 Item number SCP-427 Object Class Safe See Containment Procedures Special Containment Procedures SCP-427 displays no means of self-locumotion or malicious intent at this time, and requires only minimal containment. Due to SCP-427's adverse effects, only medical staff of Class III or above may handle or utilize it. All personnel using SCP-427 must record their total time using it in order to avoid unwanted mutations. Instances of SCP-427-1 colloquially referred to as Flesh Beast created by SCP-427 must be killed immediately, as it is impossible to communicate with or experiment on them safely. For this reason, instances of SCP-427-1 are classified as Keeter. Description SCP-427 is a small, spherical, or innately carved locket made of a polished silver material. The ordinate carvings do not seem to serve any function. It is unknown whether SCP-427's outer casing was crafted by sentience or not. Its circumference at its widest point is roughly 3 cm. SCP-427 was created after placing a pill of SCP-500 in the input booth of SCP-914 and using the fine setting. It displayed no unusual activity when closed. When opened, a small glowing orb is visible in the center. The orb emits no radiation or energy aside from the visible spectrum. When SCP-427 is opened and exposed to biological tissue, it rapidly regenerates cellular damage and somehow is able to purge invading compounds or infections. As a standard of measure, the common cold takes 3-10 days to be worked with a human immune system and eventually removed. In the presence of an opened SCP-427, this time is reduced to 2-4 minutes. Its healing abilities are directional, so anything not in line of sight with the central orb experiences no effects. However, long-term exposure produces a significant health hazard. As the locket heals damage, it optimizes the body's natural systems. Resistance to disease and toxins is increased by 500% compared to accepted LD-50 or death rate values after a total of 10 minutes of exposure and 1,000% after 15. After 15 minutes of exposure, muscular systems begin optimizing, increasing strength and pain tolerance by 200-300%. All other systems continue to optimize. Class D personnel exposed to the device for over an hour total began mutating into a shapeless mass of tissue. The conversion time accelerates with continued exposure to SCP-427. The fleshbeast, so named due to their appearance, created by SCP-427 are incredibly aggressive, attacking any and all personnel on sight with lethal results. They are highly resistant to most-known weaponry, but can be disabled with sufficient shock trauma or heat in excess of 1,100 degrees Celsius or 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Intelligence cannot be accurately gauged, but mapping a biological enhancement of the brain as a direct relationship with optimization of other systems suggests intelligence could exceed levels measured in humans when fully transformed. SCP-427 is currently being used as a partial replacement for SCP-500 pills, as it can cure almost anything SCP-500 is able to. All optimizations imparted by SCP-427 are cumulative. Oversight has deemed the side effects an acceptable risk, but users must carefully record their total exposure time as sufficient mutations are ground for termination.