Metro City Supernatural Sanctuary

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Metro City's Supernatural Sanctuary is a place located on Metro City Zoo's grounds.
==What is a Sanctuary?==
A Sanctuary is a location, usually attached to a zoo but not always, which is meant to be a safe haven for supernatural creatures who otherwise do not fit into human society, or just need a break from it. They also serve to capture and contain dangerous supernatural creatures to keep them from either falling into the hands of the black market or to keep them from harming persons who might come into contact with them.
==Metro City's Sanctuary==
Metro City's Sanctuary is located on the Metro City Zoo's grounds. Currently Dr Ava Abrahams is the "head zookeeper" in charge of it. It is designed to look like a medicine wheel from above, with corresponding plaques of the specific animals associated with each branch inlaid into the walkways at their apex. It is reached by two entrances; one is a large door inset at the rear of the wall surrounding the whole Sanctuary, the other is a walkway that starts in a shed, goes underground and between massive tanks meant for water dwelling types, and resurfaces at the entrance to the courtyard section of the Sanctuary. Both entrances are heavily warded and shielded. To the average person it appears as a simple shed with a large fence behind it, marked "maintenance." It simply screams "boring" and most people would just walk right by it.
There is a doorway behind the stairs leading up to the courtyard, beyond which are the underground rooms and offices intended for those wishing to  take a break from human society and also to serve as a place for office work to be done.
Above ground, in the courtyard, there is a large circular meadow that is only partially mowed with a perfectly round pond directly in the center. Around the edges of this meadow particular trees planted at precise intervals to add to the protective qualities. Surrounding the round meadow is a walkway with outshoots that form the arms of the wheel. Between each arm is a series of both shelters for larger supernaturals, like the kirins that frequent the place, and cages for the not-so-friendly ones like the manticore.
==Other Known Sanctuaries==
St Louis Supernatural Sanctuary - St Louis Zoo, St Louis, Missouri.
New York City Sanctuary - Central Park, New York City, New York. Note: This is a very small sanctuary and was the first created.
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