The Guide (Provodnik / Проводник) is a Loner who appears S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.
Background
Guide is credited of being the first Stalker ever. Some folks say it is nearly impossible to find him, while others even deny his existence. He is alleged to know every location of The Zone and can slip past the most dangerous anomalies and sneak past the largest groups of enemies.
While not very open to others, if a lucky Stalker does happen to meet him for travel reasons, Guide will escort the Stalker to his destination via the quickest and safest route, provided the Stalker has a large amount of rubles.
It is said that Guide was part of Strelok's Group and helped him reach the center of the Zone several times.
Lore
Have you heard about Guide? The very first true stalker. He was the one who originally broke into the Zone and he's still alive. People say he can take you to any place, you just need to name it. Now, finding him’s a bit tricky, ain’t no posters around with his address... And he won't go with just anybody, either. From what I hear, he charges quite a bit. But if you find him and have enough cash, you can rest assured he’ll take you where you need to go. Now, that’s someone I’d like to have a chat with. You can bet he's been past the Red Forest...
Appearances
Shadow of Chernobyl
Guide is known to wander around the Cordon, most of the time sitting by the fire in the hut where the player first met Fox. It is imperative for the Marked One to meet him to get the canonical ending of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.
If the player visits Strelok's stashes under Agroprom after finding Ghost the objective to speak with the Guide will not be given, and the guide will not spawn. This means that the player will be unable to open Strelok's stash in Pripyat and get the decoder, and only the false endings are available.There is still a possibility to steal the decoder through the hotel room window by simply throwing a grenade inside to move the decoder closer to the window by means of explosion
Call of Pripyat
In Call of Pripyat, Guide never appears but is mentioned twice. He is the one who escorted the Military survivors of the Stingrays. Later, he helps Strelok to escape Monolith forces and link up with the Military survivors in the Laundromat via an underground passage.
Notes
- It is rumored that Guide wished to be able to travel anywhere while on one of the trips with Strelok. This is not probable, as Doctor claims that no one who went to the Wish Granter has come back alive, not to mention that the Wish Granter usually turns the wish into an ironic reality.
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