Editing Marigold Station

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[[The Mandolinist]]<br>|image2=}}<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>

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

==End of the Line==
<blockquote>''"This station is the final stop before Hell on both the Moloch St Line and, now, your own – yet, there are no facilities, not even a waiting room. There is only a single bench, at which an elderly devil sits, chewing cloves."<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>
[[File:Train.png|alt=A locomotive.|thumb|[[The Moloch Street Express]]]]
Marigold Station was built by [[Hell]] as the penultimate station of 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|}}''"[...] the train to make a [...] stop at Marigold Station. [...] the only stop [...] before Hell."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Horizons_of_Hell|The Horizons of Hell|Fallen London|}} ''"There may be much of interest here that Hell has left behind."''</ref> and was later designated the last stop of the [[Great Hellbound Railway]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Head_to_Marigold_Station,_the_end_of_the_line|Head to Marigold Station, the end of the line|Fallen London|}} ''"Where the Great Hellbound Railway meets the Devils' own lines."''</ref> The station is little more than a building with walls grown from marigold flowers, containing a single bench.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Marigold_Station|The Marigold Station|Fallen London|}} ''"The station [...] the walls are formed from living marigolds forced to grow in a tight lattice [...] the final stop before Hell on both the Moloch St Line and, [...] your own [...] there are no facilities, [...] only a single bench, [...]"''</ref> An ancient Hellish amphitheater stands nearby;<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Empty_Amphitheatre|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, [...]"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Chorus_of_Hell|The Chorus of Hell|Fallen London|}} ''"The amphitheatre is just one of many outposts of Old Hell. [...] Once, Hell's arm was long."''</ref> within it is a gate leading to an enormous chasm containing the [[The Mandolinist|Mandolinist]], a deposed [[Grand Devil]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Break_open_the_gate|Break open the gate|Fallen London|}} ''"The stairs below wait. [...] A mandolin sounds in the depths."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Mandolinist|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."''</ref>

Other landmarks of the Hinterlands can be reached from here,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Horizons_of_Hell|The Horizons of Hell|Fallen London|}}</ref> including:
[[File:Hellgate.png|alt=A massive gate inscribed with wings.|thumb|[[Hell]]]]
* [[The Lilymire]]
* [[St Trezigor's Folly]]
* [[The Edict of Towers]]
* [[The Lamentations of the Violet]]<ref name = "rest">{{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"''</ref>
* [[The Progress of the Bells]]<ref name = "rest"/>
* [[The Fields of Roses]]<ref name = "rest"/>
* [[Hell]] itself

== The Knights of the Marigold ==
<blockquote>''"This Knight of the Marigold earned the enmity of Hell through their evasions. Hell rewrites its doctrine regularly: the revolution moves ever forward. This Knight, however, was once a historian. They attempted to create a comprehensive analysis of the revolution. They were given to the Marigold for their trouble and commanded to return only when they had found Truth."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Destiny_of_the_Marigold|The Destiny of the Marigold|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>''"You been to Marigold Station. I remember the stink of it."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_her_for_help_in_the_matter_of_a_Grand_Devil%27s_request|Ask her for help in the matter of a Grand Devil's request|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
[[File:Marigoldkeeper.png|alt=A woman with golden eyes and a yellow hat.|thumb|[[The Marigold Menagerie Keeper]]]]
Near the end of [[Hell]]'s Season of Revolutions, the warring factions signed the '''Treaty of the Marigold'''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Accept_a_commission_2|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."''</ref> Per this treaty, dissenters among the [[devils]] are offered a choice: either recant their views and accept the majority opinion, or "take up the Marigold."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Accept_a_commission_2|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."''</ref> The latter group are inducted into the '''Order of the Marigold''' and given a badge. They are then exiled, and may only return upon completing a typically impossible task.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Accept_a_commission_2|Accept a commission 2|Fallen London|}}''"A Marigold-bearer is given a badge [...] burdened with an often impossible task. [...] they must leave Hell, exiled. [...] to return, they must complete their task."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Recover_the_Dauntless_Knight|Recover the Dauntless Knight|Fallen London|}} ''"A living member of the Order of the Marigold languishes somewhere within the Edict."''</ref> The '''Gnarled Stationmaster''' monitors these '''Knights of the Marigold''', and tracks them down after some time to check their status.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Accept_a_commission_2|Accept a commission 2|Fallen London|}}''"The Knights of Marigold [...] After a suitable interlude, the Stationmaster goes after them, to discover their fate"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Marigold_Bearer%27s_Fate|The Marigold Bearer's Fate|Fallen London|}} ''"The Knight of the Marigold has come unstuck in their quest."''</ref> The '''Cerise Condottiere''' of the [[Brazen Brigade]] also keeps an eye on the status of these Knights.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Return_to_the_Chandler%27s_Chapel|Return to the Chandler's Chapel|Fallen London|}} ''"You are welcome among the Brazen Brigade, where they have promised rewards for the return of Marigold emblems."''</ref>

Some examples of these Knights include a historian who tried to document the revolution when Hell demanded mutable history,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Destiny_of_the_Marigold|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."''</ref> and the [[The Marigold Menagerie Keeper|Marigold Menagerie Keeper]], who proposed easing the tortures of the [[Grand Devils]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_her_about_the_Marigold|Ask her about the Marigold|Fallen London|}} ''""I came of age after the Revolutions," [...] intended for diplomatic service. [...] I devised a [...] scheme: forgiveness [...] an easing of their torments. [...] I was told how could I be sure they were in torment? I had never seen them free [...] "I [...] was exiled until I could [...] say that the Grand Devils are worse off now than they were previously." [...] Still, I've found occupation of a sort here."''</ref> Many of these Knights meet bitter ends,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Accept_a_special_commission|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?"''</ref> and Hell does not truly want them to succeed; instead cultivating false hope so they may run themselves into the ground.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Payment_of_Hell|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."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Speak_to_the_Dauntless_Knight_(Starshine)|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.""''</ref>

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