I know you've covered a bit of this in your answer to Alison, but how readily accessible is information about the world outside Drakstaden and what kind of state it's in? Will Drakstaden citizens talk about it much, or is it a dangerous topic? Do they ever travel outside the city much?

I'm mindful this is me tugging on an idea that could unspool a whole lot of probably unnecessary worldbuilding work, so to let you know what I'm aiming at: specifically Kovacs is looking at what kind of governments exist outside Drakstaden, what their opinions are of Drakstaden, and also to see if there's any chance the corruption has been created by/is supported by an outside nation and/or if Rost could find some support that way.