The year is 893 AC and the Korith festival is on the eve of the next full moon. As city of East Haven prepares for the festival, travelers from all over the realm arrive in droves to enjoy the wonders of the celebrations. Commerce is bustling, strangers from strange lands are abound, and tensions are high. The local adventurers guild has it's hands tied with the influx and is doing it's best to keep up with the ever mounting pile of contracts. The party finds themselves receiving a contract from their guild steward to investigate the death of a traveling merchant. The death occurred within the gold district near the entrance to the Silver district. Local Guardsmen and Wardens are so overwhelmed with managing the crowds they've requested assistance from the guild.