6 Random Beats from All Plots

Family RelationsThe Smith and the bloody merchant are spotted together. They are brothers and are trying to find the shopkeeper's daughter.
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.
The Missing GirlRumors circulate that a shopkeeper's daughter has gone missing.
Temporarily DetainedA guard catches a young thief in the marketplace. They go into an alley where the guard takes something from the thief and lets him escape. They seem familiar with each other.
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.