[h3]Eastern Yharnam, relatively near the Hunter's clinic, on the high plateau[/h3]
Setting off along the singular northward path available to them, Draco and the other civilians walked cautiously on this seemingly completely unpopulated area for several minutes. The trail of blood leading that way seemed to fade and disappear a short ways in, leaving only faint tracks of someone else having passed by here previously.
The entire way their right flank, to the east, remained guarded by a row of almost identical dark-windowed dwellings that stood side by side, presumably awaiting a time when the population of Yharnam grew enough to need the additional homes. On their left was the edge of the plateau, topped by a metal guardrail that was just a little more than waist-high, which did little to obscure their view of the city below.
And indeed, as they traveled north this unobstructed view of the lands below allowed them to witness a change come to Yharnam, as buildings seemed to first gradually grow newer and smaller, all while the terrain seemed to slope lower and lower, removing itself ever further from their position high above on the plateau. After a few minutes the small, new buildings down there seemed to transition to older, more run-down buildings, many of which bore damage, some almost reduced to rubble and most at least partially burned, though there was no fire to be seen, hinting that the damage was not recent. The streets down there were old, worn and filled with trash... but also much worse. Though it was hard to make out details now, as the plateau now stood about eighty meters (262 feet) over the city below, the streets of this ruined part of the city seemed alive with movement as countless forms moved through the streets, some slow and deliberate, others with terrible, inhuman speed, and most larger than humans should be.
Faint howling and barking could be heard from below, growing ever-more intense as the sun disappeared past the horizon and darkness gradually came to Yharnam. Draco, being a native to Yharnam, would recognize the land below as Old Yharnam, the part of the city claimed by no less than two plagues: the scourge of beasts and the Ashen Blood. Hunters had tried and failed for years to cleanse the area, and looking down now at streets filled with what seemed like hundreds of beasts, it was not hard to see why.

As they went further north they an end of their path eventually came into view, as the street was abruptly blocked by a wooden single-story building, perpendicular to the dwellings lining the right side of the street and filling in the area all the way to the edge of the plateau. While the building was still distant, however, frantic movement appeared at the door of the building, as five figures emerged into the street and ran in the civilians' direction. As they came closer, several things could be observed about these men: they were all bloody and battered to some degree, they were all dressed in common Yharnam clothing, they all looked absolutely terrified, and they were all unarmed.
The men went to give Draco's group a wide berth as if to simply pass by them back towards the elevator.