Independence Tower

Massive central spire dominating the Bilming skyline with straight vertical sides tapering at unfinished upper floors and ongoing construction at the apex.

Independence Tower stands as the crowning achievement of Bilming's industrial resurgence in the post-Catacendre era, its unfinished spire a physical manifestation of the city's—and by extension, Scadrial's—ambition to claim autonomy from Elendel’s political dominance. Rising with stark, utilitarian lines that taper into scaffolding and open sky, the tower embodies both progress and the uneasy tension between technological advancement and lingering divine legacies. Across the series, it evolves from a distant symbol of regional defiance into a focal point of political intrigue and potential catastrophe, its construction mirroring the broader struggle to redefine power in a world still haunted by the Lord Ruler’s fall.