6 Random Beats from All Plots

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.
Unwanted VisitorsApparitions rising from the sewers cause witnesses to lose their wits.
A ReprimandThe blowhard thug talks with a travelling merchant. Something the merchant says turns the thug pale.
Quenched SorrowsThe Smith gets drunk, and lets some things slip. It's obvious he needs help, but he's very proud of his capabilities.
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.