OOC : Randal Lucius Stormweaver
Just to be clear: Randal didn't came equiped for combat. He has his bow and armor stashed in his cabin, he carries his lyre and fashionable vest and the ring. The weapon is his crystaline rapier (MW, no magic) that fits with the rest of his noble clotches.
Also, Seraphina is present if she was invited explicitely or Randal knows that protocol allows for an escort (doubtful); if only members (or former members of the council) are invited he came alone.
Spell effects:
Prestidigitation (lasts until around midnight),
Unseen Servant (same),
Listening Coin (lasts 'till the morning). At this time Randal holds both sender and receiver and it's some inoccuous item such as small table token (spoon or salt shaker or even ?napkin? (hm, this should be the thing you wipe your mouth and hands after eating, maybe there is some better term?)) that he will place somewhere in the room as close to head of the table as could be arranged.
Once everyone gathers and dinner is about to start he will cast Glibness (two hours duration)
Assuming most of the party agrees, he casts Message also two hours duration.
Be careful, you'll still have to subvocalize so to communicate you'll need to hide you mouth behind a goblet or some other way.
[sblock=Message]
You can whisper messages and receive
whispered replies with little chance of being
overheard.
...
The creatures that receive the message
can whisper a reply that you hear. The
spell transmits sound, not meaning. It
doesn’t transcend language barriers.
Note: To speak a message, you must
mouth the words and whisper, possibly allowing
observers the opportunity to read
your lips.
[/sblock]
After all is ready he has following spells available:
Spells per day 1 / 5 / 3 / 3 / 2 / 0 / 0