Imps and Dragons

Use this encounter to liven up the city a bit - the constant feud between imps and pseudodragons has no connection to the riots, and thus helps Korvosa feel less one-dimensional by making it clear that there's more to the city than a monarchy in turmoil and a populace up in arms.

I suggest the following encounter for a party of five adventurers:

• 5 Imps
• 5 Pseudodragons

Total: 750 xp (Level 3 Encounter; experience adjusted for three-way combat)

The imps attack first, ambushing the PCs from invisibility. It isn't until round four that the pseudodragons arrive and roll initiative. Their sole concern is attacking the imps, but if the party catches one of them in an attack (deliberately or inadvertently), they make targets out of both the party and the imps.