The T.H.E.Y. i speak of have all the gold.

Like, T.H.E.Y. own the gold that is not in Ft. Knox.
T.H.E.Y. have been financing govern-cements and war for centuries.
Always adding to their horde.

You might say they're dragons of myth, with the huge piles of gold, and the unquenchable thirst for more. (reptilians they have been called)