Kursk High Politics

Having arrived in Kursk, Nat is recognized by a former associate, one of the Kursk Royal Princes, Wilhelm von Kursk.

Part 1 - Setup
At an appropriate time, once inside the wall of the city of Kursk, Wilhelm approaches Nat and proposes a job. Wilhelms' older brother, Oskar von Wilhelm, is having a reception at the Halle Heiligtum for a piece he had commissioned from a master artist, some kind of crystal egg. The egg itself is moderately valuable, and the party can keep it if they desire, but the real goal is to make the egg disappear DURING the reception, such that Oskar will look foolish and lose face among the nobles of the Reich. Bonus points for doing anything embarrassing to Oskar, though caution is warranted for security will be tight. Wilhelm can get each of them invitations.

In return, Oskar is willing to pay the party the literally princely sum of 300k gp. When the job is done, Wilhelm will meet the party wherever they are having this conversation, the following morning. If they get caught, he will of course have never heard of the party.

Part 2 - The Reception
The reception is being held in the main ballroom of the Halle Heiligtum. There are a couple hundred guests in attendance.

The Room
The room itself is a large open room with marble tile floors, a 30 foot high ceiling. The room is mostly open, leaving room for dancing and mingling, with tables to either side, a well stocked bar is to the left of the main doors. On the far side of the room from the main doors is a wide stair leading to a landing about 5 feet up. The landing leads further back to the back wall and two stairs split off to either side leading to the upper landing. There are doors to the back left and right for the service staff. Restrooms are near the front wall, women to the left and men to the right, from the perspective of the main door.

The walls are decorated with a plethora of portaits of Kursk nobles and heroes. A huge grand chandolier hangs in the middle of the room, made of gold and an uncountable amount of crystals.

Security
Security is being headed by a human man named Zar Bukrukt. He is a stern and eagle eyed man (Perception +14), wearing a monacle of True Sight. There are eight guards, dressed in ceremonial breastplates on the second floor balcony overseeing the main floor. There are two guards standing to either side of the crystal egg as well. There are two guards near the main door as well.
 * Zar Bukruht stats: War Priest
 * Guard Stats: Giff

Exploitable Weaknesses

 * If something were to happen to Oskar several of the guards and Zar would rush to his aid, though god help anyone if it should be noticed someone did something to him.