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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>
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| '''Marigold Station''' is the last stop on the [[Great Hellbound Railway]], near the walls of [[Hell]] itself.__forcetoc__
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| | [[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]]. |
| <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>
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| [[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>
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| 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:
| | == Those Who Bear the Marigold == |
| [[File:Hellgate.png|alt=A massive gate inscribed with wings.|thumb|[[Hell]]]]
| | 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> |
| * [[The Lilymire]]
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| * [[St Trezigor's Folly]]
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| * [[The Edict of Towers]]
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| * [[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>
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| * [[The Progress of the Bells]]<ref name = "rest"/>
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| * [[The Fields of Roses]]<ref name = "rest"/>
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| * [[Hell]] itself
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| == The Knights of the Marigold ==
| | 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" /> |
| <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>
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| <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>
| | == A Tourist's Guide to Hell's Surroundings == |
| [[File:Marigoldkeeper.png|alt=A woman with golden eyes and a yellow hat.|thumb|[[The Marigold Menagerie Keeper]]]]
| | Marigold Station lies near several Hinterlands landmarks. |
| 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>
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| 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>
| | * 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> |
| | *'''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" /> |
| | * 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" /> |
| | * '''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> |
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| ==References== | | == References == |
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| [[Category:Places]] | | [[Category:Places]] |
| [[Category:The Neath]] | | [[Category:The Neath]] |
| [[Category:The Hinterlands]] | | [[Category:The Hinterlands]] |
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