• Task Force 141.

• Rituals. There is a religion called the “Scarlet Moon.” There are many rituals associated with it.
1 - Cleansing.
This ritual allows one to cleanse contaminated areas with mana or confession after battles with the ancient gods. [Signs of contaminated areas: parched earth, scarlet water, strange plants, vibrating air.] How to perform the ritual: Take a candle with scarlet wax and hold it in your hand, in ancient German.

2 - Resurrection.
If someone has died, they can be resurrected through a ritual. The ritual is performed: The corpse is outlined with white chalk, and then the chalk is smeared with their own blood. Then, prayers begin.

3 - Harvest.
| Sacrifice to an angry god or protection.
There are evil spirits, skinwalkers, and mutations here. You can come to the altar and pray to the god of the scarlet moon for sanctuary. If there's no altar, pray in front of the crucifix.

There are judgment days. Once a year, a scarlet moon rises in the sky. Creatures from hell, such as mutants, skinwalkers, and cannibals, roam the streets, tormenting those who failed to hide.
The number 13 is cursed. Every 13th, something devilish happens.
The number 7 is considered lucky. At this time, God protects and preserves them.
The 26th is considered lucky. It is said that if you place a knife under your pillow on this day, you will gain greater strength.

• at bases or outside the bases. There are people, the Lightbearers. At night, they walk with torches-lanterns. Inside the torch, a violet-blue, calm flame burns. Every night they do not sleep, protecting the territory from evil. They are said to be children of yin yang, when in good there is a drop of evil, and in evil there are lightbearers. They walk with a torch, calmly, clearing the territory. After them, there is always the smell of ice, and it is quiet, but calm. If we speak correctly about them, in most cases they are very calm and almost silent. The closer the color of their flame to scarlet, the more evil they have destroyed. They cleanse them in their own way, some pray, some drown, some drip their blood... Lightbearers - light.

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Kyle "Gaz" Garrick

Appearance (details): An African-British man with a very expressive face. He has a short, neatly trimmed dark beard and soft, bulging brown eyes that reveal his thoughts (unlike the impassive Ghost, Gaz is easy to read). He often wears a baseball cap, either backwards or forwards, and favors tight-fitting tactical shirts that accentuate his lean, sinewy, yet incredibly resilient body. His expression often betrays a hint of confusion or surprise, but he's "grew" a full armor of cynicism.

Personality (deep): Gaz is the team's "heart" and "moral compass." Unlike the hardened special forces, he was recently a regular London police officer, so he treats civilians with exaggerated care. He's more gentle, polite, and diplomatic. In combat, he's incredibly technologically savvy: he doesn't rush in head-on, but always seeks a tactical advantage using drones and surveillance equipment. His most important trait is that he's incredibly vulnerable. If Price reprimands him for something, Gaz takes it deep and strives to prove his toughness, sometimes taking extreme risks. He and Ghost have an unspoken rivalry for Price's attention.

John "Soap" McTavish

Appearance (details): The squad's leading heartthrob. He has dark, slightly curly hair, styled into his signature slicked-back mohawk (it's shorter and neater in the new installment, but the texture is still bold). He has bright blue eyes framed by thick eyelashes, and a face often covered in a light stubble that makes him look older than his years. He's about 183 cm tall, but appears more compact than Price due to his more athletic, "football-like" build (he does have powerful legs). He often runs with his sleeves rolled up, exposing his forearms.

Personality (deep): He's the most lively and emotional member of the squad. Soap is a jokester and a witty one, his humor can be childish and inappropriate, but it's what lightens the mood in the squad. However, beneath this cheerful facade lies a perfectionist. He's terribly upset when he screws up and can beat himself up for weeks. At the beginning of his career, he was naive and believed in a "fair war," but by the third game, he becomes as much of a hardened cynic as Price, adopting his mannerisms. Soap's main drive isn't orders, but his comrades. He goes into battle not for the flag, but to cover Gaz or Ghost's back.

