D&D Random Encounters for 5E - Arctic

Encounters might be a meeting with a patrol of guards at an old shrine or a familiar looking for aid. It might be an ambush in the wilderness, a stand-off in the city or a monster in the Underdark.
Encounters in arctic terrain occur in icy tundra, tall glaciers and snowy peaks. They might occur outside an igloo, on an iced over lake or in a winter blizzard

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At an arcane tower (it is associated with air magic)
They are cursed
In a fight they used ranged attacks on any obvious spellcaster
Possibly... they have a Ring of Warmth
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

At a part-buried cottage near a decaying willow sapling sapling (near a rope ladder leading up an ice cliff)
They are hiding from a nearby threat
In a fight they keep away from the most dangerous warrior
Possibly... during the fight a third group of combatants join in
Difficulty... 200 Medium

At a ferry over a shallow river (it is near to a mordenkainen's magnificent mansion)
They are are searching for a particular place
In a fight they avoid foes attempting to hide
Possibly... during the fight a stranger arrives and watches
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

At a stunted fir treetall tree by a dark tunnel entrance (nearby is a rope ladder)
They are are making a new home or lair
In a fight they make good use of the terrain
Possibly... they have a Spell Scroll of speak with plants
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

At a column of clear ice surrounded by exposed rock (close to an isolated temple to a power of water)
They are cursed
In a fight they attack whoever looks most dangerous
Difficulty... 300.0 Hard