Unlike the corrupt failure that is Quarter, Soul on the Rocks is a functional institution that brings help and comfort to the lost souls of The Bowery. It was founded and is run by Captain Wilkins of the Salvation Army, a noted international charity and missionary organization. The mission brings hot soup and bread to all comers and feeds as many as it can every day. It also has a shelter for women and children in desperate straits, sheltering as many as it can.

The mission's religious preaching has also turned around some lives for the better. Not as many as Wilkins might hope, but still there are a surprising number of success stories.

Wilkins could perhaps help more people if he were willing to fundraise and glad hand among the wealthy of Gotham, but he finds that task distasteful.

Even the detestable Wound Ravens have left the Soul on the Rocks alone so far. But the place's potential as a hideout and front must be tempting.