S.T.A.L.K.E.R. The Cursed Zone: New Testament™ 2021/WIP mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Faction: <The "Dark Sun" Order>

Goals:Eliminate all non believers, Grow the Cult/Sect as much as possible.

Member Numbers: Around 135 members (In the "Exclusion Zone") / 10 000 followers (Outside the "Exclusion Zone").

Locations Controlled: Unknown.

HQ: Unknown.

A semi-military Sect/Cult, who believes that the end of the world Is near. And that the only thing that can save them Is that, to listening to preachings of their "New Messiah", and follow their "Elders" (Preachers). And believe In salvation and that they will be spared from the dark forces after the doomsday comes, and the destruction of the world we all know and understand slowly dies under theirs feet's. Later some evidences was found, who believes to be a 100% sure that there Is existing occult faction Into the borders of the "Chernobyl Exclusion Zone" appeared. And possibly around the "Eastern European" too. Evidences of the unknown group who are possible to be a part of this sect, was captured few years ago by the members of the militaristic faction "Duty". When injured stalker was found by the faction's patrols near the swamps of "Pripyat", which Is located near the northeast border of "Red Forest". When the faction's command stops and talks to the injured stalker. The stalker claims to have witnessed the abduction of one of his teammates. He's seams to be been hidden at this time and watching, how small group of an unknown veiled persons with non-standard clothing and tattoos all over their faces, yelling at the other members of his patrol to follow them, or to die now In the name of the "Dark Sun". And so probably he was captured, and later that day he was found dead. Not far from the first location where the first Stalker abduction happened 2 weeks ago. Where he was found with his eyes out and his mouth sewn shut In a ruins what appeared to be a ritual site or sort of.

This people's Is known today as The "Dark Sun" order and that their numbers Is roughly more than 130 members Into the "Chernobyl Exclusion Zone" and more that 10 000 followers around the whole Europe and parts of Asia too. The "Dark Sun" order believes that theyr religion Is "The one true religion" and theyr faith Is the "One true faith". The cult often resorts to murder, kidnapping, torture, and other acts of violence to meet it's needs. Though not all of their members have to be insane or violent, but all of the rituals are In the same spirit at the end. Members of "The Order" Is involved with occult studies too, like black magic, arcane ceremonies and blood sacrifices.

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