Crash Landing

Overview

An injured wyvern is found that has stolen a chest from a passing caravan.

Trigger

While travelling in the mountains(preferably not on a popular road or path)

Description

While travelling in the mountains you hear some noises off to your side. [A few seconds later] You hear the noises again. It seems to be coming from over behind some rocks. [If they investigate] You climb over a few large boulders and before you, you see in somewhat of a crumpled mess a small dragon. And its staring right at you! It apparently is a bit injured, because there is blood scattered about the rocks around it, and its far wing is bent over in a way that it should not be! Also several bolts and arrows are pertruding from its scales!

Dm notes

The wyvern(not dragon) had attacked a caravan that was passing a few miles away. It was for the most part successful, in that it grabbed a large chest off on of the wagons, but it was severely injured. It was able to fly away from the caravan, but crashed here in the moutains. The chest is beneeth it. It can only use its mouth attack if the party stays in front, otherwise it can use its tail from behind. (because its injured only give it 1/3 of its hit points) If the party kills it and search under it they will find the chest. It has broken open and there are 250gp, 120pp, and 2 gems worth 100gp each. Also in a another smaller chest is a crown worth 2500gp. The crown has a sigel on it of a local nobel. It was being given as a gift to another nobel as a wedding dowry. If returned the local nobel will be a good friend (future favors) and pay them 500gp total. If they try to sell it there is a 25% chance that it is reckonize it and be reported to the authorities as thieves! If for some chance they save the wyvern (It is a true neutral being) then it will gladly give the party the chest, and all, plus it will return back to its lair, and give them each a small magic item (wand [few charges], ring +1, sword +1, etc...).

Key

They could be arrested as theives. The wyverns mate will definitly want revenge against those who killed it.

Posted by

Joseph DuBois
Last updated: Wed Jan 03 1996 wmh