Ambush at Black Hollow — Battlefield Spoils

The skirmish left a narrow rut of churned mud, trampled banners, and the acrid tang of smoke where the bandit ambush was driven off. The bandit captain fell near a toppled wagon, two assassins were cut down behind a ruined hedgerow, and the rest of the gang either fled or lay where they dropped. Scattered among bodies and overturned packs are coin pouches, a captain's personal effects, assassin tools, and a handful of goods obviously looted from caravans. Some items are plainly valuable; others carry marks that could point to employers or future trouble.