All Currently Known Information Regarding the Mysterious Entity Rhineriver
dairyprophet 05/18/2021 (Tue) 21:49:11 #00716849
Deep in the woods of the northeast United States there lives an entity known only as "Rhineriver". This creature reportedly stalks through the woods at night, using its glowing eyes to see in the dark. Its eyes appear as a pair of flashlights, giving the illusion to unsuspecting passersby of a group of people lost in the woods.
Rhineriver will lure in its prey by calling out to them in a voice resembling a human, asking individuals in its line of sight to critique its writing. It is unknown what happens to individuals who take it up on this offer, as no one who has approached the creature has ever been seen again.
The morning after the disappearance of a person at the hands of Rhineriver, a small piece of paper will be found near the location of their capture. These scraps contain writing, apparently written by the creature, most commonly fictional stories. It is currently unknown if there is any correlation between the story found and the victim of the attack, with one of the most popular theories stating that each story contains a riddle leading to the location of the victim.
Below is a list of all writings recovered following Rhineriver attacks. If you have any more to contribute, leave a comment on this thread or private message me.
The following writings consist of what are apparently supposed to be recovered documentation from some mysterious organization. The sections labelled "commentary" were found written on the back of the scraps and are supposedly the creature's thoughts on its writing.
Object Class: Neutralized
Posted: May 18, 2021
Quote: "Due to the horridness of their actions, 7 members of the ITD council have been removed."
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Commentary: My first work on the site, and also my favorite thing I've written for the site. I actually didn't plan on posting anything for a while later than this, but when 6kcon was announced I figured it was as good a time as any to set myself out there. The original draft was much shorter, and only consisted of everything before the second addendum, but then I showed it to my sibling and they suggested I add more to the story. For some reason the idea of a second lobster controlling the ITD crossed my mind in the middle of class and I instantly wrote the rest from there. A couple revisions later (especial thanks to the kind critter who reminded me how lobster fishing works because I was a dumbass who thought you catch them like regular fish) and here it is. I'm still incredibly happy with it and I recommend you read it over any of my others.
Fun Fact: The name Andrew Mercury was originally a placeholder based off one of my sibling's characters. I liked the name and they let me use it so it ended up in the final piece.
Object Class: Euclid
Posted: July 1, 2021
Quote: "SCP-6664-1 is written in pencil on paper, and contains the text, 'See how it feels? Don't harm trees, please,' along with a crude drawing of a smiley face. The identity of the author of SCP-6664-1, if any, is unknown."
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Commentary: My second article! And one I'm pretty proud of, too. This started out as a silly idea I had during tennis practice one day. There's a forest near the court I play on and in it there's these trees that I can't tell the species of. Thinking about that for probably a little too long gave me an idea for a tree whose species no one can agree on. As I wrote the idea I developed it further and eventually it ended up in the form it is today. This was probably one of the most fun I've had writing an article, mainly because I got to learn how to do the Listpages Thing for it. I think some parts of this could've been better, but I'm honestly happy with it as-is so I'm probably not going to change it.
Fun Fact: I posted this on the same day Series 7 opened, making it one of the first non-6kcon entries in the series, which is pretty cool I think. Also yes, the title is a Lorax reference.
Object Class: Euclid
Posted: July 15, 2021
Quote: "SCP-6444 has no clear pattern of manifestation, save for the fact that SCP-6444 has, to-date, never occurred on a day where Culwick Elementary School is in session."
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Commentary: The original inspiration for this was actually the picture at the top. I took it during a thunderstorm while I was bored and sitting at my desk. I've always loved thunderstorms, and they often get me in a productive mood, so I started writing on a whim after taking the picture. This article was originally going to be a lot more. I originally planned to have a whole search log for Merrick with Upsilon-13 attempting to track xem down with increasingly unethical methods. I was also originally going to set this in Deepwell for that reason. I scrapped it because I didn't really know enough about Deepwell and because personal deadlines kept me from expanding like I wanted to. I honestly think this one would've been better if I kept the original story but alas. I'm still decently proud of how it turned out.
