Ironically enough, the two characters I have currently fleshed out the designs for are polar opposites on the concept of gil.
Fe’lanah absolutely hates the use of money in any way. She in turn carries no money herself and if she does get any she can’t refuse, she just hands it on to someone and continues along her merry way. She cares a lot about it being used and she tends to fuss at people who do spend it as well as having a reputation for harassing merchants. I guess you could say that she is unnecessarily frugal from society’s point of view; it’s just a result of her personal philosophies.
The Duke of the Isles, Rhett is the owner of what seems like infinite wealth that let him essentially buy his title. His massive wealth has resulted in him being somewhat apathetic about how it is used and what qualifies as expensive to him. He speaks about insanely high numbers as if they were pocket change, but he has the odd habit of haggling on everything he purchases even if it falls back to the original price. He usually makes large splurges and does not seem to spend much more for a while. He has no emotional difference in regard to anyone, regardless of their wealth, and will always laugh heartily if anyone asks him if his money ever gets “tightâ€. He often pays in gil alone, but he values favors being owed to him more than a large portion of his money.
So in a nutshell. I have a broke person who hates money and a rich person who does not care about money very much.
Fe’lanah absolutely hates the use of money in any way. She in turn carries no money herself and if she does get any she can’t refuse, she just hands it on to someone and continues along her merry way. She cares a lot about it being used and she tends to fuss at people who do spend it as well as having a reputation for harassing merchants. I guess you could say that she is unnecessarily frugal from society’s point of view; it’s just a result of her personal philosophies.
The Duke of the Isles, Rhett is the owner of what seems like infinite wealth that let him essentially buy his title. His massive wealth has resulted in him being somewhat apathetic about how it is used and what qualifies as expensive to him. He speaks about insanely high numbers as if they were pocket change, but he has the odd habit of haggling on everything he purchases even if it falls back to the original price. He usually makes large splurges and does not seem to spend much more for a while. He has no emotional difference in regard to anyone, regardless of their wealth, and will always laugh heartily if anyone asks him if his money ever gets “tightâ€. He often pays in gil alone, but he values favors being owed to him more than a large portion of his money.
So in a nutshell. I have a broke person who hates money and a rich person who does not care about money very much.
