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[[Grand Devils|The Mandolinist]]|image2=}}Marigold Station is the last stop before reaching the very walls of [[Hell]]. It is near many of [[The Hinterlands]] most peculiar places.
[[Grand Devils|The Mandolinist]]|image2=}}Marigold Station is the last stop on the [[Great Hellbound Railway]], near the walls of [[Hell]] itself. It also lies near a number of landmarks of the [[Hinterlands]].


== Those Who Bear the Marigold ==
== Those Who Bear the Marigold ==
Marigold station is a very small. There is nothing of interest here, except for the orange walls made of marigold grown to form a lattice, and a single bench.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Marigold_Station|The Marigold Station|Fallen London|}}</ref> It is both the last stop before reaching Hell for the infernal line<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/For_All_the_Saints_Who_From_Their_Labours_Rest|For All the Saints Who From Their Labours Rest|Fallen London|}}’"Well, well. I'll arrange for the train to make a brief stop at Marigold Station. It'll be the only stop we make before Hell."’</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Horizons_of_Hell|The Horizons of Hell|Fallen London|}}</ref> and the terminus of the (finished) [[The Great Hellbound Railway|Great Hellbound Railway]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Returning_East|Returning East|Fallen London|}}</ref> The primary purpose of the place is to keep an eye on the Knights of the Marigold.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Accept_a_commission_2|Accept a commission 2|Fallen London|}}</ref>
Marigold Station itself isn't much to talk about; it is small, with a single bench and walls grown from marigold flowers.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Marigold_Station|The Marigold Station|Fallen London|}}</ref> But it exists for a reason; it is both the last stop before reaching Hell on the Moloch Line,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/For_All_the_Saints_Who_From_Their_Labours_Rest|For All the Saints Who From Their Labours Rest|Fallen London|}}’"Well, well. I'll arrange for the train to make a brief stop at Marigold Station. It'll be the only stop we make before Hell."’</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Horizons_of_Hell|The Horizons of Hell|Fallen London|}}</ref> and the terminus of the (finished) [[The Great Hellbound Railway|Great Hellbound Railway]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Returning_East|Returning East|Fallen London|}}</ref>


Since the Treaty of the Marigold, signed toward the end of the Season of Revolution, every devil who dissent from Hell's opinion are offered a choice: they can either recant their view and accept the maroity's own, or they are exiled. Those who choose the latter can only be welcomed back if they succeed at an often impossible task given to them by Hell and spend their exile wearing a marigold badge on their chest.<ref name=":0" /> The Stationmaster of Marigold is tasked with keeping an eye on the progress of Marigold bearer.<ref name=":0" />
Since the signing of the Treaty of the Marigold toward the end of the Season of Revolutions, dissenters among the devils are offered a choice: they will either recant their views and accept the majority opinion, or they are exiled. Those who have chosen exile wear marigold badges; they can only be welcomed back if they succeed at a typically impossible task decided upon by Hell.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Accept_a_commission_2|Accept a commission 2|Fallen London|}}</ref> Marigold's Stationmaster is tasked with keeping an eye on the progress of these Knights of the Marigold.<ref name=":0" />


== Tourist Guide to Hell Surroundings ==
== A Tourist's Guide to Hell's Surroundings ==
Marigold station is near many interesting places in [[The Hinterlands]]:
Marigold Station lies near several Hinterlands landmarks.


* The Lilymire is Hell's old graveyard,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Brave_the_Lilymire|Brave the Lilymire|Fallen London|}}</ref> until it was floded by the city's waste.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Search_for_a_Hellish_artefact|Search for a Hellish artefact|Fallen London|}}</ref> It is now a marsh, filled with candles who grow out of lilies.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Lilymire|The Lilymire|Fallen London|}}</ref> The waters can cause hallucinations to divers foolish enough to plunge into the bog.<ref name=":1" />
* A road paved with white stone leads to the entrance to Hell.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Approach_Hell%27s_Walls|Approach Hell's Walls|Fallen London|}}</ref>
* South of Hell lies The Edict of Towers,<ref name=":2">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Walk_the_Edict_of_Towers|Walk the Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}}</ref> an old defense made of walls and towers (but only one fifth of them or less are real)<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Edict_of_Towers|The Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}}</ref> and many, many mirrors, which can lead to [[Parabola]].<ref name=":2" />
*'''The Lilymire''' served as Hell's graveyard<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Brave_the_Lilymire|Brave the Lilymire|Fallen London|}}</ref> until it was flooded by the city's waste.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Search_for_a_Hellish_artefact|Search for a Hellish artefact|Fallen London|}}</ref> It is now a marsh, filled with candles that grow out of rotting lilies.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Lilymire|The Lilymire|Fallen London|}}</ref> The hallucinatory waters pose an additional hazard for anyone foolish enough to plunge into the bog.<ref name=":1" />
* Saint Trezigor's Folly was a communal living place for a group of goat demons long ago.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Saint_Trezigor%27s_Folly|Saint Trezigor's Folly|Fallen London|}}</ref> Now, it only contains their bones.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Explore_the_Folly|Explore the Folly|Fallen London|}}</ref> The walls of the place move and shift,<ref name=":3">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Beseech_Saint_Trezigor|Beseech Saint Trezigor|Fallen London|}}</ref> and a goat head carved in stone serves as it face.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Recover_an_artefact_of_Hell_(St_Trezigor%27s)|Recover an artefact of Hell (St Trezigor's)|Fallen London|}}</ref> It is rumoured to speak.<ref name=":3" />
* South of Hell lies '''The Edict of Towers''':<ref name=":2">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Walk_the_Edict_of_Towers|Walk the Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}}</ref> an old defensive array of walls and towers (only one-fifth of which, or even fewer, are real)<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Edict_of_Towers|The Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}}</ref> and many, many mirrors.<ref name=":2" />
*On a hill near the station lies the ruins of an Amphitheater.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Empty_Amphitheatre|The Empty Amphitheatre|Fallen London|}}</ref> It contains [[Grand Devils|The Mandolinist]], who was emprisoned there by Hell.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Break_open_the_gate|Break open the gate|Fallen London|}}</ref>
* '''Saint Trezigor's Folly''' was a communal living place for a group of [[Goat-Demons|goat-demons]] long ago;<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Saint_Trezigor%27s_Folly|Saint Trezigor's Folly|Fallen London|}}</ref> now, it only contains their bones.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Explore_the_Folly|Explore the Folly|Fallen London|}}</ref> The walls of the place move and shift when spoken to, and it might even speak back.<ref name=":3">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Beseech_Saint_Trezigor|Beseech Saint Trezigor|Fallen London|}}</ref> A goat head carved in stone serves as it face.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Recover_an_artefact_of_Hell_(St_Trezigor%27s)|Recover an artefact of Hell (St Trezigor's)|Fallen London|}}</ref>
 
