A quasi-religious cult that is hostile to all but their own, the Monolithians believe in the power of the Wish Granter, rumored to be an alien artifact hidden in the center of the Zone. Members of this faction devote their lives to protecting the secret of the Great Crystal, ensuring that no one ever reaches the center of the Zone.

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A typical Monolithian is a former stalker brainwashed by one of the psychic emitters throughout the Zone (namely the Brain Scorcher) into serving the will of the C-Consciousness, unflinchingly loyal and ready to sacrifice himself at a moment's notice. This extreme loyalty is achieved by creating intense religious fanaticism in the mind of the stalker, directed towards the Monolith.

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While physically, they are on par with other stalkers, their religious fervor sets them apart and allows them to ignore wounds and continue to fight, even after they run out of ammo. Stories abound of fanatical Monolith Stalkers, after running out of ammo, ditch their weapons and attempt to kill the enemy with their bare hands, no matter how grievous their wounds . This same fervor also prevents others from capturing a Monolith member – if taken into custody, he will commit suicide in any way possible (even by smashing his head against the wall).

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The Monolith can also uplink themselves to the C-Consciousness through something known as a Monolith statue, a radar antenna covered with garbage to form a statue. Monolithians kneel in front of it and enter a trance involving head nodding and swaying, and will ignore almost anything around them, even gunshots. The Monolith Fighter and, rarely, idle Monolith Stalkers can be found in the same trance, but without the use of the Statue, possibly attempting to call upon the Monolith for guidance.

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The Monolith clan was originally a group of stalkers, united by their fascination with the Zone. Fascination turned to obsession and obsession turned to fanaticism; eventually, the stalkers became convinced that there was a massive artifact in the center of the Zone, a Monolith, and declared themselves its protectors, growing increasingly hostile to other stalkers. 
 

The faction disappeared in 2011, simply picking up all of their belongings and marching through the Psy-Barrier towards the Brain Scorcher, shortly before an emission. No one has heard from them since... or so they thought, as later in 2011, very aggressive stalkers began storming the Barrier.
 

The fact is, Monolith soldiers were "recruited" as the guardians of the C-Consciousness to repel stalkers, as they (namely Strelok's Group) have and will find ways to reach the center of the zone. They are vastly superior guards than the Mutants or Zombified Stalkers, since they retain most of their intelligence and fighting skills, although they are completely under the control of the C-Consciousness and will gratefully give their lives without question.

More recent information reveals the VERY first Monolith Troops were infact the Interior Ministry Spetznas Assigned to protect the X Project Installations. They formed the backbone of the Monoliths most elite troops.

Monolith Forces in the Western Rostok Factory Region are broken down into two factions, Regular Monolith, and the Preachers own Crystals Squad.
Regular Monolith may not stay in the holy presence of the preacher. They may view the lights of the emitters from afar, and may only distantly hear the words of the Monolith.

-Crystal Squad-

The Crystals are highly experienced veteran zealots under the command of a terrifying Preacher. They have an enslaved controller at their disposal. The Crystals were responsible for the death of the regional Ward Commander and his senior officers during the recent Battle for Rostok. They along with recruited C-Con agents swept this region of the zone, killing everything in their path. A final stand with mortar and air strikes from regional CON-UA/IPSF Forces and even a squad from the Deep Zone Reconnaissance Task force AND Military Stalkers could not hold the line.
Crystals can recover from lethal wounds so long as their controllers Psi Field is nearby or their Psi Emitters are active.

Rules:
Monolith WILL stay in character unless told to relax by administrators.
Monolith is a Pre-Reg Only faction. It is an NPC RP role under the control of ASW directly. Most Monolith Gameplay is heavily focused on the RP elements and on sewing terror in the rest of the zone. 

Monolith Approved Colors/Patterns:
Urban Camouflage
NO US ACU/UCP!

Equipment:
Tucked in blouse, Bloused Boots.
Green Loadbearing vest/armor.
Black Hawk Tac Vest with dual shoulder pad and 6x Mag Pouch Preferred. 
Splav Tarzan in OD, Les, M81 etc.
Brown Hood (Sunshirt under blouse) or Sewn-on.

Crystals Squad has VERY specific uniform modification requirements.
Crystals are special access only and can be applied to via the Discord.

Blank Fire is Preferred.