Drow Long Knife

The drow long knife is a slender blade resembling a shortsword 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), 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.