A former adventurer who lost his nerve but not his greed. He sneaks into lairs, scribbles a map of the gold piles and exit routes, and then sells them to "braver" souls for 10% of the haul.
An artist who believes a dragon's hoard is the only subject worthy of his talent. He isn't there for the gold; he's there for the composition . Plot Twist Ideas Sees what the dragon hoards, draws the maps NPC...
The NPC didn't just draw the map; they accidentally stole a single, sentimental item from the hoard, and now the dragon is hunting anyone who carries that map. A former adventurer who lost his nerve but not his greed