It turned out that Lili Huntinghawk was the broken link. I was able to pick up the quest line again after speaking to her and have now finished the area. Thank you Dafrca.
One of the side effects of the lack of value in gold is the proliferation of all these other types of currencies. I mean a different currency for every area in the game? That's a bit much! After a certain time, you have little or no use for these currencies. I mean who at lvl 70 is trading cult secret currency?
With regards to gold, it really has little value in the game. Aside from the scant pickings in the common stores, there's very little use for it. Maybe adding some sought after items that can be bought with gold will make it more useful. Refining marks, extra bags, ability to buy extra storage in a personal bank, fancy…