The Silent Effigies of the Howling Hills

Far to the North of the Great City and its pearlescent towers, the arid desert climate slowly gives way to rolling grassland. Past these savannas the earth begins to buckle and heave skyward to form the Weeping Children, that black and imposing mountain range streaked with ice and snow. Where the mountains and the grasslands meet, the Howling Hills make themselves known. Due to a unique geographical oddity, the occasional gusts of wind produce a howling sound as they curl among the knolls, ensuring that not many visit or travel through. However, those that find themselves wandering through this peculiar patch of land may encounter the Silent Effigies - a field of humanoid sculptures surrounding the ruins of an old monastery. While walking among the effigies, no sound can be heard, and the air is always still with no precipitation no matter the weather nearby.

Use the tables below to randomly generate effigies.

Singular or Clustered (d6)

      1 - 3. Singular
      4 - 6. Clustered (roll d4 to determine number)

Material (d20)

1. Mud and twigs
2. Pile of oddly shaped rocks drawn on with ink
3. A tree stump carved by a knife
4. Roughly forged iron
5. Perfectly shaped brass
6. Animal bones and furs/skins
7. Wax
8. Single piece of wood
9. Frozen lightning
10. Entanglement of snakes nailed together
11. Glass
12. Thousands of layers of parchment/paper
13. Snow
14. Vines and flowers
15. Canvas sack filled with feathers
16. Thousands of lightning bugs encased in crystal
17. Void
18. Birds frozen in flight
19. Mirrors
20. Immaculately carved marble or sandstone

Pose (d20)

1. Graceful pirouette 
2. On knees frozen in horror
3. Crucified upside down
4. Arms crossed
5. Sitting in lotus position
6. Standing on hands
7. Swimming
8. Fighting stance
9. Standing erect, hand outstretched pointing towards something
10. Kneeling on the ground, playing with a small animal
11. Arms akimbo
12. Bowing in prayer
13. Exalting in joy
14. Flexing muscles
15. Hand to ear listening intently
16. Sinking into the ground
17. Brandishing a sword or spear
18. Smiling sadistically with hands behind back
19. Reaching out with both arms
20. Fetal position

What Happens if it's Destroyed? (d10)

1. NPC known to the party is found dead the following day in the same position
2. Ghost bound to the effigy is released and thanks the PCs, gives location of treasure hoard
3. Witch who built the effigy finds out, vows to hunt down the PCs
4. NPCs known to the party go mad and begin slaughtering other locals, creating a panic
5. Nearby village or town is struck by the plague
6. Beast lying dormant beneath the monastery awkens
7. Foul blood bubbles up from the earth
8. PCs incur the wrath of a good deity for their misdeed
9. Local villagers thank PCs for destroying the effigies of their sadistic feudal lord
10. As it's being destroyed, effigy is animated and tries to fight to the PCs