The drow long knife is a slender blade resembling a short sword in length and weight, but balanced for throwing like a dagger or smaller blade. This design makes the weapon more difficult to wield than a normal dagger, but makes it far more deadly in the hands of a skilled user. The drow favor the long knife for its versatility in the running battles they fight through the jungles of Xen’drik. Because it inflicts more grievous wounds than a dagger but can still be thrown, many drow also favor it as an off-hand weapon (often wielding matched long knives).
Most drow who wield the drow long knife will take the Drow Skirmisher feat (see page 109 ROE), but other characters who take Exotic Weapon Proficiency (drow long knife) can apply the benefit of Weapon Focus (dagger) or Weapon Specialization (dagger) to their attacks with a drow long knife.
Cost: 15 gp
Damage (S): 1d4 Damage (M): 1d6 Damage (L): 1d8?
Critical: 19–20/×2 Range Increment: 10 ft.
Weight: 2 lb. Type: Piercing
Source: Races Of Eberron
