Pilgrims are groups of religious followers making their way to some holy site. They can be encountered almost anywhere. There will always be higher level character types with groups of pilgrims, determined as follows.

Clerics: (there will always be clerics with pilgrims, if the group is neutral these clerics will be druids) 1d6 2nd level clerics 1d4 4th level clerics 1d2 6th level clerics 1 8th level cleric with 2 assistants (3rd and 5th level)

Fighters: There is a 10% chance per every 10 pilgrims that there will be 1d10 fighters present (roll 1d8 to determine the levels of the fighters). If the group is lawful good, some of these fighters may be replaced by paladins. If the group is chaotic good, some of these fighters may be replaced by rangers.

Thieves: There is a 10% chance per every 10 pilgrim that there will be 1d6 thieves present (roll 1d6+1 to determine the levels of the thieves). If the group is evil, some of these thieves may be replaced by assassins.

Magic users: There is a 5% chance per every 10 pilgrims that there will be a magic user present (level 1d4+5).

Alignment is determined by rolling d% with the likelihood of each alignment as follows: d% Alignment 01-34 lawful good 35-55 chaotic good 56-66 neutral 65-80 chaotic evil 81-00 lawful evil

Most of the time (75%) pilgrims will be travel without mounts. However if they are mounted, all members of the group will be mounted.

Treasure: Treasure for the group will be as follows. Pilgrims (ea.): 3d12 cp. Fighters (ea.): 2d6 ep. Clerics (ea.): 3d12 cp, 3d6 sp, and 2d4 gp. Magic users (ea.): 2d6 ep, 1d6 pp, and 1d4 gems (50%). Thieves (ea.): 3d12 cp, 1d6 pp, and 1d4 gems (50%).

There is also a chance (5%) that a holy item will be with the pilgrims. If so, it will be hidden and carefully guarded.