Combine of Most Honourable Merchants and Artisans of Bloodwine

The Combine of Most Honourable Merchants and Artisans of Bloodwine, in Aranese the Noënilan cuivenri Noënilri tor Beresari aranwaëp, commonly the Noënilan (literally "merchantdom" in Aranese), is the largest merchant corporation in the world. It is based in Aranwaën and headed by the Sil Pirtras family. The Combine has the largest number of representatives in the Araner Assembly of the Merchants, with 133 out of 277 representatives coming from it. It is dominated by the Sil Pirtras family, which traces its roots to the Old Empire. The corporation has interests in all domains of commerce and manufacturing. It is most prominent in its near monopoly of trade between Aranwaën and the Duchies, Semania and the Southern Realms.
The Combine played a crucial role in the expansion of the Araner state following the Merchants' coup which ousted the Hosaq Empire from the region. Despite this, its influence is felt not only in Aranwaën but the entirety of the world. There are no cities considered to be important which do not have a Combine office or even colony within their walls. These colonies are settled by merchants of the Combine and obey Combine law rather than local law, with Combine law being separate from Araner law. This means that the Combine is one of the most influential and powerful organisations in the world, rivaling even the Magisterium in its influence. It is present in every nation, and its reach in Araner politics is enormous, with many considering that it is effectively the real leader of the country. By proxy this makes the Sil Pirtras family one of if not the most powerful in Venail.