Owl

Owl
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Affiliation	Free stalkers Bandits
Equipment	Leather trench coat AKM-74/2U Martha RGD-5 grenade
Related missions	Mercenary Camp Tempting Business Transaction
Modeled after	GSC Office Security Guard circa 2009
Technical
Class	zat_b30_owl_stalker_trader
Affiliation	Free stalkers Bandits

Owl (Ru. Сыч) is a trader appearing in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

Background

Owl is a trader established in the Skadovsk in Zaton. He has a reputation about not asking many questions, which enables him to specialize in trading information and stolen goods.

He is at odds with the local barkeep, Beard, in part due to the latter's very lucrative artifact trading business. As a result, he is known to work with the local Bandits kingpin, Sultan.

Appearances

Call of Pripyat

Owl can be found at the upper level of the Skadovsk, just in front of Tremor's office. He has the largest selection of goods out of any trader in the ship, as he sells a variety of armors, weapons and ammunition. Initially, he does not deal with medical supplies, but starts buying and selling them after completion of the mission Missing Stalkers. His wares and discounts depend on the player's stand in the Bandits/Loners faction war in Zaton.

Owl can provide the player with several missions. Due to him being an information dealer, the player can also pay him for various information about their active missions, and he will also buy many documents and PDAs from the player. Selling at least 10 PDAs or documents to Owl will earn the player the achievement Trafficker of Information.

Trading

Main article: Owl/Trading

Information

The player can buy the following information from Owl. It is only possible to buy information if the associated mission has been taken.

Available information from Owl
Query	Related mission	Cost (RU)	Information
Stingray 2	Stingray 2: investigate the crash site	200	"They also call that place the Iron Forest. The chopper crashed slap bang into the power pylons. None of the jarheads survived... Even if they did, they'd never make it out alive. Those poltergeists just love chasing people into electric anomalies... Those scumbags respond to the tiniest movement, as I'm sure you know."
Stingray 3	Stingray 3: investigate the crash site	200	"So, this chopper landed right next to a snork den. As far as I know, the military got out of there, not all but most of them. Wiped out the mutants and climbed down. By the way, if you're heading up there, I can offer you a nice shotgun and some ammo to help deal with those beasts. Only thing is, no one except Noah, that loopy bastard, knows how to climb up to that plateau." This starts the mission Getting to the Plateau.
Stingray 5	Stingray 5: investigate the crash site	200	"Listen... After the chopper came down, five army guys were spotted there. Apparently they even managed to climb out of that swamp successfully... Reaching that place is no big deal, just stay away from water and keep to steady ground. And you'll need chemical protection, too. So, if you're planning on heading out there, buy some antidotes from the medic."
Poison gas	Bloodsucker Lair	2000	"Listen. Once there was a military motor column here transporting gas which didn't make it. No one knows what happened, but the gas tanks should still be there. All clear? Yeah, there might be some documents there, too. If you find them, bring them to me and you just might recoup your investment." This updates the mission with the location of the convoy.
Magpie	In Search of Magpie	1000	"You won't find him here, but a little bird told me he might be around Jupiter, maybe near Yanov station. Keep in mind that whoever made a mess of things in one place doesn't keep the same name when he leaves for another place... He's probably changed his guise too, figuring people will be looking for him among stalkers."
Snag	Reputation	1000	"Snag is a greedy fool 'cause he's got in with dangerous people. He's burned his bridges, so you should look for him around Jupiter. He's got no other place to go. You ain't the only one looking for him."

The following documents and PDAs can be sold to Owl.

Related missions

• Mercenary Camp: Owl hires the player to steal the Mercenary notebook found in the Waste Processing Station, guarded by a group of hostile mercenaries.
• Tempting Business: Owl asks the player to find three Veles detector and deliver them to Novikov in Jupiter.
• Bloodsucker Lair: He is the only one who can inform the player about the location of the chemical weapon, which he sells for 2000 RU.
• Transaction: Depending on the player's choices during The Hit, Owl may hire the player as an extra shooter for Morgan's protection.

Ending

Main article: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Endings § Owl

Owl only has one ending which is unlocked if the player obtains the achievement A Man of Balance. It reveals that he becomes a successful dealer of information in the Zone with rumors that he gives regular reports to the USS itself.

Heart of Chornobyl

Owl returns in Heart of Chornobyl as a trader and quest provider. He can be found in his usual place aboard the Skadovsk (now called Sultansk). He reveals that he helped the Sultan take over the Skadovsk and oust Beard.

Dialogue

Quote	Condition
So, you got anything new?	Greetings
What are you, a statue? If you've got something, spill the beans. If not, take a hike.
That's right. Get on out of here.	Farewell
Don't let the door hit you.
This is Owl. Come see me, we need to talk about our business.	Played while away from the Skadovsk when the second part of the mission Tempting Business begins

Gallery

Owl's ending slide

Owl by his desk in Skadovsk in Zaton

Trivia

• Owl speaks with a distinct Italian accent in the English version of the game.
• Owl's ending slide shows him having an owl tattooed over his right shoulder.