D&D 5E Noncombat Encounter - Jungle

Noncombat Encounters include creature groups, hazards and lone npcs. Maybe a lost lizardfolk, a forest fire or a talkative druid
The jungle is a place of bright colours, hanging vines and thick canopy that often blocks the sun. Encounters might occur in a ruined temple or overgrown cliff and it is home to yuan-ti, tribal warriors and all kinds of reptiles.

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Sayed is a gentle gnome bandit with an expensive bag. They like one particular game and are currently talking to a family member
At a few overgrown shrubs (close by is an area of webs)
They are searching the area for a companion

They are telling stories to an audience of locals
At a meadow of heath (there is a thorny patch of bright flowers)
They are drinking from a water source

They are celebrating a birthday or nameday
At a shore of a wide lake (it is associated with bisons)
They are making a canoe

noncombat

1 Aarakocra (Monster Manual p.12)

Dara is an unconventional aarakocra with half-covered markings on their face. He is always telling rude jokes and is currently walking quickly
At an area of tree stumps and a patch of bright orchids (heavy rain is falling)
They are stalking something
Possibly... they have a Potion of Vitality

noncombat

1 Yuan-ti Pureblood (Monster Manual p.310)

Ianis is an opinionated female yuan-ti pureblood with a damaged diadem. She is cursed by a cleric with bad health and is currently writing a book
At a patch of quicksand and a whitewashed cairn (there is a canoe)
They are searching for the party
Possibly... they have 1d4 Potions of Climbing

Isaac is a limping female human gladiator wearing knee-high leather boots. She is outcast from family and has a pet old giant sea horse who is missing
At a stream meeting a river. There is a few hanging vines that lead up trees with a glittering pond (there is a wasp nest)
They are are searching for wealth
Possibly... they have a jade statuette of a humanoid being devoured by insects (750 gp)

noncombat

1 Githyanki Warrior (Monster Manual p.160)

Frosthelm is a tired githyanki warrior with an attractive pair of earrings. She believes in the value of freedom and is envious of another's possessions
At a staircase cut into a broken cliff (nearby is a rope bridge over a barrier)
They are are on a spiritual journey
Possibly... they have woodcarver's tools

Evern Darkseer is a sick elf acolyte with a white tattoo of an elk. He is constantly practicing singing and is currently eating something
At a few banana trees near an area of webs (it is misty)
They are part of a local group

Smasher is a calm wereboar with a tired look. He is a fanatic of a god of jungle and is trying to warn of a goblinoid invasion
At a flooded temple of a forgotten power. There is a knotted rope leading up a tree with a slimy tree (nearby is a few overgrown shrubs)
They are making a raft

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1 Cat

They are the familiar of a nearby spellcaster
At a clearing of edible green plants (which is associated with a power of rain)
They are studying something in the trees