Tags from this thread will be crossposted to (and linked to from) "And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer."

They're likely to have their order scrambled to improve flow or make the conversation easier harder more interesting to follow, tags are likely to be lightly edited to match the continuity's house style, are nearly certain to have jokes added to them, and are quite likely to be quietly swept under the rug if posting them would upset Otolmens too much.

If any of those things are dealbreakers for you, I'm sorry for wasting your time by not stating it further upthread!

The simplest way to contribute to the thread

is to create a character named "Korvosa" that uses the beautiful Seal of Korvosa ilzo assembled, and then find some way to improve your Korvosan's relative status at the expense of a different Korvosan that's already spoken.

Korvosans are a fractious lot; you're encouraged to misunderstand one another in the most creative ways possible.

(if you're too creative it might not be crossposted into the main thread, but don't let that limit your imagination in this one! The first rule here is to have fun, write crack if that's what amuses you.)

A slightly more complicated way to contribute to the thread

is to have "Korvosa" ask a question! I'm sure you have questions about the magic and mechanics of the setting, and Korvosans of varying backgrounds and education might have more or different ones.

You can also answer someone else's question, if you know the answer or can imagine a Korvosan that thinks they do.

Another simple way

is to propose a solution to one of the many problems facing what's left of the city.

You can also 

take over a character that hasn't been characterized in the thread so far!

I don't know anything about Lord Valdur Bromathan, other than that he's Head of House Bromathan and a first-circle cleric of Sarenrae. 

The various NPCs in the meeting have, if they're lucky, three lines of text about them in whatever book I dredged the name from. I've posted those descriptions here, but it's an incredibly tedious post and you don't have to read it. If you do, take the descriptions as writing prompts - don't worry about staying overtrue to them if it'd get in the way of your fun.

I can't guarantee that your characterization of a given character will become canon to the main continuity, but since I don't have other ideas for these fellows the odds are pretty good.

Or you could 

take over a character that has been characterized in the thread so far! 

If you thought of something that'd be especially good or funny coming from the mouth of Queen Ileosa or Cressida Kroft, feel free to attribute it to them.

I can't guarantee that your characterization will become canon to the main continuity, but it might!

The thread is over when

the Vault-dwellers have a general idea of when they'll be able to return to the surface, they have a plan to secure their food supply, and Cressida Kroft knows she has a way to protect the 200,000-odd Korvosans living in the country's hinterland. 

OR

when people get tired of it!

If that's the door situation tentatively solved, we should move on to the next thing on the docket...

Discussing why Lord Valdur Bromathan and Lady Eliasia Leroung were passed up for selection as Vault Colonel.

...Getting a better handle on the shape of the threat that faces Varisia, so we don't put our effort and teleports into a half-cocked solution that doesn't turn out to solve anything.

Well, as we've each a mouth and two ears apiece, how abouts all y'all talk about your thing and all we all talk about our thing.

We should make this "icon" thing optional, some of us can't afford that.

...no, even if we devolve into meta later, we shouldn't start there. I propose a mandatory hour of prayer to one of the better gods begging them to save us specifically by chosen as a cleric. That's what you need for undead, you know, is good clerics.

I think that's an excellent idea. Lord Bromathan, go find somewhere quiet to pray to Sarenrae.

I already put in my hour on my knees today, it's how I'm able to prepare spells.

If you want Sarenrae to do more than just listen, I'm going to need a rock worth 25,000 sails and eight more circles of spells.

Her Excellency the Most High Priestess of Asmodeus Aspexia Rugatonn is a caster of international renown, and a trustworthy negotiating partner.

Our Lord has blessed her with magic of the highest circle, and I believe she should be able to raise a Gate 20 feet wide for a period of around two whole minutes.

There are many ways to increase the throughput that a wizard might design, the first that comes to my mind being a series of carts on wheels locked into a circular track. I am of course open to suggestions from our learned scholars if they have easier suggestions, but I am confident it should be possible to move all our souls and worldly possessions through a single casting, if we are well-organised.

I believe that with a teleport to Egorian, I should be able to arrange some appropriate compact by which this service could be purchased and by which our people could find themselves safe under the protection of the Infernal Crown of Cheliax well before the obviously upcoming mass starvation even begins.

It would only be fair that we offer to our saviour the Most High Priestess and her faction within the church of Asmodeus both a percentage of our material goods, for having rescued them, and our eternal obedience as the price of our souls. I believe that our Queen should come with as well, and while I do not believe she would have the negotiating power to remain an independent monarch she could reasonably hope for a position of high nobility and resources from which to retain her rightful control over Korvosa's rural holdings and distant territories.

Our material wealth which has not been brought to this vault, and that remains in temples and homes across Korvosa, I expect will have to be regained slowly, at least over the coming months, by a series of dangerous excursions by teleport, which shall need to be carefully planned in advance, but I see no reason we cannot all expect to regain most of our possessions within the city walls within a reasonable period and despite the city itself being doomed, even if a great share will need to be paid as compensation to adventurers.

Why we tolerate this snake in our midst is beyond me.

Besides, the last thing we need is more 'help' from the evil gods. You think it's a coincidence that this kind of attack only happened after we replaced the Arodenites with someone who can't even channel usefully? I say we just go hallow the whole city, bring things back to normal.

Is hallowing the entire city possible?

Only a fool would go it alone in straights such as these! I say, if Cheliax will help, let them!

I'm no learned master or enlightened priest, but what if we do that plan but swap out Asmodeus's favourite slave for literally any other ninth circle?

There's, what, Nefreti Clepati, Razmir, the Andoran elf one, I'm pretty sure Sarenrae has a ninth circle in a different continent but that's still an improvement...

... is Areelu Vorlesh still alive? I'd genuinely take her over Cheliax.

What do we need a ninth-circle for?

Hallowing the city may be possible with a wish or miracle!

1. I have no idea what's possible with wish or miracle.

We need the ninth-circle for the gate, genius.

Shadow's can fly at 40ft, but they can't swim!

If we dig a tunnel to the river, we can swim through the water and escape that way!

I had an idea last night that was similar, but as it turns out shadows aren't impeded by water.