I know I definately got my mysterious 1,000gp from Hugh. There is every chance it is stashed in the Abbey. I have a feeling that almost every pre-generated item in the game exists somewhere (usually a hidden land) from the moment you press New Game. If his gold is one of these pre-generated items, they may have left in in the Abbey somewhere and people have picked it up while looting.

Can someone please confirm: Is the 1,000gp not in your inventory when you reach the Engineer, but it appears immediately after you talk to him?

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btw HANDE: it is only 1000 gold for the engineer <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

Oops. I always thought the quest was harder than that.