Your application for a franchise to Acquisitions Incorporated did not go quite as planned.
Full of hubris and short on humility (two traits that are standard faire for Acq Inc. franchisees), you were sure a franchise license would be granted! However, you apparently overlooked one minuscule detail: Actually being an adventurer.
Whether intrigued by your ballsy-ness or maybe just out of pity...you're not sure which; Omin Dran, CEO of Acquisitions Inc. sent you forth with just the following:
"Prove yourself adventurers within a ten-day's time and your franchise will be approved."
A two-day's travel to Phandalin and you've found yourself at an inn, drinking an ale & waiting for something...anything, to land in your lap...