Yes, you can trade for gold charms.
I put my gold into a cupboard there and had a pyramid next to it, so I could put in my loot, if the trader had nothing of interest (charms and spell books in my case) to avoid encumbrance.
I had my resistances over 100.
Only one trader there, near your rest room: Kroxy.
You'll meet demons, imps and dragon riders. I used hellspikes for the imps or Instant Death (doesn't work on Shamans and mages) - Deadly Discs for the demons and Hail against the dragon riders, they're pretty fast and strong.
Sir_Toejam's Bestiarium of the Wastelands, click here 
