Occult Security and Investigation Commission

2026-02-20T11:08:26Z

94.119.44.1: Describe OSIC as an initialism rather than an acronym

[[File:OSIC letter.png|thumb|213x213px|OSIC letter addressed to [[Dynamo]]]]
{{Quotation|[[Haze]]|You know it's bad when they send a Sandman.}}

A secretive "Black Box" [[United States of America|United States]] government organization, the '''Occult Security and Investigation Commission''' ('''OSIC''', for short) specializes in keeping the country safe from sinister and supernatural forces.

== Summary ==
The OSIC has warned [[New York]] citizens to stay indoors for the duration of the [[Maelstrom]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_17.mp3|transcription=The OSIC has issued a warning to the city of New York recommending that citizens stay indoors for the duration of the celestial event.}}</ref> {{HeroIcon|Haze}} says they might open a permanent office in New York after the ritual is over.<ref>[[Haze/Quotes#Conversations|Haze and McGinnis conversation]]</ref>

[[Marlowe]] is an Agent for the OSIC. He will appear in {{HeroIcon|Holliday}}'s visual novel. Haze tells {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} that Marlowe has made an offer for Dynamo to join them.<ref>[[Haze/Quotes#Conversations|Haze conversations]]</ref> Dynamo carries in his bag a letter from the OSIC addressed to him.

They have files covering many notable persons, including Holliday.<ref name=":0">[[Haze/Quotes#Conversations|Haze conversations]]</ref>

{{HeroIcon|Seven}} was captured by the OSIC and sent to [[Lost Whisper]]. After escaping his execution, he's hiding from them in New York's subway tunnels.<ref>[[Seven/Quotes#Conversations|Seven and Krill conversation]] - Seven: ''"After the ritual, I have some 'particular needs' in regards to new tunnels."'' Krill: ''"Is the OSIC still looking for you?"''</ref>

{{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} is worried she will be sent to an OSIC oubliette if she caters to [[Oathkeeper]]'s demands.<ref>[[The Binding of Oathkeeper|''The Binding of Oathkeeper'']] - [https://youtu.be/nn_C9nQ_Ri0?si=tnmcdijLN27Xvywm&t=600 Chapter 3B]</ref> Haze warns her the OSIC will have to intervene if "the Oathkeeper issue isn't resolved".<ref name=":0" />

The OSIC is interested in {{HeroIcon|Kelvin}}'s condition as a revenant.<ref name=":0" />

They have released a report about hexes.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_85.mp3|transcription=Expecting parents have long kept the names of their babies secret. But now, a new OSIC hex report has some families questioning about ever revealing their children's true name. Readers weigh in with their thoughts in today's New York Oracle.}}</ref>

They limit expeditions to the North Pole.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_seasonal_headline_08.mp3|transcription=The OSIC has issued a statement reminding citizens that North Pole expeditions are illegal without a permit.}}</ref>

{{HeroIcon|Raven}} hopes they will be cooperative to his plans.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Raven|file=Operative select 05.mp3|transcription=Hopefully the OSIC will be cooperative.}}</ref>

=== Sandman Division ===
A division specialized on infiltrating dreams. {{HeroIcon|Haze}} is a notable member of this division; seeking out the dreams of "persons of interest" to investigate them. If necessary, members of the Sandman Division have clearance to "eliminate" significant detected threats.

The OSIC has not confirmed nor denied the existence of the Sandman Division.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_58.mp3|transcription=An OSIC spokesman has refused to confirm or deny the existence of the notorious Sandman Division. For this story and more read The New York Oracle.}}</ref>

The Sandman Division has released a holiday calendar to "soften their image", but it only made them seem "more terrifying".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=Newscaster_seasonal_haze_unlock_01_comp.mp3|transcription=Hoping to soften their image, the OSIC Sandman division released a holiday calendar this year! It only made them more terrifying.}}</ref>

=== Other Divisions ===
The OSIC also has a Curator Division and a Medium Division.

According to Haze, "Curators care about things and Sandmen care about people".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Graves|number=2|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=Curators care about things, Sandmen care about people. So until you become a threat to national security you're not my problem.}}</ref>

Haze recommends {{HeroIcon|Graves}} to work as a Medium, which Graves says that "might not suck".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Graves|number=2|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=We have multiple divisions… and I think you might like being a Medium.|hero_quote2=Graves|quote2=That might not suck.}}</ref>

== Trivia ==
[[File:Osic.png|thumb|230x230px|OSIC door in the work-in-progress Hideout map]]
* The initialism OSIC is pronounced "oh-ess-i-see".
* {{HeroIcon|Haze}}'s background compares the OSIC to the [[wikipedia:Central_Intelligence_Agency|CIA]], which was founded in 1947 in the real world. The CIA is also mentioned in [[Wrecker]]'s background.
* In an older work-in-progress version of the [[Hideout]] map, a door labeled "O.S.I.C. Restricted Area" could be found.
* A removed {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} voiceline suggested that Sandmen were considered a conspiracy theory.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Dynamo|quotes=Dynamo/Quotes#Removed/Unused lines|transcription=I should probably stop telling my students that "OSIC Sandmen" was just a conspiracy theory...}}</ref>

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