Fun Fact: Before I came up with the Deepwell storyline that evolved into the current storyline, this was going to be a feel-good piece about reconnecting with loved ones. Oops.
Object Class: Euclid
Posted: August 28, 2021
Quote: "But we'd never seen anything like what we saw today. Every person, every resident of the village, moving together in absolute harmony. It was more complex and beautiful than anything we'd ever seen from them before."
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Commentary: This is what happens when you come up with the title first. I wrote this while I was on vacation, so if it seems a little rushed and chaotic that's probably because it is. This went through many iterations before I settled on its current form, most of which were scrapped because they didn't match with the title. Similarly to 6444, this was originally a feel-good story, and involved Novelty's citizens escaping a hostile parallel multiverse and seeking asylum in our reality. Again, oops. I seem to have a tendency to make happy stories sad, which probably says something about my writing style. I don't have much else to say about this one other than that it was really fun to write and it's one of my favorites of mine, even if some parts aren't as good as I'd like them to be.
Fun Fact: Originally, the series of events we see happen in the flash drive occurred in our reality instead of a parallel one. I changed it literally last minute because the story didn't sit right with me and I liked the implications of the baseline document compared to the parallel reality document.
Object Class: TBD
Posted: September 5, 2021
Quote: "The SCP-3644 slot in the Foundation database is reserved for an as-yet undiscovered entity witnessed by Dr. Salem-Orden on September 2, 2021."
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Commentary: This is my shortest article, and also one of my favorites. I was inspired to write this by Aethris's SCiPtember challenge, particularly day two's tag "paradox" (even though the article itself didn't end up having that tag). I developed it from an idea I'd come up with a couple months prior but never ended up doing anything with, and I think I ended up doing pretty good. I love the DoTA and I'm glad I finally got to write something for them. I also wrote this during the great shortform trend of August and September 2021, and it's probably detracted from a little bit by its shortness, but frankly I like it. And that's really what matters. Plus, I also snagged a Series IV slot, so that's pretty cool.
Fun Fact: Dr. Salem-Orden's canonical first name is Evie. If I ever use her again in the future this fact will probably be less fun.
Object Class: Euclid
Posted: April 2, 2022
Quote: "Good job everyone. Long live fish!"
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Commentary: This one was an absolute blast to write, probably the best time I had writing since 5749. I wasn't originally planning on writing anything for April Fools' Day but the idea for this crossed me in the middle of class and I liked it enough to develop it further, and I ended up completely finishing the draft by the end of the day. I initially wanted to post this on April 1 itself but I thought it fit better with the story of the article to post it on April 2, and also the community was kind of just having a moment that day and I didn't want to get involved. This was a really fun world to develop and I really want to use these characters again, but I'm not entirely sure how I'd do that. Such is the way of canonically erasing characters from existence.
Fun Fact: The setting of this as well as the image are leftovers from another draft I never finished that sort of got reanimated into this. It was originally a lot more cryptic and boring, and I personally like this better.
SCP-7000 Contest Entry
Object Class: Uncontained
Posted: July 25, 2022
Quote: "Problem is, almost every member of RAISA is dead, and they're the only ones who can make direct edits to database files."
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Commentary: Possibly my most controversial article, vote-wise. This was originally a tale draft I wrote over the course of a day after coming up with the idea for the punchline, but I repurposed it for 7kcon because I felt like it fit the theme and it was just collecting dust in my notes app at the time. I went with this draft after giving up on a previous 7k draft that wasn't going anywhere, but maybe I'll revisit it someday. Many people have said that this would work better as a -J, which is fair, but I feel like the bait and switch doesn't work as well if you're expecting a joke.
Fun Fact: This was originally titled "teemo" when I first posted it and it kept that title for a glorious ten minutes, but reception to the title was so negative I elected to change it. Whatever, I liked it.
