D&D Random Encounters for 5E - Shadowfell

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.
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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A pack of wolves

1 Dire Wolf
1 Wolf

At a deep pool of bubbling mud (webbing covers the area)
They are resting
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Difficulty... 375.0 Hard

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A group of shadow creatures

1 Darkmantle
1 Shadow

At a memorial near a ruined shrine to a forgotten power (there is a slate cliff)
They are watching a secret entrance
In a fight they attack whoever looks most dangerous
Possibly... they have Spell Scroll of magic circle
Difficulty... 300.0 Hard

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2 Swarms of Ravens

At a half-built shrine to a forgotten power surrounded by mud (thick dust covers the area)
They are marked by a death deity
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Difficulty... 150.0 Easy

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1 Death Dog

At a patch of pink edible puffball mushrooms (there are undead tracks that look recent)
They are being stalked by something
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Possibly... they have a clockwork black coach with by tiny ghostly horses (150 gp)
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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3 Grimlocks led by one named Chogro the Gray

At a river of green muck (the area has a programmed illusion involving forest glade)
They are following a guide
In a fight they surrender if things go badly
Possibly... they have a poisoner's kit
Difficulty... 300 Hard