Round 105 (12:10:30)

It's been another minute and a half.

You might expect the Korvosans to fight less and less effectually as the city's defenders die and the spellcasters run out their spells. Instead, they've outdone themselves: we'll subtract thirty shadows, and do it before doubling the total.

There are now 936, of whom 468 are gently confined to Endrin Island. We'll say wholly 50 have been thralled by Korvosan necromancers and will stop reproducing.

The city's two hallows are filling up nicely. Some boats have shoved off, others are taking on more passengers. The Dean of Abjuration's TA took a map of the Vaults and found a suitable set of tunnels; she communicated his findings with scrolls of mage's decree. Every minute three hundred Korvosans will escape through the tunnels to relative safety.

Round 120 (12:12:00)

Endrin Isle belongs to the shadows now. There's not much effort to fight it.

On the mainland, we'll subtract another eighty shadows (30 killed, 50 thralled). There are 616 free shadows on the mainland, and 936 in Old Korvosa.

Over a hundred have been thralled. Some necromancers were killed by shadows trying to get one, but the survivors scurry off to the Vaults. The hallows are full, not that it stops people trying. Any boats that haven't shoved off would be well advised to do so.

450 Korvosans have escaped into the Vaults.

Round 135 (12:13:30)

The strike team of 4 Pathfinders arrived; they help Korvosa maintain its rate of killing 30 shadows every 15 rounds despite the city's heavy casualties. There are 1,172 shadows loose on the mainland, and 1,872 gently confined to Old Korvosa, and 100 shadows Commanded.

The largest city in Varisia, Korvosa was home to 16,637 humans,

739 dwarves,

371 elves,

369 halflings,

184 half-elves,

186 “other”,

and one shadow.

Of them 1000 have escaped in ships, 1050 hide in hallows, something like a hundred have been shadowified and subsequently sent to the abyss, and 900 have escaped into the Vaults.

12,292 living Korvosans are still out in the cold.

Round 150 (12:15:00)

2284 shadows on the mainland, 3744 gently confined to Old Korvosa. 1350 have taken shelter in the Vaults. 9308 living Korvosans still at risk.

Round 165 (12:16:30)

4568 shadows on the mainland, 6000 shadows on burning Endrin Isle, where they've run out of victims. 1800 have now taken shelter in the Vaults. There are 4750 living Korvosans still at risk.

Round 180 (12:18:00)

2250 living Korvosans have taken shelter in the Vaults.

1000 escaped on ships.

1050 shelter in the hallows.

Scattered others escaped with teleport, or rode away on hippogriffs, or are still hiding in the city.

But that's pretty much the shape of things.

This has been the best night of my life.

It was fun for me too. If I don't get scried and fried, do you want to do this again some time?

I think I have too many hitdice now for you to Command. And I’ll be busy ruling my city of shadows. But I have tons of spawn now and you can borrow one of those if you need one.

Speaking of, what were you up to with that other shadow?

It's only been twenty minutes.