| One of the main factions in the Burning | | | | every month to be gathered from Gezhe at |
| Crusade expansion pack, The Consortium is a | | | | Aeris landing. The higher you raise your |
| group of thieves, traders, and smugglers led | | | | reputation, the more gems and the better |
| by Nexus Prince Haramand in the Outlands. | | | | quality gems you'll receive. |
| While their main point of operations is in | | | | |
| Stormspire, they also show up in Aeris | | | | In The Consortium, you can also compete |
| Landing, Midrealm Post, in the Mana-Tombs and | | | | quests to raise your reputation. They include |
| in various other locations throughout the | | | | "Stealing from Thieves" and "Head Full of |
| area. | | | | Ivory" for neutral reputation, "Obsidian |
| | | | Warbeads" and "Heap of Ethereals" for |
| The key item for raising reputation with the | | | | friendly reputation, "Ethereum Secrets" for |
| Consortium is the Oshu'gun Crystal Fragment. | | | | those Honored, and "A Thousand Worlds" for |
| Gathering these can be done most efficiently | | | | Revered. |
| directly outside Oshu'gun. They are actually | | | | |
| found on the ground or as monster loot. | | | | Some of you might be trying to raise your |
| Finding enough of them quickly should be easy | | | | reputation with multiple factions at the same |
| as they drop at about a 50% rate. Not only | | | | time, including the Mag'har and Kurenai. If |
| that, but you can sell them at the Auction | | | | that is the case, the best way to do so is to |
| House for about 10 gold per stack. | | | | kill Ogres in Nagrand. It will raise your |
| | | | Mag'har and Kurenai reputation by 10 for |
| The next items you'll need for raising your | | | | every kill and drop Obsidian Warbeads for |
| reputation are Pairs of Ivory Tusks. Still a | | | | Consortium reputation. You might also find |
| very good drop rate, Ivory Tusks drop from | | | | valuable Oshu'gun Crystal Powder for use in |
| Wild Elekk in Nagrand and will sell for | | | | the Halaa Research Token quest. |
| almost 2 gold apiece. Almost anywhere in the | | | | |
| region you can find these creatures, making | | | | By doing this, you can farm numerous things |
| them a prime target for farming. | | | | at the same time. You'll raise your |
| | | | reputation with multiple factions, gain gold, |
| When you become friendly with The Consortium, | | | | and gather Halaa tokens all at once. The |
| you'll be given membership and a salary. | | | | process is a bit slower than if you want only |
| You'll find that you're given a bag of gems | | | | to raise your Consortium reputation though. |