The Balanos Consortium (pronounced ba-LON-ose) is a 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.
Since the start of the 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.
Unusually for a Tirionite conglomerate, the Consortium is headquartered in the city of 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.