Jacqueline Vermilion rose from Harbour Bay's gutter-lined streets to become the shrewd proprietress of The Scarlet Rose, the city's most exclusive establishment of carnal delights. Her meticulously crafted reputation for discretion and luxury has made her brothel the preferred sanctuary for the city's elite to indulge their desires away from prying eyes. But when a powerful former client—Lord Bastian Wellington—begins sending threatening messages and strange "gifts" to The Scarlet Rose, Jacqueline realizes her carefully buried past threatens to surface. Having witnessed her rise from destitution to opulence, Lord Wellington possesses knowledge of a bloody secret that could not only destroy everything she's built but could see her swinging from the gallows by week's end.
Desperate but unwilling to show weakness, Jacqueline discreetly enlists the adventurers to investigate Lord Wellington's sudden vendetta while providing protection for her establishment. As the players delve into Harbour Bay's seedy underbelly and the glittering mansions of its nobility, they'll navigate a web of blackmail, uncovered secrets, and competing agendas. The investigation leads to shocking revelations about both Jacqueline and Lord Wellington, culminating in a tense confrontation at the nobleman's fortified estate during an exclusive masquerade ball. Will the adventurers choose to protect Jacqueline's secrets, expose the truth, or forge their own path through the murky morality of Harbour Bay's high society and criminal underworld?