Foundation Document 000, summary
The Foundation
The organisation that contains anomalies and governs the protected zones. It answers to The Administrator and the O5 Council, commands its sites through Site Directors, and governs Citizens through Civil Administration, a division of the Administrative Department.
Command
Who commands
Article II
The Administrator
The highest authority. Appoints the O5 Council and may issue or overrule any directive. Identity classified.
Article III
The O5 Council
Thirteen seats, O5-1 to O5-13, known by designation alone. Issues O5 Directives and appoints Site Directors.
Article III
The Ethics Committee
The second council, seats E-1 to E-7, answering only to The Administrator. Observes the sites, captures and tests, audits incidents, and can veto what breaks the Foundation's rules.
Article IV
Site Directors
Command their sites, issue Site Orders, and take command during a breach.
Article V
Departments
Scientific Department
Researches anomalies, runs tests and writes most of the Archive.
Security Department
Holds checkpoints, escorts personnel and secures the site during breaches.
Medical Department
Treats personnel and examines subjects.
Mobile Task Forces
Specialist units called in for breaches and recovery operations.
Engineering and Technical Service
Builds and maintains containment.
Administrative Department
The Foundation's administration: personnel records, appointments, forms and notices. Its Civil Administration governs the protected zones and their Citizens.
Class-D Programme
Personnel who take part in tests under the Foundation's authority and protection.
Intelligence Agency
Watches the Chaos Insurgency, the ruins and the settlements beyond the zones.
Manufacturing Department
Produces containment materials, equipment and supplies for the sites and zones.
Internal Security Department
Investigates leaks, infiltration and misconduct inside the Foundation.
Department of External Affairs
Deals with surviving governments, settlements and groups of interest outside the zones.
Internal Tribunal Department
Hears charges against personnel and Citizens' appeals against civil penalties.
Logistics Department
Moves people, rations and supplies between the sites and the zones.
Article VI and Foundation Directive 001
Clearance levels
Clearance is the most a person may see. They also need a reason to know.
| Level | Name | May read |
|---|---|---|
| Level 0 | Official Use Only | Public and non-sensitive information |
| Level 1 | Restricted | Routine procedures, Safe-class summaries |
| Level 2 | Confidential | Containment procedures for assigned anomalies |
| Level 3 | Secret | Full anomaly files, incident and experiment records |
| Level 4 | Top Secret | Records across sites; Site Directors and senior command |
| Level 5 | Thaumiel | Everything; the O5 Council and The Administrator |