Flying Dagger (Magic Dagger)

A flying dagger darts about silently, point first, and is typically about 9 inches in length. One to 12 such daggers are usually encountered. This useful magical item was very popular as an animated guardian in the past lore of the Forgotten Realms. Many different specimens can still be found (so the DM can freely alter the statistics of an individual flying dagger). The secrets of magically animating daggers are known to few living mages.
An average flying dagger has an Armor Class of 5, a Movement rating of 24, a Maneuverability Class of A, and 1+1 Hit Dice. It attacks three times per round, striking as a 3HD monster and doing 1d4 hit points damage per strike (1d3 vs. Large size opponents). Such a dagger is considered a magical weapon for attack purposes.
Flying daggers are neutral, nonintelligent, and cannot be affected by psionic or magical mental control. A dispel magic spell cast on one of these daggers causes it to become inanimate and harmless for 20 turns.
Flying daggers are usually enchanted to attack anything that moves within 60 feet. The spells that cause such daggers to swoop, dart, and detect opponents also prevent rusting and brittleness resulting from extreme heat and cold. The activation conditions for a given dagger can be as general as “attack all intruders” or as specific as the most elaborate triggering conditions of a magic mouth spell. Some flying daggers can reflect or are immune to certain spells.
Some flying daggers can be enchanted with special abilities-immunity or reflection of certain spells; their touch can rust metal items as a rust monster (items struck must save vs. lightning or rust-a flying dagger strikes metal when it attacks a target creature carrying or wearing something metal, and its attack roll misses by only one point); or perhaps the flying daggers can even deliver a shocking grasp effect upon contact.
It should be noted that the above XP Value and GP Value are for creating and selling one. Not defeating one. A defeated flying dagger is destroyed. 
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