Rose Garden

The International Rose Test Garden has 4.5 acres in several tiers facing downtown Portland, the Willamette River and East Portland. On clear days there are views of the Cascade Mountains, with Mount Hood featured prominently.
An amphitheatre hosts many events throughout the year, predominantly classical music concerts and a few plays. The Queens Walk is a brick walkway at the side of the garden with a bronze star honoring each Rose Festival queen since 1907 (13 of these stars are non de plume's used by Fabienne, who has won 12 times, and 1 draw).
At night, the Rose Garden becomes abuzz with Kindred activity. It is an elysium, and as such no Kindred may utilize any disciplines nor may they initiatie violence of any kind. Ghouls stand at the entrance, and patrol the perimieter to keep unwanted visitors, from unwary kine, to Sabbat spies out. On more than one occasion, the ghouls have subdued someone, despite the Rose Garden being officially closed at night.
The amphitheatre has a Kindred event every night, with competing Daeva and Toreador attempting to secure spots. Any Kindred wanting to display a show of some kind will need to book it months in advance (sometimes even a year in advance). Kindred reputations have been made or broken at the Rose Garden, and it is considered to be 'High Class' Kindred society, as opposed to other elysiums.
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