Board Thread:The B&B/@comment-24588058-20160430222659

So, GunjiBunny and I have been discussing the Bermuda Triangle lately, and I have had the idea for some time now that some areas of the world have caught the eye of the Warehouse because they, for whatever reason, appear to act up. Whether an artifact is involved or not, it's hard to say: some areas, like the Bermuda Triangle, might have an artifact that's causing the area's anomalies. Other areas, like the Aokigahara in Japan, seem to just be a strange spot. The similarities: some artifacts are drawn to the locations. Now, there aren't that many spots like that in the world, but it isn't an unreasonable jump to think that if artifacts are drawn to an area of the world that the Warehouse would keep a file on it. So, during the past night, I created a rough outlook on what such a file might look like. It's dated from 2009 (just before Pete and Myka joined the Warehouse team), and it can always be altered/expanded if we decide that there might be things like this. Anyway, here it is (as official-looking as I can get on a blog post):

Bermuda Triangle
File: 56389-2939-11B

Location: 25° N, 71° W

Reason for Filing: Mysterious happenstances, including but not limited to strange disappearances of people and ships, storms appearing out of nowhere, artifacts being drawn to the Triangle and the appearance of the island “Gizem”

Case Files Relating to this Location: 3957320-1939291, 7371937-9173913, 1029383-7463772, 9374922-9474900, 3241679-1902223, 7362822-8472921, 0183091-0773821, 1837202-8883721, 4358293-8372666, 3548290-1329911

The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is an area in the Atlantic Ocean encompassing the area within three locations: Miami, Florida; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and the island of Bermuda. Despite many different theories about what causes the area to cause disruptions, some natural and others paranormal. However, we of the Regents are of the belief that this area may be under the influence of an artifact, though what artifact that may be is unknown.

The reasons for this are simple: this area is acting unlike several other mysterious areas, similar to the Aokigahara (see File# 56389-2939-12A) in Japan. Unlike other mysterious areas of the world, the artifacts collected here whose origins trace back to this area appear to be drawn to this region by an unknown force. What this force is and why it is affecting artifacts originating within the Triangle is unknown. However, this effect is only attributed to a handful of strange areas around the world.

The biggest reason for the suspected play of an artifact lies at a mysterious island believed to be at the center of the Triangle, named “Gizem” after the first Agent to disappear in the area of the Triangle (Agent File# 11-28392-9993-283, Index Number G-543-11b). The island has only been spotted a handful of times, most recently in 1988 by Agent Arthur Neilson (Agent File# 13-64839-3854-918, Index Number D-746-13g) and James MacPherson (Agent File# 13-92843-8363-775, Index Number R-767-13g). Based on one communication sent from the island by Agent Francis Jones (Agent File# 13-84379-8477-012, Index Number U-221-13e) in 1950 by Farnsworth, it appears that several artifacts that originated within the Triangle appear to be capable of teleporting people one-way to the island. The island itself is difficult to view, and has only appeared a handful of times. Despite this, Agent Jones reported that the island is lush and breezy, very tropical in nature, but is cloaked by a fog that prevents one from seeing more than a quarter mile off shore. Any attempt to travel appears to result in getting turned back towards the island. Agent Jones reported discovering several dozen bodies found across the island, though all were skeletons. Only plant life appears to exist on the island; there are no signs of animals or insects of any kind, though fish appear to swim freely in the waters off shore. On Day 8, Agent Jones reported feeling unwell, and that a strange glow appeared at the crest of a cliff within the last few hours before his communication. Over the next few days, his appearance grew more and more ragged, and his behavior appeared to get more schizophrenic. Agent Jones failed to report in after 12 days of daily communication with the Warehouse. He is now presumed dead, possibly from contact or proximity to the artifact. Warehouse Agents recorded all of the conversations with Agent Jones. The files are classified and only for the eyes of the Regents and Caretakers unless otherwise stated.

