I don't know if it's me being an idiot or not, but I wonder how do I get the Bandit Hood? Also how do I start the interaction with the bears, I finished the vote quest and the bridge is fixed, do I need to do something else?
You might need to choose a different route during the bandit introduction quest, or wait a bit until it's available in other ways. Bears are only available at 0.0.21, they can be found around the bandit's area.