<strong>Hracin</strong><br/><br/>"Indeed.  Why bother with wealth when most of our needs are met by the castle," the Dwarf asked, rhetorically, "And most of the rest can be met with magic.  Usually there are trades in kind.  A little spellcasting or mundane service in return for instruction."  A good system.  And, if the student was no satisfied with the instruction, the instructor was not paid.  There were some reputation safeguards in place should one refuse to 'pay' for services rendered . . . a welcher could quickly find him/herself having trouble finding instructors, among other things.