Hell
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Hell is the home base for the majority of devils. It is located west of London.
Ideology, History and Trade
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Upon finding themselves right next to Hell, London - being the upstanding Christian city it was - was not pleased, and attempted to invade it. This did not go well; see The Campaign of '68. Nowadays, relations between London and Hell are less strained, and as of 1899 the Great Hellbound Railway has been constructed between the two cities.
Hell has a colony in the Neath: the Iron Republic, south of London. It seems to be a sort of experiment in chaos where devils use humans as test subjects.
The Book of Pilgrims
It is quite difficult for ordinary visitors to describe Hell, thanks to the Law-Furnaces constantly at work within;[1] sometimes, it appears as a book more than a city.[2] That said, we can say some things with certainty.
Hell is a walled city built of white stone, with massive gates at its main entrance.[3] Between Marigold Station and the gates, the road to Hell is paved with the same stone[4] (not, fortunately, good intentions). The air is thick with smog from its Law-Furnaces,[5] but through the haze one can see the Square of Heroes and Martyrs, whose statues occasionally are left to crumble because "all things fall in the end."[6] Other known locations within Hell include the Clarity of Bells,[7][8] the Manse of Sacrifice,[6] and the Sanctity of Saviours;[9] the city also is known to have a garden and a greenhouse.[10]
References
- ↑ The Twelve-Fifteen from Moloch Street, Fallen London ’A ruddy fog seeps out: smog from the law-furnaces.’
- ↑ The Twelve-Fifteen from Moloch Street, Fallen London ’ Book of All Hours 6:19: The traveller was distressed to find themselves back at the beginning. The Emissary was commanded to turn the pages.’
- ↑ The Twelve-Fifteen from Moloch Street, Fallen London ’ Hell's walls rise before you. They are high and misshapen, scarred by sieges. The gates tower above you.’
- ↑ The Twelve-Fifteen from Moloch Street, Fallen London ’There is only a simple platform a short set of steps, and then the road to Hell: broken and cobbled in white stone.’
- ↑ The Twelve-Fifteen from Moloch Street, Fallen London ’[…] the Gates open, just a crack. Beyond, you glimpse a slabbed square, forested with statues. Each depicts a hero of Hell's revolution[…]’
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Enter Hell once more, Fallen London
- ↑ Return to Hell, Fallen London
- ↑ The Twelve-Fifteen from Moloch Street, Fallen London ’The traveller departed, following an incident with the cartography in the Clarity of Bells.’
- ↑ Enter Hell for the first time, Fallen London
- ↑ Deliver Mr Transport to Hell, Fallen London
