Some believe that the Zone has a Keeper. Those who live with honor and conscience, he helps: he protects them in battles, blurs the enemy’s sight, shows the shortest path to their goal, and leads them to rare artifacts. Some say he lives in a hut in the Dancing Forest, others say in a place that is always changing, and still others claim he is everywhere and nowhere—like any spirit, he can be summoned if you know his name. Most people don’t believe in fairy tales at all. But any stalker considers it an honor to warm an unarmed traveler who asks for a fire… What if it really is the Keeper?