South

The southern part of the city has a chic family-oriented sort of charm to it. Here, small locally owned shops run rampant, neighbors often know each other by name, and the monthly socials are an event not to be missed. In the South, children can often be seen safely playing in the park or on sidewalks and in the weekends, families often take to the beach to enjoy the warm waters surrounding the city.

What You'll Find Here

Ascension Center of Equitation
Hyde Park
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
The Outskirts
The University of Sacrosanct

Ascension Center of Equitation

The Ascension Center of Equitation is the epicenter of the Dark Hunter Cavalry Unit. Originally a high-class facility for show-jumping, Ascension now caters entirely to the Cavalry Unit. Here the Dark Hunters learn how to ride and fight upon the backs of horses - many of which are Were's themselves.
Home of: The Cavalry

Hyde Park

Hyde Place takes up a large part of the Southern side of the city and includes a large playground, several fountains, and a small garden. The park is open from five in the morning till midnight though many shady characters may visit this place while it's technically "closed". The park has also been a venue for several concerts and hosts many holiday-related events. Under a full moon, witches are often seen here for the sacred ground beneath the iconic Weeping Beech.

Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium

The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (PDZA) is an award-winning combined zoo and aquarium located within the Southern Part of Sacrosanct. Situated on 92 acres in Sacrosanct's Hyde Park, the zoo and aquarium are home to over 9,000 specimens representing 367 animal species. Point Defiance is also widely known for its conversation efforts regarding the breed and release program of Red Wolves.

The Outskirts

Beyond the city limits and over the bridge lies the deep, dark, and almost impenetrable forest. Often seen as a way to guard this magical city against the world that surrounds it, many are entirely ignorant of the evil that may creep between those tree trunks. Many were-creatures use the forest for the transformations of their newest members and some even take to hunting here. It isn't particularly peculiar for people to go missing within this forest but once you get through, the rest of the world awaits.

The University of Sacrosanct

The University of Sacrosanct offers some of the top programs in the nation with its outstanding campus and specialized faculty. The University places a high focus both upon educating future generations but also on research to help revolutionize the world. The University welcomes the talent of students across the world to enroll and unlock their unlimited potential. With applications from across the nation, classes fill up quickly.

PhD in Plant Biology Abigail Hughes

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Posted on January 15, 2015 by Elenore Dorian
South
all this devotion was rushing over me, and the crashes are heaven, for a sinner like me, but the arms of the ocean deliver me.

I had a dire necessity for a breath of fresh air. Never before had I been surrounded by such a plethora of concrete giants, filled with horrors that would never have crossed my path in the world I grew up in. The buildings that had encased our occasionally paved streets would never have loomed so tall, and they would have never been so full. The people there weren't educated long enough to hold successful, empowering jobs that those of this city could hold with an ease that I never truly imagined possible until setting foot on American soil. There was a wilderness that permeated my home in a way that this suburban environment didn't know, couldn't know, and not for lack of trying. They attempted some semblance of the wild with parks and nature reserves, but there was nothing like the freedom of watching the ocean kissing the shores with some kind of love, blossoming greater with the rush of the tides.

Naturally, I missed home but more than anything, I missed the way the air tasted laden with salt. The harbor, here, did nothing for me. While I wanted to enjoy the scenery, I couldn't find it in myself to fall in love with the shore the way my heart belonged to the azure waters I grew up with. Instead, I tried to teach my heart to fall in love with the trees and the forest, seeking solace in the resident silence of the southern part of town. Davante had tried to dissuade me from wandering there, attempting to feed me stories riddled with ludicrous tales of drugs and seedy individuals and while I believed him, the lure of what other mysterious things might live in the woods had piqued my interest.

Bundled in clothes thicker than my liking, I had made an adventure of the day by having breakfast and coffee in a small café I had begun to frequent. After exploring the east side of the city, I had bought a loaf of bread to feed to the ducks at the park and while I'm sure they had left to other places for the winter, perhaps some kind of animal could benefit from my curiosity. With little else to strike my fancy, I had found myself in the southern most part of the city. There were little to no others in the park as the snow was falling at a gentle rate, but it was cold enough to keep most indoors and away from what most considered fair weathered fun. There had never been anything like this in Georgia, not even in Africa... The lure of the forest was almost hypnotic. Who was I to say no to great Mother nature?

The perimeter of the park was enough of a proverbial fence that I didn't venture into the actual woods, but instead found a secluded vantage point at the very, very edge of Hyde park to sit down on and scrutinize the scenery. With an old polaroid camera in hand, I began what would surely be a short in length photography session of the white wonderland that no one seemed to appreciate.

elenore arabia dorian


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