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<blockquote>{{Neath_Location|image1=railwayheader.png|caption1=The railway to Hell. Art from FL.|location=Between [[London]] and [[Hell]].|allegiance=Independent}}''"The line will run west, following the Stolen River to the edge of Hell. Your advisor unrolls a map, showing the stations to be built. Ealing Gardens. Jericho Locks. The Magistracy of the Evenlode. B—. S—— VIII. Burrow-Infra-Mump... The names grow less familiar."''
<blockquote>{{Neath_Location|image1=railwayheader.png|caption1=The railway to Hell. Art from FL.|location=Between [[London]] and [[Hell]].|allegiance=Independent|alias=Upper River}}''"The line will run west, following the Stolen River to the edge of Hell. Your advisor unrolls a map, showing the stations to be built. Ealing Gardens. Jericho Locks. The Magistracy of the Evenlode. B—. S—— VIII. Burrow-Infra-Mump... The names grow less familiar."''<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_a_present_investor_about_the_benefits|Ask a present investor about the benefits|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>The '''Hinterlands''' are a huge, mostly empty swath of land that lies between [[London|Fallen London]] and [[Hell]].  
 
''"...this is bad territory. Ravines, bogs, hills made of bone. Moreover, it is inhabited, and not by gentlefolk."''</blockquote>The '''Hinterlands''' are the huge, mostly empty swath of land that lies between [[London|Fallen London]] and [[Hell]].  
 
'''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''


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==WEST==
==WEST==
The Stolen River (Thames) flows through this inland plain, from Hell to the [[The Unterzee|Unterzee]]. <ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}''"Where does the river go?"''</ref> Most of the Hinterlands are uninhabited, and have been so for millennia, with only a few [[The Fallen Cities|First City]] ruins to indicate anyone ever lived here. A few modern-day settlements are scattered around the '''Upper River''', along the brand-new [[Great Hellbound Railway]]. <ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Upper_River|Upper River|Fallen London|}}''"The places that are found in the Hinterlands..."''</ref>
<blockquote>''"...this is bad territory. Ravines, bogs, hills made of bone. Moreover, it is inhabited, and not by gentlefolk."''</blockquote>The Hinterlands are also referred to as the '''Upper River''',<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Rumour_of_the_Upper_River|Rumour of the Upper River|Fallen London|}} ''"Rumour of the Upper River - There are all sorts of tales about life further up the Stolen River."''</ref> as the Stolen River (Thames) flows through this inland plain from Hell to the [[The Unterzee|Unterzee]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Places|Sidebar Snippets#Places|Fallen London|}} ''"The Stolen River that flows into the Unterzee [...] passes through Hell."''</ref> Two railways run through the Hinterlands between London and Hell: the [[devil]]-run [[Moloch Street Express]],<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|}} ''"[...] 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> and the brand-new [[Great Hellbound Railway]].<ref name=":0" /> The region is still largely unfamiliar to London and rife with rumor,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_travelogue_of_the_Hinterlands|A travelogue of the Hinterlands|Fallen London|}} ''"[…] even the nearer parts of the Hinterland might as well be Tartarus to the average Londoner. There are rumours of a highwayman riding an elephant made of iron. Stories of rivers leading to a palace flooded with poison. […]"''</ref> as any commercial attempts to expand westward ended before they began;<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Advertisements_of_a_New_Venture|Advertisements of a New Venture|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] there was a treaty line between London and Hell. Plenty of ambitious people hoped to overstep it, but entrepreneurial blueprints [...] turned to ash."''</ref> this changed under the tenure of [[Virginia]] as [[Lord Mayor of London]],<ref name=":1">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Advertisements_of_a_New_Venture|Advertisements of a New Venture|Fallen London|}} ''"Then Virginia became Lord Mayor. [...] she announced [...] a deal brokered with Hell, [...] land opened to London development. She founded the Ministry of Upper River Development, [...] Constables and other worthies started handing out Hinterland scrip [...]"''</ref> and led to the development of the GHR.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Advertisements_of_a_New_Venture|Advertisements of a New Venture|Fallen London|}} ''"Seeing opportunity, His Amused Lordship [...] form the Great Hellbound Railway Company."''</ref> Virginia also founded the '''Ministry of Upper River Development,<ref name=":1" />''' which issued [[Hinterland Scrip]] as a currency for investors.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Hinterland_Scrip|Hinterland Scrip|Fallen London|}} ''"Issued by the Ministry of Upper River Development. [...] represents the right to develop new buildings on a portion of the land."''</ref> This far west, the Bazaar has limited influence, but commerce is enabled by the '''Upper River Exchange.'''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Upper_River_Exchange|Upper River Exchange|Fallen London|}} ''"The questionable exchange out beyond the Bazaar's reach."''</ref>


==Stations==
'''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''
*[[Ealing Gardens]], closest to London and home to [[Rubbery Men|Rubbery folk]].
* [[Jericho Locks]], the next closest, which serves as home for those who work the canals in the Upper River.
*[[The Magistracy of the Evenlode]], a settlement atop [[The Fallen Cities#The First City, date unknown|First City]] ruins that is the outer bound of the reach of [[London|London's]] laws.
*[[Balmoral]], the [[The Traitor Empress|Empress's]] Scottish holding that has fallen with [[London]] into the [[The Neath|Neath]].
*[[Station VIII]], a factory complex that extracts emotions in chemical form.
* [[Burrow-Infra-Mump]], a lonely church next to [[Hell|Hell's]] figurative gates.
*[[Moulin]], a small town next to a wasteland. It is said that all lost things eventually end up in Moulin, even things from across the [[The Unterzee|Unterzee]].
*[[The Hurlers]], a desolate frozen wasteland marked with mysterious standing stones and a castle that isn't there.
*[[Marigold Station]], a place of flowers and past crimes, located right under the walls of [[Hell]].
==Past Marigold==
Marigold Station stands in the vicinity of several landmarks of the [[Hinterlands]]:
 
