Rosean Gardens
Leofric's Rosean Gardens was once the agricultural
heart of the city. The urban transformation of the citystate at large meant that farmworkers gradually traded
in their plows for city jobs, and the district saw a burst
of modernization. Over time, it evolved into a vibrant
residential zone due to its convenient proximity to key
city locations like Saint Solamh's Basilica, Pale Bridge, and Paterna Iter.
Nowadays a somber tapestry of red maple trees and
decayed structures, their scarlet undertones once the
sign of prosperity, evoke the haunting memories of
blood spilt upon the city's cold, merciless stones. The
crumbling abbeys and churches, ever-present shadows,
bear witness to the once formidable hold of the Lucidiette Mass, now gradually eroding beneath the weight of
the Nightmare that erupted within these red walls.
The transition from peaceful community to lawless
lockdown zone was abrupt. Due to the district's
unusual position—nestled almost beneath the rest of
Leofric—the Lucidiette Mass asserted that it was possible to
contain the scourge of the Nightmare by entirely isolating the
the Rosean Gardens. While this move was a painful one,
particularly opposed by many within the Thuumdalic
Church, it was deemed a necessary sacrifice to protect
the greater populace.
Nowadays, only researchers and inquisitors are granted
passage in and out, their presence a thin glimmer of
hope for an end of the Nightmare. Weapons,
remnants of fallen hunters, are strewn across the the Rosean Gardens, waiting to be retrieved. This incentivizes
audacious hunters or those driven by greed to sneak
past the barricades and plunge into the district in
pursuit of these relics, more often than not, to no avail.
