Currency exchange had never really been a big priority, but that's what materials really were to a merchant.  They couldn't use them in the same manner that other, crafting-focused professions could.  Freyd simply watched them pile up in his accounts as a results of loot drops and occasional spent them as a means to get rid of them and buy what he required.  He'd never given it much thought.  But his recent experiences with Bistro had compelled him to re-evaluate.  As a valid and alternate form