Riverside 21: Older than Arkh

[Shadowcaller]

[The Toy Tinker]

"Miss Anika, those cards have magnetic strips on them. They communicate information electronically to a small device in the card reader, and then input a numerical code that matches the card. No one scans any... bears," says Sticks.

"You should really look into a bank. It's not safe to carry this much money around with you. That's why people use the magnetic cards," Sticks illuminates, scooping aside about twenty five of those gold pieces for himself.

[The Toy Tinker]

"Oh, goblin magic." Yeah, that made sense. Those goblins were always tricksy about money so of course they had invented magical cards for it.
"But I already use a bank actually. Though why would I want to keep my money there if I need it to pay for stuff? I just have them hold all the crap I don't want to carry around. Like old quest items and stuff. Oh and reagents. Hate carrying that stuff around. Besides, I can protect myself from any would be thieves."