Alchemised

The Alchemy Tower is a symbol of knowledge, truth, and understanding. It has been “an architectural wonder for centuries” and was “initially constructed as a memorial” (36). It is an emblem of the Institute and can be seen throughout the city. Throughout its history, the tower stands “as the tallest building on the Northern continent” and grows “ever taller as the city around it expanded and alchemists flocked through its gates” (36). In both the narrative past and present, the Tower helps Helena Marino remember the life she once lived. She originally came to Paladia to study alchemy. The Tower was a fixture in her early education. Although the structure has changed in the years since, it helps Helena remember her thirst for knowledge and guides her pursuit of understanding and truth throughout the novel.

Spirefell is a symbol of Love as a Catalyst for Personal Growth. This is where most of Part 1 is set, and the location where Helena is held by Kaine Ferron. Although the manor and estate were once beautiful, Spirefell’s appears haunted in the present. The way the narrator describes the house when Helena first arrives here underscores its symbolic significance: