what would it take for the Lords’ Alliance to admit a new member city/state, or disavow a rogue member? We know from Jarlaxle’s arc in Dragon Heist that money is involved, but not much else… Disavowing is very difficult; no one wants to support it and establish another precedent, for fear they'll be next. And any candidate for new membership will be opposed by someone who's already a rival, or thinks their own influence will be diminished by the new.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 4, 2020

Anyone pushing for disavowal has years of work ahead of him or her, unless a member starts publicly assassinating multiple heads of other member states, or deliberately spreading plague or poisoning water supplies or food cargoes.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 4, 2020