Okay, hence I am overflowing with ideas, my English is Crap and I wanna bug people, here is a Little Encounter of the Some Time period.
This Encounter should be 30 Mins or so long, is manageable to insert a character of vague power into your Campaign as a Random encounter. Containing 2 Druids of The Vile Claw ( Leveled Druids with the Maggot/Fly Path) Their Maggot riddled Dire Wolf »Steeds«, a Wizard Level 20+, who is the Questgiver, a (any rather meek race) Kobold Rogue level 3.
The Partytravel along a beaten path, hearing a hysterical man who complains about his Follower. If The Party manages to Sneak towards them, they can hear:
»I really should have send three of your kin to get the Job Done, Sophyr! I am very dissapointed!«
»Sophyr is sorry, mercy, mercy!«
»Only a band of travelling heroes is going to wash your name clean!, You lost this simple Bud and have failed your little quest!«
At hat Point, the Party sees a rather pompous dressed Man in woman clothing with a wide sommer hat. (Yes, He is crossdressing, that is just the way he is, but you do not need to do that. Noone Cares, it adds simple funny points if the Player, roleplay wise struggle to assume of how they address Him »Uh dear ma.. eh sir.. eh..what?«)
They will find out the Drag Queen is Called Madammé Xiao Xiao, has a rather stern personality, a passive insight of 25, so lying is off the table, but Xiao will swallow it like he has no idea if PCS lie to him. Xiao needs the PCS to retrieve a Special Bud in a small oaken chest with velvet inline, offers a Leveled amount of gold and something extra if they do that non Lethal
The Kobold is Called Sophyr and it looks like it has 4 hp left of 20 total, healing Sophyr will grant each pc a special Gift according to class, like a magical consumable marble at the end of the quest, which give the Pcs a once in a usage like the Barb an extra 1d4 to damage, the Cleric an extra 1d4 to heal etc.
Upon Questioning sophyr will tell those druids where an Orc male and an halforc female with immense strength.
Sophyr will lead the Pcs to the place where she was attacked. Pieces of Sophyrs clothing are scattered around and With a Survival Check of a Dc of 14 the PCs will find tracks leading to a place where an Elk was just brutally ripped apart... maggots fall of its cadaver... and it looks fresh, a steh Maggots do indicate it is not. Which is Strange.
Special Note: On a rtoll of 24 + it is also revealed that Sophyr was killed in that process, according to the tracks
The Druids hide with a dc of 18 and upon seeing the players inspecting the dead elk, both will cast Ice Knife
Roll for initiative
The Druids are levelled to match the Party, and can cast Conjure Animals to summon each 2 Dire Wolfs at the begin of their turn. All of their appearance looks rotten and decaying as maggots constantly fall off.
A PC standing in melee range must succeed a Constitution saving throw of a DC of 12 to not throw up.
The druids of the rotten claw attempt to flee if they drop below 10% hp, and all direwolfs dead, with Invisibility which they can cast using one Special Ring. It lasts 12 seconds.
The party will soon find the Lair of them, the Chest and the beautiful golden green bud.
If the Party manages to capture one of the druids they will tell: »It is a Fey creature, we must protect it, the wildlands must be preserved from those of the Whoremans kin. They will exploit it.«
An insight Check of 14, with the narrative of seeing just a killed Elk covered in the maggots and the ambush is enough to reveal that the druids are as vile as the claims about Xiaos
If the players give the Druids the Bud and let them go, Xiao is furious.. Explaining that the Bud was Half Fey, a Friend of Sophyr, daring them to Zone of Truth Him. All he will tell the PCs the ymade a horrible decision. But not revealing that some of Xiaos Henchmen, which he Summoned through a Portal, took care of the fleeing Druids. On an insight of a DC of 20 the ywill see this is a charade.
If The players fall to the Druids 6 Dire Wolfs, 6 Henchmen. (treat as Bandit Captains, or elveled Knights) of Xiao will attempt to rescue them, eventually, with Xiao himself, killing the druids.Pcs get paid nontherless
If the PCS retrieve the Bud and some of the bloody bollock druids of the PC party or whoever casts druidcraft on the bud, it will catch fire and bleeds. Eventual, if not helped, die.
If Xiao gets the bud it will sprout and a small Half Human-half Dryad girl spawns out of it hugging Sophyr scared and crying. if anyone tries to manipulate teh emotions of her Xiao will stop them wioth counterspell, scold them to force their will on free people. "if one is sad let them be sad."
Finally, if they complete the Quest they get the Payment and a »Free Rest« in one any of Xiaos Whorehouses(or Taverns) for one whole night in aristocratic measurements
Conclusion: Madamme Xiao Xiao is a Pimp, collecting special »Girls« or »Boys« to be trained as whores, not forcing, but exchanging service for protection, shelter and payment. Tutoring the Children of his Girls to become »good« people refers to them, warmhearted, as Whoresons. Anyone who Serves Xiao, not born by a whore, is called: Bastardsworn. PCs can become Bastardsworn, as Xiaos Intentions for the world is to demolish the view of Birthrights. He sees any person capable of becoming a good person. Or you will now have 2 nemesis of the Pcs or an entire cult of Druids who try to let the world rot, so it can regenerate in "their" picture
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Okay, hence I am overflowing with ideas, my English is Crap and I wanna bug people, here is a Little Encounter of the Some Time period.
