D&D 5E Noncombat Encounter - Ruins

Noncombat Encounters include creature groups, hazards and lone npcs. Maybe a lost lizardfolk, a forest fire or a talkative druid
Ruins might be a haunted mansion, an abandoned village or a crumbling tomb, among broken masonry, fallen pillars and piles of debris. They are home to restless spirits, strange oozes, desperate cultists and arcane experiments.

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1 Mage named Meriele Netyoive (elf)

They are local and invite you for a meal
At a collapsed grave and a discoloured brook (close by is an overgrown cottage)
They are studying something in ruins

Avraneorl is a ruthless male human noble dressed in tight-fitting clothing. He is collecting letters of note and is currently on a quest for revenge
At a half-built citadel. There is a partially-collapsed bench with an old well (there are recent tracks of another creature nearby)
They are digging for something
Possibly... they have a Potion of Vitality

Bethrynna Xistsrith is a calm female human tribal warrior with a damaged ring. She believes the past should be left behind and is currently speaking in a high voice to Green Konunu, a grieving tailor
At a pair of grim cave entrances and an ancient shrine to a power of greed (there is a wagon stacked with crates)
They are washing themselves
Possibly... they have a silver holy symbol of a deity of sun (25 gp)

They are the mount of a nearby creature
At a clear pond with many insects by a gloomy shrine to a power of night (nearby is a hut)
They are investigating a dead body
Possibly... they have a Chime of Opening

They are eating from a pile of food and waiting for their rider
At a dangerous salt plain (close by is a crumbling mausoleum)
They are guard the local area
Possibly... they have 1d4 burglar's packs

Yana is a big female human berserker covered in expensive jewelry. She believes in a philosophy of constant change and has an old friendship with a character
At an ivy-covered junction (it borders the Feywild)
They are near their lair
Possibly... they have a Spell Scroll of meld into stone

Rorimac is a relaxed dragonborn assassin with burnt eyebrows. They are on a quest for a superior and seek new experiences to record in their journal
At a gloomy junction (there is a fishpond of smooth stones)
They are digging for something
Possibly... they have a Wand of Magic Detection

They try to play a game with you
At a collapsed temple to a power of protection (there are fresh tracks of another creature nearby)
They are are near their home
Possibly... they have 2d4 bottles of wine

Dreng is a wise male kobold druid with delicate hands. He is a lay priest of a deity of law and is currently studying a weapon
At an abandoned temple of a power of wealth. There is a few discoloured olive trees with a few saplings (by an ancient beast pen)
They are being noisy
Possibly... they have a Potion of Climbing

They ask your help in finding a nearby monster
At a dusty obelisk (there is a strong scent of something foul)
They are studying something in ruins
Possibly... they have a Potion of Invisibility