SHORT SWORDS

The Short Sword, often also called the Stabbing Sword, is the favored melee weapon of Thieves and Halflings, though both groups can easily learn to use longer weapons. Of course Halflings are often Thieves, though you may not want to remind Mazzy of this fact. ;-)

Arbane's Sword +2

Properties:

• Equipped Ability: Wearer is immune to Hold Person.
• Special Ability: Once per day, can Haste the character for 12 seconds.
• THAC0: +2.
• Damage: 1D6 + 2.
• Weight: 2.
• Speed Factor: 1.
• Requires: 5 Strength.
• Not usable by: Druids, Clerics, and Mages.

Location:

• Dropped by bandits in random ambushes during Chapter 2.

Chaos Blade

Properties:

• Special Ability: Target loses 2 points of dexterity each hit (duration: 30 seconds).
• THAC0: +2.
• Damage: 1D6 + 2.
• Weight: 2.
• Speed Factor: 0.
• Usable by: Tieflings.

Location:

• Part of Haer'Dalis' starting equipment.

Cutthroat +4

Properties:

• THAC0: +4.
• Damage: 1D6 + 4.
• Weight: 2.
• Speed Factor: 1.
• Requires: 5 Strength.
• Not usable by: Druids, Clerics, and Mages.

Location:

• Found at 5 in Bodhi's Inner Sanctum in Chapter 6.

Entropy

Properties:

• Special Abilities: 3 points of Poison damage if target fails saving throw.
• THAC0: +2.
• Damage: +2.
• Weight: 2.
• Speed Factor: 0.
• Usable by: Tieflings.

Location:

• Part of Haer'Dalis' starting equipment.

Ilbratha +1

Properties:

• Special Ability: Casts Mirror Image once per day.
• THAC0: +1.
• Damage: 1D6 + 1.
• Weight: 2.
• Speed Factor: 2.
• Requires: 5 Strength.
• Not usable by: Druids, Clerics, and Mages.

Location:

• Given to you by Jermien in his home at 6 in the Umar Hills after you have solved the Mimic's Blood quest and then saved Jermien from his own Golem.

Kundane +2

Properties:

• THAC0: +2.
• Damage: 1D6 + 2.
• Weight: 2.
• Speed Factor: 0.
• Requires: 5 Strength.
• Not usable by: Druids, Clerics, and Mages.

Location:

• Dropped by a Thrall at 5 in the Planar Prison.

Short Sword +1

Properties:

• THAC0: +1.
• Damage: 1D6 + 1.
• Weight: 3.
• Speed Factor: 2.
• Requires: 5 Strength.
• Not usable by: Druids, Clerics, and Mages.

Location:

• Dropped by bandits in random ambushes during Chapter 2.
• Sold by Ribald Barterman at 2 in the Adventurer's Mart.
• Dropped by Brennan Riesling at 5 in the Den of the Seven Vales.
• Sold by Bernard at 2 in the Copper Coronet.
• Sold by Arledrian on the second floor of Gaelan Bayle's Home.
• Sold by the merchant at 4 in the City Gate District if you save him from the thug who tries to blackmail him.
• Dropped by Iko at 1 in the Galvarey Estate when you return in connection with the Harper Hold quests.
• Dropped by Lennah when you fight Dermin's party in connection with the Harper Hold quests.
• Dropped by the Rune Assassins at 8 on the boat landing below the Tanner Shop
• Dropped by some of the Kobolds at 9 in the Sewers.
• Dropped by some of the enemies at 2 in the Mind Flayer Area of the Sewers.
• Sold by the Djinni in the blue tent at 4 in Trademeet, as long as you haven't solved the Djinni in Trademeet quest for them.
• Sold by the Smithy at 22 in Trademeet, once you have solved the Djinni in Trademeet quest.
• Sold by Elence Fielding at 5 in the Umar Hills.
• Dropped by Arledrian in Gaelan Bayles' home in Chapter 3 if you side with Bodhi.
• Sold by the shop at 7 in Brynnlaw.
• Sold by Therngle Dagleford at 16 in the Underdark.
• Sold by the Weapons Merchant at 3 in Ust Natha.
• Dropped by Coran at 2 in the Forest of Tethir if you don't manage to save him from the Wolfweres.
  
  Throne of Bhaal:
  
  
• Sold by the bartender at 3 in the Tankard Tree.
• Sold by the Smugglers at 1 in the Smugglers Cave in Amkethran if you save them from the Monks.

