This weapon rests in the hands of professional armsmen, designed to keep their worthy opponents beyond arm's reach. Empowered by the magical world they live in, martial classes are adept with these mighty weapons in a manner impossible for Earthly paragons to dream of.
At 7 feet in length, the harrier-spear is longer than a traditional shortspear, yet shorter than its well-known cousin, the longspear. Although not intrinsically as intimidating as a more conventional spear, it is carefully designed especially to be wielded by those with no small martial expertise - as a one-handed weapon. Most harrier-spears are masterwork items, and their masterful work combined with the art of war demonstrated by their wielders allows them to be effectively wielded at a larger-than-expected range.
Properly wielding a harrier-spear requires Strength 15 or Exotic Weapon Proficiency (harrier-spear). Any character with neither treats it as a simple two-handed weapon.