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==History==
Bilming was created as part of the reshaping of Scadrial during the [[Catacendre]].{{book ref|mb6|21}}
===Relationship with Elendel===
Bilming's status as an alternative port to Elendel appears to have caused some friction between the two cities. Elendel's former governor, [[Replar Innate]], once made hollow promises about raising tariffs on imports that come from Bilming.{{book ref|mb5|5}} Lord [[Bastien Severington]], the mayor of Bilming, invited a number of senators from Elendel to the introduction of the Pewternauts as a gesture of friendship, only to have a senator named [[Inis Julien]] publicly call them pointless "toys".{{file ref|New Ascendancy broadsheet.jpg|''The New Ascendancy'' broadsheet}}
In {{date|342|pc}}, [[Devlin Airs]] spoke to [[Waxillium Ladrian]] at [[Kelesina Shores's party]] and warned him that civil war was brewing.{{book ref|mb6|15}} Wax listened to Lord Severington give an anti-Elendel speech at the party and realized that Bilming had enough power to spearhead a conflict.{{book ref|mb6|14}}{{book ref|mb6|15}}
== Culture ==
They have a deep distrust of Malwish technology, which is pushed by a propaganda campaign in news papers such as The Two Seasons. They consider their unsealed and unkeyed metalminds to be a form of nefarious witchcraft that puts them and their loved ones in danger.{{file ref|The_Two_Seasons_broadsheet.jpg|text=''The Two Seasons'' broadsheet}}
They have a unique form of brutalist architecture brought about by the influences of Autonomy.{{book ref|mb7|21}}
==Trivia==
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