The various Loot items in Darkest Dungeon are available for pickup after defeating monsters or finding them in curios. These are items of high value which are sold for gold upon returning to the Hamlet. Gems' stack size is increased by 1 with the Geological Studyhall District (excluding Tapestries, both types of Antiques, and Pews).
Gold
Stack
1750
Description
Gold greases palms, builds empires and instigates murder.
Gold Value: 1 Stack Value: 1750
Citrine
Stack
5(6)
Description
Yellow like fading hope.
Gold Value: 250 Stack Value: 1250(1500)
Jade
Stack
5(6)
Description
Dull green like rotting flesh.
Gold Value: 375 Stack Value: 1875(2250)
Onyx
Stack
5(6)
Description
Black like endless night.
Gold Value: 500 Stack Value: 2500(3000)
Emerald
Stack
5(6)
Description
Green like molten envy.
Gold Value: 750 Stack Value: 3750(4500)
Sapphire
Stack
5(6)
Description
Blue like strangled dreams.
Gold Value: 1000 Stack Value: 5000(6000)
Ruby
Stack
5(6)
Description
Red like blazing lust.
Gold Value: 1250 Stack Value: 6250(7500)
Jute Tapestry
Stack
1
Description
A coarse, time-worn weaving bearing invocations of unutterable alienage.
Gold Value: 4500
Puzzling Trapezohedron
Stack
1(2)
Description
The colors shift and change with the light...
Gold Value: 3500(7000)
Minor Antique*
Stack
20
Description
A minor collectible, worth money in bunches.
Gold Value: 500 Stack Value: 10,000
Rare Antique*
Stack
5
Description
A valuable find!
Gold Value: 1250 Stack Value: 6250
Consecrated Pew**
Stack
1
Description
The shard of a wooden bench said to once hold followers of the Prophet!
*Antiques will only appear when there is an Antiquarian in the party. Additionally, every Antiquarian in the party increases the amount of gold in a stack by 750.
**Consecrated Pews are dropped only by the Pews that guard The Prophet.
Heirlooms[]
Heirlooms are a special kind of loot that is used to upgrade buildings in the Town. In addition to gaining heirlooms for finishing a dungeon, additional heirlooms can be collected while exploring.
The Crimson Court DLC adds two new kinds of heirlooms: Blueprints which are used to build Districts, and Invitations which are used to enter the Courtyard.
Originally in the base game each area had one specific heirloom given as quest rewards. While this is no longer the case for most quests, it is still true for bosses.
Trinkets are equippable items that can be found in the dungeons, gained as a quest reward, or bought at the Nomad Wagon. Each hero is able to carry two different trinkets with various effects.
Persistent Provisions[]
These are special types of provisions only available in DLC. Unlike other provisions, they cannot be bought from the Caretaker, and instead must be found in dungeons dropped by special monsters (with the only exception being The Blood, which can be generated from the Sanguine Vintners.) If they are not removed from the inventory when the quest ends, instead of being sold back to the Caretaker, they will be placed in the Caretaker's shop as a free provision, which the player can take at any time up to the number of provisions they have.
Some quests require the player to retrieve certain items or activate Curios with special items given at the start of the quest. Each region's items are unique.
Consecrated Essence
Stack
1
Description
Used to purify the corrupted altars.
An item for the "Purify the Altars" quest in the Ruins.
Potent Salve
Stack
1
Description
A terribly strong concoction to counter the effects of disease and infection.
An item for the "Detoxify the Corpses" quest in the Weald.
Pick-Axe
Stack
1
Description
An implement for hard labor and occasional destruction.
An item for the "Knock Down the Shrines" quest in the Warrens.
Pineal Gland
Stack
1
Description
It emits an otherworldly luminescence, used to light Protective Wards.
An item for the "Ward Off the Eldritch Tide" quest in the Cove.
Holy Relic
Stack
1
Description
A surviving trophy from a past holy war.
An item gathered in the "Reclaim Relics of the Light" quest in the Ruins.
Medicine
Stack
1
Description
Powerful medicines... worth more than gold to a beleaguered Hamlet.
An item gathered in the "Stave off Sickness" quest in the Weald.
Grain Sack
Stack
1
Description
A bag of precious unspoiled grain.
An item gathered in the "We Must Eat" quest in the Warrens.
Ancestor's Relic
Stack
1
Description
Some things are better left unopened.
An item gathered in the "Let Sleeping Evils Lie" quest in the Cove.
Hand of Glory
Stack
1
Description
The left hand of some malefactor who died on the gallows, made into a candle with the man's own fat.
An item for the "Lighting the Way" quest in the Darkest Dungeon.
Pitch-Soaked Torch
Stack
3
Description
A special torch, twice wrapped in cloth and soaked in sulfurous compounds.
An item for the "Burn the Hives" quest in the Courtyard.