Loot 24 coins and a metal sculpture

Totem Bloodstone (crystal): strength, courage, grounding

Found vintage oil lamp, Moldy cheese wheel

Pocket stone with a carved inscription

Trade barrels of raspberry wine

Magic Elaborate Armor: plate that looks/weighs as if elaborate clothes

Potion a fizzy, light grey liquid that smells of fresh grass and cinnamon that makes the target catch on fire for a bit

A band of thieves have taken over a crucial trade route. They claim to be former soldiers, abandoned by their kingdom, and seek only to provide for their families. Local merchants seek adventurers to reclaim their goods and deal with these brigands. They use the phrase "dead or alive" multiple times...