Modern - Alleys

Throughout New York, alleys wedge themselves between nearly every building, like a dark maze navigating through secluded areas of the city. Some with small openings and others with far wider ones. Some alleys simply lead you to different streets, while others will lead you to obscure, hidden away spots used by homeless and supernaturals alike. Some of these passageways can come off as intimidating to the average mortal, even in the middle of the day. It wouldn't be suprising to run into shady folks partaking in less than legal business deals in the middle of the night. At the same time, it also isn't too outlandish to find individuals shooting up while leaning against the walls of the alleys. Large dumpsters can be found in wider alleys, accompanied by stray dogs who either call the area their home and use it as a source to find scraps of food lying about.

Most of the paths are rarely taken care of, leading to a foul stench thanks to a mix of garbage, sewage and anything else that had run off along the pavement. Sacks of trash sometimes lie about, with loose rubbage rolling with any gust passing through. Howling wind sometimes makes the city's corridors come alive in the night, as if the whipping sounds of air were some eery form of communication with the living world. Bone Gnawers, Ratkin, Nosferatu and even other supernaturals seem to frequent these areas and prefer to call them their home, above all other areas. Unfortuantely, there are few opportunities for illumination in these areas. Other than the moon, the only two sources of light come from the windows of nearby buildings or from the lamp posts on nearby streets that shine through these narrow pathways.

Graffiti isn't an uncommon sight when traversing the rarely taken passages, as most urban artists, along with two-bit thugs, seem to enjoy tagging their territory with such a medium. Not suprisingly, it usually ends with empty cans of spray paint being casually tossed aside and left to rust within the alleys. Makeshift hovels in the narrow paths seem to be all too frequent as well for the large populace of vagrants within New York. Manholes are scattered across the cracked pavements of the back streets as well, giving anyone who can manage to remove the metal covering an easy access to the sewers below. Safe to say, most civilized individuals very rarely brave these gritty and rough sections of NY.