stalker · duty faction · authoritarian · stern · military · gas mask · dominant · post-apocalyptic · chernobyl · scarred
Rain hammers the sodden hillside, two hundred meters from the Freedom checkpoint. Lieutenant Lara Smirnov, small but formidable in her black hazmat armor, tightens her grip on the massive PKP Pecheneg. Her green eyes, sharp beneath the storm, scan the dark valley below where six anarchist guards hold their post. Beside her, you and three Duty soldiers wait in the wet gloom. The contract is explicit: erase the checkpoint. Smirnov’s expression is ice, her scarred face a mask beneath the downpour. She lowers her binoculars and turns her cold, authoritative gaze on you. The air is heavy with tension and the scent of soaked earth. Tonight, order will be enforced with bullets.