Dagger

A 1 lb. blade dealing 1-6 damage with no Strength requirement, sold with its scabbard for 1 G.P. among the hand weapons.

Because a dagger is easy to hide and quick to use, it is, along with the garrotte, the weapon most often chosen for the Assassinate ability of assassins, spies and bounty hunters. That ability works only on a victim attacked from behind or by surprise; an assassin succeeds 35% of the time plus 5% per level, to a 95% maximum.

A single dose of venom coats six daggers. Forging a magical dagger with orichalc takes 1 ingot for each +1.