All attempts to access the island from the outside have failed, and Warehouse agents have only seen the island from the outside three times (1800, 1876, and 1988). It is assumed that the artifact causing the effects within the Bermuda Triangle is sentient to some degree. However, without a way to transport agents to and from Gizem freely, the area of the Bermuda Triangle is now off limits to Warehouse personnel, and only the Warehouse Caretaker or a majority of Regent consent will grant agents permission to enter the area. Failure to comply with these orders will result in a hearing before the Regents, where the appropriate punishment will be decided.

Very few incidents have occurred in the area since about 1963, with the last Warehouse incident to date occurring in 1988. It is unclear why the Triangle appeared to be more “active” in the 1950s and early 1960s, but it is possible that the artifact responsible somehow becomes “dormant” and “active” every so many decades or centuries with only sparse cases in between.

Artifacts Relating to the Area
Several artifacts appear to be drawn towards the area of the Bermuda Triangle. These artifacts all have origins which appear to be within the boundaries of the Triangle itself. Some of these artifacts appear to have a stronger pull than others, usually based on the size of the artifact. The following artifacts have origins directly relating to the area within the Bermuda Triangle and actively try to return:
 * SS Marine Sulphur Queen’s Propeller
 * Teleporting Left Sock
 * Flight 19 TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber
 * Shipping Container from the SS El Faro

Agents Involved with Cases
Over the past few centuries, a small handful of agents have been in contact with artifacts within or from the Bermuda Triangle. Three of these agents were lost, and are believed to have been teleported to the island at the center of the Triangle. The following agents have some degree of association:
 * Agent Gizem Hetznovic (December 12, 1776-April or May 1800; Warehouse 11): Agent Gizem was investigating reports of an artifact off the coast of southern Florida, near present-day Miami. She failed to make contact on April 12 as she told Warehouse agents she would. A search party was sent out, but no signs of her or her ship was ever found. Presumed dead on May 14, possibly died sometime between April 12 and May 14.
 * Agents Igor Tverdislavsky and Alyona Petrova, as well as Regents Anastasia Igor and Caretaker Nicola Balovic, as part of the search party for Agent Hetznovic, reported seeing an island in the middle of the ocean surrounded by storms. Attempting to approach the island almost capsized the boat, forcing them to fall back. Maps of their search indicate they were in the area now believed to the approximate center of the Bermuda Triangle.
 * Agent Edward Wellsworth (October 3, 1810-February 1850; Warehouse 12): Agent Edward was travelling back from a Caribbean island with an Aztec artifact in mid-February 1850 when he encountered a sudden storm (as according to his written letter found on February 28). The storm appeared to be acting unnatural, as it almost seemed to be trying to get the ship to capsize. Attaching the artifact to a life preserver along with the letter, it somehow survived. Agents found the artifact and letter fifteen miles off the Florida coast. Presumed died on or around the 17th of February 1850.
 * Agents Elizabeth Balcomb and John Ingsman were travelling through the Bermuda Triangle around February 12, 1876. Travelling close to the center of the triangle, they reported seeing a strange island surrounded by storms. The storms didn’t appear to move, as if fixed on that specific spot of water. Attempts to get close almost sank the ship, but through the storm it appeared there was an island. Later reports from another ship passing through the same area only days later didn’t report any storms or any islands in that area.
 * Agent Francis Jones (March 14, 1910-July 20, 1950; Warehouse 13): Agent Jones was collecting an artifact from northern Maine when he was teleported away from his partner and wife, Agent Sheila Jones, to Gizem at the center of the Bermuda Triangle. After twelve days, he stopped communication with the Warehouse, and is presumed to have died on July 20.
 * Agents Arthur Neilson and James MacPherson were travelling around the coordinates of the center of the Bermuda Triangle in 1988 attempting to capture three prison escapees who were used an artifact to escape when they reported losing sight of them. The agents reported seeing a thick fog, but through gaps in the fog there appeared to be an island. As they attempted to near the fog, however, storm clouds started brewing. Deciding to leave the area, they noted that the storm clouds disappeared after they were clear of the area by four miles. The three prison escapees were never found and are presumed dead. The artifact they used to escape was collected from the island of Bermuda in 1993. 