Speech at Cassian Square

Background
You met a shadowy but slightly creepy information broker named Hamilton Thornbush III. He informed you about an upcoming speech by the Chancellor at Cassian Square.

Objectives

 * 1) Visit Cassian Squaare
 * 2) Listen to the Chancellor's speech

Pentarchs
You made your way to the square and listened to a speech by Chancellor Kos Danilos, sporting a  green  cloak. Beside him were:
 * Lady Tymora Halise, Minister of Trade, wearing a  silver  cloak
 * General Adoran Margonis, Commander of the New Cassian Military, wearing a  red  cloak
 * The Holy Justice, Albrecht VII, head of the Church of Athos, wearing an  orange  cloak
 * Mistress Vexia Salafi, head of the Sapphire Conclave, wearing a  blue  cloak.
 * There was also a fifth figure, an Elf, standing behind the  Chancellor’s Plinth, wearing the same.

The Speech
The Chancellor announced essentially a military appropriations package for: The funding will largely come from a new import tax, arranged between Lady Halise and the.
 * Recruiting an additional 5,000 recruits to the Navy from New Cassia and neighboring towns and cities.
 * Building a new fleet of warships called The Hammerheads to defend against recent attacks in the Ever Mere.
 * The impending construction of a carriage service between New Cassia and Fort Igizia.