Marigold Station

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### Notable Figures

The Gnarled Stationmaster
The Mandolinist

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

## End of the Line

> *"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."*
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Marigold Station was built by Hell as the penultimate station of the Moloch Line, and was later designated the last stop of the Great Hellbound Railway. The station is little more than a building with walls grown from marigold flowers, containing a single bench. An ancient Hellish amphitheater stands nearby; within it is a gate leading to an enormous chasm containing the Mandolinist, a deposed Grand Devil.

Other landmarks of the Hinterlands can be reached from here, including:

* The Lilymire
* St Trezigor's Folly
* The Edict of Towers
* The Lamentations of the Violet
* The Progress of the Bells
* The Fields of Roses
* Hell itself

## The Knights of the Marigold

> *"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."*
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> *"You been to Marigold Station. I remember the stink of it."*
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Near the end of Hell's Season of Revolutions, the warring factions signed the **Treaty of the Marigold**. 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." 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. The **Gnarled Stationmaster** monitors these **Knights of the Marigold**, and tracks them down after some time to check their status.

Some examples of these Knights include a historian who tried to document the revolution when Hell demanded mutable history, and the Marigold Menagerie Keeper, who proposed easing the tortures of the Grand Devils. Many of these Knights meet bitter ends, and Hell does not truly want them to succeed; instead cultivating false hope so they may run themselves into the ground.

## References

2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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, [...]"*
3. ↑ 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."*
4. ↑ The Horizons of Hell, *Fallen London*
5. ↑ Head to Marigold Station, the end of the line, *Fallen London* *"Where the Great Hellbound Railway meets the Devils' own lines."*
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. [...] 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. ↑ The Horizons of Hell, *Fallen London*
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 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"*
12. ↑ The Destiny of the Marigold, *Fallen London*
13. ↑ Ask her for help in the matter of a Grand Devil's request, *Fallen London*
14. ↑ 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."*
15. ↑ 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."*
16. ↑ 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."*
17. ↑ Recover the Dauntless Knight, *Fallen London* *"A living member of the Order of the Marigold languishes somewhere within the Edict."*
18. ↑ Accept a commission 2, *Fallen London* *"The Knights of Marigold [...] After a suitable interlude, the Stationmaster goes after them, to discover their fate"*
19. ↑ The Marigold Bearer's Fate, *Fallen London* *"The Knight of the Marigold has come unstuck in their quest."*
20. ↑ 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."*
21. ↑ 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."*
22. ↑ 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?"*
23. ↑ 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."*
24. ↑ 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.""*