Researcher Clark

SCP-5xxx shortly before being put into containment.

: SCP-5xxx

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5xxx is to be kept at Site-19 in a standard containment cell with reinforced concrete walls and grade 5 titanium plating on the inside and outside of the cell. Inside the cell is a table with a small jewelry box made from tungsten carbide on top of it.

All level 1 personnel and above are allowed access to SCP-5xxx's containment cell for approved testing of the object. Only personnel with level 3 security clearance or higher are to be allowed into SCP-5xxx's containment chamber due to theft and misuse of the item. Failure to comply will result in immediate detainment or if deemed necessary, termination. At least 2 guards are to be stationed outside of SCP-5xxx's containment chamber at all times. Anyone seen trying to steal SCP-5xxx or use the item outside of approved testing are to be detained or terminated as soon as possible.

Description: SCP-5xxx appears to be a sterling silver ring with a bloodstone inlay that will fit comfortably on any finger it it placed on. Analyzing the material that SCP-5xxx is composed of has proven to be impossible due to it being incredibly resistant to any kind of damage.

Whenever a human being wears SCP-5xxx they will begin to age slower than a normal human would. They will also be healed of most minor damage to the body, along with combating diseases that may reside within the subject's body. The amount of time time taken to heal the subject is proportional to the type and severity of the injury or affliction. This healing effect starts out relatively slow, but will gradually increase in effectiveness until peaking at around 25 times the user's natural healing rate over the course of 12 hours. SCP-5xxx has also been shown to heal or protect the body from the following:

Hangovers

Concussions

Fatigue and sleep deprivation

Malnutrition and dehydration

Moderate to severe pain

Minor brain damage

Low class amnestics

"Highs" from most non-anomalous narcotics

Minor organ damage

Both internal and external bleeding

Minor joint dislocations

Minor bone fractures

Severed limbs (if the limb is reattached to the body before the wound heals itself)

SCP-5xxx cannot regrow lost limbs, regenerate lost organs, or resurrect the dead. SCP-5xxx also can not sustain the wearer if enough damage is done to them in a very short amount of time. If SCP-5xxx is removed from a subject who has worn it for 12 hours or more, the subject will start to feel weak and their health will slowly start to decline. If SCP-5xxx isn’t returned within an hour, it will no longer heal the subject, instead acting as a normal ring would. After 24 hours, the subject’s immune system will cease to function, and after 48 hours, the subject will start to visibly grow older, and their cells will start to break down and die. The amount of time taken for a subject to expire after this point has varied from ███████ to ██████. At the time of writing, ██ deaths have resulted from the ring being removed from subjects during and after testing. When a person expires due to prolonged separation from SCP-5xxx [DATA EXPUNGED].

Addendum-01: Recovery Log: The foundation learned about SCP-5xxx after word got out of a possible offer for the item by MC&D Ltd. Soon afterward, the foundation discovered SCP-5xxx on 4/13/████ at the ██████ ██████ Museum in an exhibit known as "The Death Wish Ring." SCP-5xxx was supposedly taken to the museum in a small jewelry box by ███████ ██████ who had claimed that for however long the current owner wore the ring, they would be free of age, injury, and affliction. He had also stated that his 2nd great grandfather had [DATA EXPUNGED] approximately 3 weeks after the ring was passed down. SCP-5xxx's anomalous effects were confirmed when the ring was tested on ██ ██████ who wore it on one hand while a small cut was made on the other. ██ ██████ was questioned about his knowledge of SCP-5xxx while this test was taking place. Over the course of this interview, the wound on ██ ██████'s hand slowly but visibly began healing, and was almost completely gone by the end of the interview. Afterwards, ██ ██████ was amnesticized and SCP-5xxx was taken by the foundation to it's current location.