Quick feedback/clarification

I just played the game for about a half hour, and here are my initial thoughts and observations:

The only place I "see" my loot is in the crafting menu. I would like to be able to have a list of loot items acquired that is separate from the crafting menu.

The wolf that is part of the initial "army" is equipped with a sword. I don't believe it should have one. Maybe animals can have natural weapons instead - e.g. claws or fangs

There is some random characters in the text of the statue quest (The guy is frozen but turns back to flesh when you approach, and asks you to retrieve his staff)

The red text in some menus is hard to read. Maybe a different color, or a larger font size would help.

The graphics of the town remind me of pictures in a child's fairytale book. Maybe redesign it to look more grown-up?