1. There are heroes who would literally throw hundreds of gold at you in order to help you displace guild leaders who are their enemies.

2. Asking people ic would reveal super easy ways of raising the money you need.

For example, a place with 5 shop keepers that buy scrolls has 2 scrolls just waiting to be picked up. So popping in and out of there gives circa 10 gold.

Then there's a place with 6 shopkeepers and 6 gems just waiting to be picked up. Total maybe 20 gold. And of course you can keep picking up gems and sell them elsewhere. And these are sources that many will share ic.

Also, MY character would happily have funded you as I have more gold then I need but could always use someone friendly with steal and detect hidden. And I'm sure I'm not alone in that!

Ps. If you weren't wanted the tribunal committed a crime and you could have reported him for it. Of course, it may not actually have been the trib that took your gold.