Effigy Dagger (Patreon)

Weapon (Dagger), Rare (Requires Attunement) 

A curved dagger with simple adornments across its handle and blade. 

While holding this dagger, you can use an action to have it transform into a humanoid form for up to 8 hours (use the Commoner stat block; you choose the skill used for its Training trait, which must be one you are proficient in as well). 

You decide the form and appearance of the creature (which can only be of medium or small size), including its clothing, armor, weapons, and other belongings on its person. Any and all created objects are merely aesthetic, and cannot be wielded or used as intended. When the creature speaks, its voice mimics your own. 

For the duration, you share a telepathic link with the creature, which obeys your commands (no action required) which it does its best to obey. The creature cannot attack, but You can specify a simple and general course of action, run over there, or fetch that object. If the creature completes a command and doesn’t receive further direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to the best of its ability. 

Additionally, as an action, you can see through the creature’s eyes and hear what it hears until the start of your next turn. During this time, you are deaf and blind with regard to your own senses. 

At the end of the duration, if the creature is reduced to 0 hit points, or if you dismiss the creature early as an action, it vanishes and the dagger falls to the ground in its place. 

Originally commissioned by a court noble to help with his neverending duties, this blade’s potential for subterfuge and deceit were quickly realized and exploited.

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