Short Sword +2

Properties:

• THAC0: +2.
• Damage: 1D6 + 2.
• Weight: 2.
• Speed Factor: 1.
• Requires: 5 Strength.
• Not usable by: Druids, Clerics, and Mages.

Location:

• Sold by Ribald Barterman at 2 in the Adventurer's Mart.
• Found behind one of the locked and trapped "doors" at 12 on the second floor of Mae'Var's Guildhall.
• Dropped by Ketta at 7 in the Guarded Compound.
• Dropped by the Turmish Thief who attacks your playhouse in connection with the Bard Stronghold quests.
• Dropped by Gaelan Bayle in his home in Chapter 3 if you side with Bodhi.
• Dropped by one of the Shadow Thieves guarding the shipment at 23 in the Docks District in Chapter 3 if you sided with Bodhi.
• Dropped by Aran Linvail at 28 in the Shadow Thief Guildhall during Chapter 3 if you sided with Bodhi.
• Found in the lake at 4 on the second floor of Deirex's Tower.
• Sold by Ribald Barterman at 2 in the Adventurer's Mart in Chapter 6 if you agree to pay for seeing his special wares.
  
  Throne of Bhaal:
  
  
• Dropped by Kiser Jhaeri and his croonies at 7 in Kiser Jhaeri's home.
• Sold by the bartender at 3 in the Tankard Tree.
• Dropped by Gromnir's soldiers at various locations on Level 2 of the Saradush Prison.
• Dropped by the leader of the Yaga-Shura soldiers at 6 in the Saradush Sewers.
• Sold by Karthis al-Hezzar at 2 in the North Forest after you save him from Yaga-Shura's soldiers.
• Dropped by the Skeleton Assassin at 3 in the Forest of Mir.
  
  Watcher's Keep:
  
  
• Dropped by the Tieflings at 29 on the Maze Level of Watcher's Keep.

Short Sword +3

Properties:

• THAC0: +3.
• Damage: 1D6 + 3.
• Speed Factor: 0.
• Weight: 1.
• Requires: 5 Strength.
• Not usable by: Druids, Clerics, and Mages.

Location:

Throne of Bhaal:

• Dropped by Kiser Jhaeri and his croonies at 7 in Kiser Jhaeri's home.
• Sold by the bartender at 3 in the Tankard Tree.
• Sold by Karthis al-Hezzar at 2 in the North Forest after you save him from Yaga-Shura's soldiers.
• Sold by the Smugglers at 1 in the Smugglers Cave in Amkethran if you save them from the Monks.
• Dropped by one of the Sendai statues in Sendai's room.

Short Sword of Backstabbing

Properties:

• THAC0: +3.
• Damage: 1D6 + 3.
• Weight: 3.
• Speed Factor: 0.
• Requires: 5 Strength.
• Not usable by: Druids, Clerics, and Mages.

Location:

• Given to you by Renal Bloodscalp at 5 in the Shadow Thief Guildhall after you have completed the Find Evidence against Mae'Var quest.

Short Sword of Mask +4

Properties:

• Statistics:
  • Combat Ability: 15% chance each hit that opponent is entangled for 24 seconds with no save.
• THAC0: +4.
• Damage: 1D6 + 4.
• Weight: 2.
• Speed Factor: 0.
• Requires: 5 Strength.
• Not usable by: Druids, Clerics, and Mages.

Location:

Watcher's Keep:

• Sold by Sister Garlena at 3 in the area outside Watcher's Keep.

Short Sword of Mask +5

Properties:

• Combat Abilities:
  • 15% chance with each hit to drain one level from opponent.
  • 15% chance with each hit that opponent is entangled for 24 seconds with no save.
• THAC0: +5.
• Damage: 1D6 + 5.
• Weight: 2.
• Speed Factor: 0.
• Requires: 5 Strength.
• Not usable by: Druids, Clerics, and Mages.

Location:

Throne of Bhaal:

• Created by Cespenar in the Hellish Pocket Plane if you give him the Short Sword of Mask +4, the Heart of the Damned, and 5,000 GP.

Sword of Arvoreen

Properties:

• Abilities:
  • Target must save vs. Wand or have movement rate slowed by 2 for 45 seconds.
  • Wielder is immune to slow and stun effects.
• THAC0: +2.
• Damage: 1D6 + 2.
• Weight: 3.
• Speed Factor: 1.
• Usable by: Halflings.

Location:

• Part of Mazzy's starting equipment.

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