Children of the Forest (Russian: Дети Леса) are a faction in Metro Exodus. Most of them are hostile towards Artyom.
Overview
Essentially a group of children who became stranded at a scout camp when World War III began, the Children of the Forest never really got a chance to grow up. Raised by their camp master, who they have come to call "Teacher", these people have adapted to survive in the wilderness against all threats. Be that the changing weather, fierce creatures, bandit attacks or unwelcome guests.
They form a sect in post-apocalyptic Kazakhstan, created sometime after 2013, who cast away modern technology - blaming it for the fall of mankind. Children of the Forest wear primitive clothes made from items found in nature, similarly to the nomadic tribes of the past. Faces of cult members are hidden behind the skulls of mutants to instill fear in the hearts of their enemies. As hinted at by their name, they tend to live in woodlands and other areas far from the urbanised centres of humanity's former glory.
Children of the Forest are divided into two subgroups with conflicting views of their teacher’s lessons; the Pioneers and the Pirates. While the Pioneers prefer to lead a peaceful and isolated lifestyle and only kill bandits, while Pirates attack strangers and engage in looting. Artyom has an opportunity to talk to some of these people, making moral decisions along the way according to what the player decides.
Trivia
- The children resemble the Lost Boys from Peter Pan, and were possibly inspired by them.
- The children are the only faction in Exodus whose leader is named, but never shown.
Gallery
| Factions in Metro Exodus | |
|---|---|
| Muscovite Groups | |
| Other Groups | Bandits • Cannibals • Children of the Forest • Church of the Water Tsar • Munai-bailer • Mutants • Novosibirsk Rioters • OSKOM • Stalkers • Night Hunters • Tom's Army |