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<blockquote>''"Marigold Station sits in the very shadow of Hell. The white walls of that city loom on the horizon, like stormclouds before the first crash of thunder. The station is a small splash of orange in the harsh and broken moorland before Hell."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Horizons_of_Hell|The Horizons of Hell|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>{{Neath_Location|image1=Roseyellow.png|caption1=A splash of vivid orange in a desolate landscape. Art from Fallen London.|location=[[The Hinterlands]]|allegiance=[[Devils]]|notable_inhabitants=The Gnarled Stationmaster<br>
<blockquote>''"Marigold Station sits in the very shadow of Hell. The white walls of that city loom on the horizon, like stormclouds before the first crash of thunder. The station is a small splash of orange in the harsh and broken moorland before Hell."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Horizons_of_Hell|The Horizons of Hell|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>{{Neath_Location|image1=Roseyellow.png|caption1=A splash of vivid orange in a desolate landscape. Art from Fallen London.|location=[[The Hinterlands]]|allegiance=[[Devils]]|notable_inhabitants=The Gnarled Stationmaster<br>
[[The Mandolinist]]<br>
[[The Mandolinist]]<br>|image2=}}Marigold Station is the last stop on the [[Great Hellbound Railway]], near the walls of [[Hell]] itself.
[[The Chandler]]|image2=}}Marigold Station is the last stop on the [[Great Hellbound Railway]], near the walls of [[Hell]] itself.


== End of the Line? ==
== End of the Line? ==

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"Marigold Station sits in the very shadow of Hell. The white walls of that city loom on the horizon, like stormclouds before the first crash of thunder. The station is a small splash of orange in the harsh and broken moorland before Hell."[1]

Marigold Station is the last stop on the Great Hellbound Railway, near the walls of Hell itself.

End of the Line?

Built by Hell as the terminus of the Moloch Line,[2][3] and now also used as the final stop of the Great Hellbound Railway,[4] Marigold Station itself is not much to behold. It is a small building with walls grown from marigold flowers, and only a single bench inside.[5]

There is an ancient Hellish amphitheater near the station;[6][7] within the amphitheater is a gate leading to an enormous chasm that contains the Mandolinist, a deposed Grand Devil.[8][9] Several other landmarks of the Hinterlands, including the Lilymire, St Trezigor's Folly, the Edict of Towers, and Hell itself, are accessible from Marigold.

Those Who Bear the Marigold

Toward the end of Hell's Season of Revolutions, the warring factions of devils signed the Treaty of the Marigold.[10] Per this treaty, dissenters among the devils are offered a choice: they must either recant their views and accept the majority opinion, or they are exiled and "take up the Marigold."[11] Those who have chosen exile wear marigold badges, and can only be welcomed back if they succeed at a typically impossible task decided upon by Hell.[12] The Gnarled Stationmaster is tasked with keeping an eye on the progress of these Knights of the Marigold, and personally tracks them down after some time has passed to assess their status.[13]

Known Knights of the Marigold include a historian who tried to document the Season of Revolutions, when Hell demanded that its history be mutable;[14] and the Marigold Menagerie Keeper, who proposed easing the tortures of the imprisoned Grand Devils. Many of these Knights meet bitter ends,[15] and it is implied that Hell does not actually want them to succeed, cultivating false hope to watch them run themselves into the ground.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ The Horizons of Hell, 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. ↑ Head to Marigold Station, the end of the line, Fallen London "Where the Great Hellbound Railway meets the Devils' own lines."
  5. ↑ The Marigold Station, Fallen London "The station is a splash of vivid orange in a desolate landscape. Up close, it is apparent that the walls are formed from living marigolds forced to grow in a tight lattice [...] This station is the final stop before Hell on both the Moloch St Line and, [...] your own [...] there are no facilities, [...] only a single bench, [...]"
  6. ↑ The Empty Amphitheatre, Fallen London "An ancient arena stands high upon a hill. Colossal basalt stones lean against each other to form a colosseum. [...] A gate yawns in the ground above a vast pit, [...]"
  7. ↑ The Chorus of Hell, Fallen London "The amphitheatre is just one of many outposts of Old Hell. [...] Once, Hell's arm was long."
  8. ↑ Break open the gate, Fallen London "The stairs below wait. The darkness yawns. A mandolin sounds in the depths."
  9. ↑ The Mandolinist, Fallen London "The chasm below Marigold is the size of the Vatican. No light disturbs its depths: [...] At the heart of the abyss there is a great pillar. Something stands against it, perhaps pinned or impaled. [...] Its breath is sweet as roses, perfuming the rotting of its body."
  10. ↑ Accept a commission 2, Fallen London "The Season of Revolutions [...] At its end, the Treaty of the Marigold was a critical component of the peace that followed."
  11. ↑ Accept a commission 2, Fallen London "The Treaty established a provision for dissenters, [...] who oppose a decision of the collective body of Hell. Such devils must acquiesce with the majority, or [...] take up the Marigold."
  12. ↑ Accept a commission 2, Fallen London "A Marigold-bearer is given a badge to prove their office, and burdened with an often impossible task. With both, they must leave Hell, exiled. If they wish to return, they must complete their task."
  13. ↑ Accept a commission 2, Fallen London "After a suitable interlude, the Stationmaster goes after them, to discover their fate"
  14. ↑ The Destiny of the Marigold, Fallen London "This Knight of the Marigold earned the enmity of Hell [...] Hell rewrites its doctrine regularly: [...] This Knight, [...] was once a historian. [...] attempted to create a comprehensive analysis of the revolution. They were given to the Marigold for their trouble [...] return only when they had found Truth."
  15. ↑ Accept a special commission, Fallen London "The Knights usually perish, or disappear, or give up, never to return to Hell and home – isn't that what Hell desires?"
  16. ↑ The Payment of Hell, Fallen London "The Gnarled Stationmaster [...] "Nasty business, the Marigolds. [...] We must always offer the possibility of redemption – even if we never mean to fulfil it."
  17. ↑ Speak to the Dauntless Knight (Starshine), Fallen London "The Stationmaster [...] "We have to let one of the Marigold bearers succeed, once in a while, to let hope ruin the rest.""
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