The Ronin - A Prefab Encounter

The Ronin, a beaten an better figure seen wandering the wilds. He had recently been attacked by a gand of bandits who had robbed him of his only momento to his late master - a golden wax seal. 

While he is happy to request assistance from a group of passing travellers, one might begin to wonder if he is beginning to judge the party's actions... and if there are concquences. 

The Ronin is a fantastic encounter for a DM to challenge the morality of a low level party while also encouraging a little Role Play or backstory development  from the more timid players by utilising the NPC’s morality system. It can be also used by a DM to punish particularly chaotic players without them feeling like they are being singled.