Drops in AV?

[pergolesi]

I guess this is kinda a noob question but I've been doing AV lately and I notice that some characters drop stuff that can be looted but when you leave the battleground the stuff disappears from your bags. What's the point? Or is there a vendor somewhere in AV where you can sell the stuff before the battle ends?

[Azori]

At your base, there are characters you can hand stuff in to help upgrade your npcs etc

For example armour scraps can be handed in to a blacksmith etc. There's a list of it all on wowwiki :)

[TPMdm]

They are for "quests" that upgrade the npcs on your side. They are moderately useful but most AVs don't last long enough for you to get enough turn-ins to to get the upgrades. Asa bonus you get rep too.

[elsegundo]

i picked up a broken I.W.I.N button from a dead ally the other day. obviously, it was broken since he was dead. i find this humorous.

[Urbanink]

I have only ever summoned the elemental once in 70 AV.