I find it admirable that Baldur's Gate does not shy away from touchy issues such as usury, money-lending and devious financial schemes. For instance, the iron shortage in BG is not a natural occurrence and then if your character becomes lord of Nalia's keep you have to deal with usurers at some point. Also, there's a kobold in the sewers beneath the city of Baldur's Gate that bears a name strikingly similar to one of Europe's most famous banking bloodlines. I am certain the foregoing can make for some powerful writing. Some of those themes are very easy to identify with in this day and age.
