---Artifacts---
Altered Insulator
This used to be an insulator. It has now almost turned into an unstable artifact. It is probably the source of intermittent psy-emissions. Also note that this artifact is the only one which weighs 1.0 kg instead of 0.5 kg like all the others.
Altered wheel
This was once the dredge station wheel. It has now half-converted into a strange artifact. No properties are notable, other than active glowing and a massive radioactivity.
Battery
It is a very rare artifact in both kinds. It has only positive effects. The player can use 4 or 5 of them and jump into an Electro or Burner anomaly to heal himself and repair his suit.
Bubble
A compound of several hollow organic formations, this artifact emits a gaseous substance that can neutralize radioactive particles inside the body. This artifact is extremely valuable.
compass
A rare artifact – it's been several years since one was found. The artifact can locate gaps in anomaly fields, effectively acting as a compass. It is believed that it can help one traverse the most complex anomaly fields completely unharmed. However, very few know how to handle it properly.
crystal
Is created when heavy metals fall into the Burner anomaly. This artifact eliminates radiation wonderfully. It is highly valued by stalkers and hard to find.
crystal thorn
Crystallizes in the anomaly Burnt Fuzz . Naturally takes out the radiation from the organism. That is, through the ears along with some amount of blood. Blood loss is possible also through other openings. Widespread and quite effective, which is the cause for the stable price in the artifact market.
droplet
Formed in the Burner anomaly at high temperatures. From the exterior looks like a tear-like shade compound with a glossy surface, covered in cracks.
eye
This artifact, which resembles the human eye, considerably increases the body's metabolism, helping wounds heal quicker. Experienced stalkers say that the Eye also brings luck. Right or wrong, it sure brings in money. Emits radiation.
fireball
Crystallizes in the anomaly Burner. Fights well with radioactivity, though the heightened rate of energy exchange wears out the muscles of the moving apparatus. Won't be able to run for long. Artifact emits heat.
firefly
Firefly emits an unknown type of energy, which considerably speeds up healing in living beings, sometimes bringing people back from the dead in seconds. Emits radiation.
flame
This rare artifact forms in areas of high thermal activity. Emits powerful infrared emissions, which intensify metabolic processes, healing wounds before its bearer's very eyes. This artifact is extremely valuable, but emits radiation.
flash
"Electro" sometimes births this artifact. Stalkers readily use it because of its good qualities. Not a bad price and a good external look make this artifact appealing to collectors.
goldfish
An artifact formed in the Vortex anomaly. Is activated by the heat of the body. Decide what's worse: radiation or knife wounds, and chose the lesser of the two evils. In any case you can sell the artifact for good profit.
gravi
The artifact is a brownish, twisted lump, created when metallic substances are exposed to strong gravitational fields for extended periods of time. It creates a weak antigravitational field, often used by stalkers to increase their carrying capacity.
Jellyfish
Is formed in the Springboard. Forms a weak protective field whose side effect is a slight radiation. The artifact is widespread and not very valuable.
kolobok
When you hold this mystery of the Zone in your hands, you feel how your skin becomes tougher and less sensitive. You can still shoot through it with a bullet, but it's much more difficult to cut through.
meat chunk
It causes increased cell growth. On the other hand, the newly formed cells are much more receptive to the effects of physical uranium. The artifact doesn't show up very often, but it's hard to call it rare.
mica
Anomaly "Fruit Punch" is able to create such an artifact at the rarest, most extreme collection of physical conditions. The result is a semi-transparent, hard object. A rare and expensive artifact.
moonlight
This artifact is formed in Electro anomalies on rare occasions. It has the most powerful restorative abilities, at the cost of resistance to electricity. Rare and expensive artifact.
Night star
This wonderful artifact is formed by the Springboard anomaly. The use of the artifact demands the neutralization of deadly radiation. Expensive and rare, this artifact is extremely interesting for scientific expeditions and other research activity in the Zone.
pellicle
This artifact is so rare that many researchers can't even imagine that such a substance can exist in a natural setting. Emits acidic chemical components.
shell
This artifact used to be considered trash, devoid of any useful properties. However, scientists recently discovered that if kept in constant contact with the body, it has an excellent stimulating effect on the nervous system, replenishing the bearer's energy. Emits radiation.
slime
It is certain that this artifact is created by the anomaly called "Fruit Punch". When carried on the belt, the wounds bleed less, although the body of its owner becomes vulnerable to various burns.
slug
Formed by the "Fruit Punch" anomaly. The negative qualities of this artifact are compensated by the fact that it heightens the coagulation quality of blood. It's not often that one runs into such an artifact, and they pay well for it too.
snowflake
At first glance, this artifact resembles Kolobok. Some claim that it actually is Kolobok, its properties reinforced by exposure to a powerful electric field. The artifact has excellent electrostimulative properties, increasing the bearer's vitality considerably. Emits radiation.
soul
Very rarely found artifact, located near the Whirligig anomaly. Only a very few manage to find this artifact, and few have even seen it. It has a nice shape and an equally nice price.
sparkler
This artifact is found near the Electro anomaly. Unfortunately, this is a widespread and inexpensive piece. However, it is still valued among the researchers in the Zone for its qualities.
spring
According to the opinion of some researchers-theorists, this artifact is a hybrid between Batteries and Shell.
stone blood
You can find this artifact near Whirligig anomalies. It is quite an ugly reddish object made out of pressed together and curiosuly bent polymerized remnants of plants, soil, and bones. Quite widespread and not very effective.
stone flower
Born in the Springboard anomaly. This artifact is found in only a few areas of the Zone. The bits of metallic compounds create a beautiful light play. It is very calming to study this artifact at night by the fire.
heart of the oasis
Apparently, it is a crystalized plant, which took over the inherent properties of the Oasis. Its effect on this organism can only be described as extremely beneficial, however, unlike the Oasis itself, the artifact is extremely radioactive.
Thorn
The result of the interaction between the anomaly Burnt Fuzz and the body of a careless stalker. The Thorn artifact pikes the body of its owner, no matter what. But it also helps clean the body of radionucliodes. Quite widespread and cheap.
Urchin
The anomaly Burnt Fuzz very rarely gives rise to this artifact. Blood pressure rises, the body gets rid of a large amount of red blood cells. But along with them the stored radiation leaves the body as well. In his fundamental work titled "Ionization and polarization of the components of rare artifacts", Sakharov noted that the content of this formation has a critical stability, and it's not realistic to create such an artifact in lab conditions in the next ten years.
Wrenched
This bizarrely-shaped artifact appears in places with increased gravitational activity. Acting as a kind of sponge that absorbs radioactive elements, this artifact provides protection from outside radiation as well as from radioactive particles that have already made their way into the body.