Ask a Thief Thread.

Str bandits get less out of their W.Att than Luk bandits do. So Str bandits might have 9 Att more than Luk bandits, but Luk bandits get more damage per Att. The same situation as with Good ol' Str bandits, They might have more Att, but they get less out of it. In any case, this evens them out till the Str bandit gets the D.Khanjar.

And mind you, you can always ME train in the sense of Assaultering Goby houses and then ME'ing the Gobies. And I just did a little more research for you and found out that Birks should be good for you.