When I try to invest ( and I have enough gold ) the only dialogue available is 'on second thought I change my mind.' If there is a certain requirement, which I don't think should matter in this case, then I have already...
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found the magic smith gloves and turned them in to the Orc outpost and become Orc blood-kin by the chief.
Or is it something as simple as a missing dialogue that has never been addressed and will be fixed later?