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The Balanos Consortium (pronounced ba-LON-ose) is a Tamkaranu trade coalition that operates in the colony of Ashnan. The company is primarily involved with agriculture; the majority of Ashnan farmers sell the fruits of their labors to the coalition, which then ships the goods to Tamkaranu and to communities in the nearby Western Coast. The Balanos Consortium, along with the Macaria Colonial Guild and Trade Winds Shipping, is part of the triad of trade coalitions that wields vast influence in Ashnan.

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 |name = Balanos Consortium
 |image =
-|type = Mercantile conglomerate
+|type = Trade coalition
 |leader = -
 |alignment = Lawful neutral
-|headquarters = [[Argengrast (city)|Argengrast]], [[Argengrast]]
+|headquarters = [[Ezina]], [[Ashnan]]
 |goals = Profit, agriculture
-|scope = [[Argengrast]]
+|scope = [[Ashnan]]
 |structure = Hierarchical
 |members = Merchants; farmers; mercenaries
 }}
-The '''Balanos Consortium''' {{Pronunciation|ba-LON-ose}} is a [[Tirione|Tirionite]] mercantile conglomerate that operates in the colony of [[Argengrast]]. The company is primarily involved with agriculture; the majority of Argenite farmers sell the fruits of their labors to the conglomerate, which then ships the goods to Tirione and nearby [[Briathone]]. The Balanos Consortium, along with [[Macaria Colonial Concerns]] and [[Trade Winds Shipping]], is part of the triad of conglomerates that effectively governs Argengrast.
+The '''Balanos Consortium''' {{Pronunciation|ba-LON-ose}} is a [[Tamkaranu]] trade coalition that operates in the colony of [[Ashnan]]. The company is primarily involved with agriculture; the majority of Ashnan farmers sell the fruits of their labors to the coalition, which then ships the goods to Tamkaranu and to communities in the nearby [[Western Coast]]. The Balanos Consortium, along with the [[Macaria Colonial Guild]] and [[Trade Winds Shipping]], is part of the triad of trade coalitions that wields vast influence in Ashnan.
-Since the start of the [[Lamplighters|Lamplighter rebellion]], the Balanos Consortium has negotiated a partnership with the [[Nivarian Paradise Company]] in order to procure the same clockwork guards used in Briathone. These clockworks, and more uncommonly golems as well, are deployed to assist squads of flesh and blood soldiers.
+[[Category:Ashnan]]
-Unusually for a Tirionite conglomerate, the Consortium is headquartered in the city of [[Argengrast (city)|Argengrast]], instead of basing its operations out of the metropole as is typical. Though the company recognizes this has made them somewhat vulnerable with the ongoing rebellion, they have so far adamantly refused to relocate.
-[[Category:Argengrast]]
 [[Category:Organizations]]