Seven Suns Trading Coster The Seven Suns Trading Coster was a merchant organization operating in Faerûn in the 14th century DR . History . The coster was formed by seven partners of widely separated origins : Jhasso of Baldur ' s Gate , Shield of Everlund , Pomphur of Almraiven , Chond of Calaunt , Alvund of Ormpetarr , Dzunn of Sheirtalar , and Nammna of Milvarune . The " Seven Suns " referred to the seven merchants themselves . Each had their own small companies , such as Jhasso ' s Wagons , but converted these into regional bases for the coster . The Seven Suns were in business by 1358 DR . They were still going through 1367 DR . In Cormyr , at least , it came to be controlled by the Bleth noble family . It was among the most powerful merchant houses in Suzail and Cormyr , and made the Bleths both wealthy and powerful . Thus , in the late 1360s , the head of the Seven Suns attended a celebration held by Lord Partic Thistle at his manor , Thistleflame , in honor of King Azoun IV ' s birthday , in addition to Lord Gruen Bleth . In the Year of the Banner , 1368 DR , the Seven Suns headquarters in Baldur ' s Gate was infiltrated and taken over by doppelganger s , working on behalf of the rival Iron Throne . One assumed Jhasso ' s identity and kept him captive in the basement . The doppelgangers then proceeded to make poor business decisions that drove the coster toward bankruptcy . This affected the economy of the whole city and attracted the attention of the Grand Duke s . Scar , the commander of Baldur ' s Gate ' s Flaming Fist mercenary guards , asked Gorion ' s Ward to investigate strange goings - on at the Seven Suns headquarters in Baldur ' s Gate . Gorion ' s Ward and their team eliminated the doppelgangers and rescued Jhasso . The Seven Suns were still going in 1374 DR . Organization . The leading partners of the Seven Suns were Alvund , Chond , Dzunn , Nammna , Jhasso , Pomphur , and Shield . The Bleth noble family controlled Seven Suns activity in Cormyr , with Lord Gruen Bleth managing affairs in Suzail . The coster had regional bases located in cities across Faerûn , such as Baldur ' s Gate on the Sword Coast , managed by Jhasso , and Suzail in Cormyr , managed by Gruen Bleth . Each of the partners provided wagons , horse s , and draft oxen to the coster , and hired local guards . Activities . The Seven Suns was a trading coster , an coalition of merchants who merged their caravans for safety and offered transport to other merchants . The Seven Suns was one of the poorer quality costers around , with weak locally hired guards and shabby wagons . As a consequence , its caravans were slow and often targeted by bandits . But it was also the least expensive , undercutting their competitors on almost every trade - route . As a result , they normally carried low - value cargoes , but occasionally people chose to cut corners and costs and took the risk of sending valuable goods with the Seven Suns . Rand Sharpsword , a Zhentarim anti - caravan agent , felt they were hardly worth the effort of attacking . They operated throughout the Western Heartlands and Sembia . The Seven Suns ' symbol , used on banners and trailglyphs , was seven spaced circles arranged in the shape of a stick figure , laid on its side with head to the right .