Disease Garden

The Gethsamanes Garden, or Disease Garden, is a location in Sockscraft 2. They were built by Pravuil Oxymandias, Knight of the Empty Visage (Thistle's personal squire) to allow her to cultivate life while under the effects of Eternity Parasites. The gardens have since blossomed into a containment zone of sorts for other diseases, and is -in theory- the only place in the server where such diseases may be safely studied without fear of infection.

Description
The gardens are a lush and beautiful area populated with both displays and regular gardens. The regular gardens often feature water and axolotls, and livestock roam the grounds. In addition, large nails populate the landscape; fae artifacts of binding meant to prevent the spread of disease and stop the influence of unwanted forces in or out of the gardens. A podium at the entrance of the gardens has a short informational booklet, with a barrel of Seelie runes next to it for guests to hold to protect themselves. The book reads as follows: Admittance to the Gethsamanes Garden is conditional on visitors wearing provided personal protective equipment, which at the time of writing includes Seelie Runes of Purity. Refusal or failure to wear personal protective equipment will result in immediate ejection by the creatures who feature as part of the gardens, or your immediate anchored demise for the sake of your personal safety. Outside intervention may be enacted if no on-site staff are available. Do not touch the exhibits or any loose material connected the exhibits. Understand that those that tend the gardens are not in their right minds or fully in control of their own bodies, to one degree or another. They are both the caretakers of the garden, and exhibits in their own right. Do not be like them. Understand and observe the beauty of these gardens without becoming part of them. Management is not liable for infection, loss of self, or fates worse than death met as a result of not following these guidelines. Sincerely, Pravuil Oxymandias, Knight of the Empty Visage

Diseases
There are many gardens on display for visitors to observe and study. Most of these gardens reference or are stated to directly contain one of the world's many diseases. These exhibits include: • Sculk

• Void Seep

• The Choir

• The Source

• Withering

Gardens
There are also other gardens that do not pertain to a specific disease, or contain plant matter not commonly found elsewhere. These gardens include: • Meatple Garden

• A small brook

• Scary Hole

Caretakers
As mentioned in the booklet, some of the caretakers are "exhibits in their own right". It is implied that some of those who are the most infected are also the most dedicated to maintaining the area. Of note, Aldous, Thistle, and REQUIEM (representing Sculk, Eternity Parasites, and The Choir, respectively) are the most prominent caretakers due to both their passions for gardening and the advanced stages of their disease.