* On a hill near the station lies the ruins of an Amphitheatre'''.'''<ref name=":7">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Empty_Amphitheatre|The Empty Amphitheatre|Fallen London|}}</ref> Beneath it is a chasm that serves as the prison of a [[Grand Devils|Grand Devil]], [[the Mandolinist]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Break_open_the_gate|Break open the gate|Fallen London|}}</ref>
* Through the Lamentation of Violets, past the old battlefields of Hell, lies the chapel of another Grand Devil, [[the Chandler]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Call_in_favours_2|Call in favours 2|Fallen London|}}</ref> This chapel is the meeting place of the '''Brazen Brigade''', a group that seeks to free Marigold Knights of their duties.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Return_to_the_Chandler's_chapel|Return to the Chandler's chapel|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Speak_to_the_Dauntless_Knight_(Seal)|Speak to the Dauntless Knight (Seal)|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>
* 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.
* [[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.
* A road paved with white stone leads to the entrance to [[Hell]].<ref name=":4">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Approach_Hell%27s_Walls|Approach Hell's Walls|Fallen London|}}</ref> The great city calls...


==Locations==
*[[Ealing Gardens]]
* [[Jericho Locks]]
** [[The Fiddler's Scarlet]]
** [[The Persephone]]
** [[The Eversmoulder]]
** [[The Cedar-Woods]]
** [[The Octagonal Tomb]]
** [[The Sere Palace]]
*[[The Magistracy of the Evenlode]]
**[[The Plain of Thirsty Grasses]]
*[[Balmoral]]
*[[Station VIII]]
* [[Burrow-Infra-Mump]]
*[[Moulin]]
*[[The Hurlers]]
*[[Marigold Station]]
**[[St Trezigor's Folly]]
**[[The Lilymire]]
**[[The Edict of Towers]]
*[[The Lamentations of the Violet]]
*[[The Progress of the Bells]]
*[[The Fields of Roses]]
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"The line will run west, following the Stolen River to the edge of Hell. Your advisor unrolls a map, showing the stations to be built. Ealing Gardens. Jericho Locks. The Magistracy of the Evenlode. B—. S—— VIII. Burrow-Infra-Mump... The names grow less familiar."[1]

The Hinterlands are a huge, mostly empty swath of land that lies between Fallen London and Hell.


WEST

"...this is bad territory. Ravines, bogs, hills made of bone. Moreover, it is inhabited, and not by gentlefolk."

The Hinterlands are also referred to as the Upper River,[2] as the Stolen River (Thames) flows through this inland plain from Hell to the Unterzee.[3] Two railways run through the Hinterlands between London and Hell: the devil-run Moloch Street Express,[4] and the brand-new Great Hellbound Railway.[1] The region is still largely unfamiliar to London and rife with rumor,[5] as any commercial attempts to expand westward ended before they began;[6] this changed under the tenure of Virginia as Lord Mayor of London,[7] and led to the development of the GHR.[8] Virginia also founded the Ministry of Upper River Development,[7] which issued Hinterland Scrip as a currency for investors.[9] This far west, the Bazaar has limited influence, but commerce is enabled by the Upper River Exchange.[10]

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Locations

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ask a present investor about the benefits, Fallen London
  2. ↑ Rumour of the Upper River, Fallen London "Rumour of the Upper River - There are all sorts of tales about life further up the Stolen River."
  3. ↑ Sidebar Snippets#Places, Fallen London "The Stolen River that flows into the Unterzee [...] passes through Hell."
  4. ↑ For All the Saints Who From Their Labours Rest, Fallen London "[...] I'll arrange for the train to make a brief stop at Marigold Station. It'll be the only stop we make before Hell.""
  5. ↑ A travelogue of the Hinterlands, Fallen London "[…] even the nearer parts of the Hinterland might as well be Tartarus to the average Londoner. There are rumours of a highwayman riding an elephant made of iron. Stories of rivers leading to a palace flooded with poison. […]"
  6. ↑ Advertisements of a New Venture, Fallen London "[...] there was a treaty line between London and Hell. Plenty of ambitious people hoped to overstep it, but entrepreneurial blueprints [...] turned to ash."
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Advertisements of a New Venture, Fallen London "Then Virginia became Lord Mayor. [...] she announced [...] a deal brokered with Hell, [...] land opened to London development. She founded the Ministry of Upper River Development, [...] Constables and other worthies started handing out Hinterland scrip [...]"
  8. ↑ Advertisements of a New Venture, Fallen London "Seeing opportunity, His Amused Lordship [...] form the Great Hellbound Railway Company."
  9. ↑ Hinterland Scrip, Fallen London "Issued by the Ministry of Upper River Development. [...] represents the right to develop new buildings on a portion of the land."
  10. ↑ Upper River Exchange, Fallen London "The questionable exchange out beyond the Bazaar's reach."
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