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The Forest Talkers are a group of activists mentioned in the Story Mode of The Long Dark. They are also described as 'eco-terrorists'.
History[]
The Forest Talkers were formed by several natives of Great Bear Island to fight against the mass industrialization and the reaping of their island's natural resources by "outsiders." They claimed to be environmentalists, and some residents did not have a problem with them. Others, such as Breyerhouse and the owners of the Carter Hydro Dam regarded them as terrorists. Notes from disgruntled members reveal that the group was largely ragtag and disorganized. The full extent of their actions and crimes is unknown, but it is implied that they regularly engaged in violence and destruction of property toward industrial sites and workers on the island. Their headquarters was in the Hunting Lodge in Broken Railroad.
Missions[]
The following missions involve the Forest Talkers or at least one of its members:
- Episode 2 - Lake Gunshots
- Episode 2 - Forest Talker Supply Caches
- Episode 3 - Forest Talkers (side mission)
- Episode 4 - A Riddle Among the Shadows
Recent Activities[]
Mystery Lake[]
As a part of the Lake Gunshots side mission, Mackenzie helps an injured Forest talker recover the Forest Talker Documents and Forest Talker Supplies. The Forest Talker Documents contain evidence of an illegal logging camp cutting down old growth trees that is allegedly run by Breyerhouse. Mackenzie can choose to either remove the Rifle Ammunition from the supplies before returning it to the Forest Talker, or leave the ammunition.
As a part of the Forest Talker Supply Caches side mission, Mackenzie finds a supply cache near the Logging Camp.
Pleasant Valley[]
Blackrock Region[]
The Forest Talkers have built a supply cache within the Abandoned Mine inside Last Prospect. The cache was intended as a waystation for storing valuable gear and high explosives.
During the course of the mission A Riddle Among the Shadows, Mackenzie finds the corpses of three Forest Talker members that were attempting to access the supply cache prior to their demise.
Other Regions[]
Mackenzie views the buffer memory Update - Forest Talkers during the aurora and discovers that a group of Forest Talkers sabotaged a logging truck by pouring water into its gas tank on Coastal Highway.
As a part of the Forest Talker Supply Caches side mission, Mackenzie finds a supply cache near the Maintenance Yard in Broken Railroad.
As a part of the Forest Talker Supply Caches side mission, Mackenzie finds a supply cache near the Bunkhouses in Forlorn Muskeg.