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 the Bronze Sea Navigator's Guild, is part of the triad of trade coalitions that wields vast influence in Ashnan.