West

The western part of the city is often home to the poorer residents. Here there is a grunginess that permeates the town from the graffiti on the once cleaned brick buildings to the broken and unmaintained architecture. Crime runs high within the western half of town, making it the home of supernatural gangs of illicit activities. Such activities are rarely reported, however, and most residents are distrustful of individual's of authorities, and often let the powerful supernatural beings sort things out amongst themselves. Be careful wandering the Western streets after the sun falls.

What You'll Find Here

Black Market
Cull & Pistol
Noah's Ark
Syn

Black Market

Just like any city - Sacrosanct is not without it's deep, dark underbelly. Hidden in the graffiti-ridden streets of the West, behind closed warehouse doors, lies the Black Market. Forever moving, it's nearly impossible to find without knowing someone who knows someone. Anything you desire can be brought for a hefty price within the Black Market - be it drugs, weapons, or lives.

What You'll Find Here

Edge of the Circle

Cull & Pistol

Hidden within the dark alleyways of the Western Ward, Cull & Pistol is a dim, often smoky bar. With a small variety of bottled and craft beers, Cull & Pistol is a quaint little neighborhood joint. With its no-frills moto, the dingy bar offers little more than liquor, music from an old jukebox, and a few frequently occupied pool tables.

Bartender Raylin Chike

Noah's Ark

Resting upon the harbor, Noah's Ark (known simply as The Ark) is a sleek superyacht known both for its fight rings and recent...renovations, of sorts. Accessible from an entrance hidden in the shadows, The Ark is a veritable Were-playground that specializes in fighting tournaments for all creatures great and small. With both singles and doubles tournaments to compete in, the title of Ark Champion is hotly contested amongst the Were population. If anything illegal is going on in the city it's sure to be happening within the back rooms or behind the ring-side bar. Note: This is a Were only establishment. All other species will be swiftly escorted out.
Home of: Nightshade

Owner Aiden Tetradore

Co-owner Tobias Cain
Bar Manager Mira Ramos
Bartender Henry Tudor
Waitress Carolina Bedford

Syn

Within the turbulent industrial district lies this club. The warehouse doesn't look like much on the outside but it provides a memorable experience from the state of the art lighting, offbeat Victorian-inspired artwork, comfortable black leather lounges, and the infamous 'black light' room. There is a wide variety of alcohol that lines the shelves of both of the magical and ordinary variety. It is a common stomping ground for the supernatural who want to let loose and dance the night away to the music that floods the establishment. Humans are most welcome if they dare.

Owner Risque Voth

Manager Darcy Blackjack
Cats Aiden Tetradore
Cats Harlequin Westward

virtue has a veil, vice a mask


Posted on September 10, 2017 by Raven Clocksworth
West
i'm not ashamed of my scars, i'm ashamed of the world for not understanding.

Humans were dumb. Sure they were capable of being wickedly smart. But at the end of the day humans were nothing more than creatures prone to their own stupidity. It wouldn't be surprising if a few of them were victims from the massive geyser. They could have died by accident or their own stupidity. Either way death by boiling water was not an experience she wished to have. Weres could die mostly if their head was chopped off, or destroyed beyond repair, and she had no interest going in there to see if a Were could survive such a death. Though maybe Tetradore could. A modern day Lazarus or maybe a modern day Osiris. From what she could remember he was turned into ash and his ashes were swept away by the wind. Someone must have gathered up all his ashes, put them back together, and Fate rewarded this devotion by bringing back their Alpha. Though Raven hardly wished for her Alpha to die once again. Her comment about the possibility of the super volcano bursting today didn't seem like the ideal conversation to have, when they were standing right in the ground zero area. A sheepish simper was thrown in his direction, her cheeks flaring pink a bit, and murmuring her response innocently.


"Knowing my luck it would happen, but I'm sure you could get us out of here."


