DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA

CASE-LINKED PERSONS OF INTEREST — “KING ARTHUR / EXCALIBASTARDS INCIDENTS”

Classification: LEVEL 4 — CLASSIFIED
Note: Arthur/Pendragon is intentionally omitted per directive. Entries list humans tied to the anomaly (survivors, victims, resistors, vectors). Include role, relationship to anomaly, observed effects, current status, recommended handling / interview priorities, and narrative/field notes useful for operatives and archivists.

Gwen (Guinevere)

  • Role / Function: Emotional anchor; primary intimate partner to Pendragon.

  • Relationship to Anomaly: Stabilizer—her proximity attenuates memetic spikes associated with Arthur. Presence reduces chant intensity in controlled tests.

  • Observed Effects: Reports of derealization and intense empathy episodes when within 10m of “Excalibur.” Refuses forcible separation; pacifies crowds when present.

  • Status: Active / Protective of Arthur; declines formal debriefing.

  • Recommended Handling: Non-coercive interviews only; psychological rapport required. Offer witness-protection-style anonymity; avoid threat framing. Collect oral histories emphasizing quotidian life rather than myth.

  • Field Notes (Narrative Use): Best source for intimate, humanizing detail. Her testimony complicates “anomaly vs. person” narrative—keeps story grounded.

Lance (Lancelot)

  • Role / Function: Charismatic foil; inciter of risk behaviors.

  • Relationship to Anomaly: Social accelerant—amplifies disruption at small gatherings, frequently present at escalation points (brawls, rooftop occupations).

  • Observed Effects: Elevated aggression reports among nearby subjects; adrenaline-linked contagion observed in post-set interviews. Shows marked resistance to authority.

  • Status: Active / Arrested several times for public disorder; treated as high-risk for reignition.

  • Recommended Handling: Behavioral monitoring, covert psych evals; avoid confrontational questioning. Use third-party mediators for interviews.

  • Field Notes: Useful as an antagonist figure in narrative—his choices precipitate key escalations.

Merle (Merlin)

  • Role / Function: Occult-technician; intermixes radio/tape phenomena with performance.

  • Relationship to Anomaly: Technical mediator—apparently responsible for many recorded static incidents and predictive fragments on tapes. Potential origin node for memetic transmission via analog media.

  • Observed Effects: Subjects exposed to Merle’s improvisations report altered time perception and involuntary humming. Field recorders pick up non-human harmonics near him.

  • Status: Active / Cooperative with research under limited conditions. Keeps notebooks prone to erasure.

  • Recommended Handling: Secure all personal recordings and notes. Transcribe analog tapes with spectral analysis. Psychological clearance before long interviews (risk of perceptual bleed).

  • Field Notes: High value for research division; his material is primary evidence that links sound modalities to memetic spread.

Red (Mordred)

  • Role / Function: Dissenter; charismatic organizer for splinter groups.

  • Relationship to Anomaly: Counter-vector—thrives on fracture. Can catalyze rapid ideological splits within crowds previously unified under Arthur.

  • Observed Effects: Rapid formation of militant offshoots, targeted vandalism, and confrontational organizing after Red-led meetings. Correlated with sharper chant variants and hostile graffiti.

  • Status: Active / Underground; believed to coordinate via dead-drops and zines.

  • Recommended Handling: HUMINT priority. Avoid direct public arrests; attempt to intercept communications and non-lethal disruption tactics. Psychological profiling recommended.

  • Field Notes: Narrative antagonist; plausible cause for escalation into violence if left unchecked.

Nimue

  • Role / Function: Scene organizer / community liaison.

  • Relationship to Anomaly: Non-anomalous but central to distribution networks (posters, tapes, venues). Facilitates spread without manifesting memetic markers.

  • Observed Effects: Rapid dissemination of flyers and tape copies traced to her network; she insists on DIY ethics and resists institutional co-option.

  • Status: Active / Cooperative if approached as cultural historian rather than witness.

  • Recommended Handling: Offer archival collaboration; gather distribution maps and contact lists. Low coercion, high incentives for cooperation.

  • Field Notes: Good source for grassroots perspective; shows how the myth migrated from performance to subculture.

Morgan

  • Role / Function: Occult skeptic turned witness (early detractor-turned-protector).

  • Relationship to Anomaly: Initially camp skeptic; after an unexplained incident (train-station resonance), became protective of Arthur.

  • Observed Effects: Reports nightmares and auditory flashbacks; shows signs of cognitive dissonance between prior skepticism and subsequent belief.

  • Status: Semi-active / Engaged with debriefers intermittently.

