The Consortium Reputation and Rewards Guide

Last updated on May 26, 2021 at 12:41 by Sellin 1 comment

The Consortium is a Nagrand-based faction in TBC. Most of the reputation with them is obtained by killing Ethereals in Netherstorm, as well as by doing quests and through repeatable turn-ins.

The Consortium offers a variety of powerful pre-raid items, as well as many profession patterns.

1.

Overview

The Consortium is a group of Ethereals located all throughout Outland, but focused mostly in Netherstorm and Nagrand. The Consortium is unique in that once you have have achieved Friendly standing, you will receive a monthly "salary" at the start of each month, which is a bag that contains various gems. The higher your reputation is the high the quality of the gems you receive from Gezhe at Aeris Landing will be.

The Consortium also offers quite a few useful recipes for Enchanting, Leatherworking, and the newly-added Jewelcrafting profession.

2.

Gaining Reputation

Players' reputation with The Consortium begins at Neutral; there are several ways to gain reputation with The Consortium: completing one-time quests, repeatable turn-ins, and running the Mana Tombs dungeon.

In the sub-sections that follow, we will go through the ideal steps to going from Neutral to Exalted standing.

2.1.

Neutral to Friendly

You are able to start gaining reputation with the Consortium at level 64.

  1. To begin questing with the Consortium in Nagrand you must talk to the Consortium Recruiter located near Telaar if you are Alliance or Garadar if you are Horde. Speaking to him will give you the The Consortium Needs You! quest, which will take you to Aeris Landing and which starts The Consortium questline in Nagrand.
  2. In Aeris Landing there are two quests that will turn into repeatable versions of themselves. You can repeat these until you reach Friendly, when they will no longer give reputation.

Running the Mana Tombs dungeon is another way to gain reputation with The Consortium. On Normal difficult any mobs killed inside of Mana Tombs grant reputation up to Honored, and on Heroic difficulty they will grant reputation all the way to Exalted.

2.2.

Friendly to Honored

At Friendly, the Obsidian Warbeads quest at Aeris Landing will now be available. The quest asks you kill the Ogres throughout Nagrand and obtain 10 Obsidian Warbeads Icon Obsidian Warbeads. Completing this quest gives 250 reputation with the Consortium and will unlock the repeatable version, More Obsidian Warbeads, which you are able to do until Exalted.

Another way to grind to Exalted with The Consortium is unlocked at level 67 in Netherstorm: this is the A Heap of Ethereals quest from Nether-Stalker Khay'ji, which will task you with getting 10 Zaxxis Insignia Icon Zaxxis Insignias that drop from the hostile Ethereals located south of Area 52.

2.3.

Honored to Exalted

In addition to turning in Obsidian Warbeads Icon Obsidian Warbeads, Zaxxis Insignia Icon Zaxxis Insignias, and running Heroic Mana-Tombs, a new method of earning reputation with the Consortium unlocks once you have reached Honored standing. A new questline will unlock at the Protectorate Watch Post in Netherstorm, which will cause Ethereal mobs in Outland to drop Ethereum Prison Key Icon Ethereum Prison Keys.

The Ethereum Prison Keys are used to open Ethereum Prisons at the Ethereum Staging Grounds in Netherstorm. Opening the prisons will either summon a friendly NPC that belongs to a random Outland reputation and grant you 500 reputation with their respective faction for freeing them, or a hostile NPC that will drop Ethereum Prisoner I.D. Tag Icon Ethereum Prisoner I.D. Tag which you can turn in at the Protectorate Watch Post for 250 reputation with The Consortium. Please note that some of the mobs from the prisons can be quite difficult to solo and may require a group. In order for mobs to drop the Ethereum Prison Keys you must complete the following quest line.

At Revered, the Ethereal Prison Key questline can be continued, which will provide you with another method to farm reputation with The Consortium. Stasis Chambers located in Bash'ir's Landing in Blades Edge Mountains require a special Ethereum Stasis Chamber Key Icon Ethereum Stasis Chamber Key, which you can only obtain by turning in 5 Ethereum Prison Key Icon Ethereum Prison Keys.

