I've generally found the best way to make money so far for me (as a very new-comer to this server) is to...level. Yes, I've leveled only a few characters so far, but with my Wizard nearing 70 and my Merchant and Taekwon both sitting near 40 I've got almost 500k in the bank, and that's only after less than a week and all I've done is level, no hunting for specific items (though I did get some items I've seen going for around 750k that I have sitting in storage still).
Anyways, I'm excited for this quest, even though I'm sure I can't win the donation part
