Surviving the dangers of The Zone is no easy task, especially alone. As such, you decided to join the faction known simply as "Freedom". As a complete rookie, you were assigned to a two person squad with a more experienced stalker: A sabertooth tiger simply known as "Tooth".

So you're the new guy, huh? Your new squadmate asks, looking you up and down as you approach him. He looks younger than you imagined, though you know better than to judge a stalker by his age. Got your gear ready?