5e D&D Combat Encounters - Shadowfell

Combat Encounters include creature groups, hazards and lone npcs. Maybe a lost lizardfolk, a forest fire or a talkative druid
The Shadowfell is a pale reflection of the world, a place of shifting shadows, twisted crystal trees, crumbling ruins and foul rivers. Meet cursed spirits, doomed cultists, hordes of undead and servants of the Raven Queen.

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1 Death Dog

At a hidden tomb and a patch of quicksand (there is a noxious smell)
They are stalking something
In a fight they attack whoever is largest
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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1 Priest named Torment (tiefling)

At a strange line of statues. There is a few crooked trees with a pond of grey sludge (there are several chalk markings)
They are curious about a nearby light source
In a fight they avoid the foe that stands out most
Possibly... during the fight an innocent is attracted by the noise
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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1 Will-o'-wisp

At an area of thick webs (it is associated with a dangerous dread fiend)
They are are patrolling the area
In a fight they quickly retreat and try attacking again from ambush
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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3 Grimlocks led by one named Trystrem

At a pile of ash (there is smoke from a fire)
They are marked by a death deity
In a fight they focus on the foe that stands out most
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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2 Specters

At an area of tall trees (it is cursed ground)
They are washing themselves
In a fight they single out foes with ranged weapons
Possibly... during the fight someone recognises an opponent as someone who has spared or saved their life in the past
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

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3 Aarakocras (Monster Manual p.12)

At a stream of sewage and a tree with a grinning skeleton hanging from it (there is the corpse of a fox)
They are hiding from a nearby light source
In a fight they surrender if things go badly
Possibly... they have 7 x Ammunition +1
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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3 Troglodytes (Monster Manual p.290) led by one named Stabtuis

At a meadow of metal dark plants and a statue (there is the body of an undead)
They are on patrol
In a fight they avoid the most dangerous warrior
Possibly... they have 1d4 Potions of Necrotic Resistance
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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3 Swarms of Ravens

At a pair of freshly dug holes with coffins beside them near a mausoleum (close by is an an area of grasping chains)
They are telepathic
In a fight they relentlessly attack one target
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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2 Swarms of Ravens

At a slippery slope (it borders a plane of air)
They are were summoned here by something (magic/dreams/instinct)
In a fight they attack at random
Possibly... they have a holy symbol on a silver chain with continual flame
Difficulty... 150.0 Easy

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5 Grimlocks

At a river. There is an abandoned shack with a half-built tomb (nearby is a deep pool of bubbling mud)
They are stalking something
In a fight they prefer to capture their foes
Possibly... they have a Deck of Illusions
Difficulty... 500 Deadly