Maybe there was one thing she picked up from her mate, his unaltered and immense faith in their shared Alpha. It was the shaking she felt underneath her feet that made her eyes shift towards the world renowned geyser. A small part of her believed that perhaps this was the day the ticking time bomb would truly set off, and shifting herself closer to Tetradore made her feel a little bit safe. Luckily though today was not that fateful day when the super volcano would erupt. Instead, boiling water would shoot hundreds of feet in the air, as it was given vocal 'awes', scream, and claps of praise. As soon as it was over, which was only in a few seconds, she nodded her head in response to his admittance of the dramatic show. Heading on over towards the map she nodded solemnly, as the Alpha confirmed her theory that her mate would hardly trust the ground if he saw that water could shoot out of the ground. As he pointed towards a section of the park where they would end the night, she almost asked why? She knew up in that area, for the most part, was the forest and there were tons of critters to see up there. If he had a reason to take her there she doubted asking would provoke him to share a response. Instead she studied the map thoughtfully, trying to remember just where everything was and where she wanted to go. Eventually she would place her finger just above the Yellowstone Lake, to show where the valley and canyon was.


"Let's try going over here to the Hayden Valley and then go up a tiny bit North over to the Grand Canyon where we can see the waterfalls."


Grabbing on of the folded up maps, she opened it, pointing towards a photo near the location they were aiming for. There he would see a wide field with tall grass and flowers, where a herd of bison were grazing. Grabbing his hand she waited for him to take her to their new destination. The aftermath of the teleportation still made her feel a bit queasy, she couldn't help but hold onto her head for a moment, waiting for that terrible sensation to pass. But the moment it did, she inhaled deeply tasting the new scents. Eagerly she looked around seeing there was no trace of any human around. This was there chance and really, how could she not resist the wolf within that was simply begging to be let out! It was quite keen to explore. Couldn't he feel it too? That need to simply be free of their fragile skin? Without suggesting she instantly fell to the ground, allowing herself to shift, standing upon her grey paws. With a wag of her tail she waited patiently for him to join her on the ground, gently bumping her forehead into his shoulder, as soon as he stood in his panther form. Excitedly her elated voice brushed into his own skull as she stood right up against him, her form leaning forward with anticipation.


"Come on then, let's race over there to the edges of that lake up ahead. Last one there has to help Tobi get a bath. 1...2....Go!"


And off she dashed away. Long black limbs propelled her forward as her grey paws briefly slapped against the ground. Already she could see Tetradore easily lope ahead of her. Ducking her dial down she released a playful growl as she pushed herself forward, making herself run faster. It didn't bother her in the slightest if she had to give her mate a bath. After all she found a way that it could be enjoyable, for the two of them. The lupine just simply wanted to have fun with her Alpha, a need she assumed they both could use. After all, she never thought she'd get a chance with him like this again. As they began to get closer towards the edges of the lake she kicked herself into a short burst of speed to gain a bit ahead of her Alpha. Blue-grey eyes slid towards her side, to see her Alpha's, her pink tongue rolled out from her maw as she continued to run. Grey paws could feel the slickness of the grass, and mud, caused by the outer edges of the lake. Before she could focus on keeping herself from falling and sliding down, she was startled by a loud terrifying roar that came out of nowhere. Confused and shocked her front grey paw didn't place itself correctly on the muddy ground, and down she went, leaning into her Alpha as she fell to the ground, her limbs tangled with his own. With a soft whine she panted heavily as she struggled to get herself up, and unlock from around his limbs. It was that booming loud roar that caught her attention again, as she went still. That sound was familiar she had heard it before, but she couldn't recall. As soon as she managed to pick herself up and stand, it was that loud grunt and snort that caused her to look around. Looking to her Alpha, seeing he too had fallen in the mud, she muttered a quick apology, knowing how felines liked to keep themselves clean. Staying on her belly she crawled forward through the tall grass, and poked her head and went instantly still. There along the banks was a massive brown grizzly bear, sauntering along the banks of the lake, its big head swinging left and right as it sniffed the air. One gigantic paw was raised, its long curled claws easily visible, as it slammed into a fallen log, the bear tearing through it as it searched for something to eat. Keeping herself low to the ground she looked over at him, as she spoke softly in his head, as if the bear would hear her.


"Look...a real grizzly bear Tetra...a real bear...that could literally rip you into shreds. I mean, I know we've seen Weres Bears in the ring, but this guy seems much bigger than them."


Raven Clocksworth.
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