The Consortium

Overview

The Consortium is a ruthless multinational trade organization based in Suzaill, but has its hands in economic baskets across the world. What distinguishes the Consortium from other trade organizations is the size of their operations—their liquid assets, properties, and other holdings are valued in the hundreds of millions of gold pieces)—and their willingness to do whatever is necessary to accomplish their goals. While merchant groups sometimes sell weapons to both sides in a conflict, the Consortium might have had a hand in starting the strife. Others might praise the Consortium for providing desperately needed grain to a famine-struck region without knowing that agents helped cause the drought.

Leadership

The overall goals of the Consortium are directed by a shadowy group calling themselves the Patrons. They intentionally create mystery around their identities, leading some to believe that the organization is run by dark cultists, masked villains, or even aliens. However, the Patrons are simply the eight majority corporate shareholders and the two remaining scions of the families who founded the Consortium centuries ago.