“A blade that passes through flesh as easily as a whisper through the veil.”

General Information

• Item Type: Weapon (Dagger)
• Rarity: Common
• Material: Wraithsteel
• Weight: Nearly weightless
• Properties: Finesse, Light, Thrown (Range 20/60)

Description

The Wraithsteel Stiletto is a slender and elegantly forged dagger crafted from the elusive metal known as Wraithsteel, a material infused with the essence of shadow and spectral energy. Unlike mundane daggers, this weapon appears half-real, its surface shifting between dark polished silver and an almost translucent sheen depending on the angle of light.

Favored by assassins, spies, and those who walk the boundary between life and death, the Wraithsteel Stiletto is known for its ability to slide between armor gaps and strike with eerie precision. Though considered a Common weapon, it is far from ordinary—its lightness makes it exceptionally quick, while its supernatural edge ensures that it never dulls.

Magical Properties and Features

✅ Phantom’s Bite – The blade seems to slip through defenses more easily, allowing its wielder to ignore non-magical resistance to piercing damage.

✅ Weightless Design – Due to the nature of Wraithsteel, this dagger is nearly weightless, allowing for faster strikes and effortless concealment.

✅ Unseen Blade – While in dim light or darkness, the stiletto becomes difficult to perceive, granting advantage on Sleight of Hand checks to conceal it.

✅ Ethereal Sheen – The blade faintly shimmers with spectral energy, causing it to leave no visible wound on a successful hit (though the damage remains).

Physical Description

The Wraithsteel Stiletto is a thin, needle-like dagger, its form shifting between solid and ephemeral under different lighting. The blade itself is impossibly sharp, tapering to an almost intangible point that cuts as effortlessly as a whisper through the veil.

The hilt is wrapped in void-black silk, offering a comfortable, near-frictionless grip, while the guardless design ensures that nothing interrupts its seamless precision. If observed in complete darkness, the blade appears to faintly glow, as if echoing its presence between two planes of existence.

When struck against metal, the dagger produces no sound—only a whispering hum, as if the steel itself refuses to exist fully in the material world.

Weapon Bonuses

• Attribute Bonus: None
• Magic Bonus: None
• Skill Bonus: Advantage on Sleight of Hand checks to conceal the dagger
• Proficiency Bonus: None

Drawbacks and Risks

⚠ Ethereal Instability – The Wraithsteel Stiletto becomes rigid in bright sunlight, losing its spectral edge until returned to dim light or darkness.

⚠ Linger of the Veil – Prolonged use may cause cold sensations in the wielder’s hand, a faint echo of the metal’s spectral nature.

⚠ Shadow’s Calling – Those who frequently use Wraithsteel weapons may find themselves inexplicably drawn to places where the veil between worlds is weakest.

Lore and History

Though a common weapon among those who deal in shadows, the Wraithsteel Stiletto is not easily acquired. The forging of Wraithsteel requires arcane knowledge and rare spectral materials, making each dagger a carefully crafted tool rather than a mass-produced weapon.

Rumors tell of a silent assassin known as The Pale Hand, who carried nothing but a single Wraithsteel Stiletto—their victims never felt the blade, only the cold embrace of the afterlife.

While not as potent as its enchanted or legendary counterparts, the Wraithsteel Stiletto remains a deadly and elegant weapon, ideal for those who strike unseen and fade into the night.

Additional Roleplay Features

• The Whispering Blade – Occasionally, when drawn, the dagger emits a soft, ghostly whisper, as if recalling past victims.
• The Fading Edge – Under magical scrutiny, the stiletto appears both solid and incorporeal, its nature tied to the space between worlds.
• The Mark of Shadows – Owning a Wraithsteel Stiletto may draw the attention of specters, assassins, or collectors of rare weapons.

Item Information

• Weapon Type: Dagger
• Weight: Extremely light
• Market Value: 750 gp
• Black Market Value: 3,000 gp (Sought after by assassins, spies, and scholars of planar phenomena)
• Attunement: Not required

Roleplaying Hooks & Story Integration

• The Vanishing Blade – A Wraithsteel Stiletto was found embedded in a corpse, yet there is no visible wound. Who wielded it? And why?
• The Forger’s Secret – A blacksmith claims to have discovered the technique to forge new Wraithsteel, but assassins and necromancers seek to silence them before the secret spreads.
• The Specter’s Bargain – A ghostly entity offers a pristine Wraithsteel Stiletto in exchange for a single favor yet to be named.

Summary of the Weapon

The Wraithsteel Stiletto is a common yet extraordinary dagger, crafted from the rare spectral metal known as Wraithsteel. It is silent, nearly weightless, and passes through armor with unnatural ease. While not overtly magical, its planar properties make it a weapon of choice for assassins and those who operate in the shadows.

"A blade that passes through flesh as easily as a whisper through the veil."

Proficiency with a Dagger allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it.

Notes: Damage, Combat, Finesse, Light, Thrown, Nick