Encounter loot

I've run into a couple of encounters that have been on the harder side against a Badlands Hunter at level 4, which was a fun challenge, but he didn't drop any loot. Only his Dire Wolves dropped their mostly useless pelts.

I like that we can run into harder encounters than before, but it leaves a bad feeling when you have to use stuff like healing potions and such to win and they don't drop anything to make it worth the struggle. I would suggest that certain items in an NPCs inventory, specifically their armor and weapons, should be guaranteed drops.