So, is there any reason when doing the whole 'drinks' for money thing that this innkeeper decides to randomly attack or be attacked by assorted villagers, and/or yell about 'I swear I don't know that girl!'? It is confusing and just ruins the mood! I'm trying to get someone to marry me but having a difficult time with it..
They've gone mad... so anything goes. More profit for you if the dead guy dropped loot!
The quests are pretty nice, too. The people you trade with for 'I Want It!' can be a bit too picky at times though!
The "I Want It" list is not a very large one... furniture (these can be harder to find), wands, books, ores (but not ore pieces), food. You will soon remember about what to keep for these quests. A bunch of those items have 0 or close to 0 weight, so you can gather as many as you want.
When you get the option to trade from the townspeople, take the chance and trade other items from them too (e.g. when they have a nice weapon, or more ores). Buying ores from stores will also give you a profit.
If you have too much ore to carry, you can give them to your pets. You cannot take them back though, so pay attention. When you are in town your pets would sell those ores (for far more than you can) and train their skill potential.
EDIT2: "I want to give my kid [garbage] as a birthday present! I'll pay you 921 gold pieces and ore in exchange!"
Huh huh huh, you haven't see it all yet. :3