The Aurum claims to be a society for wealthy students of history. As such, it is hardly surprising that it maintains a small chapterhouse in Stormhaven, where experienced explorers are invited to speak about their experiences. Jaris Cantar (NE male human aristocrat 3/rogue 3), a shipping magnate who runs a trading fleet under license to Lyrandar, owns the lodge. Cantar has a great interest in drow relics, especially those tied to the Sulatar or Umbragen cultures, and pays a premium price—at least 10% more than an adventurer would get in the Marketplace—for such things. Cantar has deep pockets, and he might be willing to finance expeditions into the interior for a share of the goods reclaimed on the trip.
Three members of the Platinum Concord reside in Stormreach, including Jaris Cantar, and twelve members of the Gold Concord. Most are entrepreneurs or collectors, interested in the opportunities that lie in the interior; others are the descendants of the pirate captains bullied into submission by the first Storm Lords. Next to Cantar, the most influential voice is that of Guldan Soldorak (LE male dwarf aristocrat 4/warrior 2), a gold baron from the Mror Holds who settled in Stormreach to indulge his fascination with the sahuagin. Guldan is an expert on sahuagin history and has amassed a fascinating collection of relics from the depths. Recently he has joined the Cult of the Devourer (in Shargon's Talon); if a malenti were to take the place of the Platinum Concordian, it would give the sahuagin an influential voice on land.
The Aurum has another weapon in Stormreach, the gang known as the Golden Lions. Many of the gang’s members are children of Aurum families; Jacques the Hook is actually Jacques Cantar. Adventurers could easily be employed by a Concordian, but if they become an obstacle, they might be “fed to the Lions.”