“The Poppy Subject” is an early aspect quest you’ll decide up in STALKER 2: Coronary heart of Chornobyl. You’ll get it from a person named Mityay within the first city you attain, Zalissya, and he’ll ask you to search out an Orthodox icon that when belonged to his household.
On this STALKER 2 information, we’ll provide you with a full walkthrough of “The Poppy Subject,” together with the place to search out the Orthodox icon, the place to search out the basis cellar, and whether or not you must give the icon to Pomor or Mitay.
The place to search out the Orthodox icon in ‘The Poppy Subject’

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The Orthodox icon is in a root cellar in The Poppy Subject, which is an anomaly northwest of the primary main city within the Lesser Zone, Zalissya. Fastidiously make your method to the marker in your map, being positive that you just don’t by chance path some monsters behind you to the sector.
When you arrive, you’ll be contacted by a person named Pomor, who will supply to promote you details about the best way to attain the basis cellar. He needs cash up entrance or so that you can do a fast job for him, which entails operating round The Poppy Subject and looting our bodies. Ignore him for now, however we’ll probably be coming again to him shortly.
The place to search out the basis cellar in ‘The Poppy Subject’
As you stroll into The Poppy Subject, your character will begin blinking excessively, closely blurring the display. Finally, you’ll lose management utterly, go out, and get up some place else, like within the barn or on the roof. If this occurs too many occasions in a row, you’ll die.
In an effort to keep awake, you might want to chug a Non-Cease Vitality Drink. This can briefly cease you from passing out, however you’ll want a couple of to present you adequate time to achieve the cellar. There are two Non-Cease Vitality Drinks in every of the primary buildings in The Poppy Subject.

Wanting on the map, you wish to make your method to the west aspect of the sector, simply to the east of the left-most inexperienced patch. Take a look at the place the yellow circle is on the map above, in case you’re having hassle. Right here you’ll discover the doorway to the basis cellar simply sitting within the grass and flowers (seen within the picture above).
Drop down the opening and also you’ll be protected from the poppies. Stroll ahead and decide up the Orthodox icon, which is the image of a non secular determine sitting on the shelf.
Must you give the Orthodox icon to Pomor or Mitay?

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You have got two decisions on who to present the Orthodox icon to in STALKER 2: Mityay or Pomor.
- In case you give Pomor the Orthodox icon, he’ll hand over the Unknown Stalker’s AR416 (seen within the picture above). It is a fairly respectable rifle, with a excessive charge of fireside, respectable vary, and good accuracy. Nonetheless, he’ll give it to you at 10% sturdiness, that means it’s primarily ineffective till you dedicate plenty of assets to repairing it.
- In case you give Mitay the Orthodox icon, again in Zalissya, he’ll provide you with 1,000 Coupons (cash).
The selection is in the end as much as you. Neither possibility is so tempting that you just’re going to harm your self in the long term in case you make the “fallacious” selection. Nonetheless, Pomor’s gun is basically junk till you make investments some huge cash into it. And whereas 1,000 Coupons isn’t a lot, it’s one thing tangible and helpful early on within the sport, so we’d suggest giving the icon to Mityay (who can also be a lot nicer to you, if that’s any consideration).