Factions (WOTZ)

Stalkers
Goal: Different from each other - not a faction.

Basic info: Stalkers are individuals who have penetrated into The Zone for various reasons - to make cash, to escape the outside world, to see The Zone, etc.

Bandits
Goal: Mug stalkers and make money.

Basic info: Shovel money in on every occasion they can by exploiting stalkers, trading with the army and taxing stalkers.

Duty
Goal: Destroy The Zone's anomalous creations, mutants, keep access to The Zone limited and make sure information about The Zone stays secret.

Basic info: Duty is a paramilitary group, mostly made up of former Spetsnaz, this faction has close ties to the government and army working towards the same goal.

Freedom
Goal: Research The Zone since they believe that The Zone is a "gift to humanity" to create scientific breakthroughs and find a way of coexisting with it meanwhile trying to open access and all information related to The Zone and The Zone itself.

Basic info: Freedom is a clan made up of free stalkers with the goal of making the zone public.