Sure, an adventurer might get lucky and be in the right ace and time to sell a rare and sought after item (+20% swordfighting is Gunna sell!) and make some good money. But I've never had (and it would be stupid) to have more than a few hundred gold on me at a time. Compare that to nobles who make it every week? I'm sure there are royals out there sitting on 10,000 gold not even including family wealth. My family has money but only because I got a handout from Atamara before it sunk.
