6 Random Beats from All Plots

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.
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.
Thug LifeA bard is warned about paying his fair share of "insurance" by a blowhard band of thugs.
The Good LifeThe Guard Captain wears subtle but extremely expensive adornment. Investigation reveals a lower-class upbringing and a moderate town salary.
Family RelationsThe Smith and the bloody merchant are spotted together. They are brothers and are trying to find the shopkeeper's daughter.