Gold

Overview

Gold is the only form of hard currency for nobles in Battlemaster (Adventurers also deal in silver). While bonds are convenient, when push comes to shove, no one in his or her right mind is going to want little slips of paper as payment for anything. The only uses for bonds are to send them to someone else or to convert them into gold.

Uses of Gold

There are many things that you can buy in Battlemaster. You can use your gold to:

recruit a unit to command
pay your men
repair your men's equipment
buy paraphernalia
train your men
train your own skills
place a bounty on someone's head
Invest in a region using family wealth (if your family has over 2000 gold)
donate to a religion or guild (at a guildhouse/temple when a member)
purchasing combat and adventure gear (adventurers only)

How to get Gold

There are several ways to get gold. Some methods are more honourable than others!

new characters receive gold from their families
taxes (once a week, in the form of bonds - or in gold if you are in your own region at the time of the tax)
doing paid work (only if you have no troops under your command and are not of too high a social station)
family support (if your family has over 1200 gold)
winning a tournament
looting an enemy region
infiltrating regional tax offices (infiltrators only)
collecting a bounty
receiving a transfer from another noble in your realm
removing gold from your religion or guild treasury (if allowed by the religion/guild)