D&D 5E Noncombat Encounter - Coastal

Noncombat Encounters include creature groups, hazards and lone npcs. Maybe a lost lizardfolk, a forest fire or a talkative druid
Coastal encounters bring visions of sandy dunes, steep cliffs, pebble beaches and tidal caves. Maybe encounters take place in a ruined lighthouse, haunted shipwreck or abandoned nest.

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"Set" is a brave minotaur tribal warrior wearing lots of cheap jewelry. They hate crowds and are travelling with caravans to see the world
At a lighthouse (which is associated with a dangerous cyclops)
They are sending a boat out with a dead body
Possibly... they have a Quaal's Feather Token - Tree

They are eating from a pile of food and waiting for their rider
At a pile of pebbles by a tentacled stone statue (nearby is a few mossy trees)
They are bearing symbols of a sea deity

Trongu is an intrepid male lizardfolk tribal warrior with an impressive tattoo depicting figures on a raft. He is a notable of a company of monsters and seeks to become a skilled artisan
At an area of crops and a pile of seaweed (close by is a watchtower)
They are are scouting the area
Possibly... they have a suit of Mariner's Armor

noncombat

1 Spy

Norluldda Windrunner is a tired dragonborn spy with uneven ears. He is secretive around others and is currently humming a famous song about ghosts
At a stone path leading up a cliff (there is the skeleton of a giant shark)
They are playing a game with running and swimming
Possibly... they have painter's supplies

They are telling tales and invite you to join them
At an edge of a powerful lake and a patch of heath (there is a jetty with two fishing boats)
They are skilled swimmers (swim speed equal to land speed)
Possibly... they have 1d4 Potions of Water Breathing

noncombat

1 Kenku (Monster Manual p.194)

Runemaker is an untrustworthy kenku with a pearl necklace. He is a notable of a gang of pirates and is currently pulling on some rope
At a field of dying heath and a few carved trees (nearby is a hedge of razorvine)
They are are looking for someone
Possibly... they have a Dust of Disappearance

Anituntauo Islandweave is a cruel lizardfolk thug wearing lots of beautiful jewelry. She is good at listening to others and has a reputation of being trouble
At a salt-scoured watchtower (which is sacred to a power of travel)
They are collecting seaweed

They have a rider who is unconscious
At a field of windswept dunes and an unlit fire (nearby is a sunken circle of statues atop a jagged cliff)
They are preparing to swim in the water
Possibly... they have 1d6 pearls (100 gp each)

They are eating from a pile of food and waiting for their rider
At a pretty island and a patch of blue heath (nearby is the fresh corpse of a humanoid)
They are cursed
Possibly... they have a Potion of Gaseous Form

They are the mount of a nearby creature
At a tentacled stone statue (close by is a patch of brownish white berries)
They are marked by a sea deity
Possibly... they have a Ring of Animal Influence