…
Although most FPPs require lessons on modern cultures, PSCs with an extant modern-day Steel Hull analog of the same name require reduced or no education. Similarly, PSCs descended from hulls scrapped or sunk post-war tend to have awareness of culture up to their time of sinking or scrapping. All known PIPs have been up to date with cultural knowledge…
An unknown ingrained knowledge item is the ability to identify and classify weapons. FPP can universally recognize the make and model of equipment around them so long as it was available to their Navy of Origin. This extends to equipment manufactured after their date of destruction. Although it is commonly utilized to recognize shipborne and heavy weapons, they are able to recognize infantry equipment as well…
5) Friendly Paracausal Personnel and Paracausal Entity Equivalents
The following section is not for public consumption and is considered Top Secret Umbra.
The reality of FPP having an HPE or NPE equivalent is well established at this stage in the war. To date, it has not been possible to summon an FPP that currently has an active HPE or NPE. This is only recorded with PSC, as no attempts at intentionally generating PIP have been successful.
At this time, it is not understood why some HPEs or NPEs continue to return after their destruction while some do not. The presence of their PSC equivalent or the lack of said presence has been determined to have no impact on the likelihood of the HPE or NPE returning. Discussions with NPE and PSC about such recurring HPE 'echoes' have not clarified matters.
Included are several interviews with PSCs with known HPE equivalents. This section has been classified at the highest level to protect the privacy of the limited number of PSCs willing to speak on the matter...
Nelson (Recorded at - JMSDF Yokosuka, November 2022)
Interviewer: "Thank you for taking the time to meet with me, Commodore."
Nelson: "Thank you for the offer. It's not often people wish to ask about this."
I: "I can't imagine many people would want to talk about it."
N: "Hm, I'm fairly certain I can guess those who've responded."
I: "Oh? You sound pretty certain."
N: "Those of us who were once on the 'other' side do talk. For obvious reasons, we don't do so in front of those who have never experienced it. However, even amongst us, only a certain few freely discuss their experiences and thoughts on the matter."
I: "Is that so? Tell me, what makes these two groups so distinct?"
N: "You're friends with the birdwatchers. I presume you know my past."
I: "Correct."
N: "Nowadays, what's the official term for my past identity? I remain partial to the term Fused Abyssal, but I understand it's fallen out of classification."
I: "Ah, the official term is 'Chimeric' now."
N: "It's certainly a lot more formal now. But yes, I'm certain those who have agreed to speak with you are all components of a Chimeric Abyssal. Of course, there are likely a few older members who were individual hull Abyssals in the early stages of the war as well. But I'd wager almost all the Chimeric Abyssals agreed to speak with you."
(Silence of five seconds in the recording)
I: "Let's assume your prediction is correct. Why would that be?"
N: "It's easier for us to process what our past selves did."
I: "How so?"
N: "There's a clear divide, caused by the merging of multiple personalities and thoughts. It's hard to describe to those who were not a part of it, but the memories we have of those times are noticeably distinct from how we would think or feel. Even if it makes sense, they just simply weren't us. I believe that those individual hull Abyssals do not have the benefit of that distance."
I: "That's… an interesting insight."
N: "Thank you."
I: "If you don't mind, I'd like to move to the other questions I have prepared today."
N: "Please, feel free to ask them. I'll answer what I can."
(extraneous information removed)
I: "I just have one question left."
N: "Of course."
I: "Why do you think that your Echo has never reappeared?"
(Silence of ten seconds in the recording)
N: "I wish I knew. The grudges we had, the duties we wished fulfilled, the grand final battle that we so desired. I don't think our division and return as we are now could have ever fully cleared those grudges. I'd imagine she'd still want to see the mission completed."
I: "But the absence of both the European Water Princess and the Raider Battleship Princess is notable."
N: "I like to think that maybe, just maybe, she found another way to settle those grudges. Or, perhaps, that final fight was enough to put her to rest."
(Silence of six seconds in the recording)
I: "I think that's all the questions. Thank you again for your time today, Commodore."
N: "Thank you for listening."
AN: As a reminder, any information revealed in these Supplemental chapters are canon to at least one of the settings that make up this crossover. It's some dense information hidden in here, but I think you'll find it contains a fair bit of answers. Although having these answers may, in turn, raise some questions of their own.