My last time there I got there with 16 piles and one gold charm, ended with 19 piles and 8 or 9 charms. And honestly I am kind of itching to go there NOW with my three pile carrying lvl 29 char hehe. I still have a way to go to progress the main quest though, I've failed to meet Zandalor at Dwarven Bread, and that's about it.