This Encounter should be 30 Mins or so long, is manageable to insert a character of vague power into your Campaign as a Random encounter. Containing 2 Druids of The Vile Claw ( Leveled Druids with the Maggot/Fly Path) Their Maggot riddled Dire Wolf »Steeds«, a Wizard Level 20+, who is the Questgiver, a (any rather meek race) Kobold Rogue level 3.
The Partytravel along a beaten path, hearing a hysterical man who complains about his Follower. If The Party manages to Sneak towards them, they can hear:
»I really should have send three of your kin to get the Job Done, Sophyr! I am very dissapointed!«
»Sophyr is sorry, mercy, mercy!«
»Only a band of travelling heroes is going to wash your name clean!, You lost this simple Bud and have failed your little quest!«
At hat Point, the Party sees a rather pompous dressed Man in woman clothing with a wide sommer hat. (Yes, He is crossdressing, that is just the way he is, but you do not need to do that. Noone Cares, it adds simple funny points if the Player, roleplay wise struggle to assume of how they address Him »Uh dear ma.. eh sir.. eh..what?«)
They will find out the Drag Queen is Called Madammé Xiao Xiao, has a rather stern personality, a passive insight of 25, so lying is off the table, but Xiao will swallow it like he has no idea if PCS lie to him. Xiao needs the PCS to retrieve a Special Bud in a small oaken chest with velvet inline, offers a Leveled amount of gold and something extra if they do that non Lethal
The Kobold is Called Sophyr and it looks like it has 4 hp left of 20 total, healing Sophyr will grant each pc a special Gift according to class, like a magical consumable marble at the end of the quest, which give the Pcs a once in a usage like the Barb an extra 1d4 to damage, the Cleric an extra 1d4 to heal etc.
Upon Questioning sophyr will tell those druids where an Orc male and an halforc female with immense strength.
Sophyr will lead the Pcs to the place where she was attacked. Pieces of Sophyrs clothing are scattered around and With a Survival Check of a Dc of 14 the PCs will find tracks leading to a place where an Elk was just brutally ripped apart... maggots fall of its cadaver... and it looks fresh, a steh Maggots do indicate it is not. Which is Strange.
Special Note: On a rtoll of 24 + it is also revealed that Sophyr was killed in that process, according to the tracks
The Druids hide with a dc of 18 and upon seeing the players inspecting the dead elk, both will cast Ice Knife
Roll for initiative
The Druids are levelled to match the Party, and can cast Conjure Animals to summon each 2 Dire Wolfs at the begin of their turn. All of their appearance looks rotten and decaying as maggots constantly fall off.
A PC standing in melee range must succeed a Constitution saving throw of a DC of 12 to not throw up.
The druids of the rotten claw attempt to flee if they drop below 10% hp, and all direwolfs dead, with Invisibility which they can cast using one Special Ring. It lasts 12 seconds.
The party will soon find the Lair of them, the Chest and the beautiful golden green bud.
If the Party manages to capture one of the druids they will tell: »It is a Fey creature, we must protect it, the wildlands must be preserved from those of the Whoremans kin. They will exploit it.«
An insight Check of 14, with the narrative of seeing just a killed Elk covered in the maggots and the ambush is enough to reveal that the druids are as vile as the claims about Xiaos
If the players give the Druids the Bud and let them go, Xiao is furious.. Explaining that the Bud was Half Fey, a Friend of Sophyr, daring them to Zone of Truth Him. All he will tell the PCs the ymade a horrible decision. But not revealing that some of Xiaos Henchmen, which he Summoned through a Portal, took care of the fleeing Druids. On an insight of a DC of 20 the ywill see this is a charade.
If The players fall to the Druids 6 Dire Wolfs, 6 Henchmen. (treat as Bandit Captains, or elveled Knights) of Xiao will attempt to rescue them, eventually, with Xiao himself, killing the druids.Pcs get paid nontherless
If the PCS retrieve the Bud and some of the bloody bollock druids of the PC party or whoever casts druidcraft on the bud, it will catch fire and bleeds. Eventual, if not helped, die.
If Xiao gets the bud it will sprout and a small Half Human-half Dryad girl spawns out of it hugging Sophyr scared and crying. if anyone tries to manipulate teh emotions of her Xiao will stop them wioth counterspell, scold them to force their will on free people. "if one is sad let them be sad."
Finally, if they complete the Quest they get the Payment and a »Free Rest« in one any of Xiaos Whorehouses(or Taverns) for one whole night in aristocratic measurements
Conclusion: Madamme Xiao Xiao is a Pimp, collecting special »Girls« or »Boys« to be trained as whores, not forcing, but exchanging service for protection, shelter and payment. Tutoring the Children of his Girls to become »good« people refers to them, warmhearted, as Whoresons. Anyone who Serves Xiao, not born by a whore, is called: Bastardsworn. PCs can become Bastardsworn, as Xiaos Intentions for the world is to demolish the view of Birthrights. He sees any person capable of becoming a good person. Or you will now have 2 nemesis of the Pcs or an entire cult of Druids who try to let the world rot, so it can regenerate in "their" picture