Money making guide (Dragon Age II)

This is a guide to making gold in Dragon Age II.

Crafing Runes
Take the following steps immediately upon reaching Kirkwall to maximize the gold you get from each corpse or chest. Note: it is advised you do not loot any corpses or open any chests until these steps are completed. Gold drops are determined upon looting, so returning to look later will result in more gold obtained. Bone Pit(zone) - 1st Dragon fight - Refined Lyrium #1 - Continue till Eutice's Pommel** then leave Sundermount - Long Way Home - Silverite #1 - Complete Quest (This triggers Javaris) - clear the rest of area*** Back to town then head back to Sundermount - Ambush with Javaris triggers - get *quest, unlocks The Wounded Coast The Wounded Coast - *Blackpowder Promise - Tal-Vashoth Cave - Officer's Room - *2 traps* - Silverite #2 Down the stairs from Officer's Room - Raw Lyrium #2 - Leave Black Emporium - Buy 3 slot Lady Rosamund's Bulwark (5.2.31g) or use 2 slot Lion of Orlais(free dlc) (+3.75% per shield slot) Hightown - Worthy's Rune Shop, buy 5-6 RoFs - Sandal - $$$$$
 * Talk to both groups hiring you in the Gallows courtyard
 * Take the Merchant's bribe during Athenril's quest (2g)
 * Complete Meeran's quest by killing Friedrich (5g)
 * Visit Black Emporium and buy the Rune of Fortune and the Design: Rune of Fortune
 * Visit Lowtown Apparel Shop and Buy Varric's Armor Upgrade
 * Visit Sandal in Hightown and enchant Varric's armor with the Rune of Fortune (+10% coin drop)
 * Visit The Hanged Man and listen to Varric's lead on Anders (unlocks ???)
 * Visit Gamlen's House and read the letter to get the Birthright quest
 * Visit Darktown and complete the Birthright quest (10g, unlocks The Bone Pit (quest))
 * Visit Gamlen's House and read the letter to get the The Bone Pit (quest)
 * Visit Hightown and talk to Hubert to update The Bone Pit (quest)
 * Visit The Bone Pit and fight the first set of dragons to obtain Lyrium