Known Facts.
The Crown Consortium is one of the largest and most profitable merchant companies on Rhyn. They are known to deal in a wide variety of merchandise and are able to transport goods across great distances; almost anything can be bought from them. The Consortium has trade routes and bases throughout Rhyn, but concentrate mostly on the northern region of the continent. The Consortium is known to be very competitive, and their desire to monopolize all trade is openly apparent. Their secret to success is in employing shrewd merchant masters and maintaining a strong legal team.
Rumours
The most obvious rumours concerning the Crown Consortium is that it'll do anything to get business, including bribing officials, sabotaging the competition, and pushing the laws of the land to the limit, if not outright breaking them.