Said to be a weapon for those who are adept at assassination and stealth, Backbiter was created by an enslaved dwarven blacksmith for a cruel assassin. The blade was said to be enfused with his hateful soul, granting those who wield it great power.
Upon speaking a command word as a bonus action, you can change the form from a dagger to a longbow to a shortsword. Upon attacking a target that is unaware of you, you deal an additional 4d6 piercing damage.
You can use a bonus action to cause thick, black poison to coat the blade. The poison remains for 1 minute or until an attack using this weapon hits a creature. That creature must succeed on a DC 25 Constitution saving throw or take 4d10 poison damage and become poisoned for 1 minute. The dagger can't be used this way again until the next dawn.
While in dagger form, it can be used to cast Inflict Wounds at level 1 without expending a spell slot. The dagger can't be used this way again until the next dawn.
Curse: Backbiter was forged by an individual who wanted to ensure that the wielder would feel every death, thus making it a bittersweet victory. For every life taken with the weapon, the wielder suffers 1d6 necrotic damage that reduces their hit point maximum until a Greater Restoration spell is used.
Destroying the Weapon: Backbiter was forged out of cruelty, and is a weapon cursed by evil. To destroy it, it must be soaked in holy water and be subject to a level 9 Remove Curse spell.
Proficiency with a Dagger allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it.
This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Nick. When you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
Notes: Damage: Poison, Bonus: Magic, Damage: Piercing, Poisoned, creature of an evil alignment, Damage, Debuff, Combat, Finesse, Light, Thrown, Nick
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