The following writings consist of miscellaneous fiction. The sections labelled "commentary" were found written on the back of the scraps and are supposedly the creature's thoughts on its writing.
DepartmentCon 2022 Entry
Posted: March 10, 2022
Quote: "Come on, I know you're up to it! It's not like you have a choice, anyway."
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Commentary: My first tale! Also my first contest entry (not including my deleted memecon entry, we do not discuss that). This tale was very fun to work on, especially since I got to work with my wonderful teammates 
Cassandra_Prime and 
RosySaturniidae! It's probably the single longest I've spent on a piece thus far, and I had a really great time. I very much intend on using these characters and this department in the future, and I'm really glad I got the opportunity to participate in this contest, even if our team didn't qualify. As for the content of the tale itself… eh. It's not my best. I would definitely still say I'm proud of it, and I don't think the writing's bad, I'm just a little dissatisfied with certain details of it. It was pointed out to me that the story of this is incredibly similar to The Foundation is Broke, a different (and much better) tale, so probably go read that instead.
Fun Fact: Ash Conway and Area-314's names are both math jokes, since I thought it'd be funny. If you can figure them out you get nothing because it's really not that hard, but you will forever earn the knowledge that I know too much about dead mathematicians.
Posted: December 23, 2022
Quote: "They went on like this, nothing but small talk, until Nina saw his face light up, like he'd just remembered something important."
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Commentary: My contribution to the 12 Days Of Christmas. Out of all my stuff, this one changed the most over the course of me writing it. It started out as a romance piece, then turned into an anti-romance piece, then turned into a SIMULACRUM piece, then turned into a sad time loop piece, and then turned into what it is now. I don't really know how that happened. This was a blast to write, and the whole 12DOC project was a really fun thing to plan. Please do read the other entries, they're good stuff!
Fun Fact: When me and the others in the project were planning 12DOC, each story's title was originally going to begin with a number, counting down from twelve. This tale, being number two, is the only one that kept its original title, partially because I'm stubborn and partially because it had to use a title on the Cool War 2 hub.
The following writings are any I couldn't assign to any other category. The sections labelled "commentary" were found written on the back of the scraps and are supposedly the creature's thoughts on its writing.
(Collaborarion with owldollarts, VoxelizedBits, czarinavodka, jrgdrawing, GeickoGarbae, Runefield, ChildOfKarn, CinemamindDavid, jamesycrapworks, ScorpionSlime, banderjack, ItierTristan, quartzleo, Lyonfaced, zJilmo, zerstoerer, Jumjumbalaya, Fyirix, LostArt_jpg, SepticRat, _stellasin, spacemacchiato, TennisfaceDraws, 
Jadeitor, ChocolateNick, LadisLartes, samzalong, Artreyusdraws, JenycGArt, VioletQueenling, 
plasmometer, DelonFim, 
Elenee FishTruck, and 
stephlynch)
Posted: February 13, 2022
Quote: "PLEASE VISIT HUB PAGE FOR FURTHER GALLERIES."
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Commentary: I technically have coauthor credit on this page so I'm putting it here. When I first saw Elenee's announcement about the redesign gallery I wasn't going to join, but I kept thinking about how great of a project it was and I really liked what it stood for so I caved. I really loved seeing everyone's reimaginations of ol' peanut in the wake of the image removal, and making one of my own felt like a nice way to commemorate where we all started. I think removing the image was by far the right choice, even if it's an important part of site history. I do implore you to check out the gallery to see all the art, especially since so many of them are way better than mine. It's really a nice project, and I'm thankful to Elenee for organizing it.
Fun Fact: Here's some concept art I made before settling on the final redesign:
Posted: May 18, 2022
Quote: "Quote:"
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Commentary: My author page. When I first started reading the wiki, having an author page seemed like such an unobtainable goal. It was a sign that you'd truly made it as an author, which I didn't think would happen for a long time. And now, three years later as of posting, here it is. It's an odd feeling really, but I'm happy to be here.