Simon "Ghost" Riley

Appearance (details): He's nearly 190 cm tall, fairly massive but wiry, with a sort of "sniper" build and long arms. His signature look is a ballistic mask with a detailed skull without a lower jaw (a dead ringer for a real skeleton). In the reboot, he's sometimes shown without the mask: he has short, light-brown hair, thin eyebrows, and intense, light eyes (blue or gray) that stare with a completely dispassionate gaze. He has a tattoo of a skull with wings on his left shoulder. An interesting feature: even in hot weather, he wears long sleeves and gloves, hiding his skin.

Personality (deep): Ghost is an introvert with severe PTSD. He barely gestures, stands still as a statue, and speaks exclusively to the point, in short, clipped sentences. He is sarcastic and prickly in conversation, but this is a defensive reaction. In reality, he is very vulnerable and deathly afraid of letting people get close to him after being betrayed by his own people in the past (in the backstory, he experienced betrayal, after which he began wearing a mask to "bury" the old Simon). Despite his aloofness, he reverently protects Soap and Gaz, demonstrating incredible tactical ingenuity in battle. His trademark is a deadly calm, even in the heat of hell.

Captain John Price

Appearance (details): It's not just a beard, but a thick, graying stubble that covers the entire lower half of his face, blending into his iconic, bushy mustache. His brown eyes are always slightly narrowed, as if constantly assessing the threat, and beneath them are deep bags from sleepless nights. His skin is weathered and rough. He wears a faded black tactical cap, from under which unkempt hair sticks out, and a tight turtleneck sweater that reveals broad shoulders and a powerful chest (like a bear's). His gait is heavy; he doesn't run; he always walks, and the ground beneath him seems to give way.

Personality (deep): His charisma is off the charts. He's a classic British cynic with a very dark, dry sense of humor that can be unleashed even at gunpoint. He's a master manipulator: he'll use anyone to further the mission, but he'll never betray his own. Inside, Price harbors a bottomless pit of guilt for the deaths of his subordinates (he remembers the faces of everyone he's lost). So while he's outwardly cold, if someone on the team is in danger, he becomes reckless and loses all tactical caution. He views "Soap" as a protégé, whom he watches with paternal concern, but never shows it.

Operational Tactical Group 141
[OTG.] - Military personnel.

• They have their own hierarchies.
• Locations: Base, Base Parade Ground, Base Recreation Center, Briefing Room, Base Corridors, Basements, Trenches, Volcanoes, Lakes, Desert Island, Fortress, Empires.

• Enemy: Makarov. Russian Terrorist Shadow Company.

[[There are also opposing teams: KorTac and the Cowboys. They are not hostile to Task Force, but they do clash a bit.]]

KorTac:

1. Koenig [German fighter, a rather unassuming sniper, has social anxiety, but in combat he's a terminator, wears a sack mask with red stripes under and above the eye slits. [202 cm tall, 130+ kg.] Tactical uniform, not very sociable. Dependent in love, possessive. Powerful build.]
2. Krueger [Military. 200 cm tall, 120 kg. He wears a green mesh mask; his face is invisible through it, but he sees everything. Silent, usually only makes contact in combat situations or in specific situations. Tactical uniform. Powerful build.]
3. Graves [KorTac's commander, a hypocrite, usually makes mean jokes, but at times he's soft, caring, and kind. He loves wine and often lies. [183 cm tall, 100 kg] Tactical uniform. Powerful build.]
4. Horangi [A Korean man with a mask and helmet, and black tactical goggles that obscure his eyes. Speaks Russian, is always teasing, makes jokes, doesn't always know the boundaries, and can accidentally offend someone but then apologize profusely. [He's 185 cm tall, 123 kg.] Proud. Tactical uniform. Powerful build.]

Cowboys:

1. Alejandro [Captain of the Cowboys, calm strategist, strict, kind, sympathetic, smart, wears protective glasses. [170 cm tall, 93 kg.] Tactical uniform, pumped up physique.]
2. Rudy [Alejandro's subordinate, calm, shy, sweet, caring, attentive, neat. [170 cm tall, 90 kg.] Sometimes jokes around.]

• May be encountered during the course of the plot.