The Alteeri

The Alteeri, also known as the Coalition, is a union of traders, merchants and bankers and one of the factions vying for power in Karnassus. They are opposed by the Inkarni and the Ishtari. While the Alteeri are based in Karnassus, they have influence all across the world, from the ports in Trader's Bay to the islands of the Freehold. The Alteeri have no greater purpose or ulterior motives. Instead, their entire structure and beliefs rest on a single universal force: money. To the Alteeri, wealth is the decider of right and wrong, and morals are only valuable as means to an end. They do not care for values, but only the value of currency.
The Alteeri have little in the way of formal organization or leadership. All of their matters are decided democratically and the closest thing to a true leader is just the wealthiest member. In this case, the de facto leader of the faction is the banker Oba Frask.
== History ==
The Alteeri were founded in the year 1069 A.C. as a small union of traders, merchants and bankers. At first small and insignificant, the Coalition slowly expanded in Karnassus and beyond, to the point that most trade was taxed, monitored or influenced by them. What was once a small group of poor merchants in open markets and bazaars had become a wealthy aristocracy. The trade of gold, spices, slaves and luxuries is now entirely operated by the Ishtari in Karnassus and, in many cases, beyond.