The Bureau
The Federal Bureau of Control is a secretive government agency dedicated to investigating supernatural phenomena, altered objects, and events that defy ordinary scientific explanation.
Most citizens have never heard of the Bureau, and according to official records, they probably never will.
The Oldest House
The Bureau operates from the Oldest House, a mysterious brutalist skyscraper hidden in plain sight in New York City.
Its interior is unstable. Hallways shift. Rooms appear where none existed before. Entire departments can move without warning.
Altered World Events
The Bureau investigates incidents known as Altered World Events: situations where ordinary reality is disrupted by forces connected to objects, locations, or ideas.
Evidence recovered from these events is catalogued, studied, and often contained deep within the Oldest House.
Objects of Power
Some everyday objects become connected to paranatural forces and develop impossible properties. These are known as Objects of Power.
Examples may include items such as a telephone, a television, a safe, or something as ordinary as a rubber duck.
The Director
The Bureau is led by a Director chosen through circumstances that are not entirely understood.
The Director carries the Service Weapon and answers, at least in theory, to the mysterious entity known as the Board.
Security Notice
INTERNAL MEMORANDUM
Unauthorized discussion of the Oldest House, Altered Items, Objects of Power, Thresholds, or Bureau activity is prohibited.
If you experience shifting architecture, impossible geometry, spontaneous chanting, or unexplained floating personnel:
DO NOT INVESTIGATE.
CONTACT SECURITY.