Hello Sking, yes of course.
I know that this also has happend to my friend.
Im using a 2nd level Fighter, but it doesnt seem to be related to the character - my friend is a wizard (completly different char).
He didnt even notice, he only wondered why the prices are so high in Gilded Vale...
Prior traveling to Gilded Vale I did not rescue the cook from the north area yet, so I had the chance to check the Inn before I earned reputation and the prices were a lot cheaper.
So basically there is not much to report yet, I simply began with the game doing the prolog (which you must do anyways) and then heading south to Gilded Vale.
I worked my way thru the area to the inn, so I guess I did talk with a couple of persons prior entering the Inn of course.
I'll attach my savegame, checksums are:
md5: c3eef453907e1a3b7d1cbd20d43a1a95
sha1: 9897c3eb5b1cb4ed9559d1207b367d930d4af1ab
Im using the Linux version v1.0.2.0508
Edit:
Please download the savegame file from here:
http://www.ninth-art.de/files/b9afde86cd6e4a45ab09884ef21fe06b%207975659%20GildedVale.savegame
It's very annoying that the forum always tells "You are not permitted to upload this kind of file..." this is ridiculous.