Led by <a href="?npc=19674">Nexus-Prince Haramad</a>, <b>The Consortium</b> are ethereal smugglers, traders and thieves that have come to Outland. Their main base of operations and biggest settlement is the Stormspire, but they can be found at Midrealm Post, the Aeris Landing, within the <a href="?zone=3792">Mana-Tombs</a> of Auchindoun and various other places.<br /><br />Upon reaching Friendly status, players are officially considered members of the Consortium and given a salary. The salary is a bag of gems at the beginning of every month, given by <a href="?npc=18265">Gezhe</a> at Aeris Landing. Higher reputation with the Consortium yields higher qualities and quantities of jewels each month.<h3>Reputation</h3><b>Until Friendly</b><ul><li><div>Run Mana-Tombs in <i>normal</i> mode, ~1200 reputation per run.</div></li><li><div>Turn in <a href="?item=25416" class="q1">[Oshu'gun Crystal Fragment]</a> at <a href="?npc=18265">Gezhe</a>.</div></li><li><div>Turn in <a href="?item=25463" class="q1">[Pair of Ivory Tusks]</a> at <a href="?npc=18333">Shadrek</a>.</div></li></ul><b>Friendly to Honored</b><ul><li><div>Run Mana-Tombs in <i>normal</i> mode, ~1200 reputation per run.</div></li><li><div>Turn in <a href="?item=25433" class="q1">[Obsidian Warbeads]</a> at <a href="?npc=18265">Gezhe</a>.</div></li><li><div>Turn in <a href="?item=29209" class="q1">[Zaxxis Insignia]</a> at <a href="?npc=19880">Nether-Stalker Khay'ji</a>.</div></li></ul><b>Honored to Exalted</b><ul><li><div>Run Mana-Tombs in <i>heroic</i> mode, ~2400 reputation per run.</div></li><li><div>Complete all available <a href="?quests&amp;filter=cr=1;crs=933;crv=0">quests</a>.</div></li><li><div>Turn in <a href="?item=25433" class="q1">[Obsidian Warbeads]</a> at <a href="?npc=18265">Gezhe</a>.</div></li><li><div>Turn in <a href="?item=29209" class="q1">[Zaxxis Insignia]</a> at <a href="?npc=19880">Nether-Stalker Khay'ji</a>.</div></li></ul>Characters trying to simultaneously earn reputation with the <a href="?faction=941">Mag'har</a> or <a href="?faction=978">Kurenai</a> and the Consortium may want to focus on killing ogres (<a href="?npcs&amp;filter=na=boulderfist;cr=6;crs=3518;crv=0">Boulderfist</a>, <a href="?npcs&amp;filter=na=Warmaul;cr=6;crs=3518;crv=0">Warmaul</a>) in Nagrand and saving the Obsidian Warbeads for Consortium turn-ins. The only caveat is the drop rate, which is roughly 33% for the warbeads, while it is 50% on the insignias. If you are level 70 and want a faster grind without concern for Mag'har/Kurenai reputation, then you may want to grind insignias instead. Then again, the ogres are generally easier to grind, ranging from level 65 to 67. The choice is ultimately up to the player.