Artefacts

Stone Blood

A deformed, reddish object made of compressed, oddly twisted, polymerized scraps of plants, soil and bones. A popular superstition among stalkers is that the strength of people perished in the anomaly is contained in the artifact.

Mama's beads

Anyone carrying the artifact can do without food or drink for an infinite period of time.
The only known side-effect is increased susceptibility to radiation.

Flash

An artifact formed in the "Electro" anomaly.
A translucent, amorphous object with light beams pulsating under the surface, occasionally generating miniature lightning-sparks.

Night Star

The artifact generates a protective field around the bearer reducing damage inflicted by small arms. Highly radioactive.

Highly valuable in view of its scarcity. The artifact is of primary interest to scientific organizations and the military.