Conspiracy theory after reading the testimonial at page 160: the powers that be let such a powerful criminal element in Doskvol to keep the underground tunnels and canals flowing with death and misery to attract leviathans to the city and keep the blood trade running.
Conspiracy theory 2: after the Unity War the leviathans started migrating to Skovlan.
Conspiracy theory 3: The leviathans are disappearing. No Leviathan Hunter harvests any where near as much blood as a generation ago. Yet Doskvol still functions. There is still enough light, the trains run on time, barriers still arc up the ghosts and the wealthy squander luxury with every electroplasmic gizmo known to make life ‘easy’. Who is storing up all the blood? How much is left? Where have the leviathan’s gone? What will happen when the blood runs out and the barriers fail?
Conspiracy theory 4: Lord Scurlock is a vampire.
Conspiracy #5: Leviathan Blood can’t melt steel girders. Wake up sheeple!
Conspiracy theory #6: The entire thing is a Holodeck simulation Commander Riker and Worf are playing out.