Greed

A rich, and I mean filthy rich, merchant came through here yesterday talking about some ring of "immense archeological importance" locked in one of the countless burial chests found in the Amani Catacombs. When he wasn't talking about the ring, he was talking about how much he'd pay for it.

Tell you what, I'll front the thieves' tools, and if you manage to bring the ring back, I'll pay you enough to buy ten rings of your own!