Dark Dagger The Dark Dagger was a widespread group of Vhaeraun - worshiping drow . Their goal was to increase the influence of the drow on the surface and to gain power to fight against the church of Lolth . Headquarters . In the 14th century DR , the Dark Dagger was active in Skullport , Turmish , the Vilhon Reach , Amn , and Calimshan and were expanding to other cities around the Sea of Fallen Stars . Members . The Dark Dagger was led by drow males but recruited human s and half - elves as well . Members of the Dark Dagger used poisons to which they were immune , resulting from prolonged and controlled exposure . It seemed that common members or cells were called Points and the leaders held the title Envenomed Edge . History . In 1359 DR , in the course of the Darkstalker Wars , the Dark Dagger in Skullport suffered an attack by assassins hired by Ralan el Pesarkhal . This attack caused casualties that numbered half of the Skullport cell ' s members and made it impossible to send money and material supplies to their southern fellows . This interruption caused their bid to gain control over Calimshan ' s underworld to fail . The groups in Calimshan and Skullport were in serious danger of collapsing but their state of weakness didn ' t last . The Skullport cell saw a change in leadership and was rebuilt after under Malakuth Tabuirr , becoming a major power in Skullport , while the cell in Calimshan rebuilt their influence under Masoj Naerth . After the death of Victor Dhostar in 1367 DR , the Dark Dagger attempted to secretly take control of the Night Masks but failed , thus earning their enmity . Activities . The Dark Dagger sought to establish themselves as the masters of the criminal world in the region around the Inner Sea lands . Their modus operandi was to first infiltrate and eventually become the de facto rulers of such groups . As a religious order , they also founded temples and drew dissatisfied humanoids ( humans and half - elves ) to their faith by using the similarities of Mask ' s and Vhaeraun ' s symbols as an entry . Activities in Skullport . As mentioned above , the Dark Dagger was a widespread group . They were active to various degrees in Turmish , Amn , Calimshan , Vilhon Reach , and also in Skullport . The cell numbered about 80 – 90 members with a ratio of 1 : 3 in favor of non - drow members . While the cell had only about 20 actual drow members ( out of whom about six were part of Vhaeraun ' s priesthood ) , the majority of Vhaeraun followers in Skullport was affiliated with the Dark Dagger . Under the leadership of Malakuth Tabuirr , they dealt in legal but more often than not in illegal goods and services and even their legal business had a shady taint . For example , they could be hired as mercenaries but also as assassins . Malakuth Tabuirr was a member of the Iron Ring , a slaver ring for mutual protection and the most influential in the field , but Dark Dagger ' s field of expertise was the smuggling business . The Dark Dagger dealt in poisons , alcohol , weapons and armors , through routes leading into and out of Waterdeep , and funded their slave trade with it and vice versa . They favored female elf and human slaves . While it wasn ' t clear to whom the slaves were sold to , it was suspected that the buyers were denizens of drow cities . Traders from outside Skullport were also targets of extortion and their goods were targets for theft , with traders from Calimshan being the favored targets to disrupt . A religious enemy of the Dark Dagger were followers of Lolth . In Skullport , the foremost Lolthite organization was House Thanor ' Thal of Karsoluthiyl , which was a contender in the trading field . The Dark Dagger undermined the House ' s economic activities and power by raiding their caravans , because prolonged long - term conflicts were prohibited by the Skulls of Skullport . Despite losing both lives and property to the Dark Dagger , House Thanor ' Thal never managed to understand that the Dark Dagger were behind these attacks .