  • Recommended Handling: Trauma-informed interviews; cross-reference accounts with station surveillance. Useful for documenting conversion arc.

  • Field Notes: Helpful for storytelling beat where rationalism meets myth.

Gav (Gawain)

  • Role / Function: Road crew / enforcer for live sets.

  • Relationship to Anomaly: Physical buffer—manages crowd but reports unexplained compulsion to “step forward” at certain cues. Several near-misses recorded during riots.

  • Observed Effects: Autonomic responses (sudden tachycardia) preceding chant eruptions; claims of “feeling the bass inside my bones.”

  • Status: Injured (minor) during County Hall disturbance; currently in witness protection.

  • Recommended Handling: Medical evaluation for psychosomatic triggers; secure testimony on crowd dynamics.

  • Field Notes: Practical insights on escalation mechanics; human cost material.

Percy (Percival)

  • Role / Function: Close friend / moral compass.

  • Relationship to Anomaly: Non-anomalous, but often the first to voice dissent within the band—acts as internal critic.

  • Observed Effects: Emotional strain; eventually dissociative withdrawal from scene. Provides articulate, reflective accounts useful to analysts.

  • Status: Retired from music; cooperative.

  • Recommended Handling: Long-form interviews; source for internal dynamics and early warning signs missed by authorities.

  • Field Notes: Good for building a humane, reflective dossier—helps avoid mythologizing.

Tris (Tristan)

  • Role / Function: Touring logistics; occasional author of zines.

  • Relationship to Anomaly: Distributor of recordings; unwitting vector for memetic spread via cassette trading circles.

  • Observed Effects: No personal anomalies; high contact rate amplifies transmission chains. Subject expresses guilt once pattern is clear.

  • Status: Active / Cooperative.

  • Recommended Handling: Network mapping; subpoena distribution logs where necessary; debrief on cassette circulation routes.

  • Field Notes: Demonstrates technological vector: low barrier analog media as epidemic medium.

Izzy (Isolde)

  • Role / Function: Vocalist / performative presence.

  • Relationship to Anomaly: Aesthetic amplifier—her stage theatrics intensify audience immersion and are frequently cited in eyewitness reports of the “moment” when chants begin.

  • Observed Effects: Post-set trance states in small groups; Izzy reports auditory hallucinations months after heavy touring.

  • Status: Active / Unreliable narrator (creative mythmaking tendencies).

  • Recommended Handling: Cross-check Izzy’s accounts with independent recordings; avoid sole reliance on her testimony for timeline reconstruction.

  • Field Notes: Useful for reconstructing the phenomenology of performance but requires triangulation.

Ben (Bedivere)

  • Role / Function: Equipment tech; keeper of road-cases.

  • Relationship to Anomaly: Custodian who first documented “Excalibur” anomalies (logbooks show earliest notations). Physically handled the instrument more than any other human.

  • Observed Effects: Early log entry: “bass hums different at dawn.” Ben later developed chronic tinnitus and reports dreams of “crowds under glass.”

  • Status: Injured / Declined formal interviews but left extensive private notes now logged in Archive.

  • Recommended Handling: Secure and digitize Ben’s notebooks; perform audiological exam and spectral analysis of his recordings.

  • Field Notes: His primary-source material is invaluable for timeline and artifact behavior before public exposure.

Kay

  • Role / Function: Road manager / liaison with venues and law enforcement contacts.

  • Relationship to Anomaly: Administrative intermediary—has records of cancelled shows, police complaints, and informal settlements. Often negotiated to de-escalate.

  • Observed Effects: Psychological burden—reports of coerced coverups by local officials fearful of publicity. Kay is key to mapping institutional responses.

  • Status: Active / Willing to cooperate under confidentiality agreement.

  • Recommended Handling: Obtain venue logs, police FOIA requests, and interview re: institutional pressure and informal settlements.

  • Field Notes: Crucial for reconstructing how authorities responded (and failed), useful for operational lessons.

GENERAL HANDLING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PERSONS OF INTEREST

  1. Trauma-informed interviewing: Many subjects show signs of stress, derealization, or guilt—avoid leading questions that feed the myth.

  2. Triangulate accounts: Cross-reference personal testimony with analog recordings, venue logs, and independent witnesses.

  3. Preserve analog media chain-of-custody: Cassettes/tapes are primary evidence for memetic analysis—digitize with spectral capture, then store cold.

  4. Minimize public suppression: Historical suppression attempts amplified the phenomenon; prefer covert observation and narrative framing.

  5. Community engagement: Offer culturally sensitive archival partnerships (e.g., oral history anonymization) to reduce antagonism and encourage cooperation.