The Consortium

The Consortium are a group of ethically questionable merchants that operate in the Outland. Headquartered in the Netherstorm and led by Nexus-Prince Haramad, the Consortium are looking to turn a profit on goods and resources native only to Outland. Most of the members of the Consortium are ethereal, astral travelers that come from the Twisting Nether. Those ethereal that are part of the Consortium are generally involved with multiple nefarious enterprises, such as smuggling and thievery. They are not allied with the Burning Legion but would consider doing so if they felt it would be profitable to do so. In this way, they are very similar to goblins in that they value profits above all else. They are also more technically advanced than any other species in Azeroth. They practice a kind of magic known as technomancy, which likely explains how they have perfected technology that no other species have come close to perfecting.