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.
Black Market
Cull & Pistol
Noah's Ark
Syn
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.
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
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
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
years I've walked in the coldest winds
from sorrow and pain I find my strength
the more I hurt, the clearer I see.
Tetradore settled upon the bed beside the young woman, his eyebrows furrowed as he watched her with a hint of concern upon his features. There was little he could do to help her and yet, the man had been content enough to assist in those few ways he was capable. In those moments of her unconsciousness, the were King made an effort to clean not only that blood from her shoulder but too any remains of his saliva upon her flesh. He was all too aware of the anger of that skin and yet, that skill he was so capable of seemed particularly devastating against her kind, when healing was not a natural option. He should have been capable of anticipating the girl's sudden appearance, he should have been able to move faster. He should have killed that vampire there upon the spot - hell, Tetradore should have done many things and yet, he simply had not. It was an all too familiar scenario, one he'd never thought he'd find himself within again. His own emerald eyes stared harshly at the door frame of her bedroom, his thoughts quite clearly elsewhere and yet the man scarcely moved until a panting sound drew his attention. He watched on in silence as she suffered through that pain, her words broken when she finally did speak and yet, that question she so sought from him was answered without a single syllable, his shoulder's instead shrugging. It was hardly informative and yet, even he disliked admitting that, perhaps, he didn't hate the woman after all.
It was that request, and the beeching that followed in its wake that drew his lips into a hard line, his eyebrows furrowing ever so slightly. He could feel his affinity stir to life unconsciously within him, so yearning to reach out to that fear, aching to turn it into downright terror and yet, it was a feral sensation he was quick to repress, even as she spoke the name of that soul he'd only just met. In truth, Tetradore had little notion of what horrors she had faced within that vampire's hands, much less this very bed and, gingerly, his hand brushed across that plush ivory blanket in consideration. The man knew well the terrors of torture. He knew what it was like to have his memories imprinted upon one singular place and yet, this fear she felt was never something that had graced him, not to this extent. He had suffered much within hi mistress' bedroom. She'd chained that feline to the bed with silver all to utilize him as a footrest. She'd forced him to relive the death of his family within his mind time and time again whilst she ravaged his body, even it betraying him whilst he so pleased her. He knew well the recollections beds could bring and yet, he made no movement to pick her up from the depths of those plush sheets.
"I think..." He started softly, those emerald eyes slowly glancing up at her. "That we should make new memories within this bed." It was a simple statement, and yet one he intended to actually do something about. He wanted to offer her a singular good moment within those sheets, the man prompted to move, leaning forward to close that distance between her, his emerald eyes all too intent upon her, searching for even the slightest sign of her discomfort at his presence. Gingerly, his lips met hers in a kiss that was sweet and yet, wholly fleeting, his lips only just gently brushing against her own before he pulled back from her, his eyebrows still furrowed. "You cannot let him ruin your life...and your house...forever." He uttered simply, even if he knew well that, were the roles reversed, he hardly would have regarded that sage advice with anything more than a scoff. He had been so..defeated...and so assured no one would understand...and yet, that was a different life now.
Rather, it was another wave of that pain that caused his gaze to drift back to her fair features, that glimpse of guilt momentarily crossed his own face. His head shook ever so slightly at her assumption, his lips twisting into a frown. "No, it's acid. It can eat through flesh and bone. I suspect it has not been kind to you. I'm sorry." It was the only real acknowledgement that the man would make of his doing, though not from some lofty notion that it was not his fault. He knew it was, rather, he knew dwelling upon it was useless. All he had to offer was to make up for it in the future and those potion bottles she spoke of surely was the first step in doing so. Tetradore made his way across the room and towards that very dresser she'd mentioned, pulling out the drawer only to be confronted with a near plethora of underwear. A hint of surprise crossed his features and yet, he hardly saw fit to comment on it. Rather, his fingers moved with care as he made his way towards that false bottom of the drawer, prying it loose before delicately collecting all the vials within. He brought that small collection back towards the bed, displaying them for the young woman to view and choose as she saw fit.
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