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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combatair

3 Ice Mephits

At a remnant of another civilisation (a blanket of dirty snow covers the area. There are fresh tracks through it)
They are pulling a sleigh
In a fight they try to capture the foes with least armor
Possibly... during the fight a tremor shakes the ground
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

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A group of kobolds

4 Kobolds
1 Winged Kobold (Monster Manual p.195)

At an arch of black ice (there is a pile of stones)
They are getting ready for a long rest
In a fight they all attack the same foe
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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1 Druid named Pieron (male human)

At a sheet of slippery ice (there are howling winds)
They are hopelessly lost
In a fight they focus all their attention on the foes with least armor
Possibly... they have a Gray Bag of Tricks
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

combat

1 Polar Bear

At a circle of ice columns (there are howling winds)
They are investigating a half-buried corpse
In a fight they run away as fast as they can if things go badly
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

combatbear

3 Black Bears

At a wooden shack near a slide made of ice (nearby is a wide pool with a layer of thin ice)
They are infected with a disease
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Difficulty... 600 Deadly