Gold is the currency of Ardania, used to buy goods and services of different kinds.
Obtaining gold[]
Heroes can obtain gold by killing monsters, performing Guard Duty, construction work, entertaining, gambling in Valmorgen or Mayhew, or selling loot obtained while adventuring. Almost every item (excluding quest items) can be sold to a store for gold, usually the Blacksmith, Gnome Hovel (or Goblin Shop for Dwarves and Elves), or Marketplace, as well as the Wizard Tower and Trading Post.
Weight[]
Currently 640 gold has a weight of 1 ged (and correspondingly 1000 gold = 1.56 ged).
If weight becomes an issue, gold can be discarded from the inventory interface. The automatic pickup of gold from winning fights can also be disabled through the "options" page.