Orientation Directive 001

Guild Lore, Operations, and Classification Standard

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Welcome to the Guild

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Foundational Doctrine (ROSED)

ROSED stands for Red Oaker Shelter and Execution Department, the command philosophy that governs modern Guild operations. The Shelter half prioritizes containment, interpretation, and controlled observation. The Execution half authorizes decisive force against anomalies that cannot be stabilized without global casualty scenarios.

New personnel are expected to understand that ROSED is not contradictory. It is sequential. We shelter first. We execute only after viable containment paths have failed or become mathematically non-survivable.

Historical Timeline (Archon Era)

Era	Archon / Authority	Core Shift
1890-1942	Dr. Mateo Hoffman	Foundational era. Study-first philosophy and early anomaly taxonomy.
1942-1972	Dr. Hans Schroeder	Militarization era. Capture, testing expansion, and early MRD formation.
1972-1986	Dr. Praskovya Sidorov	Structural era. Formalized classification framework and global infrastructure.
1986-1989	Instability Period	Leadership fracture, sealed primary site, multi-region data loss.
1989-2005	Mikolov "Ekat" Gunitsky	Reconstruction through hardline internal control and surveillance.
2006-2012	Charolette Windsor	Coexistence correction and ecological containment emphasis.
2012-2015	Government Interim	Distributed command model; high bureaucracy, low tactical speed.
2015-Present	Javier Quincy	Modern stabilization, private command autonomy, MRD expansion.

Threat Class Framework

The Guild uses a threat class model that blends containment complexity with operational danger. This is the live standard used in registry, moderation, and incident planning.

Class	Operational Tier	Description
Alona	Low	Stable and predictable anomalies under standard controls.
Delphi	Moderate	Containable with active oversight and constrained exposure.
Soros	High	Actively dangerous anomalies requiring dedicated response units.
Vega	Critical	Regional or wider catastrophe potential; strategic-level handling.
Apophis	Absolute	Owner-governed authority class with override-level implications.
Erebus	Terminal	World-ending profile where no reliable containment path exists.

Clearance Ladder (Current)

Clearance is a permission model, not a rank title. Current live deployment uses Level 2 as minimum public-facing authenticated access.

Clearance	Primary Role	Access Profile
Level 2	Standard Personnel	Baseline authenticated archive access and low-risk submissions.
Level 4	Moderator	Soros-tier moderation, review control, and operational triage.
Level 5	Admin	Executive publication authority and system governance.
Level 6	Owner	Global override, doctrine authority, and emergency protocol control.

MRD Command Structure

Militarized Response Detachments are not interchangeable combat teams. Each detachment is domain-specialized and deployed according to threat geometry, not convenience.

Detachment	Domain	Doctrine Use
Prometheus	Direct containment	Primary strike force for hostile Soros-class incidents.
Osiris / Osiris-A1	Internal security / black protocol	Protocol enforcement and terminal fail-safe containment.
Galen / Galen A1	Digital, signal, memetic	Counter-cognitohazard and anomalous information warfare.
Artemis	Biohazard and mutation	Pathogen-class and biologic containment theaters.
Thales	Animalistic anomaly behavior	Non-lethal control of instinct-driven entities.
Vanir / Ares / Ivar / Apate	Recovery, rapid response, macro-events, secrecy	Acquisition, lockdown, heavy anomaly management, and public veil control.

Submission Taxonomy (Live)

Anomaly files now use structured designation families. The entry title must begin with the exact designation token.

Family	Designation Format	Purpose
ROS	ROS-0001	Core Red Oaker specimen entries.
SLOA	SLOA-A000	Specimen-linked anomalous objects.
SOA	SOA-0001	Sentient or accursed object files.
SCTOR	SCTOR: 01	Cross-testing operations reports.
TL	TL: 01	Termination logs and closure records.

Tales and artwork may still reference established anomaly designations to link narrative and visual supplements back to a canonical incident chain.

Current Strategic Posture

The Guild presently operates in a stabilization cycle under Quincy-era command doctrine. Private command sovereignty is retained, MRD autonomy is high, and global anomaly response is coordinated through distributed sites with centralized archive authority.

Your role as an operator, researcher, or reviewer is to keep the archive coherent under pressure. Disorder in records leads to disorder in containment. Accuracy is part of defense.