6 Random Beats from All Plots

The Missing GirlRumors circulate that a shopkeeper's daughter has gone missing.
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.
Lovers LeapMore distraught folks have been jumping from the bridge called Lover's Leap by locals. The last jumper was said to be a happily married merchant in the caravaner's guild.
An Offal TrailA trail of offal leads to a underground lab that is defended by ghoulish cult guards.
Chain of CommandA guard captain and the travelling merchant have a pleasant lunch. Their talk seems to be all business, and somewhat less than legal.
A ReprimandThe blowhard thug talks with a travelling merchant. Something the merchant says turns the thug pale.