What does the dragon want?

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The Dragon is getting ready to die, when it dies, the mountain spirits will collapse, this is normal and natural.

However, there are certain protocols to follow, so that nature-aligned entities in nearby places can be prepared so that they can protect their domains from the spiritual fallout of the dragon's death/ascension. Affairs that must be put in order.

They're given a list of three other entities to inform:
My Ideas

A powerful tree spirit (One of those Colony-style trees where an entire forest or grove is technically one organism, resulting in a single, incredibly potent spirit. Actually getting the tree to pay attention to them long enough to hear their message might be difficult, and require they take care of some problem. That or the living forest is full of powerful beasts, and getting to the center of the grove, where they can successfully commune with the spirit, is difficult.

An Immortal Fae Lord, the Dragon's old enemy from ages ago, although they did eventually make peace. One of the conditions of the peace treaty was that the Fae Lord be allowed to witness the Dragon's death.
Upon being informed that the death is imminent, the Fae Lord will throw a celebration, and insist the messengers stay as honored guests. There is no malice in this, but, well, the Fae love to party. Adventure is "Survive This Party".

A Stone Giant sage who resides deep within the earth, who will be responsible for containing the fallout of the Dragon's death, soothing the spirits of the earth and stone.


Technically, the party only needs to inform one of these entities, and that one can reach out to the others. However, the chance of the message getting passed around in a properly timely fashion is low, so ideally The PC's make sure all three are informed. Every entity that is informed will be obligated to provide the party with some reward for services rendered.