Duty General Information

Overview

Duty (Долг) are a paramility clan of S.T.A.L.K.E.R’s who dedicate themselves to the containment, and destruction of the Zone, consequently finding themselves in conflict with Freedom. Duty is primarily composed of S.T.A.L.K.E.R’s, many of which have a military background, who have experienced enough of the Zone and wish to help contain and destroy it, believing that it is a blight on the world. They see themselves as the vanguards in the war against the Zone, and the defenders of the outside world, attempting to defend and shelter the outside world from the Zone. Because of their ideals they constantly find themselves at odds, and most of the time, in open conflict with their nemesis, Freedom. They view Freedom as nothing but a clan of ignorant S.T.A.L.K.E.R’s who are too naïve to understand the dangers the Zone poses, and more-so considers them ignorant due to their open views to defend the Zone and open it to the world. Similar in size, manpower, and resources, they continuously wage war on Freedom. Opposite to Freedom’s relaxed, informal attitude, Duty has a much more strict and militaristic attitude. They appear to have a command structure similar to the military, even going so far as to incorporate the ranks of the UKM into their own ranking structure.

History

Duty’s original members were primarily made up of the survivors of military expeditions sent into the Zone in order to take territory into government control. Many of these members were abandoned and left to die after many of their squad-mates were killed by the anomalies and mutants of the Zone. It was soon after that Duty was founded. During the events of Shadow of Chernobyl, Duty and Freedom brokered peace so that they may focus on maintaining the Barrier and keeping Monolith fighters out. After the events of Shadow of Chernobyl, Duty sent a detachment to Pripyat in order to gain ground in the city, but ended up encountering and engaging in a major battle with a Freedom detachment similar to their own. Afterwards, another Duty detachment was sent out to secure new territories in north, much like their enemy, Freedom.

Organization and Social Structure

Duty is a well-organized Stalker clan, composed of a strict hierarchy and bureaucracy. Every member has a rank assigned to them, and equipment is cataloged and marked with serial numbers placed on the weapon by Duty. Although Duty has a strict hierarchy, many of the current members of Duty are infact S.T.A.L.K.E.R’s of the Zone, and even some of the higher-ups in the factions were S.T.A.L.K.E.R’s before becoming involved with Duty. When not in combat, or otherwise ordered to form up, Dutiers are allowed to associate with loners and may even participate in jobs so long as they are not aiding Duty’s enemies, and are not making a fool out of themselves at Duty’s expense.