Gaumont

The Gaumont neighborhood of Raven's Grove is the hub of arts and entertainment of the city, even though it has long ago fallen into repute as the hangout for those whom follow the Gothic and Emo lifestyle. Despite its bleary reputation--the locals are fond of saying that Gaumont is the place where Angels lose their way--it still retains an outstanding reputation for tourists to see spectacular works of art, street performances, and an amazing theme park.

Gaumont is a place where the Wyrd and Wyld interact in wonderful ways. The darkened alleys near the Hypnotiq seemingly cling to an overwhelming sense of gloom while near the (Butterfly themed) Amusement park sun always seems to shine even while raining. Smiles and cheers for wonderful acts of street art or performing are a regular occurrence. Where these two disparate worlds meet is in the world famous Phreak Show! Where nightly performances that seem to entrance the mind and leave everyone with an odd sense of waking dreams has been going on for more years than many can remember.

## Notable Places

Hypnotiq- A dark and sultry club where the wyrd wraps around it's visitors like a warm blanket. Hidden somewhat down an alleyway away from prying eyes the soft spoken doorman only lets a select few through its doors. If you're lucky enough to get in you're greeted with some of Raven's Groves best underground music and a club decked in blues and blacks. The mostly gothic clubgoers almost seem to dance in slow motion as the whole of the night becomes trippy and twisted even before your first drink of their signature wine. == This is also known as Gaumont's Unseelie Freehold, a place where the darker emotions and more "free" ways of harvesting glamour are indulged in. Though the members of the "VIP Club" do sometimes mingle below, most of the time they're behind close doors where the most wonderous and creepy things the Unseelie can craft are seen with crystal goblets filled with expensive and rare fae wines and the glamour flowing like water to those who are invited to their hospitality.

Angel's Park- A wide open and wonderful park, protected from development by local activist groups as well as some odd and mysterious circumstances. The park has a slate of rumors behind it and things that might happen within it. Part of this is why Gaumont has earned the name "The Place Where Angels Lose Their Way". People have disappeared here only to show up days or weeks later. Machinery meant to break down the park for resources seem to break or become destroyed, and the lands around the park seem to be widely protected by a series of mishaps involving activists, homeless, and simple destruction. == This location is a rare example of two different creatures of the night working together. The Wyrd and Wyld mixing as the Garou and Fae long ago made a pact within these grounds. The Garou would get the lands of the Silver Grass also known as Angel's Park as their caern as long as they allowed the Fae to use the passages to the Dreaming within it. Together they would both protect the lands and come whenever the other needed aid. This bond was sealed between the Fianna Ailsa McFiar (pronounced Ale-sah Mic-Fear) and the Fae Lord Gaelon ap Torian and still stands today despite a few clashes between the groups over the ages. To the Dreaming it appears as a lovely field of silver grass with ruins dappling the surface from places long since forgotten. For the Garou there is a hidden caern beneath the park through a secret entrance that leads to an odd twisting path into the grounds beneath the park with a small city like structure that seems to ebb and produce Gnosis freely. It is under the eye of the Cait Sith Totem who tends to roam the area in the form of a black cat.

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Midnight Circus- A permanent and odd installation for Gaumont. It occupies an area that was previously known for Gaumont's dark past of Witch Hangings and horrific burnings. The Circus appeared one day in the early 20's without anyone seeming to see them set up. The odd installation initially garnered odd looks and protests but somehow ended up drawing in large crowds eventually becoming a staple of the area. The main center of this all is a large black and white circus tent, with various tents and stalls surrounding it. Here people can see all manner of the weird from Fire Breathers to Contortionists and Fortune tellers who sell enchanted and charmed wares.. for entertainment purposes only of course.. Though those who buy them might say different. Here the nightly performances seem to entrance the mind and leave everyone with an odd sense of waking dreams with little memory of the show itself. No recordings are allowed for the performances but both word of patrons and the performers themselves have said it's quite the show with themes of the sun and moon, dark and light, and the magic of dreams come alive. Though there is no video evidence there has been word that the show might not be proper for those under 12 with reports of some scary portions being alluded to by some freshly exiting the venue.

## Notable People

Kirsten Arnold (Ratchet)- A young woman who works engineer and behind the scenes for the shows going on at the various locations around Gaumont. She's known as the town's regular fix it girl.== To those who can see the Dreaming though behind the face of the young girl in a t-shirt and oil stained jeans is a small figure with white skin and bright red cheek swirls with steam punk goggles on her head. That's right, she's a Nocker the kith with the best building skills. At her side a very large wrench and an assortment of weird items dangling from her toolbelt. She's almost never seen without her overalls with their handy pockets. She's known to have quite a mouth on her.

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Veronica Macrae (V)- A pale young woman who works at Hypnotiq as a bartender and waitress. She tends to keep to herself and has a quiet and somewhat oddly melodic voice. Her eyes tend to pierce through whomever they're looking at with an odd almost staring quality. She tends to wear gothic fashion with a number of different styles and changes that she seemingly has done herself. == In the Dreaming this dark woman is simply called V. She works in the depths of the Hypnotiq Library where she studies all manner of magic and mystic works. She sees it as her job to find ways to work the Dreaming's dark veil to help protect us all from the long Winter. She tends to wear long robes made of fine spider silk and carries a bag that oddly holds many books and magical items within it. While she doesn't actively tend to participate in battles she almost always attends to both make notes and try out new magical experiments.

Kyle Park (Sir Kiran of the Silver Grass)- Known as one of the most popular people in Gaumont Kyle Park is the only child of local philanthropist immigrants Jo-Sun Park and Eun Jung Park. Raised in their kind influence Kyle learned to share the wealth he was born with to help others and has even started his own branch of initiatives after the pandemic to help those who are less fortunate with the help of the modern age. == To those in the Dreaming they know young Kyle was awakened as an Autumn Sidhe during his elementary school years. Going through Chrysalis and being raised up by the local Seelie Freeholds wise mentors he molded himself to accept both his privilege and station without looking down on the commoners or mortals. He intends to ascend one day to own his own freehold and often speaks out with his title when he sees injustice. His mein is that of a tall and unbelievably handsome man in silver armor with a magical rune engraved sword he earned after slaying a giant beast terrorizing the fields of the Silver Grass when he was only twelve.

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