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An Assassination Attempt

  • 1 of 7: This quest comes from Helseth after you've finished the Investigate Bamz-Amschend quest.  Helseth will be standing near his throne in the Throne Room by this point in the game.
  • 2 of 7: Talk to Helseth about all of the topics that appear -- particularly a "bit of misinformation" and "threat to our monarchy".  Follow those topics until Helseth tells you to talk to the orc informant in the Winged Guar and ask him about "uncle's farm".
  • 3 of 7: The informant will be down in the basement -- there's only one orc, and his name is Bakh gro-Sham.  Get his disposition up to around 60 or 70 if needed, mention "uncle's farm", and keep talking until he tells you there's a threat against Barenziah's life.
  • 4 of 7: Well, report back to Helseth, and he'll tell you to go to Barenziah's Chambers (next to the Imperial Cult Services) tomorrow night.  Once you're there, wait in the large antechamber just outside her bedroom proper, shut the doors in and out of that room, and hide behind the screen in the corner of the room.
  • 5 of 7: I found that a journal entry was made as soon as I closed the doors and then stood in the very corner of the room behind the screen.  Wait around for a bit, and you should eventually see 3 assassins enter the room.  I think 8 p.m. is the key hour of the day.
  • 6 of 7: You may or may not hear the assassins talk about you -- for some reason, things don't always quite seem to trigger the way they're supposed to here -- but once they enter the room, feel free to go and attack them.  If you're in the right place at the right time, have the doors closed, and still see no signs of the assassins, you can also try opening the door back out of Barenziah's chambers to see if the assassins will appear that way.
  • 7 of 7: Once the assassins are dead, you can report to Helseth to finish the quest and receive a minor reward in the form of the enchanted Helseth's Collar (constant +10 sneak, +5 speed).