*On a hill near the station lies the ruins of an '''Amphitheater'''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Empty_Amphitheatre|The Empty Amphitheatre|Fallen London|}}</ref> that serves as the prison of a Grand Devil, [[Grand Devils|the Mandolinist]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Break_open_the_gate|Break open the gate|Fallen London|}}</ref>
Finally, a road paved with white stone lead to the Hell's entrance.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Approach_Hell%27s_Walls|Approach Hell's Walls|Fallen London|}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 03:11, 13 November 2022

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Marigold Station is the last stop on the Great Hellbound Railway, near the walls of Hell itself. It also lies near a number of landmarks of the Hinterlands.

Those Who Bear the Marigold

Marigold Station itself isn't much to talk about; it is small, with a single bench and walls grown from marigold flowers.[1] But it exists for a reason; it is both the last stop before reaching Hell on the Moloch Line,[2][3] and the terminus of the (finished) Great Hellbound Railway.[4]

Since the signing of the Treaty of the Marigold toward the end of the Season of Revolutions, dissenters among the devils are offered a choice: they will either recant their views and accept the majority opinion, or they are exiled. Those who have chosen exile wear marigold badges; they can only be welcomed back if they succeed at a typically impossible task decided upon by Hell.[5] Marigold's Stationmaster is tasked with keeping an eye on the progress of these Knights of the Marigold.[5]

A Tourist's Guide to Hell's Surroundings

Marigold Station lies near several Hinterlands landmarks.

  • A road paved with white stone leads to the entrance to Hell.[6]
  • The Lilymire served as Hell's graveyard[7] until it was flooded by the city's waste.[8] It is now a marsh, filled with candles that grow out of rotting lilies.[9] The hallucinatory waters pose an additional hazard for anyone foolish enough to plunge into the bog.[8]
  • South of Hell lies The Edict of Towers:[10] an old defensive array of walls and towers (only one-fifth of which, or even fewer, are real)[11] and many, many mirrors.[10]
  • Saint Trezigor's Folly was a communal living place for a group of goat-demons long ago;[12] now, it only contains their bones.[13] The walls of the place move and shift when spoken to, and it might even speak back.[14] A goat head carved in stone serves as it face.[15]
  • On a hill near the station lies the ruins of an Amphitheater[16] that serves as the prison of a Grand Devil, the Mandolinist.[17]

References

  1. ↑ The Marigold Station, Fallen London
  2. ↑ For All the Saints Who From Their Labours Rest, Fallen London ’"Well, well. I'll arrange for the train to make a brief stop at Marigold Station. It'll be the only stop we make before Hell."’
  3. ↑ The Horizons of Hell, Fallen London
  4. ↑ Returning East, Fallen London
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Accept a commission 2, Fallen London
  6. ↑ Approach Hell's Walls, Fallen London
  7. ↑ Brave the Lilymire, Fallen London
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Search for a Hellish artefact, Fallen London
  9. ↑ The Lilymire, Fallen London
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Walk the Edict of Towers, Fallen London
  11. ↑ The Edict of Towers, Fallen London
  12. ↑ Saint Trezigor's Folly, Fallen London
  13. ↑ Explore the Folly, Fallen London
  14. ↑ Beseech Saint Trezigor, Fallen London
  15. ↑ Recover an artefact of Hell (St Trezigor's), Fallen London
  16. ↑ The Empty Amphitheatre, Fallen London
  17. ↑ Break open the gate, Fallen London
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