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Ali's Refugee Garden

"All of these flowers..." Raga started but trailed off.   "They are mine now, they use to belong to a lot of different people who left their homeworlds for so many different reasons." Aligioni said smiling and gesturing to the grand garden, "this use to be the community garden but ever since I started looking after the garden and it started thrived again I guess the people let me have them."   "Why doesn't it belong to all of the people in Schlullk Ills?" Raga asked confused.   "Not just the people in Ills but all of the people descended from the Refugee Crisis that live in Nyiltokti some of them took seeds from their homes and planted them here." Ali's smile faded as she spoke as the loneliness of the garden engulfed her and Raga.

Geography

Tucked next to the wall that separates Ills from Schlullk Brasschwerch a small river flows through this garden and pools into a pond. Since the garden is close to the main pillar of Nyiltokti it benefits from ley enriched water in the pond and soil for the surrounding land. Around the banks, before the river starts flowing underground is an organized garden that has flowers, fruits, and vegetables, from many different worlds. Next to the wall is a small house where the gardener lives, since Aligioni is the one who mainly takes care of the garden the house is where she lives. Her mother Vubre Sebla also takes of the garden when she is not at work.

Ecosystem

The garden has plenty of water and plants from several worlds which are sustained through magic and even pollinated through magic. The reason why the garden is like this is that Ills is a wasteland that doesn't have any pollinators living in it.  
Plant Name Plant Type Grow Time
True Queen's Tulsi
True King's Tulsi
Frost Bud
Wunti
Mercy Heart Leaf
Golden Bay Leaf
Blue Chives
Cinder Spearmint
Cinder Leaf
Solar Tea Leaves

Localized Phenomena

Since Nyiltokti is built on a leyline the water is enriched with magic which allows Focus Crystals to charge in the pond. The ley enriched soil also allows the diverse growth of plants from the other worlds and works as a great fertilizer to maintain healthy growth.

Fauna & Flora

There were roses, lilies, and foxtails Raga could only assume that they came from Earth because they were not like the flowers that his mother has told him about. One of the flowers that he recognized from his mother's stories of Shinia was Disafrey a flower that has a calming scent. Among these were flowers that he did not recognize.   "How are they all growing here?" Raga asked.   "I use magic to tend to all of the plants' needs and because of how magical Miyla is this world doesn't suffer as much as others to species that are not from it. This is such an amazing world and all of these plants and so tough to take root and call this place their home." Aligioni replied, "In fact, I take care of these flowers in the same way that I tended to you."
Since there are flowers from Earth, Shinia, and Dolwen it is one of the most diversified gardens in all of the worlds. Although these plants are from different places they do not negatively impact the overall ecosystem because of that magic that is used in taking care of them.

Natural Resources

The ley enriched water and the diverse plants and flowers are also great resources. Aligioni sells the flowers and produce from the garden and makes a decent living off of them. Since magical water is important to the Elves she doesn't sell the water.

History

It was once community garden planted by refugees who came to Miyla with seedlings and seeds from the different worlds. The different races tended to the garden for several years before building a house for a gardener to live in. Ever since the main gardener has looked after the garden and over the years other people started to stop coming to the garden to help with tending the garden. People like Vubre and Aligioni have never forgotten the history of the garden and do their best to maintain it as a public space. Aligioni uses the plants that grow in the garden as a secondary income of being a florist and a grocer for her community.

Tourism

People from all over the city use to come here and see the garden but in recent years there have been little to no visitors. However, the people that visit are treated to the most diverse garden in all the other worlds with a few benches to sit on.
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Aligioni's Garden, The Refugee Garden
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