Fun Fact: This is the page you're reading right now!
Posted: March 1, 2023
Quote: "I've been doing art for a lot longer than I've been doing writing, pretty much my whole life, but I only started getting into digital art in 2017. I only started drawing and posting SCP fanart in 2021, though I've been an avid reader of the SCP wiki since 2019."
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Commentary: Not much commentary to give that isn't already on the page itself. I'm still constantly improving on my art so do check back in from time to time to see my newest pieces!
Fun Fact: I use ibisPaint X on my phone to draw, most drawings take me about 1-3 hours.
The following writings do not seem to pertain to any fictional story. The purpose and meaning of them are unclear.
Uncontained: An SCP Card Game
I was a game developer for Uncontained, a card game centered on saving your site from a containment breach. It's really fun and I recommend you check it out! You can find more info about it on Kenoma's author page or its GameCrafter page.
Contact
If for whatever reason you need to contact me, the most efficient ways of doing so would be on Wikidot (
Rhineriver), Twitter (@Rhineriver_), or Discord (milone#0862). Additionally, I can (very rarely) be found on irc with the nick Rhineriver. Don't hesitate to reach out!
The following symbols have occasionally been found carved into trees near the sites of Rhineriver attacks. The meaning of these are unknown.
Underscore_Underscore 05/18/2021 (Tue) 21:50:49 #06449862
theres no way this shits real
LobsterMobster 05/18/2021 (Tue) 21:52:32 #12345678
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DChance 05/18/2021 (Tue) 21:52:59 #66640550
Oh wow, that's scary… I hope those people are alright 3:
ILikeYourShoelaces 05/18/2021 (Tue) 21:58:14 #52557647
I live in the area mentioned in the post and i think i saw this thing take someone once
dairyprophet 05/18/2021 (Tue) 21:59:30 #00716849
Do you have the writing it left behind? I'd love to add it to the list.
ILikeYourShoelaces 05/18/2021 (Tue) 22:00:26 #52557647
No it was terrible so i threw it away
Pair_Of_Watches 05/18/2021 (Tue) 22:03:57 #45548970
Glad to see a thread about this, I was worried me and my friends were the only ones who'd seen this creature. The crooked, inhuman posture of it still gives me chills.
AverageKFCEnjoyer 05/18/2021 (Tue) 22:05:45 #52557647
its interesting that you mention this, my dad actually died after reading a story this thing wrote about haoma
therealjohanneskepler 05/18/2021 (Tue) 22:06:09 #66778899
What's haoma?
AverageKFCEnjoyer 05/18/2021 (Tue) 22:06:23 #52557647
HAOMA NUTS TASTE LMAOO
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ThePortAboveTheSky 05/18/2021 (Tue) 22:08:31 #75479372
What if the people it captures are forced to write the stories? That'd be creepy
MotionlessHemisphere 05/18/2021 (Tue) 22:08:53 #80081355
Or what if they're turned into the characters in the stories? 🤔
the651stpm 05/18/2021 (Tue) 22:08:53 #99887606
that would be dumb
pickleenthusiast 05/18/2021 (Tue) 22:10:21 #67899876
if i saw that thing id never want to be heard from again either
funny_username 05/18/2021 (Tue) 22:11:57 #17548097
imagine being killed by some cryptid and then they leave behind some dumbass sci fi creepypasta bullshit thatd suck
gamersforcrack 05/18/2021 (Tue) 22:12:13 #69694200
writers amirite
LobsterMobster 05/18/2021 (Tue) 22:15:48 #12345678
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cumandgetit 05/18/2021 (Tue) 22:16:10 #99007865
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This is just for personal use. Feel free to look if you want to, though.
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Canon count: 1/46
GoIF count: 0/38
Object class count: S/E/X/T/A/N/K
Series count: I/II/III/IV/V/VI/VII/VIII/EX/J
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