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Now that we’ve introduced the Coalition and the Separatists, it’s time to lift the veil on the two more mysterious groups present on Europa. Where the two main factions are political and military organizations, the Church of Husk and the Children of the Honkmother are more akin to religious sects.
The Church of Husk centers around the worship of the Velonaceps Calyx parasite. Members of the Church believe that the only way for humans to survive on Europa is to adapt to its hostile environment by forming a symbiotic relationship with the husk parasite. They believe that by combining with the husk, humans can transcend the limitations of their frail bodies and evolve into a human-husk hybrid more suited to life on Europa. Is it even possible to survive their communion? Many have died trying, but the Church of Husk has not lost faith.
The Children of the Honkmother are possibly even more esoteric. They dress up in clown apparel, red noses and all, and spread merriment and disorder in equal measures. There are many stories about how there came to be clowns on Europa, but ultimately no one knows the real answer. The clowns themselves simply say they “heed the call of the bikehorn” and toot it with regularity in the name of their mystical deity, the Honkmother. Are they the greatest philosophers of all, or the greatest pranksters?
While not in open conflict with one another, followers of the Church of Husk and the Children of the Honkmother do not see eye to eye. Their worldviews and methods of spreading their message put them at odds with each other, while the Separatists and the Coalition shun both cults equally.
Both the Church of Husk and the Children of the Honkmother will have their own enclaves in outposts in Barotrauma 1.0, as well as their own story, missions, events, items and reputation. For more information on the outcasts of Europa and new sneak peeks at the faction overhaul features, check out [url=
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