6 Random Beats from All Plots

Unwanted VisitorsApparitions rising from the sewers cause witnesses to lose their wits.
Thug LifeA bard is warned about paying his fair share of "insurance" by a blowhard band of thugs.
The Bloody MerchantA shopkeeper is found badly beaten behind his shop. He blames himself for taking out the trash so late and will not press charges.
Vanished ThievesThe Thieves Guild is fortifying their turf because they've lost crew. Nobody lost had pulled any large jobs and all went missing near the darkest parts of olde town.
A ReprimandThe blowhard thug talks with a travelling merchant. Something the merchant says turns the thug pale.
Family RelationsThe Smith and the bloody merchant are spotted together. They are brothers and are trying to find the shopkeeper's daughter.