The Stasis Chambers contain elite mobs that you will likely need a group to kill. In addition to granting reputation when killed, these mobs can also drop Mark of the Nexus-King Icon Mark of the Nexus-King, which can be used to open a stasis chamber found in the Heroic version of Mana Tombs to summon the extra boss Yor. You must complete the questline listed below in order to begin using the Stasis Chambers.

2.4.

List of Quests

There are quite a few quests for The Consortium that can be found throughout Netherstorm.

2.5.

Area 52

2.6.

Stormspire

2.7.

Midrealm Post

3.

Karazhan Vendor

An Ethereal NPC named Ythyar, who is a member of The Consortium, can be found in Karazhan in the room before the Chess Event; he can repair your gear and sells Jewelcrafting patterns and an Enchanting recipe to those who have gained reputation with The Consortium.

Reputation Item Cost
Honored Design: Powerful Earthstorm Diamond Icon Design: Powerful Earthstorm Diamond 12 Gold
Revered Design: Bracing Earthstorm Diamond Icon Design: Bracing Earthstorm Diamond 12 Gold
Revered Formula: Enchant Ring - Striking Icon Formula: Enchant Ring - Striking 10 Gold
4.

Reputation Rewards

There are two quartermasters for The Consortium: Paulsta'ats at Aeris Landing in Nagrand, and Karaaz at the Stormspire in Netherstorm. Both sell the same items so you can go to either to purchase your reputation rewards.

Reputation Item Cost
Friendly Pattern: Fel Leather Gloves Icon Pattern: Fel Leather Gloves 12 Gold
Friendly Design: Shifting Shadow Draenite Icon Design: Shifting Shadow Draenite 6 Gold
Friendly Design: Luminous Flame Spessarite Icon Design: Luminous Flame Spessarite 5 Gold
Friendly Formula: Enchant Cloak - Spell Penetration Icon Formula: Enchant Cloak - Spell Penetration 4 Gold
Honored Nethershard Icon Nethershard 35 Gold
Honored Gift of the Ethereal Icon Gift of the Ethereal 35 Gold
Honored Smuggler's Ammo Pouch Icon Smuggler's Ammo Pouch 10 Gold
Honored Pattern: Fel Leather Boots Icon Pattern: Fel Leather Boots 14 Gold
Honored Design: Delicate Blood Garnet Icon Design: Delicate Blood Garnet 6 Gold
Honored Design: Sparkling Azure Moonstone Icon Design: Sparkling Azure Moonstone 6 Gold
Honored Design: Thick Golden Draenite Icon Design: Thick Golden Draenite 6 Gold
Honored Design: Swift Skyfire Diamond Icon Design: Swift Skyfire Diamond 12 Gold
Honored Formula: Enchant Weapon - Major Striking Icon Formula: Enchant Weapon - Major Striking 6 Gold
Honored Pattern: Bag of Jewels Icon Pattern: Bag of Jewels 4 Gold
Revered Consortium Blaster Icon Consortium Blaster 35 Gold
Revered Nomad's Leggings Icon Nomad's Leggings 23 Gold
Revered Design: Pendant of the Null Rune Icon Design: Pendant of the Null Rune 12 Gold
Revered Pattern: Fel Leather Leggings Icon Pattern: Fel Leather Leggings 14 Gold
Revered Design: Crimson Sun Icon Design: Crimson Sun 12 Gold
Revered Design: Don Julio's Heart Icon Design: Don Julio's Heart 12 Gold
Revered Schematic: Elemental Seaforium Charge Icon Schematic: Elemental Seaforium Charge 8 Gold
Exalted Consortium Tabard Icon Consortium Tabard 1 Gold
Exalted Guile of Khoraazi Icon Guile of Khoraazi 200 Gold
Exalted Haramad's Bargain Icon Haramad's Bargain 79 Gold
Exalted Nether Runner's Cowl Icon Nether Runner's Cowl 63 Gold
Exalted Design: Relentless Earthstorm Diamond Icon Design: Relentless Earthstorm Diamond 120 Gold
5.

Changelog

  • 27 May 2021: Guide added.
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