Northland Trading Company

The Northland Trading Company is in charge of the portal allowing colonists and adventurers into the Northland, which means that they are effectively in charge of the Northland.  All people going through the portal either have to pay a fee to go through, or take on a debt to do so, with some limited exceptions for "official business" from the Five Nations - in which case it is the nation itself paying a reduced rate to the company.  This in turn means that the Northland Trading Company has an exceptional amount of political and military power within the Northlands and even back within the Five Nations (though not as much military power).  With all this in mind, some nations / organizations have taken to smuggling people and supplies back and forth, but the 6 month voyage (at best) means that it isn't nearly as economic to do so.
Officially all 5 nations of the Five Nations Alliance support the Northland Trading Company.  Unofficially the Dwarves feel like they are getting the worst end of the deal, and the Runath Orc Tribe members that have gone over on debt have a tendency to disappear into the frontier never to be seen again.  The Elves of Aellus just don't seem to care about the colonies, aside to take their cut of the Trading Company profits and supply the resources and magical know-how necessary for the Great Portal upkeep.
Major seats of Northland Trading Company power in the Northlands are Troll Hall - the de-facto capital of the Colonies - as well as Crossroads, Traderport, and The Farm.

Type

Corporation, Conglomerate